2023 Market Review - Chrysler US Models 1957-2010
News of the pin being pulled on new 300C imports must have shocked local hire car operators and a few wannabe suburban gangsters. However, the market is still well supplied with used Hemis and the one to get would be the SRT8.
Low km cars cost $30,000, which is 50 percent more than a basic 5.7-litre but the SRT dishes out 317kW from its 6.2 litres and has a collector following. Earlier 300s aren’t easy cars to find in Australia but the last of the Letter Series (300K/300L) Hardtops can be found at $40-45,000.
Looking back to the 1950s, we don’t see many of those high-profile Hemis being imported at all, even though US demand has cooled. An easier way to get a Hemi-engined Chrysler for sensible money is to find a 1950s Imperial with the 392 or 413 cubic inch engine and pay $55-65,000 for it.
300/Newport 1962-65 $42,500 [1]
300/Newport 1966-72 $47,800 [6]
Imperial 1957-63 $77,500 [1]
300c Hemi V8 Sedan 2006-10 $21,930 [19]
300 Hemi V8 Touring $30,750 [2]
300c Srt8 Hemi 2006-10 $30,470 [12]
[*] = number of recorded sales
(Note: concours & special cars may demand more.)
Numbers from our 2023 Muscle Car & US Car Value Guide.
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From Unique Cars #473, Dec 2022/Jan 2023