The 1963 Chrysler 300 is a great example of how change happens slowly at a big car company. This isn’t the car the company’s chief designer wanted to build, but it’s the car that started to show his influence.
In this edition of Automotive Revolution, Rick DeBruhl takes a look at a 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter, a car in which the concept was to combine luxury and performance.
The Chrysler Pace Setter Series commemorated the use of a Chrysler 300 as the Pace Car for the 47th Annual Indianapolis 500 in 1963. This was the first time a 300 series car would pace the Indianapolis 500, and the fifth time Chrysler would do it since 1926. A total of 1,861 Pace Setter convertibles were built, most of which were painted Pace Car Blue with a base price of $4, 129.
Be sure to see this rare beauty at the Martin Auto Museum.