Golden Lion Grrrages

1960 Chrysler 300F

Production of the 300 F:
964 coupes, 248 convertibles.
273 coupes and 76 convertibles still exist.
This was the first year for the ram induction system.

VIN: 8403122156

This car was first sold by T. D. Gahey Motor Co, Miami, FL. It was sold again as a used car 12/5/1960 by Chrysler Manhattan, 1763 Broadway, NYC to John Brower of Great Kills, NY for $4,785.50. Click here for that invoice. Don Warnaar bought the car December 20, 1975 from Gerald Vecchio, Forest Hills, NY for $950 and kept it until his passing in 2023. It is now with Golden Lion Grrrages.

Don wrote a story about this car in 1982, Click here for his adventures with the car.

This 300F is one of the 685 in paint code WW-1; Alaskan White. It has the "7-button" radio; Golden Touch radio with rear speaker, Solex glass, power seat, power antenna. It is a fairly early build car with a ship date of January 21, 1960. (The earliest ship date we have is November 17, 1959). Click here for Gil's decode.


Don drove this car to four meets; New Philadelphia, Ohio (August, 1981), Allentown, PA (June 1986), Monmouth Beach, NJ (September, 1995), and Spencer NC (September 1996). There will be a lot to discover about this car in the months ahead.


Arrival March 20, 2024.

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