Leave it to Randy Guyer and another great classic Mopar! This 300-C has to have a stall shift convertor kit installed in it's transmission with that 2nd gear chirp! The 392 Hemi engine sounds healthy, and the Highway Hi Fi record player that actually works! It's rare to see an actual working record player. Randy sure has an amazing collection of vintage Mopars, and of course, with fins! 👍
My 70 Roadrunner chirped into 2nd before i had the shift kit installed, and louder and more frequent after. There was a technique to it.... roll it up and punch it a bit.
The 1957 Chrysler 300C is the Police car that could arrest Christine! Luxurious, powerful, and furious!( You'll need three big shock blocks to park it in San Francisco.) Thanks for the video and the fast ride.
A 392 hemi with duel quads the luxury car/ muscle car the best if both worlds Randy doesn't disappoint the black paint us different to spray he did a wonderful job with the restoration
Love it! Growing up, a family friend had a 1955 300, which he got when it was 2 years old and owned it until his death in the late-90's, when he was in his 90's. He had it up to 126 mph once and it was still accelerating. Generally, an automatic-equipped car won't get 'scratch' when shifting unless the transmission has been modified. It takes an increase in working pressure, shift overlap tightened up and reducing the accumulator spring pressure for the kickdown(intermediate, 2nd gear) band. When behind a Hemi, a torqueflite usually had more clutches and a higher performance kickdown band. This was especially the case with the later 428 Hemi and the 440 six-pack.
Hi Automated Electronics, Happy to read "Love it!" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Family Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Hi Lou, This might be the best car you've ever shown on your channel !! IMO the '57 Chryslers were the most amazing looking cars ever produced, & the 300C was the pinnacle. This example is flawless!! Keep showing these 50s & early 60s Chryslers. I'm really enjoying.
Wow what a special automobile, restored to like new condition! Just beautiful. And a record player! Unbelievable. Thank you for sharing this wonderful vehicle with all of us.
We couldn’t possibly overstate the sheer amount of work that went into this immaculate restoration. We’re looking at the absolute best skills on the market. 🏆 No factory can deliver this result … cept maybe Rolls Royce. My dad owned a 57 Dodge (Regent)(🇨🇦) flathead 6. Ended up being a total lemon. Because of winters in Canada it ended up looking like a “rust bucket” 😂😂 Brings back early childhood memories… notably the chrome dash knobs. That owner has to be one of the nicest guys in the world. Thanks for posting. 👍
Hi Presspound#, High appreciation for the work that went into making this car look like this :-) Glad to read this car brings back early childhood memories. Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
The real beginnings of muscle cars if you consider the engines alone. Because my dad had a 64 New Yorker, I’ve always loved these big Chrysler’s! And in case you don’t know, those records are seldomly seen and very collectible in the record collecting market. Thx Lou.
Todo en este Chrysler 300C de 1957 es espectacular! El color negro le hace resaltar aún más sus impresionantes líneas y cromados. Pero lo que me llamó aún más la atención, es que tiene un tocadiscos-grabador funcional, y que, además, se escucha bastante bien para la época en que fué construido. Felicitarte, como siempre, por las tomas que realizas en tus videos mostrándonos detalles que de otra forma hasta podrían pasar desapercibidos... ¡Saludos cordiales!
I believe the Worlds Fair decal is from a Mobil giveaway in spring 1964. They were distributed at Mobil stations in NYC and its suburbs. The giveaway was a double pocket folder loaded with Worlds Fair info, Mobil ads and that sticker. When you showed the decal, memories of my Dad cutting off the left side of it and then sticking the Unisphere portion in one of the back side windows of our 62 Rambler American wagon popped up. BTW the station we got it at still exists, albeit rebuilt numerous times. It was still a Mobil until the merger and it’s now a Lukoil station. It’s located on Rt 4 Eastbound in Hackensack NJ just west of the Hackensack River.
Thank you, Lou, Randy, and the magnificent Mike Swedal of his fine work. I'm going to be sad when Randy runs out of cars to share with us. The cars from his collection have become regular content. He's a nice guy, very smart, and I appreciate that he's willing to share his collection with us, through you Lou. While I'm not a tire expert, I was shocked by Randy's 130MPH achievement on bias-ply tires. Maybe a tire-guy can comment on this. I enjoyed the detail on the Highway HI-FI. And it was interesting to learn that a three-hundred series car could be de-contented apparently through the ordering process. This mostly for the young guys- In regard to the wheel chock, I wanted to add to Randy and Mike's info on push-button transmissions not having a park position. Chrysler used the push-button system through 1964. And I can confirm that later versions of push-button cars did have a dedicated park-lever. While I can't confirm the exact model years for these, I can confirm that both my '62 Valiant and '64 New Yorker did have a dedicated park lever. I'm not nit picking here, I'm building to the point that Chrysler Corporation fluid-drive cars (beginning with the 1939 model year) never had a park position or dedicated park pin at the flywheel. These were always secured by the parking brake, that utilized a driveshaft mounted drum brake. Parking both fluid-drive and the push-button Chrysler products must have been odd to people in the sense that every driver knew manual transmission cars (which are all there were prior to fluid-drive) could be left in either first gear or reverse, and sufficiently hold the car. I'm sure with the advent of fluid-drive well-seasoned drivers would forget to use the parking brake, finding their car had rolled away from where it had been parked.
