'60 radio delete plate

["Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxx>]

The '60 radio delete plate has the "Chrysler" script cast into it; it is not separate script. Have never seen a '61 or '62 delete plate so can't comment there. A picture of the radio delete on my 300F Special is on the club page: http://www.chrysler300club.com/stories/graefen/GT300F.html as the fifth picture down. Although it is black and white, I assure you the script is chrome with the rest of the plate.

Gold plating can be done on an otherwise chrome part by use of a mask. After the entire part is chromed, the mask is applied over all areas that are not to become gold and then dipped in the gold tank. This was done with the forwardlook emblems on the '57 DeSoto Adventurer for example.

Wayne


Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:54:16 +1200
From: "David Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxx>
Subject: '60 radio delete plate

Having now't better to do on a wet 'n windy winter's day, this 'puzzle' that has been bugging me came to the fore, and I just know that someone will have the answer......
I have a '60 Chrysler radio delete plate, # 2080008. My '60/''61 parts books both list this number. My '62 book says # 2162145.
My plate is all chrome,including the Chrysler script.
Another I have seen, described as for '60-'62 Chryslers had the Chrysler script in gold. It looked exactly similar, save the gold script.
Was this the '62 delete plate ? Did they all have the Chrysler script in gold, and mine has simply been 'polished off' ?
How was the script, which was obviously part of the casting, be gold, and the rest chromed?
Thanks folks........
Dave.



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