Checkout this 1962 Chrysler 300 for sale. The car was purchased new by Jack and Anne Armstrong and was equipped with a 413 with a manual trans, supposedly 1 of 5 in that configuration. They raced the car for fun on weekends and had such a good time they started going to the Detroit dragstrip. Supposedly, Anne was the first female to drag race there. The car won its first race and was noticed by the Golden Commando race team. The race team provided a 426 max wedge for the car and it ran an 11.23 @ 123 mph, making it the fastest 300 in the country at that time. It became known as "The Beautiful Brute" It won countless races and they became well known in Detroit. in 1963, The Golden Commandos provided them with a 426 HEMI before it was available to the public....making this probably the first 300 to ever have a 426 Hemi. Anyways, both of the owners have since passed, it's really an amazing story and the car has had a beautiful restoration done to it. It only has 35,000 original miles on it. Notice the hood scoop...that's an original Super stock Hemi scoop, also provided by the Golden Commandos. The car currently has a professionally built 440 backed by a 4 speed manual transmission and drives amazing. I would say this is one of the best driving classics I've had the pleasure of experiencing.
