Re: [Chrysler300] Special Stockton 300 Replacement Wheels

[cotejohnr@xxxxxxx]

Hi to all,

  I don't know the backside of the F wheelcover as I don't own one, but 
if it is essentially the same as my  14 inch '61 NY (with 14 X 6.5 inch 
size wheel) wheelcover,   there are gaps in the springy thingys around 
the backside of the wheelcover so that the anti-rotation"nubs"  ( 
protuberances near the rim ) on the wheel fit into those gaps.

I think that if the F  stock wheel (and other 14 inch Letter wheels) 
have these "nubs" and that the stock letter wheelcovers have these 
openings or gaps, then the new 14 X 7 inch wheels might better have 
these nubs.  Without them and if there is wheelcover rotation,  (that 
DOES happen) , you may run the risk of bending the valve stem leading 
to ?    Or,  if unchecked and lodged against a bending valve stem could 
our rare wheelcovers start flying?

Chrysler put the "anti-rotation nubs"  on for a reason.  If all the 
Letter cars don't have any nubs, then all is well.   Just bringing this 
up for discussion before its too late.

John R. Cote
CT.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Chrysler 300 Club <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bob Jasinski <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:04:33 -0400
Subject: [Chrysler300] Special Stockton 300 Replacement Wheels

   Hi to all,

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING THE STOCKTON WHEEL PROJECT.

I want to thank all of you who have participated in this project. I have
your names, ranks and serial numbers. We have plenty of 14 inch pre 
orders
and minimal 15 inch pre orders. The 15 inch guys are chomping at the bit
though.

Special thanks to the "G" guys who have brought all the samples and also
there will be someone driving their "G" to Stockton to try on a wheel.

My "F" wheel just got delivered and there will be an "F" hubcap brought 
over
in addition to the 1960 Chrysler regular hubcap that I sent.

WE NEED SOMEONE TO DRIVE AN "F" OVER TO STOCKTON once he has made up a
prototype.

We are losing some good will with my contact @ Stockton who has been 
most
cooperative since he has gotten 40 phone calls directly from various 
people
and some of us have "spun his wheels".

Got to straighten some things out:

1. These wheels are at a special price including powder coating. $85 
for 14
inch and $105 for 15inch.

2. Regarding the 15 inch wheels, he had made them for someone before and
they are readily available for $135 each. We must pre order 24 wheels 
to get
the special price. So far we have 4 from Jeff Gretz - with interest 
from Ed
Jasinski and from Tony Bevacqua. There may be more.

3. These wheels are an OEM replacement that is made to modern standards 
(AND
ARE STRONGER) and will support radials, in addition to bias ply, and 
will
accommodate discs as well as drum brakes. Forgive me if I construed 
that as
meaning "racing" wheels. I also would have considered the original 300
wheels as racing wheels. Nuf Said!

4. How about having the C-D-E-H-J & L owners wait until the "F" 14inch
wheels are prototyped and tried on a "F" and the "G" 15 inch wheels are
tried onto a "G" and then see if they fit the rest of the alphabet.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Tony


> From: Bob Jasinski <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:30:27 -0700
> To: 'Tony Rinaldi' <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Special Stockton 300 Racing Wheels
>
> Tony,
>
> I just wanted to touch base with you on a couple of things regarding 
the 15"
> wheel for the G and others. I spoke with Frank at Stockton wheel 
today, and
> he said that James McMullen dropped a 15" wheel by yesterday, but 
there was
> some confusion as to whet the wheel was actually off of.  I took some 
photos
> of my G wheel and forwarded it to Frank to compare it with what James
> dropped off.  During my conversation with Frank, he indicated to me 
that the
> new wheels would not have cooling slots.  I was a bit surprised about 
this,
> and hope that after he sees my photos of the cover and the wheel he 
will
> have a better understanding of the importance of brake cooling on 
these
> cars. He confirmed the $105.00 price, but also told me that he 
planned on
> stocking the wheel and the price would not necessarily go up, unless 
steel
> prices went up.  Also, I am not sure why you are calling this a 
Chrysler
> "racing wheel".  Is this just a way to describe the project, or is 
there
> another reason you chose to call it that?
>
> Bob J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Tony Rinaldi
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:51 AM
> To: Chrysler 300 Club
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Special Stockton 300 Racing Wheels
>
> Hi to all,
>
> Forgot to tell you all that after these special runs of 14" and 15" 
300
> racing wheels (at a special price) Stockton will continue to make and 
stock
> them at an increased price.
>
> Now is the time to step up and save.
>
> Similar to the Coker run that we arranged for the 235/75R14 WWW and 
1" WW
> radials. Those of us who stepped up to the plate and committed 
interest
> bought them at a significant savings and we got rid of our smaller 
225 tires
> or the older bias ply tires.
>
> Tony
>
>
>
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