Re 'Park" on these Mopars - The A466 cast iron TorqueFlite trans had no Park - this trans in service 1956 thru 1961. Chrysler introduced the aluminum A727 TorqueFlite trans for 1962. Dodges and Plymouths had a Park pawl (lever) on 1962-and-newer models. Since Chrysler was still using its AstraDome dash for 1962 Chryslers that was carried over from the 1960 and 1961 years but for some very minor appearance changes, it did not design in Park, even though the '62s had the A727 trans. To your comment on the Valiant, I'm not sure if Chrysler installed the lighter duty A904 TorqueFlite trans it used on its fullsized Slant-6 cars, so don't know if Park on those compact Valiants and Lancers was introduced in '62 or ??. 1963 Chryslers, like my folks' '63 Newport on which I learned to drive, definitely had the Park pawl that we would slide, as is mentioned above for the '64 Chrysler with the same-as-'63 dash. One more mention - 1964 Chrysler 300-Ks came with bucket seats and consoles. These console-equipped TorqueFlite cars had a conventional shft lever, and no pushbuttons. So Chrysler's 1964 Letter Cars no longer had pushbuttons, even though other Chryslers of that year still had them - then pushbuttons gone on all Mopars starting with the '65 models.
I think I enjoy seeing Mr. Guyer's banquet shirts almost as much as I enjoy seeing all his wonderful cars. This 300 is certainly a treat for both the eyes and the ears. Thanks, Lou!
Behind great cars are great men. Behind every restored and preserved car are greater men. They link the past to the present and put fire in our imaginations. Great footage and interview!
Hi vonschleppin, Happy to read you appreciate the work that went into this car :-) Glad to read you recognize the importance of the Caretaker too. Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
An awesome video!!! As an old timer, I'm lending some information about the special order, manual crank windows. The original owner probably paid extra to have them manual crank as did a lot of people because the big three, Chrysler, Ford and GM, during his era were having terrible trouble with power windows. The wrong type of wire insulation was being used for the wire leading out of the body into the door for the power windows causing terrible shorting out and windows randomly going up and down or not able to raise them, etc.
@@loucostabile I am deeply sorry for the way the once Mighty Chrysler 300 name is now associated with an out-of-date sedan that Stellantis seems to have on life support😮💨😮💨😮💨.
Hearing that chirp into 2nd gear reminded me of my days as an Austin police officer driving a ‘78 Plymouth Fury 440cid beast. It had a calibrated speedometer up to 140 mph but topped out in the high 120s. I thought it was blazing fast but reading the specs it went 0-60 in 9.2 seconds! Just like the home I grew up in, not as big as I remembered! Thanks for another good one Lou.
The thing about cars like this....despite their powerful engines, the 0-60 times were not much under 10 seconds--because those cars were very heavy!....by the later 1960s, the advent of lighter muscle cars benefited from having lighter bodies. But this old 300C sounds like a real beast anyway!...and with those two impressive 4bbl carbs, forget about gas mileage!...nobody cared back then, as gas was going for about 28 cents a gallon--and sometimes even less!...I miss these cars, they were the envy of the world.
@@curbozerboomer1773 i must admit that sometimes I would turn the air cleaner’s cover upside down to give that deep _varoom_ sound when I punched it. There was a poster in the lobby, a black & white shot of the ‘62 police cars being delivered, coming off a car carrier. It had a big sign on the side that said _0-60 in 6 seconds!”_
I was really wanted to see the 1960 I believe I saw in the background. We had a 1960 Windsor with the Golden Lion engine growing up and I still love that car.
Back in 1964 I got accepted at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, FL. My parents decided on a road trip to take me there. When we were in North Florida we were driving alone a road beside a grown up are near a bit of a swamp. We were doing the speed limit when a couple of young women in a small car flew past us doing probably 80 or 90 MPH. About a half hour or so we saw some cars stopped along the highway. Down in off the road in the mud was the small car with the 2 young women in it. Sitting among the cars was a Black 300 who was trying to render aid. We stopped and my parents gave them a couple of towels because of the bleeding. The man in the 300 took the women into his car and took of like a bat to the nearest town which was probably about 40 miles or so down the road. About an hour later we came into the town and saw the 300 sitting there. He was probably there for about 30 minutes considering the speed he was going. I never saw anything going that fast on the highway. We inquired about the girls and found out that they were doing okay thanks to him and his 300 with Ram induction. There was no other way to help them at the time and he came up with his 300 at the right time. I recall my dad commenting on how fast he must have been going to get them there so quickly.
Hi *Eyes-of-Horus*, Thank you for viewing and sharing. That is quite the story. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Lou it’s Memphis Mike again thanks for your reply forgot to tell you I did have a 69 Chrysler 300 4 door kinda bluish green I guess love the shit out of it 440 was a beast here’s the BIG butt my younger brother took it for a ride while I was playing hockey and wrecked it beyond belief I was heartbroken that was back in 86 oh well I didn’t kill him we’re good now gonna keep watching your videos!! Mopars for life!!!!!
