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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy the time we can spend together.
I want to again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. It's a new week. Guys you get rested up over the weekend? Get you a cup of coffee. No hot chocolate today, it's too nice out there. Bottle of water, glass iced tea, let's see what's happening.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat, I called Chandel myself $5.46 14 Pros spring wheat. Guys 550lb steer calf, I'll even up it to 570lb steer calf, $4.70 a pound. Are you kidding me? They're going up again. Butcher hog in Iowa 59ยข a pound and a 100lb fat lamb in Billings $2.42, but guys there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:Yes, sir. It's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday, the day we look at horsepower one Monday at a time.
OK Solberg:So what's it gonna be boys? What's it gonna be today? Well, will it be the Volkswagen Beetle or the Chevy Monza? Well, could be the Ford Pinto or the AMC Pacer. Oh, that'd make you happy. You know, there's a ton to select from. It could be the Plymouth Valiant or how about the Ford Falcon? Now there you're talking. Wait. Wait.
OK Solberg:Oh, I got it. The Chevy Vega. No. Let's not get too hasty in our decision. Let's take some time to look at a bible verse and let things settle in a bit. As our mouths water as we decide which car to select, a bible verse does come to mind.
OK Solberg:For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life is not of the father but is of the world, 1st John 2:16 Yeah. I get the point. Life shouldn't consist of material possessions. In fact, I believe it was a man named Jesus that said in Luke 12:15 Take care and be on your guard against covetousness for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
OK Solberg:Okay. Now I got it. I get it. The one with the most Tories doesn't win. Yeah. We still need to get from one place to another, don't we? And it's good to remember what was. So I think we can safely navigate the waters and not be too covetous and just do a little window shopping in the rearview mirror. As we took time to ponder, did you hit upon the one that tickled your fancy?
OK Solberg:Which car? Was it the Volkswagen Beetle? Well, I could tell you about two renegades that tried to rob a bank in Hinsdale, Montana, and they were using a Volkswagen Beetle as their getaway car. No. It's not gonna be that.
OK Solberg:Now, guys, I kept you in suspense for a good reason, for I know and I knew where I was going from the start. Today we'll look at a car your dentist could drive. Dentist works on the teeth. Today we're gonna look at a car your dentist could drive and still outrun most muscle cars on the highway back in the day. Today it's a Chrysler 300 Hurst.
OK Solberg:The 300 Hurst started appearing at selected Chrysler dealerships in February 1970. Apparently, as a total surprise for those dealers, they didn't even know they were coming. This diamond of a car came with a 440 TNT V8 engine. 440 raw cubic inches of power and TNT didn't just stand for dynamite. The 440 TNT engine by Chrysler stood for, listen, this is true, total nuclear thrust.
OK Solberg:Not bad for a car the doctor or the dentist could drive to work. Now guys, do you remember any of them out there? Was that car in Malta? Jay, Joe, anyone? After these special Chrysler 300 Hurst models were manufactured and fitted at Hurst factory, they were shipped back to Chrysler Jefferson assembly plant for final inspection.
OK Solberg:Now once they passed inspection, the cars were shipped to the Chrysler dealerships. The Chrysler 300 Hurst edition models made their public debut at the Chicago Auto Fair from February 21 to March 1st 1970. Yes, sir. The 1970 Chrysler 300 Hearst edition were huge vehicles, huge. They were a boat, looked like a boat, a 124 inch wheelbase.
OK Solberg:Automotive historians have reported that only 650 of these limited edition models were produced and only one convertible was built. All the rest of the cars were two door coupes and the sticker price, listen, $4,234. Now realize a dentist or a doctor could shell out this kind of cash while the rest of the world is paying like 2,800 for a Chevy Chevelle or $2,812 for a Ford Torino. Even the Chevy Caprice in 1970 would cost you $3,400. So the Chrysler 1970 300 Hurst edition at 4,234 made the dentist and the doctor say, hey, looky here.
OK Solberg:See what I'm driving? This car gave you something that's lacking today. It gave you a luxury first and brute force second. No need to advertise either one. It was fast because it could be not because it needed attention.
OK Solberg:You know guys I think Ezzy Ereaux would have liked one. Maybe he had one, I don't know. But here's what I do know, it was a dentist's car that could run a 130 miles per hour all day long. I'll close with this, the 1970 Chrysler 300 hearse model were not just for Doctors and Dentists, the car here was also known in the circle as listen dun dun dun dun dun, the Banker's hot rod.
OK Solberg:So until next time as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.