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The Chrysler Corporation was founded in 1925. In 1928, Chrysler expanded, he established Plymouth and DeSoto brands and also acquired Fargo Trucks and Dodge Brothers Motors and started selling vehicles under those names. The 2 door Hardtop or Convertible 300 'letter' series cars date back to 1955 and were the ultimate in Chrysler performance. From 1962, as well as the high performance 300 letter series the Chrysler 300 Sport Series was introduced, (2 and 4 door hardtop and convertible). Externally there was little difference between, except for a 300H badge on the driver's side of the trunk of the 300H. Under the hood of the 300H, it got the 4 barrel 413 cu in V8, the 300 Sport got the 383 cu in B engine. The letter series cars were discontinued in 1966 but the 300 continued on until 1971 Other Chryslers available in 1962 were; The base model was still the Newport, The upmarket model was the New Yorker, The long wheelbase models, the Imperial Crown, Custom and Lebaron.