Re: [Chrysler300] Rebodying Anyone

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

Club Members,
                      Now you're going to see how dumb i really am. I was/am 
under the impression that the frame in a 62' 300 came in (2) pieces, front 
and rear. I was going to use the 'front" section if needed. As the owner 
worked at a Chrysler dealership in Houston, Texas, he has replacement drums, 
"H" tousion bars, bushing, etc to complete the repairs. Now , why he didn't 
I don't know. If anyone knows where Marvin Clark from the Houston area is, 
please let me know. I'm trying to save a "H" coupe. I'm not changing vin 
numbers or in fact touching them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JERRY LINDSAY" <jerrylindsay.300h@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <john_nowosacki@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
<moparpjf@xxxxxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Rebodying Anyone


> 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
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <john_nowosacki@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <moparpjf@xxxxxxx>;
> <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 10:39 AM
> Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Rebodying Anyone
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>> 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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