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Old 07-27-06 | 04:33 PM
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I doubt this is a concept but some dude turning his 300 into a convertible. Waste of money?
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Old 07-27-06 | 05:14 PM
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Newport convertible does that kind of stuff. They've done a coupe of SC300's and a few 1st gen GS300's too.

As for the 300c it may not look great but if you own a 300c and want to stand out... thats pretty much what you have to do.
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Give a 300 to Clarkson and the gang at Top Gear.

They'll turn ANY vehicle into a convertible!

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Old 07-27-06 | 06:26 PM
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Paitience, Paitience. If he would have just waited a little, one should be coming soon from the factory....with probably a lower price and better engineering than an aftermarket job.
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I've seen one in person and it is definitely impressive. You just don't see any drop top 4 doors
any more.

Everyone was in awe of it. Very exotic looking and really, really looked like a Rolls Royce.
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I saw west coast customs do one... aside from the TVs, it looks really clean. They turned it into a 2-door as well.
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Originally Posted by bruce van
I've seen one in person and it is definitely impressive. You just don't see any drop top 4 doors any more.

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That's because it is difficult enough to get any real rigidity with a two-door droptop platform, much less a four door with even more holes and openings in the structure. The last production 4-door convertibe in the the U.S. that I know of was the Lincoln Continental of the mid-1960's.
A new 300M convertible is coming but I believe it will be two doors, not four.
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id rather have this by west coast customs.... http://www.westcoastcustoms.com/Show...mber=3&car=300
Old 07-27-06 | 09:07 PM
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hmm, convertiblize any car 'a.......interesting, very interesting.
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The CONCEPT of the 300C drop top looks VERY impressive
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I've seen a company (don't remember who) do a Mayback convertible and a Phantom. Didn't like the Maybach but the Rolls Royce looked killer. If you want to see one hot 300C convertible coupe go to WestCoast customs website. They have converted a 300C into a 2 door convertible and a Dodge Charger into a 2 door hardtop, very good work. They even show the undersides of the work. Top quality.
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The WCC looks good
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Originally Posted by 05EX
id rather have this by west coast customs.... http://www.westcoastcustoms.com/Show...mber=3&car=300
That car isn't even a chrysler 300. From my knowledge its an older model caprice turned into a drop top chrysler 300. Beautiful work though!!!!!!! DEFINITLY NOT HATEING
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http://www.exoticmotorcars.com/luxur...asp?CarID=CR22

Get one here for only 69K. Saw it advertised in the paper the other day. I wonder who does the conversion. It says they added extra cross bracing.
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http://www.acuraworld.com/forums/sho...highlight=300c

here's another one from a while back.



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