RE: [Chrysler300] Re: OEM vs. Glo-Brite

["John L. Chesnutt" <chesnutt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Wayne and others,

I agree with Wayne Graefen, the Glo-Brite "CY3" and "CY4" tail light lenses
are excellent quality. As many of us old timers remember, in 1977, our 300
Club, Int'l obtained a large supply of the Glo-Brite lenses and offered them
to members of both 300 Clubs for $6.00 each. I still have mine that are
wrapped in Chicago Tribune newspaper, dated Feb. 2, 1977.

Our 300C still has the original Chrysler lenses -"CHRCH".

I would like to thank Wayne Graefen for the wonderful "'57 Chrysler 300C
Handbook" he published in October, 1995(Our copy). Every 300C owner should
have one.

John Chesnutt - 300C owner since July, 1958. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Wayne Graefen
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:49 AM
To: Ron Waters
Cc: Intl 300
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Re: OEM vs. Glo-Brite

Glo-Brite was not an OEM assembly line supplier.  All the cars left the
factory with "CHRCH" tail lamp lenses in them in '57 which had been supplied
by Auto-Lite.  

A few years later (I have no idea how many years) Mopar parts started
carrying the Glo-Brites in their packaging as replacements.  

For judging purposes any '57 Chrysler should have "CHRCH" lenses in it in my
opinion and I have stated so in my C Handbook from its inception, however I
will defer to the opinion of the Head Judge, Gil Cunningham, should he
differ.

Wayne G


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ron Waters 
To: Wayne Graefen 
Cc: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Re: OEM vs. Glo-Brite



>They said the '57 Chrysler was the ONLY Chrysler specific tail lens they 
>had ever made though they had made numerous Plymouth and Dodge lenses. 
>Part of the reason they made it was that the factory supply of OEM lenses 
>from Auto-Lite was fairly quickly used up by Mopar service parts and they 
>were asked to supply Mopar and they did.  This is why you will find 
>Glo-Brite "CY-3" and "CY-4" lenses in Mopar boxes with Mopar packaging.

So based on this information, it sounds like Glo-Brite was a vendor for 
Chrysler and the CY-3/4 lenses would/should be considered OEM correct even 
by the club's concours standards. Any thoughts ?

Ron 


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