Re: [Chrysler300] Rebodying Anyone

["JERRY LINDSAY" <jerrylindsay.300h@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Club members,
                      As many of you know I purchased a 62 300H from Texas 
that was on ebay but never sold. He was going to part it out and we came to 
an agreement on pricing and I purchased with the intent of using the frame 
from a 62 sport's 300 coupe i purcheds from Ken Smith.  My question is if I 
make the switch, Will it still be a "H" ??.

Jerry Lindsay
Seminole, Fl
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To: <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <moparpjf@xxxxxxx>; 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 10:39 AM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Rebodying Anyone


> True confessions time-
> I put a windshield from some other 57 Chrysler in my C, since the original 
> was broken.  Is my car still legit?
> I also used 55 Windsor doors on my C300 restoration back in the 90's.
> I know the current owner is happier with them than he would have been with 
> the originals plus a gallon of bondo.
>
> I think as long as there is disclosure, it is then up to the individual.
> With today's prices, finding a nice southwestern Windsor or Saratoga 2dr 
> to drop onto this frame, coupled to some 57-59 front sheet metal, a 150 
> mph speedo off of ebay, interior and emblems from Goers and/or Chryslers 
> at Carlisle this summer, and you may have the least expensive way to have 
> your own 300C, if you really wanted one and couldn't afford it any other 
> way.
>
> I say good for the person who gets into the hobby this way, but I say 'No 
> way' to the speculator who tries to represent it as the original deal with 
> a restamped data plate and 392 from a New Yorker or Imperial.
>
> Look at the Year One and other catalogs selling repro sheetmetal for A, B, 
> and E bodies, not to mention how many places there are to get GM and 
> Mustang stuff.  The muscle car industry does not seem to have a problem 
> with non original sheet metal if BJ auctions are any indication.
>
> I just saw a car show on Spike (can't remember which show) where they 
> featured a 69 Camaro that was brand new- all new 
> body/bumper/frame/suspension, the works.  You can sit in your living room 
> with a VISA card (not mine) and order a whole car!
>
> I personally would think better of the car in question if it had a rust 
> free original 57 Windsor body on the frame rather than a 50% original 300 
> body with 300 ft of MIG welding wire piecing together 100 different patch 
> panels hand formed from late model stop signs and beer cans.  At least the 
> whole car would be made out of metal that was stamped in 1957 by Chrysler 
> Corporation.
> If you can swap out a door, hood, trunk lid, floor pan, quarter panels, 
> etc. on the way to your resto, I don't see why you shouldn't allow a whole 
> dog house swap.
>
> Like most things in this hobby, to each his/her own, I guess.
>
> John
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of John Lyons
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:47 AM
> To: moparpjf@xxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Rebodying Anyone
>
> Pete and all,
>
> I just received my May issue of Sports Car Market.  In the issue, there is 
> a
> blurb about a '50's era Maserati 300S with a note that none of the sheet
> metal (in the opinion of the author) is original to the car.  The car sold
> just south of 2 million.  I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> As a buyer, I would not be interested in owning one...BUT what constitutes
> 'crossing the line'???  Switching vin and data plates???  A complete
> rebody????  Extensive use of donor panels????  I certainly don't have an
> answer but have debated the issue many times with friends and fellow
> enthusiasts.  I had an old boss that would describe it as varying shades 
> of
> grey.
>
> The seller of the C chassis has tried several times listing it to no 
> avail.
> I think the title and tags are new to this listing although I might be
> mistaken on that point.
>
> Other hobbies have some oversight (such as coin collecting)....there 
> doesn't
> seem to be that general oversight body in automobiles.  Maybe there is a
> market opportunity there.
>
> JL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of moparpjf@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:57 AM
> To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Rebodying Anyone
>
> Hi Group:
>
>    I know we have had our discussions about whether or  to what extent
> rebodying our cars is acceptable, but for those of you who might  want to 
> go
> tot the extreme, I refer you to E-Bay auction # 8053357648, where you 
> will
> find a 300-C chassis for sale, together with the title and the VIN plate,
> and little more.
>
>    Assuming these are all legit - is it still a  C???
>
> Pete Fitch
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