As expected with Randy, an impeccable restoration on an impressive model car. Leaving the World's Fair sticker on and working around it was an excellent move. I collect 1964-65 NYWF items and that sticker was actually gotten at a Mobil gas station. They offered a packet to promote the fair when you bought gas with pamphlets, maps, and stickers. I actually have a complete one.
A great car Lou! This is my favorite year/style of the Chrysler 300’s. Chrysler always had cool dashboards back then, and the Highway High-fi sets it off!
Another great car! 1957 was the year of several first's for Chrysler. Number one was the styling. It was also the first year for torsion bars and the 3 speed torqueflyte transmission. On a side note those had no second gear accumulator so it was easy to get rubber when they shifted into second gear. The reason some of the cars in the brochure have only signal headlights is that dual headlights weren't allowed in all states until later in the year. My grandpa had a 57 Dodge that he bought new. The first year torsion bars had a problem with rust near the rear of the bar. This was especially true in the rust belt states. The bars would snap sometimes when the cars were only a few years old. We were eating Christmas dinner when we heard a loud bang out in grandpas garage. When we looked out there the Dodge was sitting down on one front corner. The torsion bar had broken.
True, except - Pushbuttons ended after '63 on Chrysler Letter Cars, as the '64 300-Ks were equipped with front bucket seats and a console that had a conventional shift lever. The '64 300 Sports still had pushbuttons with their bench seats.
Nice car. Speaking of Minnesota, I'm going to St. Paul this weekend to the college campus. Never been so I volunteered for my job. Anyway great video 👍
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Hi Bruce, Happy to share Randy's collection with you. Appreciate the kind words. It's very encouraging. Glad you're along for the ride. You're welcome, Lou
Hi Lou, that was an amazing car. I don't know where to begin. I think my favorite part is the HI WAY HI FI system. my guess is that the record didn't skip when you hit a bump. thanks again Lou👍👍
Hi Memphis Mike, Happy to read you appreciate this "dream car" :-) Hope you're behind the wheel of the right one for you soon. Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
0:36 is that a Chrysler Imperial on the 4 post hoist behind you Lou?? I'm about to build 1, in 1:24 Scale, NOW I've got to find a Chrysler 300 love it, big fins wins Cool episode Lou, we love ya channel mate Cheers🍺🍺🍺 KC Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸😎👍
Another treasure! That transmission has good shifts. By '62 the push button Torqueflites got a park lever. Before then, better have a good parking brake.😬
Partially true - Chrysler's aluminum A727 TorqueFlite trans was introduced for 1962, with 1962 Dodges and Plymouths fitted with the Park lever. Chryslers and Imperials were first fitted with Park lever for their 1963 model year with their redesigned dashboards..
If I ever win the lottery, being a mopar fan boy I wouldn't buy chargers o challengers, I'd own every year of 300 made. That 57 would be one of the first I'd hunt down
What a beauty body style a little like the Batman car -- an unbelievable automobile to cruise around on a beautiful sunny breezy day ... you know Lou we could be witnessing millions of years of automation, engineering of glorious proportions today ... its unbelievable these beautiful cars of enormous details ... the intelligence is scary beautiful !! thanks Lou 😊
Lou, you had me at the black exterior paint. Oh, how I love black cars. I can guarantee you that no 1957 Chrysler had paint that good from the factory! Spotless better than showroom quality now!
Lou, Just a small correction to Mr Guyer’s comment that the 375 hp version was the only one available as there was a 390 hp version on the options list.
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The wheel "chock" is mentioned in the No.2 Jack Instruction. It is for use when changing tires, especially if done on a sloping surface. The Jack Instruction calls this piece a "wedge". It is just extra insurance against accidentally rolling away and off of the jack. You can imagine how much damage might be made to say a trunk lid if the jack vertical piece were to contact the trunk lid surface! This car like many Chrysler products of the post WWII era thru 1962 had a parking/emergency brake system consisting of a brake drum at the tail shaft of the transmission which acted upon the drive shaft and rear wheels thru the differential.
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The Hi-Way Hi-Fi tone arm was damped by viscous silicone grease to prevent grove skipping. The phono cartridge was spring loaded to apply a fixed pressure against a record groove. This prevented the needle from bouncing out of the groove on bumpy roads. I had one of a '56 Chrysler Windsor sedan. It was a nice feature.
@@loucostabile You'd be surprised as to how much all of those gadgets weigh together, if you pile up the electric sunroof's motor, along with all other power assists for mirrors, seats, windows, doorlocks and the entire air conditioner. It wasn't long ago when you featured an early Sixties Catalina of which the frame was drilled at the factory and certain body parts were stamped from aluminum. They must have had a good reason for doing so of which was evident at the track. In highschool, some of the guys used to copy at least the frame-drilling. Of course, if you seat a 400 pounder behind the wheel at the track, all of the above-mentioned measures would be rendered vain
I have to correct something I said in the video; Power seats and windows weren't standard as I have learned from a very knowledgeable friend. My apologies for my being wrong.
Hi Scott, Happy to read you appreciate this "Super nice ride !!!" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
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Lou, do they restore other people's cars? Or even just bodywork?
