Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely stunning
example of this very rare, 1 of only 625 ever built, 1964 Chrysler
300 K 'Letter Car' Convertible with its original 413 2x4 barrel
carbs short cross ram option engine bored and stroked to 472 c.i.
and mildly customized with chrome wire wheels and upgraded
Edelbrock carburetors and air cleaners and boasting a no expense
spared restoration at reportedly well over six figures in 2020 and
fully loaded with factory options and rarities including: 1 of 625
produced No expense spared restoration completed in 2020 by Fenders
and Fins in Woodinville, Washington exclusively utilizing rebuilt
and NOS parts Refurbished or replaced wiring, suspension, exhaust
and convertible top components Rebuilt 472 CI Wedge V-8
engine--originally a 413 that was bored and stroked Cross Ram
option with dual 4 barrel carburetors 9.0:1 compression ratio
Balanced and blueprinted Cross-Ram option Dual Edelbrock 4-barrel
carburetors with electric choke operation Rebuilt 727 3-speed
automatic transmission Upgraded torque converter Upgraded clutches
3.34 Limited Slip rear axle Factory Air Conditioning Console with
floor shifter Power steering with tilt column Power 4 Wheel Disc
brakes Power windows Power bucket seats Power soft top in Bright
White with White boot cover Full instrumentation amp; courtesy
lights Correct White pinstriping Chrome bumpers with overriders
Dual fender mounted rear view mirrors Factory tinted glas White
leather upholstery Clear Acrylic steering wheel Console mounted
tachometer AM/FM radio with USB connectivity Chrome wire wheels
with Whitewall radial tires Metallic Royal Ruby exterior finish
Original owners manuals Authentic Chrysler sales literature Service
records and receipts The Chrysler Letter Series cars with the
highly desirable and legendary High Performance 413 CID 2x 4BBL V8
'Short Cross Ram' engines with dual 4 bbl carburetors which were
matched to the legendary A-727 HD Torqueflite automatic
transmission were cars that were extremely powerful for their day
and which became 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 recently
restored with no expense spared and is one of only 625 300-K Letter
Series convertibles built in 1964 and marketed by Chrysler as
'Chrysler's fiery spirited full size sports car' and 'The High
Performance Luxury Chrysler' and this particular model was the
flagship model and the top-of-the-line! The car has its original
413CID 390HP Short Ram V8 engine with upgraded Edelbrock
carburetors and air cleaners but with original cast iron intake
manifolds and its original legendary Heavy Duty cast iron case
Torqueflite transmission. 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 until the A-727 aluminum case which
replaced the A-488 in 1962. The flagship model for the Chrysler
lineup in the late fifties and early sixties was the Letter Series
convertibles and coupes and were called the 'Beautiful Brutes' by
the renown writer Karl Ludvigsen and produced two of the most
memorable performance cars ever made. Unabashadely created for
NASCAR which they dominated until 1957 when US manufacturers shied
away from competition support. Originally powered by the most
potent V8 Hemis yet, the 1955 C-300 (1,725 built) and the 1956
300-B (1,102 built) had a New Yorker Newport fine body styling with
an Imperial eggcrate grille. Off the track the 300 proved to be
about more than just performance with a luxurious leather interior
and all modern factory options.In 1957 the 300-C and in 1958 the
300-D were even more potent extensions of Chrysler's hotrod and
were the last of the Hemi powered Letter Series cars and sold in
both coupe (618 built) and the new convertible form (191 built).
The '57 Hemi produced around 375HP and the '58 optional 'Hi-Po'
engine was a fuel injected 392 conservatively rated at 390HP. In
1959 the fifth edition of the Letter Series 300, the 300E was
released and was a very low and limited production run with only
550 coupes (of which 16 were reportedly exported) and 140
convertibles built (of which 9 were reportedly exported). From the
Chysler300country website statistics from 6/2009 only some 130 cars
have survived with 104 of them coupes and 26 convertibles and 11
parts cars. Basically the same car as the 300-D but with a new
horizontal bar grille instead of the previous eggcrate and a new
413 cid Wedgehead V8 instead of the fabled Hemi. Neverthless the
new 413 was a true High Performance engine with 380 HP and a good
second quicker than the D up to 60mph and 3 seconds faster to 90
mph. By 1962 the 300H's engine was the most powerful standard
engine in any American car, yet a difficult sales year for the
industry as a whole led to very low production figures of only 435
coupes and 123 convertibles. The 1964 300K was the letter car of
the mid sixties and performance again drove the fully unitized body
with the ram induction system which boasted 390HP with 2x4 barrel
downdraft 'Carter AFB' carburetors mounted on a wild looking cross
ram manifold with one air cleaner on each side of the engine with
an 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 power steering, power brakes, genuine
hand rubbed leather bucket seats with separate power seat
adjustments and with a full length sports console with built in
tachometer, breathtaking acceleration, power windows, 34c.i. size
trunk, Astradome style 'Stewart Warner amp; King Seeley' instrument
panel clusters with most dials and gauges in one location,
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/FM radio, power antenna,
pushbutton heater, rear window defroster and tinted glass.The 413
with ram induction (the original standard long rams 375 hp engine)
had more torque, at lower rpm (495 lb ft @ 2800) than the later 426
Hemi (480 @ 3200). At low speeds the "long rams" 375HP engine was
superb but over 4000 rpm performance would suffer and to solve this
issue Chrysler engineers removed a section of the inner walls of
the manifolds to create the optional "short rams" 400HP engine.
This option was obviously quite redundant for the street and only
really intended for Daytona bound cars that competed in the 'Flying
Mile' there and only about 15 of these ultra rare 'short rams' were
actually factory built. This $800 option also included a 4 speed
manual gearbox made for the Facel Vega, a Chrysler powered French
luxury car. One of the short ram 400HP cars driven by Greg Ziegler
set a 'Flying Mile' record of over 144mph in 1960! The 300K
delivered more performance in a luxury car than any other American
production car, no matter the price, and compared favorably with
the most costly European Gran Turismo automobiles in its ability to
maintain very high speeds over any type of road, rough or smooth,
flat or hilly, or twisted with hairpin curves but whilst also
remaining a luxuriously appointed and comfortable ride at the same
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