83,494 Miles/413ci Dual 4bbl V8/A727 Auto/Front & Rear AC/Striking Lines

1962 Chrysler 300H Hardtop

For consignment, one of 435 1962 Chrysler 300H hardtop coupes produced and this one has a title verified 83,494 actual miles.  With convertible 300H considered, total production in 1962 was 558 and that makes this car quite rare.  Unless you're a dyed in the wool Mopar fan, you may have never encountered one of these.  Well, here's a great example. 

Exterior
Formal Black paint adorns this car and its unique shape.  It starts with the diagonal arrangement of the dual headlights, now LEDs, the upper curve of which turns into rounded fenders that blend into a straight shoulder line and into rounded rear fenders, the only remnant of the previous model's exaggerated fins.  It's a wonderfully sleek car with a slightly raked, wraparound windshield leading to a long slightly descending roofline, and a sharply sloping rear window which also wraps to the sides.  The dynamic line is highlighted by a hockey stick shaped trim piece and a spear travels from the back fender forward to the door.   Wings grow from the front chrome bumper to hug the sides and form the shape to which the marker lights fit, quite a spectacular design feature.  All the metal work including the robust window frames and flush door handles is in fantastic condition.  The rear tail lights are entirely unique, surrounded by sculpted, polished metal and curving around the top edge of tail creating a pointy fin above a square tail light.  300 branded hubcaps top 15-inch steel wheels.  A few imperfections are noticed in the form of scrapes, chipped paint, and a previously touched scratch. 

Interior
Keeping with the luxury theme, the saddle interior appears bright and clean, contrasting dramatically with the black exterior.  Door panels contain metal trim surrounding stitched inserts in a clean and uncomplicated presentation.  The 300 H came standard with front bucket seats, and they are low backed with a tuck and roll design sporting weave pattern inserts and are saddle leather in composition.  All are in excellent condition with one blemish on the driver seat bottom.  An interesting design for the rear as 2+2 seats that mirror the fronts have a center console and armrest flowing from metal trim that comes from the front seat.  The front occupants share a padded armrest as well in a lighter tone of leather.  On the rear shelf we find a speaker grille and raised vents for the rear A/C which our consignor feels may be unique to this car.  A lot of thought went into the interior design, and that continues with a multi material steering wheel topped with translucent plastic over a gold rim and metallic horn ring.  The dash was referred to as the jukebox dash and indeed, with all the bright metal, glass, and large buttons, it resembles one.  An amazing domed gauge package is fan shaped with the speedometer curving like an umbrella over smaller rectangle gauges.  All the large buttons, for the heater and AC, AM radio, (an FM converter is under the dash), and push button transmission are labeled, while robust knobs are assigned to other functions.  Raised vents top a padded dash that hovers above the center stack which houses the tachometer and large, polished metal console.  Plush, light brown carpet covers the floor and even the foot pedals are unique with raised texture tabs.  A beautiful tweed headliner is supported by metal trim pieces that stretch side to side.  The enormous trunk is lined in black carpet and is clean with a spare tire in place.  Overall, this is an amazing and unique interior, and we've seen our share of automobiles! 

Drivetrain
Performance begins with a 413ci V8 rated at an astounding 380 horsepower.  The Golden Lion is topped with two 4-barrel Carter AFB carburetors and driven by an A727 TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic transmission sending those horses to the 8.25” rear and 3.23 gears.  Power drum brakes are found at each wheel. 

Undercarriage
Things are in similar condition underneath, very clean with some minimal surface rust on the uncoated metal and hardware and where scrapes have occurred on the frame rails.  The dual exhaust travels in tandem to meet a pair of stock style mufflers, then dumps discreetly through tailpipes before the rear bumper.  Torsion bar suspension makes up the front while leaf springs are out back.  We note some oil sling from the tail shaft but beyond that, the underside is clean and dry. 

Drive-Ability
The twin carbs jump into action, pumping fuel to feed 380 horses, and although it's towing 4,010 pounds, there's plenty of power here and it happens to sound pretty good as well.  The ride is soft and luxurious, and the straight away begs more throttle, but for now we cruise the loop and check the functions on the jukebox dash.  What we find is all good with the exception of the A/C, which has been converted to R134a but needs a charge, and that epic center mounted tachometer is not working.  

Here's a rare opportunity to own a special car.  Throughout its early production, 300 “letter series” cars were made in limited numbers and as a result, they don't come up for sale often.  Our consignor feels this may be the only one with rear air conditioning as he has not encountered another.  We couldn't verify this but with or without that feature, this is a collection worthy example of a 1962 Chrysler 300 H. 

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