"With the product cycles at Chrysler, I should have guessed," said Tom Gale jokingly, when asked whether he ever imagined that the Chrysler 300 would finally end production this month, almost 20 years after its February 2004 launch. He paused a moment, then continued. "You don't normally think something would go that long," he said quietly, "but it was really gratifying. And maybe it's just me being partial, but the car still looks good."