The 1965 Chrysler 300L is the Best Mopar Ever Made! Last of the Letter Cars is Peak Chrysler.

This is a video of our Dad's 1965 Chrysler 300L. Fantastic car in fantastic condition. The 300L is not only the last of the Chrysler letter cars but the first of the great C-Body platform which solidified Chrysler's reputation for quality and engineering into the muscle car age. This particular L has a bunch of options including power windows, AM/FM, AC, bucket seats, console with performance gauge, and many more. Hope you enjoy the video!
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[@michaelnault5905]

Build quality was excellent for all big three makers in the mid sixties. The problem for today's enthusiast is the harsh midwest winters of the time. It gives examples like the one featured, fantastic value. Very nice!

[@doncripemc3certifiedsr.med326]

I had a 65 Newport. Sweet car.

[@johnmullins2798]

Beautiful car! I agree with the build quality on the 65s. Had a 65 Sport Fury and really enjoyed it.

[@Northweasterner]

I've got a 66' NY'er that my dad and I are restoring. The car was almost fully optioned, rear seat heater, a/c, reverb, the works. We're so excited to get it done next summer.

[@rocketresto]

65 and 66 are almost identical, 66’s are just as well made as the 65’s. 67 was the steady decline to plastic interiors, safety stuff, etc.

[@richardpare3538]

Had a '65. Great car. Wish that my brother hadn't totaled it,but because of that we got a '66 Lebaron that had everything possible in it. Incredible car.

[@glennk1931]

One beautiful automobile

[@rocketresto]

One of my favorite designs of the 60’s. Just so simple without any flare.

[@tomsmith6416]

I was fortunate enough to grow up in a '66 Pontiac Laurentian for much of my childhood. Been decade's now but I miss that car as if it was only sold yesterday. My father learned a valuable lesson that day "don't sell something when you know that something is irreplaceable"

[@williammaceri8244]

What a beautiful Chrysler 300 L series. I grew up in an all Chrysler Corporation family, so I grew up in the back seat of many different Chryslers. Thanks for an excellent review. My uncle had a 64 300, but not a Letter. It had the 383 ci, it was light blue with light blue vinyl interior. I was 10 years old in 1965, and I was already a Chrysler Gearhead. I loved the styling, especially the shape of the taillights. When the 65 was introduced it looked wildly different from the 64, and I wasn't sure how I felt about it. But when I saw the headlights under glass, that was all it took to hook me. The 65 was much bigger than the 64 model year. The overall styling was very elegant, with its sculptured side panels and great new taillights. Some say the new Elwood Engle resemble the slabside 60s Lincoln Continental, and why wouldn't it Engle had his hands in both cars. The 65s was kinda bitter sweet to me because 65 was the first year not to have push button drive, I always loved the sound they made when they were depressed. I liked the new dashboard, the way the instrument panel was kinda dome like, but I missed the full instrumentation like the Astrodome instrumentation on the 61, and 62 model years, and of course the Panelesent lighting it had. I was mesmerized by the beautiful color that seemed to be glowing. In any event, your dad's 300 L is fantastic, I can see it's perfect condition. The Chrysler Corporation brought a lot of industry firsts with its great engineering and styling. The 65 Chrysler model year had it's own unique beauty, it was different from all the other brands of its era. Have you ever noticed how the placement of those Chryslers headlights have a human like personality. All Chryslers had a way of looking up at you in a humble yet very thoughtful and bold way. It could be said that they had a cute personality. One last point, thank you for letting us hear the unique sound of the Chrysler starters from the 60s. I love that sound, nicknamed "The Highland Park Hummingbird, that really made my day. I hope you are able to enjoy the wonderful 300 L for many years to come.

[@rocketresto]

The Engle was so much cleaner than the earlier cars. The Exner to Engle transition was a little rough. The 63-64 Chryslers just don't do it for me (unless it's a Ram J or K then the engine makes up for it!).

