The Chrysler 300 was considered the businessman's muscle car when it arrived in 1955 with a blend of style and rear-wheel-drive performance flowing from the early Hemi V-8 engine.
Chrysler went back to that formula nearly 50 years later with a reimagined descendant that became a pop culture icon and rejuvenated the company's image. The automaker sought to create a cool but affordable car that was "unabashedly Am- erican," recalled Stellantis design chief Ralph Gilles, who was design director for the 300 that debuted in 2004.
The 300's run comes to an end in December, when production concludes so Ontario's Brampton Assembly Plant can be retooled for electric vehicles. A relic of the DaimlerChrysler era, the 300 was the lead vehicle on the LX platform that also underpinned the Dodge Charger and the short-lived Dodge Magnum.