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1962 Chrysler 300H - $65,000 - Santa Monica, CA - West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptionally straight and rust free and great daily driving survivor of this very rare and original long time museum owned, 1962 Chrysler 300H Letter Series 2 door Hardtop Coupe with its original and highly desirable and legendary High Performance 413 CID 380 HP V8 Wedge-Type engine with its original dual Carter 4 bbl carburetors and legendary A-727 HD Torqueflite automatic push-button transmission; a car which was extremely powerful for its day and which would become the basis for a successful racing engine in Chrysler's future and cemented Chrysler's reputation for engineering great engines that would serve Chrysler well in various forms for the next 20 years.
This particular car was reportedly recently purchased from long time museum ownership with a picture of the car in the museum and is believed to have only some 64K original miles. This is a superbly straight, rare and virtually completely stock surviving example of an obviously always garaged car with no signs of any accident damage and seemingly mostly all original paint with a completely straight and honest body with absolutely no rust.
One of only 435 300H Letter Series coupes built in 1962 and marketed by Chrysler as quite simply 'America's most powerful car' and 'The High Performance Luxury Chrysler'. An absolutely stunning looking car with its original wrap around front and rear picture window windshields and finished in this striking color combination with incredibly rare original leather power bucket seats in 'Tan' (Trim code 463) color with original perforations to allow breathing and with its original and matching plain natural leather headliner with beautiful original chrome headliner bows and the car is fully loaded with factory options including; full pile floor carpeting, original Push-button A727 'Torqueflite' transmission, Padded dash, Power Steering, Power brakes, Dual exhaust, original 'Golden Touch Tone' AM radio with Power Antenna, Heater & defroster, Power Front Seat Adjustments, Power Windows, Prismatic rear view mirror, Undercoating, Tinted glass, Electric clock, Exclusive exterior bright trim, full gauges and original Deluxe 300H hubcaps mounted on brand new whitewall tires.
Again, importantly this is a seemingly all original and stock surviving car which has its original 413/380HP V8 engine with its correct 1962 (2264877) special dual 4 BBL cast iron intake manifolds and original 'Carter' dual 4 BBL carburetors (3258S front & 3259S rear) and original legendary A-727 Heavy Duty Torqueflite transmission (#2205190) which replaced the earlier A-488 in 1962. The 3 speed Torqueflite was Chrysler's mainstay transmission from its 1956 introduction on the Imperial and was also sold to other luxury automakers including such European marques such as Facel-Vega and Jensen. The first Torqueflite automatic transmission was the revolutionary A-488 which was lauded at the time as being the best automatic transmission in the world but the most legendary Torqueflite model proved to be the A-727 which replaced the A-488 in 1962. Assigned to all V8 engines until 1964, heavy duty applications and trucks, the 727 used an aluminum case rather than the some 60 pounds heavier cast iron 488.
This particular car is a true survivor which was obviously always garaged and is a perfect candidate to drive and enjoy whilst restoring fully for any Mopar or classic car enthusiast. The car has recently come out of museum storage where it has reportedly been for many years and from where it was only driven sparingly and the car has new tires, new gas tank, brakes and brake lines, shocks and radiator and consequently the car is now running beautifully (see our video on our You Tube page). The original 'Festival Red' (Code PP1) color is seemingly mostly all original and in quite exceptional condition and the car has a beautiful all original Tan leather interior, which is now obviously showing its age a little, with a couple of small minor tears on the passenger seat etc, but this all original interior is remarkably complete and very presentable and we decided not to replace any of the original leather in order to preserve this cars remarkable originality and patina. This great daily driving 1960's Mopar is a perfect candidate for the Mopar enthusiast to drive and enjoy whilst restoring. The car will be sold complete with many original items including its original 1962 manuals and dealer brochures showing the cars original purchase on 9/11/1962 at 'Rail Splitters Motor Sales' of Springfield, IL.
The 1962 300H boasted 380HP, 450lb-ft torque at 2800 rpm, a 12 volt battery system, 2x4 barrel downdraft 'Carter' carburetors, automatic choke, special heavy duty torsion bars, sway bar, rear leaf springs and shock absorbers for the same type of front suspension as most Indianapolis race cars, large dual exhausts with special mufflers to reduce back pressure, the legendary 727 Torqueflite 3 speed automatic push button transmission, power steering, power brakes, genuine hand rubbed leather bucket seats with seperate seat adjustments and with a full length sports console with built in tachometer, 3.23:1 rear axle for breathtaking acceleration, power windows, 34c.i. size trunk, Astradome style 'Stewart Warner & King Seeley' instrument panel clusters with most dials and gauges in one location, padded steering wheel and dash, tilt-type inside rearview mirror, electric clock, factory applied undercoating and hood insulation pad, bumper guards, chrome stainless steel wheel covers, dual headlamps and optional pushbutton 'Golden Touch Tuner' AM radio, rear shelf speaker, power antenna, pushbutton heater, rear window defroster and tinted glass.
Under the hood of this particular 1962 Chrysler 300H example is found the cars original 413 'Firepower' engine boasting 380HP and with reportedly only very low miles since new, approximately believed to be 64K and equipped with its original inline dual 4 barrel carburetors, desirable power steering, power windows and power brakes and with the body in very solid and original condition and with the chrome and bright trim all complete including the 300H emblems with all possessing a proper patina of age. Survivors from this era are rare making this car an asset to any dedicated Chrysler or MOPAR collection.
The original and obviously low mileage 413 V8 engine runs strong and sounds absolutely magnificent and this particular car drives really well - must be driven to be appreciated - does not miss a beat and purrs like a kitten - drives straight as an arrow with no strange road wobbles, shakes or rattles - a truly remarkable daily driver that will give any modern day car a run for it's money!
Simply put, the 300H was one of the most exciting American cars ever produced, combining iconic styling, performance and luxury, or as some would say 'the total package', and with very few remaining Chrysler 300H's remaining on the road, this is an extremely unusual opportunity to own a correct and stock great daily driving example of this extraordinarily rare and very desirable original 1962 Chrysler 300H 2 door Hardtop coupe in very fine daily driving condition ready and for any classic American car or Mopar enthusiast to enjoy or collect and restore today!
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