[@Red71392]

Thanks for showcasing your dad’s car - very cool getting to learn about the earlier cars.

[@richjordan9375]

That is a beautiful car. Even though the fuselage C bodies got their hooks into me the most, the '60s cars were just so stylish.

[@rocketresto]

A lot more style from 69-73 but also a lot more plastic.

[@richjordan9375]

@@rocketresto I'm not sure I would say a lot more style; that 300L is amazing! Its just '69 - '72 C-bodies (and Plymouth over Chrysler over Dodge, except for the '69 Monaco) is more 'my' style. The mid '60s cars are still gorgeous and where a fuselage car I take in all at once, the older ones I keep moving around them and seeing all the little details that add up.

[@stevenfromer3816]

Wow what a gorgeous automobile.

[@richardkietzman9281]

I love those boats!

[@richardbates2367]

Tyler's neighborhood garage used to have a dark blue 66 Chrysler 300 he put a motor back into, but it was one of my favorite cars I've seen on KZbin and the 65-66 300 and the 79 Chrysler Cordoba 300 are some of my favorite cars

[@noberet]

So cool! Thank you!

[@troyandog8749]

A beauty! I own a 1964 Imperial Crown Coupe in Rosewood color.

[@rocketresto]

Beautiful color

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

Awesome automobile, the gentleman's muscle car 👍

[@rocketresto]

It drives great.

[@2006gtobob]

My dad's favorite car was his 1967 Chrysler New Yorker coupe with the 375hp 440. I believe it is based on this chassis. (Edit) I truly believe that the peak years for GM and Chrysler was 1965-1968 as far as quality inside and out is concerned.

[@Ross046]

Love 300's. Personally I favor the '57/'58's and Cross Ram's but they are all so cool.

[@rocketresto]

Have had a few cross rams and they are super neat. Know the 4 bbl can be a little boring but it’s a lot easier to work on!

[@bigwrenchtech]

Oh epic, super nice car!!!

[@rocketresto]

Love the 300L, owned a few over the years and they drive so nice.

[@125southernnh2]

Lovely machine. Brakes are a bit sketchy at high speeds but the sound of that wedge is heavenly.

[@gene978]

My Grandfather owned this as one of his last cars. At one point I got to drive it and was floored at how wonderful it drove. Smooth, Quiet, Classy! Even the Cheapest NewPort benefitted from this beautiful design and that Dash!

[@rocketresto]

@gene978 could you please contact me? My Dad owns the car and would love to hear from you. Rocketresto.com

[@glenbo2464]

My 2 favorite cars are a 65 Chrysler and a 68 Dart !

[@stephenholland5930]

Digging your Dad's 300L. Thanks for showing it.

[@rocketresto]

Thanks!

[@geebopbaluba1591]

There’s a very nice 72 station wagon for sale in my area that’s in my area for 5K and it’s really similar to your dad’s car. I personally can’t afford these cars but they sure had the look!

[@Pvt.Parts13]

the middle one on the dash is where it shows the selected gear on column shift automatic like new yorker and newport.

[@timothymabry6663]

I own a 1966 300 and you are correct, these are very well built cars. I've always wanted a RR but it never happened and now they are out of reach for me. So I bought my 300 and I love it. Where else can you buy a decent 2 door big block Mopar for 10 grand? FYI: that blank in the center of the cluster is for the PRDL21 on column shift cars. I added temp and oil pressure gauges. I agree, they should have been standard.

[@reganjames3520]

Beautiful Color combo

[@sirrex9982]

very nice my dad had a 67 newport convertible it was a great car i loved it always wished i would inhereit it but sadly we had to sell it to pay off some of my dads medical bills

[@rocketresto]

Those are great cars.

[@nomebear]

Parents of my friend owned two '65 Chryslers. The HVAC could be numbing cold.

[@rocketresto]

R12 worked great!

