Featured on AutoHunter, the net public sale platform pushed by ClassicCars.com, is that this 1955 Chrysler C-300 two-door hardtop. This Chrysler is the recipient of a frame-off restoration together with a rebuilt 331ci Hemi paired to an automated transmission. Equipment contains wire wheels on new whitewall tires and newer upholstery. Finished in Tango Red over a tan leather-based inside, this C-300 is now provided by the promoting seller and can embody $90,000 in receipts, service guide, spare components, Georgia title and extra.
This inaugural C-300 was beforehand owned by one household long-term, and has obtained a contemporary coat of Tango Red as a part of a frame-off restoration. The refurbishment course of included repairs to the rocker panels and alternative of the metal within the trunk ground. The promoting seller notes that there’s some pitting on the emblems.
Chrome 15-inch wire wheels with knock-off spinner hubcaps are wrapped in new Coker whitewall tires.
The inside is trimmed with tan leather-based, matching door panels and headliner, and contrasting black sprint, carpeting and ground mats. Amenities embody energy steering, analog clock and push-button Town and Country radio, which wants servicing.
Due to an undiagnosed electrical challenge, the gauges are usually not at present working, however the obtainable readouts embody a 150-mph speedometer together with gauges for the gas stage, oil stress, voltage and coolant temperature. The five-digit mechanical odometer reads 17K miles, which the promoting seller states is correct.
The rebuilt and reportedly numbers-matching 331ci HearthPower Hemi contains a twin four-barrel carburetor setup, radical camshaft and stable valve lifters to attain 300 gross horsepower. The Hemi just lately obtained a tune-up, carburetor and ignition work, a brand new wiring harness and an oil change. Power is directed to the rear wheels by way of a dash-shifted automated transmission.
The suspension makes use of an impartial entrance design and dwell rear axle. An alignment was just lately carried out.
The sale contains greater than $90,000 in receipts, brochure, service guide, diecast mannequin automobile and uninstalled spare components, which could be seen in the photo gallery within the public sale web page. The gallery additionally contains cold-start, drive-by and other videos supplied by the promoting seller.
The public sale for this 1955 Chrysler C-300 ends on Monday, November 14, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. (MST)
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