Chrysler 300 non-letter series

This article is about Chrysler 300 models from the 1960s and 1970s. For the cars which proceeded these in the 1950s and 1960s, see Chrysler 300 letter series. For the 1999 to 2004 model, see Chrysler 300M. For the 2005 to 2023 model, see Chrysler 300.
Chrysler 300
1971 Chrysler 300
Overview
ManufacturerChrysler Corporation
Production1962–1971
AssemblyJefferson Avenue Assembly
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Body and chassis
ClassFullsize car
Muscle car
Body style4-door hardtop
2-door hardtop
2-door convertible
LayoutFR layout
RelatedImperial
Chrysler New Yorker
Chrysler Newport
Chrysler Saratoga
Chronology
PredecessorChrysler Saratoga
SuccessorChrysler 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.