Ralph Gilles salutes the Chrysler 300 with a video in which he drives the car around the track.

Chrysler 300 will end production this month, culminating in a successful 18-year run. Stellantis announced that the final example of the Hemi-powered 300C had rolled off the production line in Brampton and confirmed that 300 usually would have met the same fate before the end of 2023. The end of the big sedan is sad, especially for those who participated in the creation of the model, including the head of design. Ralph Gilles. Gilles, who has worked at Chrysler for 31 years, is now overall responsible for design at Stellantis and brought the original look of the 300’s charm in the early 2000s.

With a video of him speeding down the Chrysler 300 track, Ralph Gilles says goodbye to the car.

Ralph Gilles shared two posts on Instagram to mark the occasion, the first featuring a blurry photo of the 2005 production car and the team. Chrysler they gathered and then with something less alive and more happy. It’s one video shot of a car racing a Chrysler 300 on a track, with smoke coming out of both rear wheels as the sedan makes a long right turn. Gilles clearly shows that he is in control of the car which he completed several laps of the track.

In addition, it is known that Ralph Gilles is a car enthusiast. Just think of his car collection which shows that the Stellantis executive has a passion for cars that goes beyond his day job. Among his personal cars are aAlfa Romeo coupe d’epoca, Peugeot 205 GTI, a Lancia Delta Integrale and an elegant one Dodge Charger 1968 built by SpedKore and equipped with a 1,000 HP Hellephant V8.