Here's one for old_mopar-guy

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Brings back memories. The parents of our neighbor lived in Detroit. They’d go to the factory and pick a new one up every year or so. Then we’d get a chance to look it over when they would visit. I guess it was a 61 or 62. Nice car company you’ve got there. Too bad if something happened to it.

[old_mopar_guy]

Yes. In 1963 the 300J made the two four barrel engine optional. No more cross ram even with the 2 fours.

[VDCdriver]

@old_mopar_guy

In 1963 the 300J made the two four barrel engine optional. No more cross ram even with the 2 fours.

I’m guessing that the 300 “letter” car whose Cross Ram engine I gazed at must have been a 1960 or 1961. So, without the Cross Ram system, the engines with 2 4-barrels looked like this?

[old_mopar_guy]

Yes that was it.

[VDCdriver]

1955 Chrysler C-300, the “Banker’s Hot Rod”.
Under the hood was a 5.4-liter Hemi V8 that produced 300 horsepower. It took the NASCAR circuit by storm, and was one of the fastest cars in America at the time.