[@steves9905]

I was a teenage lot boy in the mid/late 70's, including Aurora C/P in North Seattle among others and I got to drive these cars when they were 2nd and 3rd owner. Even as a kid, I was amazed about the quality of the pre-fuselage full size cars...69 and later just felt cheap. Chrysler really had it going in the mid 60's...the L may have been de-contented but it was already a pretty high bar to start with.

[@rocketresto]

Absolutely. I’ve always thought owning a dealer in the 60’s and 70’s would have been the coolest business of all time. By the late 70’s the fun was all over.

[@PecanRanch]

Mount your electronic ignition box on the firewall, it’s going to get too hot where it is currently mounted. Nice car.

[@rocketresto]

Have literally sold hundreds of those ECU brackets and never had a problem.

[@gregmckinney7178]

Sleek and Sweet !!!!!

[@robrobster9148]

Beautiful car. I think the Buicks from that era were even better. What do you think?

[@rocketresto]

Obviously biased but think Chrysler was top dog in the category in 1965.

[@kenjohnson3641]

Sweet ride i bet it floats when its driven

[@mikek5298]

And what is wrong with that? Why do we need cars that rattle your teeth with their “European” suspension tuning? Why does every car need to run laps at the Nurnburgring? Too bad you were not even alive when American cars were comfortable, quiet, smooth, and spacious unlike the shit we have today.

[@kenjohnson3641]

@@mikek5298 you misunderstand me floating to me is a good thing i had a cordova that floated as it drove was so nice a ride so relax i hate European cars i love big muscles cars i think the 300 is a beauty im 58 alive for most the cars i love

[@rocketresto]

With a sway bar and heavier duty torsion bars these have a nice compromise between ride and handling. Will never be mistaken for a bmw but they can hold their own in corners.

[@Mistertudball]

My very first car just out of high school was a used 66 Chrysler Newport in that same color. Mine was a 4-door hardtop and gave me years of trouble-free driving before I stupidly traded it in for a Toyota with A/C. Great driving car.

[@Htfsik]

My first was a ‘66 Newport sedan in white with red vinyl interior. I owned it 10 years and put a bit over 100,000 miles on it. I agree with you. Wonderful driver, not a lot of repairs. .

[@richardbates2367]

Good example of the non reflection interior and redesign issues with safety standards for 1968 so the 64-66/67 Chrysler imperial cars are also very detailed neat cars but unfortunately are valuable because an enormous variety of them ended up getting demo derbyeed but they are built like a iron tank so they hit extremely hard they are definitely a hard hitter in the derby circuit...

[@rocketresto]

The chrome can blind you pretty easily.

[@RANCHIN21]

I have a non-letter 300 that’s well optioned. It’s not restored like your dad’s, more of a survivor quality car, but still really nice driving car.

[@rocketresto]

All the 65 Chryslers were quality cars

[@RANCHIN21]

@@rocketresto the one I have is my first c-body. Definitely worth fixing up.

[@coyleatkinson]

first year of the Elwood Engel design

[@rocketresto]

He had a lot of influence with the 63-64 Chryslers as well but those were very much an update of the Exner 62 Chryslers, same basic chassis. 1965 was his first clean sheet design.

[@bdawg3927]

Wow what do you think thats worth?

[@12Georgia83]

👍🏼

[@Htfsik]

Impressive car. If you ever want to sell….😁

[@rocketresto]

It's such a good car.

[@Htfsik]

I’m sure it is. My first car was a ‘66 Newport. Great road car, but of course it had the 383 two barrel. The front and rear clip of all the ‘65 models were more attractive than the ‘66 in my opinion. So as I said, if you ever want to sell I’d be interested.

[@rocketresto]

@@Htfsikmy Dad just bought a road runner and is thinking about selling it, could you send me an email? Tom at rocket resto dot com

[@jamesmyers9285]

I hate to see the Iconic Chrysler/Dodge brands being destroyed by another foreign company (Stellantis).

[@rocketresto]

It’s not looking good is it?