The 300 moniker returned to the Chrysler lineup in 1979 after an absence since ’71 as a one-year-only package for the Cordoba, and it was an expensive option as this pushed the car’s price up over two thousand additional dollars. But you did get a distinct grille and a few 300 emblems so others would know this one was special, but it’s what couldn’t be seen from the outside that really set this apart from a base Cordoba. And no, you’re not experiencing double vision, there truly are two of them as a package deal for $7,800 here on Craigslist, including one that can be driven home from Oakboro, North Carolina plus another that will need some help. Tony Primo, thanks for finding these and giving us a heads-up here!
By 1979, the 440 and even the 400 were gone, with the 360 now achieving the big-boy status, but the 300 came with this powerplant as standard equipment and a 4-barrel on top. It also got you a beefy suspension plus a 3.23 rear end along with the tried-and-true TorqueFlite, and for the low-performance period we were in during the late seventies 195 HP didn’t seem all that dismal for the time. The operational car of the two here is said to be running and driving smoothly, with the seller mentioning quite a bit of pep for a ’79 model.
That’s not the case for the other 300, as both the motor and transmission have been removed for reasons unknown. But that one still looks reasonably decent on the outside, certainly not great yet acceptable for a driver with my thought here being this might be a good package deal if you happen to already have a spare 727 and motor at your disposal to drop in and get this one going. It’s also got what seems like some not-too-serious rust here and there along with an interior that’s showing wear, but none of it’s bad enough to make me feel this is nothing but a parts car and I’d ultimately like to see it returned to the road.
The “good” 300 isn’t exactly eye-candy on the inside either, and I’m sure Ricardo Montalban would turn over in his grave if he saw the condition of those once beautiful seats, but some good news is this one’s got a working 8-Track player and I’d check to make sure that Styx tape was still sticking out of it when I took delivery, then probably ask if he’s got any other musical cartridges lying around that can be throw in aside from the other two in the console. The seller doesn’t mention separating the pair, but if a potential buyer only wanted one or the other it certainly wouldn’t hurt to ask. What are your thoughts on this pair of 1979 Chrysler 300s?
I like the body style.Wonder if that is Corinthian leather.Corinthians are hard to find now a days.
They’re as scarce as the Nauga.
They like to hyde.
And youse guys were doing so good this year until now……..
I think the early Cordobas (B) with the round headlights had a more style than these, especially with the optional swivel buckets and t-tops. Magnums look better too.I wouldn’t buy these two piles,money and space or not.
GM offered swivel buckets during the 70’s on their mid-size luxury coupes but Chrysler Corp did not. Chrysler did offer that option from 1959 to 1961.
Naugas are hard to find because they hide.
(sorry)
Man, those seats look like the owner set them outside of the car for a couple years, then attacked them with a knife. Compared to the rest of the interior.
Way too much money for cars that don’t have a large following and no parts available. I think the earlier cars look better and you can find nice condition Cordoba or Chargers for this money. These aren’t selling.
$7800 is a lot of money for two $500 cars.
Thanks for the chuckles. Always wondered what those Naugas hides really were.
Meat Loaf, Eagles and Styx. I’ll give him $10 each for the 8 tracks
The Lean Burn system on these 70’s Mopars was replete with problems. Many owners replaced and bypassed them with a Carter four barrel and an aftermarket performance manifold.