Chassis No.: 3N561190 • Exterior: Red • Interior: Red • Car has not been started • Car has not been driven • Forward Look design by Virgil Exner • One of 1,102 produced • 354/340 HP Hemi V-8 engine • Dual inline carburetion • PowerFlite automatic transmission • Regimental Red with Red leather interior • Dual Egg Crate grilles • Integrated fins • Cathedral window tail lights • Chrome body side spears • Chrome window surrounds • Power steering and brakes • Air conditioning • Power windows • 150 MPH speedometer • Padded dash, push button radio and clock • Chromed wire wheels • Spinner center caps • Wide Whitewall tires • The 300B set the world passenger car record for speed at Daytona Beach at 133.9 MPH 354/340 HP, 1 of 1,102 Produced https://www.mecum.com/lots/207302/1956-chrysler-300b/
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Chrysler 300B, 1956
Chassis No.: 3N561745 • Exterior: Red • Interior: Tan • No expense spared body-off restoration completed 2012 • Rebuilt 354 CI V-8 engine • Comprehensive dyno test performed upon completion by Dyno Plus Services Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada • Powerflite 2-speed automatic transmission • Rebuilt dual 4-barrel carburetors • 55,068 miles • Red with Tan leather interior • Electric fuel pump • New custom built aluminum dual exhaust system with rare NOS Mopar Sono G-X mufflers, stainless clamps and chrome tips • Fuel tank cleaned and sealed, sender repaired • Matched set of BF Goodrich Silvertown tires • New 56-spoke Chrysler 300 wire wheels sporting new correct spinners and checkered flag 300 emblems • Best Restored at 2014 World of Wheels • Outstanding Restored Engine at 2014 World of Wheels • Receipts for over $228,000 354 CI, Automatic https://www.mecum.com/lots/422837/1956-chrysler-300b/
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Chrysler 300b, 1956
Chassis No.: 3N561760 $38,500 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: Tan • 1 of 1,102 produced in 1956 • Virgil Exner Forward-Look design • Firepower 354 CI Hemi V-8 engine • Dual Carter carburetors • Batwing air cleaner • Powerflite automatic transmission • Power steering • Power brakes • Chrysler Airtemp Car Cooling System • Tinted glass • Heat and defrost • Town and Country pushbutton radio • In-dash clock • Bright wire wheels • Wide Whitewall tires • Service receipts • Service manual The advertising boldly states, “Announcing America’s Most Powerful Car!” The second year for the so-called letter-series Chrysler 300s, the 300B offered here is one of 1,102 produced in 1956, which saw the continued refinement of the Virgil Exner-led Forward-Look design program that began with the first C-300 release. For 1956, the biggest news was the larger-displacement engine that met the ad writers’ claims. At 340 HP, this 354 CI Firepower Hemi V-8 engine utilized a set of dual Carter 4-barrel carburetors beneath a stylized “batwing” air cleaner, with the engine name proudly spelled out on the valve covers. Behind this was the Powerflite automatic transmission. Owning a 300B offered a luxury experience even then, though Chrysler’s marketing used motorsports illustrations to promote the model. Of course, this car has factory niceties such as power steering, power brakes, the costly Chrysler Airtemp Car Cooling System, tinted glass and more. One further standout refinement on this particular car is the bright red exterior paint highlighted by a full-length chrome side spear, as well as the split design grille, forward raking of the tail lamp housings, and an upswept theme to the rear fenders. Inside is the posh interior done in tan, complete with heat and defrost, a Town and Country pushbutton radio, the in-dash clock, stylized gauge facings, pushbutton shifter, optional rear defrost outlet and script Chrysler logos. Small 300B emblems on the exterior gave the model easy identification to those wondering, while single headlamps melded perfectly with that year’s grille treatment and styled front bumper. In the rear, the dual exhaust emerges from under the rear bumper, which is upswept toward the tail lamp housings on each corner. The final touch of class are the bright wire wheels, now wearing a set of wide-whitewall tires that complement the body’s form and color. Detroit’s tastes were undergoing immense transitions in this era. As the Forward Look became more pronounced for 1957, this beautiful second-year 300B stylishly bridges the gap between old and new, and it does so in a powerful way. https://www.mecum.com/lots/465400/1956-chrysler-300b/
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