Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions

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Noel and All:
I have never seen anything like what I am imagining you are describing (not  
that the "F" and "G" couldn't use some effective standing water removal  
method).  For a period of time 300Fs came with drain tubes near the lower  corners 
of the deck opening.  Mine has those, but still had rust through on  the 
gutter.  What I believe happens to these cars is water gets under the  weatherstrip 
because of inadequate w/strip adhesion.  Since the underside  is porous, it 
is a great place for the water is stay indefinitely and rust the  gutter area 
away at its heart's content.  
Despite what your restorer thinks, I don't believe the "notches" are a  
Chrysler factory modification.  For one thing, a change requiring  a significant 
die modification would be seen in other cars, and  secondly, I think styling 
would have a coronary over something like that and  would veto it!  Perhaps some 
dealer would do something for a good  customer---who knows?
I join Noel in asking if anyone else has ever seen such an  arrangement.
300ly, Gil Cunningham
 
 
In a message dated 12/15/2008 2:29:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
cpaviper@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

My  cousin's F Coupe is in the body shop getting a minor makeover in time for 
 Spring.  He crunched the right front (passenger) fender last summer, so  
that's being repaired, along with a couple other small rust areas. His comment  
was that the car, originally from CA, is remarkably solid and rust free, even  
though it's been here in Chicago for a number of years.

This car has 2  small (~3/8"?) v-shaped notches at the top of the rear body 
panel from where  the panel is visible when the trunk lid is closed. It looks 
like they're to  provide for the water to drain from around the trunk, as well 
as the  trunk-wheel drain tube, and not just sit on the flat area just outside 
the  weatherstripping.  These notches are located about 12"-15" or so 
outboard  from center. I don't recall seeing these notches on any other '60s - 300s,  
NYers, etc., and yet our restorer says that these notches look to be molded  
into the metal as it was formed.  Have any of you seen this? Did Chrysler  
manufacture two iterations of this?

Second question is that we're  having trouble locating a new chrome headlight 
bezel trim piece that goes  around the headlights. If anyone has one that 
they'd like to sell, please  contact me directly.

Thanks for your help.

Noel  Hastalis

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