1959 300E Original California Two Owner Car with original 413/380HP MR engine

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West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptionally straight and rust free and great daily driving survivor of this very rare and original southern California two owner car since new. a 'Mopar Big Fin' 1959 Chrysler 300E Letter Series 2 door Hardtop Coupe with its original and highly desirable and legendary High Performance 413 CID 380 HP V8  Golden Lion 'Wedge-Type' engine with dual Carter 4 bbl carburetors and 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 purchased from its original southern California owner by only its second and most recent southern California owner in 6/1972 and still boasts its original California 'Pink Slip' from that year and its California 'Black License' plates. This is a superbly straight. rare and virtually completely stock surviving example of an always garaged California car with no signs of any accident damage and with a completely straight and honest body with absolutely no rust. One of only 550 300E Letter Series coupes built in 1959 and marketed by Chrysler as a 6 passenger vehicle and quite simply as 'America's most powerful car' and a car that the prostigious 'Motor Trend' magazine selected not only as the seasons 'Best Looking Hardtop'. quite an achievement in Detroit's fabled 1959 year. but also reported that 'the 1959 'E' series moves even faster than the 1958 'D' series' which started arguments that continue to this day!

This was the last year Chrysler would carry the body-on-frame construction before going over to a unit-body construction for the 1960 model. This was also the first year for the 'Wedge-Type' V8 engine making the 1959 cars the only body-on-frame cars to carry the 'Wedge' type V8 engine from the factory. Also. another first this year to the option list was the swivel-type front seats which could be specially ordered in the form of a bench seat (as with his particular model) or as a bucket seat in certain models. An absolutely stunning car with its original wrap around front and rear picture window windshields and finished in this striking color combination with incredibly rare original leather seats in 'Natural' color and embossed with Chysler emblems with original perforations to allow breathing and with its original and matching plain natural leather headliner with headliner bows and the car is fully loaded with factory options including the very desirable swivel seat option ($101 option). full floor carpeting. Push-button 'Torqueflite' transmission. Power steering. Power brakes. Dual exhaust. original AM radio. repaired in 2009 and working! ($124. 10 option). Custom heater ($136. 30). Six Way Power Front Seat. Power Windows ($108 option). Tilt-Type electric eye. Prismatic rear view mirror. undercoating. nbsp; automatic headlamp beam changer. Electric clock. nbsp; full gauges and original Deluxe 300E hubcaps mounted on brand new whitewall correct BF Goodrich radials.

Again. importantly this is an original two owner southern California car which has its original black license plates and rare for these rust prone cars is completely rust free. The car is a true survivor which was always garaged in the dry state of southern California and is a perfect candidate to drive and enjoy whilst restoring for any Mopar or classic car enthusiast. The car has recently come out of storage where it has been since 1985 and from where it was only driven sparingly. although we do have records of servicing completed over the years since then until 2003 showing new plugs. fuel pump. fuel filter. radiator hoses. ignition wires. Carter carb kits. recored heater. rebuild rear springs. rear spring bushings. new shocks and rear seals. new wheel cylinders and brake hoses. new rear brake shoes. rebuilt power brake booster. renewed gas tank. new front rear bearings etc with a thick file of records documenting the cars extensive preventive maintenance history using primarily OEM parts only and we ourselves recently replaced the tires with period correct BF Goodrich radials and serviced the car at the renown 'Morejoy Automotive' of Santa Monica. California where the complete brake system was overhauled. the timing and carburetors were adjusted. all fluids were replaced and consequently the car is now running beautifully (see our video on our You Tube page).

The original 'Turquoise Gray Metallic' color was repainted red a few years ago and the paint has some minor touch up and scratches from over the years as can be seen in the photos and although showing its age a little the original interior is remarkably complete and very presentable. This great daily driving 1950'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 parts. original 1959 manuals and recent service records although please note that the car is missing its original spare wheel.

The flagship model for the Chrysler lineup in the late fifties 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. 25 built) and the 1956 300-B (1. 02 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. A difficult sales year for the industry as a whole led to such low production figures for this model makes it the rarer of the 300's and truly a rare find today. how many are now left surviving?!

Under the hood of this particular 1959 Chrysler 300E example is found the cars original 413 'MR' engine boasting 380HP and only very low miles since new. approximately 55K 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 300E 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 300E 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 300E'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 1959 Chrysler 300E 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!

For further information contact West Coast Classics through EBay or on 310-399-3990 during regular California business hours.
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