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05/10/2025 5:50 am
This is the more modern day "return" of the real Chrysler 300 with a Hemi V-8 and a rwd chassis. The automobile was successful for Chrysler Corp and this Maisto 1/18 diecast replica was a terrific deal at a Sam's Club pre-Christmas sale some years ago.
05/10/2025 6:06 am
Your excellent pics make the mighty 300 look spectacular!
05/10/2025 7:14 am
Love the pictures Mike. While Maisto makes budget minded models I think they do a terrific job of getting the proportions correct and the fit and finish is right up there with the best.
05/10/2025 10:19 am
I just can't get over the '300' and the Charger being 4 dr sedans. It just seems wrong. Very nice pics, Mike.
05/10/2025 11:31 am
"While Maisto makes budget minded models I think they do a terrific job of getting the proportions correct...."
"I just can't get over the '300' and the Charger being 4 dr sedans. It just seems wrong."
- I concur Bob. Masito's Chrysler looks better than Morormax's, but their rear doors are sealed, Motormax's aren't. 🤨
- Yep, I agree Rich. Four door 300s & Chargers are something I'd never want - just as dumb as a 4-dr Mustang, but I'm part of a forgotten demographic, OEMs don't care what I think.
Steve Jacobs and Tony Perrone reacted
05/10/2025 12:07 pm
@chris Once they had to design around mandatory side air bags, the bulky, chopped look of the car was also a turn off for me. It's a far cry in styling from, say, the '57 300C:
05/10/2025 12:24 pm
05/10/2025 1:45 pm
I guess it's our generational perspective but I concur as well; the Charger R/T and Chrysler 300 MUST be 2-doors. The standard Charger 4 dr. I can live with but........
05/10/2025 6:15 pm
"I guess it's our generational perspective...."
That's exactly what it is: American Baby Boomers & Gen-Xers perceive 4-dr cars quite differently than essentially the rest of the world.
Tony Perrone and Jack Dodds reacted
06/10/2025 9:58 am
@chris That's exactly what it is: American Baby Boomers & Gen-Xers perceive 4-dr cars quite differently than essentially the rest of the world.
Americans like fewer doors; no doubt the look is far more sporty. This of course explains the amazing response to our 2024 Forum Quiz Grande Prize.
06/10/2025 2:21 pm
@rich-sufficool I agree Rich. When 300s and Chargers became four door cars they lost me. It just ain't right.
07/10/2025 5:04 pm
I had a 300C as a company car before I retired. It was an excellent car, loved it. A gas hog though, with the Hemi. Fortunately, I didn't pay for gas. 😉
Christopher Moroni and Tony Perrone reacted
07/10/2025 8:50 pm
@chris That's exactly what it is: American Baby Boomers & Gen-Xers perceive 4-dr cars quite differently than essentially the rest of the world.
Americans like fewer doors; no doubt the look is far more sporty. This of course explains the amazing response to our 2024 Forum Quiz Grande Prize.
That's a somewhat goodlooking 2-door but is "whoa-filly" under powered 🤣
08/10/2025 9:04 am
@100ford2003 Well....I suppose we may have gone with a more spirited mare...I mean drive train...on this SS Demi Coupe but respectfully it may not be the right time for such discussion. You may not be aware but poor old Lulabelle passed the other day...apparently from lead poisoning. Those of us who became quite close to her over the course of this project are grieving...but thanks to business arrangements we will not become unglued over it.
08/10/2025 9:18 am
Old school dinosaurs like me believe performance cars must be 2 door or convertibles. With today's generation anything goes.
John Bono
North Jersey
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