Some other classic cars appeared in the recording. Can you show them in another recording? Thank you for what you show
Record player in a 🚗 🚘
Thanks for showing it to us !!!
The record player with records and record storage case. Marvelous.
:-)
Leave it to Randy Guyer and another great classic Mopar! This 300-C has to have a stall shift convertor kit installed in it's transmission with that 2nd gear chirp! The 392 Hemi engine sounds healthy, and the Highway Hi Fi record player that actually works! It's rare to see an actual working record player. Randy sure has an amazing collection of vintage Mopars, and of course, with fins! 👍
Hi Michael, Happy to read you're enjoying Randy's collection with me :-) Cool seeing the record player work, I agree. Lou
I absolutely love Randy's collection of vintage Mopars! Every single one of those cars you've featured Lou, are outstanding!
My 70 Roadrunner chirped into 2nd before i had the shift kit installed, and louder and more frequent after. There was a technique to it.... roll it up and punch it a bit.
The 1957 Chrysler 300C is the Police car that could arrest Christine! Luxurious, powerful, and furious!( You'll need three big shock blocks to park it in San Francisco.) Thanks for the video and the fast ride.
Hi Juan, "Luxurious, powerful, and furious!" Well said. You're welcome, Lou
Oh man....chirped 2nd ! That's COOL.....the dual four 392 is the King of the early Hemi's....
I agree
A 392 hemi with duel quads the luxury car/ muscle car the best if both worlds Randy doesn't disappoint the black paint us different to spray he did a wonderful job with the restoration
Hi Larry, "A 392 hemi with duel quads the luxury car/ muscle car the best if both worlds" Win / Win :-) Lou
Love it! Growing up, a family friend had a 1955 300, which he got when it was 2 years old and owned it until his death in the late-90's, when he was in his 90's. He had it up to 126 mph once and it was still accelerating.
Generally, an automatic-equipped car won't get 'scratch' when shifting unless the transmission has been modified. It takes an increase in working pressure, shift overlap tightened up and reducing the accumulator spring pressure for the kickdown(intermediate, 2nd gear) band. When behind a Hemi, a torqueflite usually had more clutches and a higher performance kickdown band. This was especially the case with the later 428 Hemi and the 440 six-pack.
Hi Automated Electronics, Happy to read "Love it!" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Family Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile Hi Lou, Yep it was a treat going places in that old '55 300.
Hi Lou, This might be the best car you've ever shown on your channel !! IMO the '57 Chryslers were the most amazing looking cars ever produced, & the 300C was the pinnacle. This example is flawless!! Keep showing these 50s & early 60s Chryslers. I'm really enjoying.
Hi Tiger, High praise! Lou
Lovely a 392 HEMI
Nice !
David 😒🙄
Wow what a special automobile, restored to like new condition! Just beautiful. And a record player! Unbelievable. Thank you for sharing this wonderful vehicle with all of us.
Hi Don, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
We couldn’t possibly overstate the sheer amount of work that went into this immaculate restoration. We’re looking at the absolute best skills on the market. 🏆 No factory can deliver this result … cept maybe Rolls Royce. My dad owned a 57 Dodge (Regent)(🇨🇦) flathead 6. Ended up being a total lemon. Because of winters in Canada it ended up looking like a “rust bucket” 😂😂 Brings back early childhood memories… notably the chrome dash knobs.
That owner has to be one of the nicest guys in the world.
Thanks for posting. 👍
Hi Presspound#, High appreciation for the work that went into making this car look like this :-) Glad to read this car brings back early childhood memories. Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
We are going to have to change Randy’s nickname to Amazon - cause he keeps on delivering.
Stunning Chrysler - thanks Randy and Lou!
Hi Jeff, "Amazon" :-) NICE! Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
The real beginnings of muscle cars if you consider the engines alone. Because my dad had a 64 New Yorker, I’ve always loved these big Chrysler’s! And in case you don’t know, those records are seldomly seen and very collectible in the record collecting market. Thx Lou.
Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Todo en este Chrysler 300C de 1957 es espectacular! El color negro le hace resaltar aún más sus impresionantes líneas y cromados. Pero lo que me llamó aún más la atención, es que tiene un tocadiscos-grabador funcional, y que, además, se escucha bastante bien para la época en que fué construido. Felicitarte, como siempre, por las tomas que realizas en tus videos mostrándonos detalles que de otra forma hasta podrían pasar desapercibidos... ¡Saludos cordiales!
Hi Jaime, High praise for this "Spectacular" car :-) Glad to read you enjoy the record player. Lou
♥️👍🇨🇦 Nicely said my friend!
That second gear scratch was awesome!!
:-)
The original Chrysler 300C - beautiful in black and special options. Wow, beautiful. Very good presentation. Thank you 👍
Hi Bruce H., Happy to read you enjoy the looks and options on this car :-) Appreciate the kind words on the presentation. You're welcome, Lou
I believe the Worlds Fair decal is from a Mobil giveaway in spring 1964. They were distributed at Mobil stations in NYC and its suburbs. The giveaway was a double pocket folder loaded with Worlds Fair info, Mobil ads and that sticker. When you showed the decal, memories of my Dad cutting off the left side of it and then sticking the Unisphere portion in one of the back side windows of our 62 Rambler American wagon popped up.
