International LoneStar kit???

[Guest 59elcamino]

Quote ; " In 1957 it was called the 300C.

In 1958 it was called the 300D.

And so on. "

... So ... if in 1980 they had the Chrysler 300Z what was the '81 Model ?

I also contacted Moebius and was just told "yes , it's true" when I queried about the Lonestar and it being 1/25th to which I will get a dozen (since they generally come six to a box) .

I'm doing the happy dance

Edited October 30, 2009 by 59elcamino

[Rob Hall]

Quote ; " In 1957 it was called the 300C.

In 1958 it was called the 300D.

And so on. "

... So ... if in 1980 they had the Chrysler 300Z what was the '81 Model ?

There wasn't. The 300 letter series died out with the 300L in '65. Regular non-letter 300s continued through '71. The 300M came out in '99, stayed that through '04, then the 300C came out for '05. (there was a 300 version of the Cordoba in '79 also).

Edited October 30, 2009 by Rob Hall

[MrObsessive]

IIRC, didn't they skip the letter "I" in 1963 so it wouldn't be confused with the Roman numeral "I"?

I think they went from 300H in 1962 to 300J for '63...........I could be wrong though...........

[MrObsessive]

Also, if I can remember my Chrysler 300 history correctly, one of the reasons the 300's out of the late '50's/early '60's go for such big bucks is that they were essentially a hand built car. Especially in the interior area.

It's been said the 1961 300G was the last of the "hand builts" so the '62's were more into the mainstream thus not commanding near as high a price on the collector market as the earlier 300's.

Educate me Mopar guys!

[Zoom Zoom]

IIRC, didn't they skip the letter "I" in 1963 so it wouldn't be confused with the Roman numeral "I"?

I think they went from 300H in 1962 to 300J for '63...........I could be wrong though...........

I put the Wiki page in my previous reply but people are ignoring it

Chrysler 300 Letter Series - Answers, information

[MrObsessive]

Aahhh........didn't see that Bob! I knew I read that somewhere but it wasn't from Wikipedia.

I'll probably buy the '55 300 only because it is a unique '50's subject..........I'd still want someone to do a proper '61 though since they were the last of the "finny" ones!

[Chuck Most]

I put the Wiki page in my previous reply but people are ignoring it

Chrysler 300 Letter Series - Answers, information

Not me! Glad you did it!

About all I knew of the letter series Chryslers was that the later Three Hundred (spelled out) models were an entirely different animal altogether. They were your grandma's luxo-barge. In other words, I knew nothing of the letter series!

[Rob Hall]

I put the Wiki page in my previous reply but people are ignoring it

Chrysler 300 Letter Series - Answers, information

Yes. Collectible Automobile did a good article on the letter series years ago also.

Too bad Moiebus wants to do a '55 instead of a '56...the '56 was the better looking of those 2 years, IMHO..the taillights and rear bumper were nicely integrated, the '55 lights just looked tacked on.

Edited October 31, 2009 by Rob Hall

[Zoom Zoom]

Yes. Collectible Automobile did a good article on the letter series years ago also.

Too bad Moiebus wants to do a '55 instead of a '56...the '56 was the better looking of those 2 years, IMHO..the taillights and rear bumper were nicely integrated, the '55 lights just looked tacked on.

That was a good article.

Agreed on styling issues between the two. If Moebius plays their cards right, they could offer both years...start w/the '55, update to a '56...aside from the rear fenders/taillights/bumper, the cars are nearly identical.

[Chuck Most]

That was a good article.

Agreed on styling issues between the two. If Moebius plays their cards right, they could offer both years...start w/the '55, update to a '56...aside from the rear fenders/taillights/bumper, the cars are nearly identical.

Better yet, if the Lonestar sells well, and we ask nicely, perhaps Moebius will bless us with a CXT or first-gen Scout kit! Not holding my breath or anything, but a boy can dream, can't he?

And if the Chrysler and Hudson do well, could a Bullet-Nose Studebaker be too far off?

[crispy]

IF these do well for them and they continue to offer things we've not had, I think it would be a perfect opportunity for them to offer a first generation Ford Bronco. A kit that has been ignored far too long. Many iterations of the kit could come about too making the tool pay for itself in more ways than one.

Chris