1957-2010 Chrysler (US models) market review 2020
Australia saw very few US-made Chryslers as new cars and not many as recent imports. 1950s Letter Series 300s are especially scarce and acquiring one in good condition will cost more than $100,000.
Cut your outlay in half and a variety of 1960s cars become available. Pick of these will be 300 Hardtops from the late-1960s or perhaps a huge Newport station wagon.
Luxurious Imperials appear to be cheap but one of these in outstanding order is worth $40,000. That said, some of the recent examples being sold at less than $20,000 looked fine.
Those who can’t afford a Bentley might consider a similarly-shaped 300C, especially the 317kW SRT8 version or a scarce V8 Touring wagon. Good examples cost around $20,000.
300/New Yorker 1956-61 $48,000 [1]
300/Newport 1962-73 $34,080 [6]
Imperial 1958-63 $25,000 [2]
Imperial 1974-72 $12,250 [2]
300C V8 Sedan 2006-08 $14,900 [28]
Touring V8 2007-08 $22,375 [4]
300C SRT8 Hemi 2006-08 $21,175 [10]
[*] = number of recorded sales
(Note: concours & special cars may demand more.)
Numbers from our 2020 Muscle Car & US Car Value Guide.
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| 2019 Market Review: Chrysler (US models) 1957-1974
From Unique Cars #447, December 2020