BTW the station we got it at still exists, albeit rebuilt numerous times. It was still a Mobil until the merger and it’s now a Lukoil station. It’s located on Rt 4 Eastbound in Hackensack NJ just west of the Hackensack River.
Hi JeffFrmJoisey, Thank you for sharing, Lou
Gotta love a big Black Beauty with Hemi Power! What a really great car! Rather enjoyed this episode!
Hi Gerald, Happy to share this "really great car!" with you :-) Lou
Lou, what a great 300, i like all the 300 models that guy knocked it out of the park again.👍👍.
Philip, High praise for this car :-) Lou
Drake 😑
Hi Lou! Thank you, for another great video! It's impressive to see that 1957 Chrysler can run so fast!
Hi Aelita, My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
Thank you, Lou, Randy, and the magnificent Mike Swedal of his fine work. I'm going to be sad when Randy runs out of cars to share with us. The cars from his collection have become regular content. He's a nice guy, very smart, and I appreciate that he's willing to share his collection with us, through you Lou.
While I'm not a tire expert, I was shocked by Randy's 130MPH achievement on bias-ply tires. Maybe a tire-guy can comment on this. I enjoyed the detail on the Highway HI-FI. And it was interesting to learn that a three-hundred series car could be de-contented apparently through the ordering process.
This mostly for the young guys-
In regard to the wheel chock, I wanted to add to Randy and Mike's info on push-button transmissions not having a park position. Chrysler used the push-button system through 1964. And I can confirm that later versions of push-button cars did have a dedicated park-lever. While I can't confirm the exact model years for these, I can confirm that both my '62 Valiant and '64 New Yorker did have a dedicated park lever. I'm not nit picking here, I'm building to the point that Chrysler Corporation fluid-drive cars (beginning with the 1939 model year) never had a park position or dedicated park pin at the flywheel. These were always secured by the parking brake, that utilized a driveshaft mounted drum brake. Parking both fluid-drive and the push-button Chrysler products must have been odd to people in the sense that every driver knew manual transmission cars (which are all there were prior to fluid-drive) could be left in either first gear or reverse, and sufficiently hold the car. I'm sure with the advent of fluid-drive well-seasoned drivers would forget to use the parking brake, finding their car had rolled away from where it had been parked.
Hi discerningmind, Happy to read you're enjoying Randy's cars :-) I enjoy Randy and his collection too. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Re 'Park" on these Mopars - The A466 cast iron TorqueFlite trans had no Park - this trans in service 1956 thru 1961. Chrysler introduced the aluminum A727 TorqueFlite trans for 1962. Dodges and Plymouths had a Park pawl (lever) on 1962-and-newer models. Since Chrysler was still using its AstraDome dash for 1962 Chryslers that was carried over from the 1960 and 1961 years but for some very minor appearance changes, it did not design in Park, even though the '62s had the A727 trans. To your comment on the Valiant, I'm not sure if Chrysler installed the lighter duty A904 TorqueFlite trans it used on its fullsized Slant-6 cars, so don't know if Park on those compact Valiants and Lancers was introduced in '62 or ??. 1963 Chryslers, like my folks' '63 Newport on which I learned to drive, definitely had the Park pawl that we would slide, as is mentioned above for the '64 Chrysler with the same-as-'63 dash.
One more mention - 1964 Chrysler 300-Ks came with bucket seats and consoles. These console-equipped TorqueFlite cars had a conventional shft lever, and no pushbuttons. So Chrysler's 1964 Letter Cars no longer had pushbuttons, even though other Chryslers of that year still had them - then pushbuttons gone on all Mopars starting with the '65 models.
@@noelhastalis6785 Thanks for this.
I love those fins and the taillights. The roof on the 4 door hardtop is very graceful.
Hi Randall, Happy to read you "love those fins and taillights" :-) Me too, Lou
I think I enjoy seeing Mr. Guyer's banquet shirts almost as much as I enjoy seeing all his wonderful cars. This 300 is certainly a treat for both the eyes and the ears. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Randy's shirts are a plus :-) My pleasure sharing this "treat" with you. You're welcome, Lou
The 300C has to be the epitome of Chrysler design. And this one may be the most perfect example. Hats off to both of you
Hi FUBAR Model Yard, Happy to read you enjoy this "most perfect example" :-) Lou
Behind great cars are great men. Behind every restored and preserved car are greater men. They link the past to the present and put fire in our imaginations. Great footage and interview!
Hi vonschleppin, Happy to read you appreciate the work that went into this car :-) Glad to read you recognize the importance of the Caretaker too. Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
What a nice compliment. Thank-you!!!
Randy's collection is World Class...thanks Lou.
Agreed. You're welcome CJ Design.
An awesome video!!! As an old timer, I'm lending some information about the special order, manual crank windows. The original owner probably paid extra to have them manual crank as did a lot of people because the big three, Chrysler, Ford and GM, during his era were having terrible trouble with power windows. The wrong type of wire insulation was being used for the wire leading out of the body into the door for the power windows causing terrible shorting out and windows randomly going up and down or not able to raise them, etc.
Hi Ed B, High praise for this video :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile I am deeply sorry for the way the once Mighty Chrysler 300 name is now associated with an out-of-date sedan that Stellantis seems to have on life support😮💨😮💨😮💨.
