Chrysler 300 non-letter series

Chrysler 300
1971 Chrysler 300
Overview
Manufacturer	Chrysler Corporation
Production	1962–1971
Assembly	Jefferson Avenue Assembly Detroit, Michigan, United States
Body and chassis
Class	Fullsize car Muscle car
Body style	4-door hardtop 2-door hardtop 2-door convertible
Layout	FR layout
Related	Imperial Chrysler New Yorker Chrysler Newport Chrysler Saratoga
Chronology
Predecessor	Chrysler Saratoga
Successor	Chrysler Cordoba

The Chrysler 300 (Chrysler 300 Sport Series) was a full-size automobile produced by Chrysler from 1962 until 1971. It was a continuation of the earlier Chrysler 300 letter series. Chrysler decided to consolidate its product line and the sedan replaced the 1961 Chrysler Windsor, which itself filled the place in Chrysler's line previously occupied by the Saratoga just the year before that (1960) and also filled in for the discontinued DeSoto product line. At the time, it was considered a luxurious "muscle car", with all the performance of the Dodge and Plymouth products of the time, but with the luxury features expected of the Chrysler name.

The 300 was positioned as a more affordable version of the exclusive 300 "letter series", and a sporty variant of a full-size automobile, adding 4-door hardtop version and running alongside that model until its discontinuation in 1966. It became the sole 300 model until 1971, when production ended. The 300 name returned to the Chrysler line in 1979 as an option package on the Cordoba coupe.