Virgil Exner, chef styliste depuis 53, lance son " Forward Look " massivement approuvé par le public.
   On ne pouvait rêver meilleur moment pour révéler un nouveau modèle haute performance utilisant les nouvelles carrosseries New Yorker ! En fait, en août 54, l’ingénieur chef Bob Rodger avait présenté l’idée au Président Ed Quinn, enthousiasmé par le concept d’une rivale aux Corvette et T.Bird.
   L’équipe Rodger-Exner, entourée d’une poignée de fondus, présente ainsi un prototype en octobre 55, conçu sur un modèle réel et non comme habituellement sur une maquette en argile (" clay ").
   Tout fut travaillé " à la main ", comme chez l’artisan du coin..
   La C300 apparut le 10/2/55 seulement dans les vitrines, soit en milieu d’année modèle ; malgré cette arrivée tardive, ce fut un succès, conforté par les perfs sur circuit.
   Il n’y avait RIEN de concurrent, ni aux USA, ni ailleurs car elle associait la PUISSANCE et le CONFORT.
   Aller faire entrer 4 texans dans une Jaguar XK 140 ou une T.Bird.
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   This first of the letter series cars didn't actually bear a letter; it can retroactively be considered the '300A'. The 'C-' designation (later dropped) signified 'Coupe', while the 300 originally stood for the 300 horsepower (220 kW) engine. The C-300 was really a racecar sold for the road for homologation purposes, with MOPAR's most powerful engine, the 331 cubic inch (5.4 L) FirePower "Hemi" V8, fitted with twin 4-barrel carburetors, a race-profiled cam setup, solid valve lifters, and a performance exhaust system. This was the first US production car to top 300 horsepower (220 kW), and the letter series was for many years the most powerful car produced in the United States by a fair margin. The car was designed by Virgil Exner, the Chief of Design at Chrysler, and was noted for its "Forward Look" styling. The grille was taken from the Imperial of the same year, but the rest of the car did not look like an Imperial. No exterior mirrors were fitted, for reduced drag at speed. Measured at 127.58 mph (205.32 km/h) in the Flying Mile and doing well in NASCAR, the C-300 aroused a lot of interest that was not reflected in its modest sales figure of 1,725 built.
   300B from the rear1956's car was fairly similar externally--distinguished by new a new tailfin treatment, but with larger engines, two models of 354 cubic inch (5.8 L) Hemi V8 with either 340 or 355 horsepower (254 or 265 kW). Only 1,102 were sold. Performance was a little better than the previous year's, being measured at almost 140 mph (225 km/h).
   
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