@@edb5956 😂
Hearing that chirp into 2nd gear reminded me of my days as an Austin police officer driving a ‘78 Plymouth Fury 440cid beast. It had a calibrated speedometer up to 140 mph but topped out in the high 120s. I thought it was blazing fast but reading the specs it went 0-60 in 9.2 seconds! Just like the home I grew up in, not as big as I remembered! Thanks for another good one Lou.
The thing about cars like this....despite their powerful engines, the 0-60 times were not much under 10 seconds--because those cars were very heavy!....by the later 1960s, the advent of lighter muscle cars benefited from having lighter bodies. But this old 300C sounds like a real beast anyway!...and with those two impressive 4bbl carbs, forget about gas mileage!...nobody cared back then, as gas was going for about 28 cents a gallon--and sometimes even less!...I miss these cars, they were the envy of the world.
Hi AustinEVPLab, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Police car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. Lou
@@curbozerboomer1773 i must admit that sometimes I would turn the air cleaner’s cover upside down to give that deep _varoom_ sound when I punched it. There was a poster in the lobby, a black & white shot of the ‘62 police cars being delivered, coming off a car carrier. It had a big sign on the side that said _0-60 in 6 seconds!”_
@@austinevplab7167 😒
Now, that's a '50s sleeper!
You're right :-)
best looking Chrysler of all love theses 300 letter cars so pretty and a head of there time thanks 😊
High praise :-)
I was really wanted to see the 1960 I believe I saw in the background. We had a 1960 Windsor with the Golden Lion engine growing up and I still love that car.
Hi G B, Good news! Here is the 1960. Enjoy! Lou ua-cam.com/video/3k-fykuG41s/v-deo.html
Back in 1964 I got accepted at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, FL. My parents decided on a road trip to take me there. When we were in North Florida we were driving alone a road beside a grown up are near a bit of a swamp. We were doing the speed limit when a couple of young women in a small car flew past us doing probably 80 or 90 MPH. About a half hour or so we saw some cars stopped along the highway. Down in off the road in the mud was the small car with the 2 young women in it. Sitting among the cars was a Black 300 who was trying to render aid. We stopped and my parents gave them a couple of towels because of the bleeding. The man in the 300 took the women into his car and took of like a bat to the nearest town which was probably about 40 miles or so down the road. About an hour later we came into the town and saw the 300 sitting there. He was probably there for about 30 minutes considering the speed he was going. I never saw anything going that fast on the highway. We inquired about the girls and found out that they were doing okay thanks to him and his 300 with Ram induction. There was no other way to help them at the time and he came up with his 300 at the right time. I recall my dad commenting on how fast he must have been going to get them there so quickly.
Hi *Eyes-of-Horus*, Thank you for viewing and sharing. That is quite the story. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Lou it’s Memphis Mike again thanks for your reply forgot to tell you I did have a 69 Chrysler 300 4 door kinda bluish green I guess love the shit out of it 440 was a beast here’s the BIG butt my younger brother took it for a ride while I was playing hockey and wrecked it beyond belief I was heartbroken that was back in 86 oh well I didn’t kill him we’re good now gonna keep watching your videos!! Mopars for life!!!!!
Memphis Mike not killing him....tells me you're a good man!
WOW....isn't the black with tan interior wonderful Lou?......great car and video, thanks Lou.
Hi Mike, This car inside and out is a "WOW" car :-) Happy to read you enjoy the car & video. You're welcome, Lou
As expected with Randy, an impeccable restoration on an impressive model car. Leaving the World's Fair sticker on and working around it was an excellent move. I collect 1964-65 NYWF items and that sticker was actually gotten at a Mobil gas station. They offered a packet to promote the fair when you bought gas with pamphlets, maps, and stickers. I actually have a complete one.
Hi Joseph, High praise on the restoration work. Thank you for sharing details on the sticker. Lou
A great car Lou! This is my favorite year/style of the Chrysler 300’s. Chrysler always had cool dashboards back then, and the Highway High-fi sets it off!
Hi Agostino, Happy to read you enjoy this "great car" :-) Lou
Beautiful restoration!!!❤❤❤
Happy to read you appreciate the work to restore this car :-)
Today will be a good day, I woke up to see Chrysler 57. One of the classiest car designs from the 50s. Thanks Lou
Hi Mirch Shake, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Mine’s a copper brown ‘57. Love these cars. Exner’s best offering in my opinion.
Hi zinc orbie, Happy to read you have a cool car too. Lou
Another great car! 1957 was the year of several first's for Chrysler. Number one was the styling. It was also the first year for torsion bars and the 3 speed torqueflyte transmission. On a side note those had no second gear accumulator so it was easy to get rubber when they shifted into second gear. The reason some of the cars in the brochure have only signal headlights is that dual headlights weren't allowed in all states until later in the year. My grandpa had a 57 Dodge that he bought new. The first year torsion bars had a problem with rust near the rear of the bar. This was especially true in the rust belt states. The bars would snap sometimes when the cars were only a few years old. We were eating Christmas dinner when we heard a loud bang out in grandpas garage. When we looked out there the Dodge was sitting down on one front corner. The torsion bar had broken.
