Hey everyone !!! Wow, I should have figured there would be a forum for the Crossfire owners !!! WICKED !!! . . .

I NEVER thought I would own a Crossfire . . .however a trip to Vancouver island in July 2006 changed all that ! It was a 2004 Alabaster White Limited Coupe, 6 speed, sitting on the dealers lot - calling my name . . . alas, it was not to be, as it was Sunday and the dealership was closed !!! ARRGGHHH . . . no window sticker and only a price listed on the windshield - not to mention about 1/2" of GRIME all over the car - obviously it had been there for a while !!!

Fate is a funny thing though . . . I was back on Vancouver Island at the beginning of September, part work, part car show further up the island. Well, there was the car, still sitting there, Friday afternoon - and me done with work, heading north . . . so I go and talk to the salesman standing outside - he was a lucky man that day ! . . . it is a 2004 model, still NEW - never sold ! . . . hmmm . . . ok, go for test drive - only second time in a Crossfire ! . . . fun with the 6 speed !!! But alas, I leave for my friends up island . . . Saturday is salmon fishing early in am and car show from 9 am to 4 pm (Mopar show !!) . . . decide to head back to the Crossfire and make the deal !!!

Course I could not take the car immediately, as I was in my company car (2006 Magnum R/T, HEMI, All Wheel Drive - LOVE IT !) . . . had to wait TWO more weeks to fly in and then drive 1,000 km back to home !!! WAHOO !!! . . .

Have taken the Crossfire on a trip to Van Nuys last year for the Spring Fling car show - including the Day at the Track @ Willow Springs !! What a blast to drive a "sports car" around the race course, getting instruction and learning how to drive it !!!

Nothing done to modify the car, except changing out the seats and door panels for the Cedar color units !!! Looking forward to more information and such . . . thanks for letting me ramble !!!

Mark
A12rag

PS - Pics of my Crossfire and 1970 Convertible that restored and sold 6 years later for the Crossfire . . .

 

welcome to the forum ... glad you found us !!!

 

The next best thing to finding a Crossfire is finding this forum. I am addicted to this site as much as I am addicted to the car. I am on here all the time when I am at home. Congratulations and welcome here.

 

Welcome, Mark!
This forum is THE place to be; great people & answers to darn near anything Xfire related you could think of PLUS great calendars, but that's another thread!

 

Thanks everyone ! Yeah . . . I checked out the calenders !!! Looks like I am gonna be a bit poorer . . .

 

oooo share your track experience, and nice two tone there.

 

Welcome and real nice Crossfire!

 

Hey Itsallu . . . thanks for the kind words ! The track experience was what sold me on going back to the car show last year. I have been going down to it for the last 8 years ! Was not really going to go, but then found out that there was a "Day at the Track" in your OWN car on the Thursday before the car show ! . . . was great ride down - 1,600 miles ONE WAY !!! What a ride - and CHEAP on fuel too ! I spent total round trip of $250.00 on fuel - for 3,200 miles !!! . . .

Headed to Willow Springs - from Redondo Beach . . . . did the early morning drivers meeting and then about 45min class room instruction . . . broke into three groups : 1) rookies, 2) Intermediate Experience, 3) Experienced . . . was on the track with NEW cars and OLD cars !!! Each group rotated thru the 2.5 mile course for about 20 - 30 minutes . . . learning the car and the track, entering, apexing and exiting corners !! During lunchtime there were some "low speed" drive alongs with experienced drivers or having a passenger in your own car !

I would say I got much more confident with driving the Crossfire - fast ! Seeing how it handles and my abilities to handle the car. From the beginning of the day, to the end of the day, I was approximately going 30 - 40 mph faster around the track !!!

Gotta remember, I still had another 1600 miles to drive back north to home ! About the only thing I could see on the car, was having some front rubber scrubbed off the front tires !!

For those that get the chance, I would HIGHLY recommend doing something like this - especially in your OWN car ! WAY FUN !!!

Can check out the link for the Spring Fling in Van Nuys, California.

Mark
A12Rag

http://www.cpwclub.com/springfling.html#anchor829771

 

Congrat on your new ride! Did you buy the interior on Ebay about 8 weeks ago?

 

Hey guys . . .just a note . . . one pic shows my car with ONE door panel and ONE seat installed. I kind of thought it would be interesting to have a picture of the process of changing the interior. I got the seats and door panels of the internet . . .

Mark
A12rag

 

Hey RMADERMAN . . . ummm, I got the door panels about 8 or 10 weeks ago off ebay . . . then found the seats on another website . . . from a wrecked '04 with Cedar interior. . .

 

a12rag, welcome to the forum. Nice choice in outside and interior colors.
Do you remember what the total production #'s were for the Hurst Chrysler 300?
And I assume your's was a clone.

 

Fireamx . . . 300HURST production (hardtops) were rumored to be APPROX. 585 - 600 pieces. There was ONE ragtop built for promotion purposes . . . then supposedly an employee at HURST Industries liked it so much, he bought a 1970 300 Ragtop and the pieces from HURST to change it over to a HURST convertible. I have seen 2 other convertibles - each was cloned. I built my convertible from a "real" 1970 300 convertible, 375 hp 440 V8, pwr wdw, pwr seat, tilt/tele steering with rimblow, console auto . . . was definetly a fun car !

Mark
A12rag

 

OH . . .check out my gallery. I added pics of Linda Vaughn in the REAL 1970 Chrysler 300HURST ragtop . . .

Mark
A12rag

 

I bought a set a gray/black and a set of the cedar door pads the same time frame from LQ on ebay. The g/b were $124 and the cedar I believe were $149. LQ had several of the cedar seats, but they went for $500 ish. I also tried to buy the cedar center console, but was outbid at the last second. I put the Cedar door pads in my daughters and the contrast is very nice as is yours.

 

Yes, the contrast is awesome ! The car looks KILLER !!! I got my door panels from LKQ for $289 for the set. But I missed out on the seats. I got my pair from a wrecker somewhere down south for $600 for the pair. . . did not opt to do the center console or rest of the dash . . .

 

Nice convertible and nice Crossfire you've got there ! Welcome to the forum.
Looks like the guy in the 300 probably had a stiff neck trying to see what was on the trunk.
Check out my Applefest thread in the "Car Show" section there was a pretty nice 300Hurst there.

 

Looks like it was a great day for the Applefest show ! Nice looking HURST . . . I still have a soft spot for those big ole machines !!! I did have THREE Hardtops at one time, that is where I got the parts for making the convertible - one of the cars donated. I was originally going to make it a monster stroker motor with a 4speed (with the big HURST shifter) . . . . but time and $$$$ kept me from it, then I found the 300 convertible for cheap . . . one thing led to another. Still kinda wish I had that car . . . but the Crossfire certainly makes up for not having the ragtop ! Course wind in the face kinda driving is nice - never know, maybe a low mile Crossfire ragtop ??? hmmmmmm. . . .

Mark
A12Rag

 

Congratulations and welcome to our forum. Love the interior!