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Officially offered for sale on February 10, 1955, the first Chrysler 300 was athletic looking with 300 gross horsepower aboard, it was among the quickest cars of its time. It was able to achieve 60 mph in just 9.8 seconds, according to a test in Mechanix Illustrated by “Uncle Tom” McCahill. Uncle Tom also spurred the car up to a full 130 MPH. Tom McCahill and others in the contemporary automotive press used the term Beautiful Brutes” to describe Chrysler 300 series cars.
Besides being the most powerful production car of its time, the first Chrysler 300 was also among the best handling, thanks to a heavy-duty suspension. It can very well be considered an ancestor of the later muscle cars, though much more expensive, luxurious and exclusive.
The most prominent display of the first 300’s attributes did not come in any showroom, but on racetracks around the Southeast. Back in 1955, NASCAR stock cars were, in fact, stock production vehicles. Except for some crude safety equipment and numbers on the doors, they were almost indistinguishable from the cars the public could buy. With absolutely no financial support from Chrysler, Mercury Outboard founder Carl Kieckhaefer campaigned a fleet of white 300s during the 1955 NASCAR and AAA seasons with drivers like the Flock brothers (Tim, Fonty and Bob), Norm Nelson, Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson and Frank Mundy to name a few.
The Kieckhaefer 300s were spectacularly dominant and overwhelmed the factory-backed Chevrolets and Fords. Tim Flock took the driver’s championship while winning 18 races. He finished in the top five an astounding 32 times. His brother, Fonty, took another three victories, while Chrysler campaigner Lee Petty took home three trophies. Suddenly, the 300 had a glorious racing heritage in addition to its advertised Hundred Million Dollar Look.
Considering the short model year for that first 300, 1,725 were sold at an expensive $4,109 base price.
This was the car to start the legacy. Virgil Exner, then Chrysler's design chief, called his new styling direction "The Forward Look". The 1955 300 had a 2 door coupe body and clean, simple Chrysler Windsor side and rear quarter trim. Up front were two large Imperial “egg crate” grilles. This first of the letter series cars did not actually bear a letter. Chrysler’s original manuals named it the C-300, which was an appropriate name for the car. The “C-” designation was applied to all Chrysler models, and the 300 stood for the engine horsepower.
It was THE first modern American production car to achieve this 300hp output. Power came from an updated source already available; the fabled “Hemi” 331 cubic inch hemispherical head engine, modified with a “full race” cam, solid lifters, larger dual exhaust, and topped off with 2 4-barrel carburetors. The suspension was made firmer, allowing it to handle far better than most cars. It was given a special performance PowerFlite 2-speed automatic transmission, while the inside remained pure luxury.
Notably, it was fast. The battle lines would be drawn when it ran 127.58 MPH in the flying mile on the sands at Daytona Speed Weeks, and averaged 92 mph in the Daytona Grand National stock car race. This car dominated the stock car circuit, earning the NASCAR and AAA championships its first year out.
The car was available in three standard exterior colors: Black, Tango Red and Platinum, combined with a luxurious tan leather interior.
Advertised as "The Car That "Swept the Field" at Daytona..."
Production: 1,725 units
Chrysler 300 Club
Durham Cathedral.
The knocker on the Cathedral’s northern door, known as the Sanctuary Knocker, played an important part in the Cathedral’s history. Those who ‘had committed a great offence,’ such as murder in self-defence or breaking out of prison, could rap the knocker, and would be given 37 days of sanctuary within which they could try to reconcile with their enemies or plan their escape.
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It appears that the seasons have become confused. This is a poppy bursting into flower in my garden today. My first choice for my Photo a Day was our garden hydrangea just 'turning over ' until I noticed this.
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Since I need some winter images for a proper photo calendar i looked for something worth capturing during those days when we had at least a little bit of snow.
Actually the amount of snow we had wasn’t even enough to cover the grass on this hill, so I cloned out hundreds of grass blades, which was great fun.
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If you are into counting, you are welcome to check my assertion based on the original image:
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Gracias a la Junta de Castilla y León, este podría ser uno de los más de 300 ejemplares que desaparecerán vendidos –políticamente- y tiroteados -legalmente- en los próximos años al norte del Duero: una de las únicas zonas de Europa donde todavía se conservan buenas poblaciones del último superdepredador que campa por nuestros montes, resistiendo el exterminio institucionalizado, los furtivos, los lazos, los venenos, las infraestructuras y la arrogancia. Poco dice a favor de la capacidad de un país, de una administración pública o de una comunidad el no poder arbitrar otra solución para sostener a una especie emblemática. Gracias, otra vez, señores de la Junta de Castilla y León por pasarse por el arco de triunfo la directiva europea 92/43/CEE de 21 de mayo. Me consta que muchos (nuestr@s hij@s y niet@s) no comprenderán este camino. Y que otros tendremos muy presente (para pesar de productores agrarios y hosteleros) el origen de los productos que consumimos o el lugar al que pensamos viajar en nuestras vacaciones. Feliz día de difuntos.
Hi Flickr Friends!!!
I´m in a way celebrates with this image, it´s my number 300 image to be uploaded to Flickr. It is a studioshot of a Peace lily, a wonderful flower with a shape that´s reminds me of a lighthouse beacon. The name Peace Lily is beautiful as the flower it self and brings a subtle message in these days when forces of inhumanity and misguided protectionism causes gaps between countrys and people. I enhanced this message a bit by adding a lightbeacon, an somewhat naive enhancement to help us all see the light and beauty of peace that glows in darkness. Also I would like to thank You all for the wonderful comments and likes that´s makes my life brighter!
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Thank ya all for the amazing first year on flickr! Last week I reached 300 followers ;) !!!!!!!
I also got some new parts today!!!
from left to right: Panzergrenadier France 1944, Wehrmacht summer infantry Operation Barbarossa 1941, Fallschirm jäger Crete 1941.
I really must get me some Gunmetal Stahlhelms!!!!
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Not often, but sometimes the thought of being a bird leads to a whole day of daydreaming possibilities. I could fancy some wings right about now... :)
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I haven't had any time in recent weeks to take shots or spend time on Flickr. However, today a belated birthday present arrived from my wonderful sister. A Sigma APO DG 70-300mm lense. I had to fiddle a bit with my camera to get it to accept the lense but when it did I ran out between the rain showers, pointed the camera in the air and took this, my first snap with the lense. Not great and not steady but a good little benchmark for future shots once I get the time.
Sabado encontramos a turma da Ancient Battles, eles são uma irmandade que busca dar vida à historia, com pessoas de varias idades e classes sociais que buscam valores e tradiçoes antigas.
Não consegui conversar muito com eles, mas o pouco que falei, foram atenciosos e simpaticos,
Fiquei e ainda estou na duvida se escolhi corretamente a principal
Essa principal, eu queria fotografar a guerreira, mas o rapaz acabou entrando na frente, mas mesmo assim, gostei muito dela por causa do foco e tambem pelo movimento que ela tem.
a primeira da sequencia, gostei dos detalhes
a segunda gostei do conjunto da obra...
Foto: Ancient battles society - Lagoa Rodrigues de Freitas - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
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