Hi Grant, Happy to read you enjoy this "great car!" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Spectacular automobile!!!!!!
High praise :-)
Amazing!! Thanks Randy and Lou!! Excellent work, Mike!!
Hi Pappy Mc, Happy to read this one is "Amazing!!" :-) You're welcome, Lou
My late father owned a Ford Galaxie,1959 which had a Phillips record player with a Supersonic radio
Hi Pranil, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Looks ominous like a Big brother to Christine.Brother had a push button 1964 automatic in his Chrysler ended in 1965 I believe. Beautifull Car.
Nice !
True, except - Pushbuttons ended after '63 on Chrysler Letter Cars, as the '64 300-Ks were equipped with front bucket seats and a console that had a conventional shift lever. The '64 300 Sports still had pushbuttons with their bench seats.
Nice car. Speaking of Minnesota, I'm going to St. Paul this weekend to the college campus. Never been so I volunteered for my job. Anyway great video 👍
Hi Timothy, Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice car" :-) Hope you have fun in MN, Lou
Wow the grill looks amazing the tail lights remind me of a 1957 Chevy bel air woah
Hi Landon, Happy to read the details you enjoy, Lou
Truly some of the last remarkable cars ever produced. The most glamourous car in a generation!
Hi Theee CandleMaker, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Beautiful car.
Hi John, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
Nice, Lou.
Some may differ but to me, The 300's were the first muscle cars.
ok, full sized vs intermetiate like a Tempest but ruled.
Hi Glen, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Beautiful car collection and Lou, you do a wonderful job, just wanna thank you instead of comment on that beautiful car, thanks lou!!!
Hi Bruce, Happy to share Randy's collection with you. Appreciate the kind words. It's very encouraging. Glad you're along for the ride. You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful, just beautiful 👌🏽
:-)
Hi Lou, that was an amazing car. I don't know where to begin. I think my favorite part is the HI WAY HI FI system. my guess is that the record didn't skip when you hit a bump. thanks again Lou👍👍
Hi Rich, Happy to read you enjoy this "amazing car" :-) Glad to read the record player was your favorite part. You're welcome, Lou
The 57 Chrysler 300 convertible or hard top is my freekin Dream Car hopefully one of these days I’ll be able to own one dam!!!!
Hi Memphis Mike, Happy to read you appreciate this "dream car" :-) Hope you're behind the wheel of the right one for you soon. Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
OMG this thing shines. Very cool listening to the record player. 1st time I have heard one of them play in a car. Thanks, Randy and Lou!
Hi Sabba_Dabba, Happy to share this car & record player playing with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
Wow Lou a record player you know that car goes down the road like a marshmallow
You're right, a very smooth ride.
0:36 is that a Chrysler Imperial on the 4 post hoist behind you Lou?? I'm about to build 1, in 1:24 Scale, NOW I've got to find a Chrysler 300 love it, big fins wins
Cool episode Lou, we love ya channel mate Cheers🍺🍺🍺 KC Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸😎👍
Hi Metal Mania 3D TV, Happy to read you're going to build a more of one. NICE! Glad to read "we love ya channel mate" :-) Cheers, Lou
Hey Lou. Beautiful looking car. 🙂
Hey Jason, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
I love this car. I wish I could have a old 300
Happy to read you "love this car" :-)
The best chrysler vehicle in the planet
Where ya from ?☺️
@@LauRoot892 from davis area in los santos san andreas
High praise :-)
@@tuckyonald1119 You’re In the USA 🇺🇸 ??
Another treasure! That transmission has good shifts. By '62 the push button Torqueflites got a park lever. Before then, better have a good parking brake.😬
Hi Carmudgeon, Happy to share this "treasure" with you :-) Lou
Partially true - Chrysler's aluminum A727 TorqueFlite trans was introduced for 1962, with 1962 Dodges and Plymouths fitted with the Park lever. Chryslers and Imperials were first fitted with Park lever for their 1963 model year with their redesigned dashboards..
If I ever win the lottery, being a mopar fan boy I wouldn't buy chargers o challengers, I'd own every year of 300 made.
That 57 would be one of the first I'd hunt down
Hi Hal 1000, Hope all your lotto numbers come in. Lou
What a beauty body style a little like the Batman car -- an unbelievable automobile to cruise around on a beautiful sunny breezy day ... you know Lou we could be witnessing millions of years of automation, engineering of glorious proportions today ... its unbelievable these beautiful cars of enormous details ... the intelligence is scary beautiful !! thanks Lou 😊
Hi Noel, High praise for the looks and details of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Hi Lou, interesting 300. Frankly I think it looks better without the power windows. It’s a great looking car, thanks for sharing. 👍
Hi Terri, Thank you for viewing and sharing. You're welcome, Lou
Lou, you had me at the black exterior paint. Oh, how I love black cars. I can guarantee you that no 1957 Chrysler had paint that good from the factory! Spotless better than showroom quality now!
Carroll, High praise on this paint :-)
Beautiful Car..! ❤👍
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car Richard :-)
Great styling!
Happy to read you enjoy the styling on this car.
We used to call those Armstrong windows!
Ben 😑🤔
:-)
I never knew that it had to play specifically designed records......I always thought u could play any 45 in it ....I learned something..ha
Hi Christopher, Happy to read you learned something new. I'm learning all the time from the Care Takers and I find that to be so much fun, Lou
@@loucostabile love your channel....glad it's growing.......take care friend
Lou, Just a small correction to Mr Guyer’s comment that the 375 hp version was the only one available as there was a 390 hp version on the options list.
Steve, Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
🇺🇸 Great memories
Hi Brush Country, Happy to read this car brings back great memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
💪 black beastie beauty 💕
Agreed :-)
Beautiful baby!
Well said !
Love the car and the shirts!! thanks for sharing Lou.
Hi Michael, Happy to read you "Love the car and the shirts!!" :-) You're welcome, Lou
FantabUlisious car. O my God
High praise :-)
Awesome Content. thank you for sharing. have a nice day!❤👍
Hi ASMR relaxation TV, Happy to read you enjoy the content. You're welcome. Wishing you a nice day too. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Cars back then had a trunk and I want I like a car with a trunk!
Thanks for share what you like :-)
Beautiful car. God job. ♥️
Hi Jenny, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Stunning!
High praise Simon :-)
A four thousand pound car gettin rubber between gears, wow! Gorgeous restoration. Does the Highway Hi Fi skip when you get rubber? ;)
Hi River Blue Vert, Rubber between gears with 2 tons of FUN. I do think you skip when you get rubber, however I didn't want to find out :-) Lou
Absolutely Sweet show Lou cheers🍺🍺 KC 🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸😎👍
Have a great weekend 👊👍🍺🍺
Hi Metal Mania 3D TV, Happy to read you enjoy this show :-) Wishing you a great weekend too. Cheers, Lou
The wheel "chock" is mentioned in the No.2 Jack Instruction. It is for use when changing tires, especially if done on a sloping surface. The Jack Instruction calls this piece a "wedge". It is just extra insurance against accidentally rolling away and off of the jack. You can imagine how much damage might be made to say a trunk lid if the jack vertical piece were to contact the trunk lid surface! This car like many Chrysler products of the post WWII era thru 1962 had a parking/emergency brake system consisting of a brake drum at the tail shaft of the transmission which acted upon the drive shaft and rear wheels thru the differential.
Hi Joe S, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
The Hi-Way Hi-Fi tone arm was damped by viscous silicone grease to prevent grove skipping. The phono cartridge was spring loaded to apply a fixed pressure against a record groove. This prevented the needle from bouncing out of the groove on bumpy roads. I had one of a '56 Chrysler Windsor sedan. It was a nice feature.
Hi Joe S, Thanks for sharing your 1st hand knowledge, Lou
😍😍😍😍😍! Thanks Lou!
Hi motorTranz, Happy to see you like this car :-) You're welcome. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Nice!!!
:-)
Love all your videos 😀
Thank you Tom :-)
Great car 👍
Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" :-)
Very nice 😀
Hi Michael, Happy to read this one is "Very nice" :-) Lou
Pure quality man,👍👍👍
Nice :-)
Love it 👍 Thanks Lou.
You're welcome Larry :-)
Sweet!!
Happy to read you like this one :-)
It was probably special ordered with manual windows and seats, in order to save performance-robbing weight?
Hi Al Dente, "in order to save performance-robbing weight?" That's funny :-) Lou
@@loucostabile You'd be surprised as to how much all of those gadgets weigh together, if you pile up the electric sunroof's motor, along with all other power assists for mirrors, seats, windows, doorlocks and the entire air conditioner.
It wasn't long ago when you featured an early Sixties Catalina of which the frame was drilled at the factory and certain body parts were stamped from aluminum. They must have had a good reason for doing so of which was evident at the track. In highschool, some of the guys used to copy at least the frame-drilling. Of course, if you seat a 400 pounder behind the wheel at the track, all of the above-mentioned measures would be rendered vain
Masculine and Feminine style, it's the former, no doubt about it. Glamorous!
Hi boson, Happy to read you enjoy this "Glamorous!" car :-) Lou
I have to correct something I said in the video; Power seats and windows weren't standard as I have learned from a very knowledgeable friend. My apologies for my being wrong.
Hi Randy, Thank you for updating the video, Lou
Real nice americana I mean back then Chrysler was making luxury cars to compete with Cadillac in Lincoln cars were nice
Hi Frank, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Sometimes they I just run this as background noise all night. Peaceful.
:-)
You know a car has a soft ride when it has a record player.
You're right :-)
My 60 Plymouth Savoy rides like a Pullman train, and the Hi-Way Hi-Fi never skips a beat.
I loved that chirp in the opening bit! Do you have your own guest room at Randy's?
I loved that chirp too :-) Guest room at Randy's would be nice.
Super nice ride !!!
Hi Scott, Happy to read you appreciate this "Super nice ride !!!" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
What! No Elvis records?
WHAT !!!
I'm wondering if the '57 300C was faster than the '57 BelAir FI.
Hmmm, That is a good question.
@@loucostabile Can you find out Lou?
A simulation website has the 57 300 at 16 second 89 mph in the 1/4. It could probably do that with a cup of coffee on the dash.