RE: [Chrysler300] 300 F Stone Guards

[christopher beilby <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A thought ? - 300s having the small rear stone/stainless guards on their rear wheel arches that were not factory fitted, could be as simple as early owners noticing that that spot/area was the first to get stone chips that would ruin theirnew car look, and then either the Dealer volunteering to fit them, or else the owner asking what is a simple fix/preventative??

 

300Cs had them as Factory option - my 2 California delivery 300Cs both having them on Factory micofish - so by the time 300F and Gs came around, these little stainless stone shields would have been well known to 300 owners/Dealers !??

 

And re other non normal 300 stainless, sill moulds etc? - many new car Dealers love selling buyers extra cost items, plus some owners always want their new car to have more bling/who ha than others ??  That before Car Companies often realese sort of limited production models with extras included - either to increae sales, or move slow sellers faster?  (Like how many 300s today have 2 rear view fender mirrors versus what they came with originally?)

 

Christopher in Australia

 

 


To: pennsy300@xxxxxxx; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: lettercars@xxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:56:28 -0400
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300 F Stone Guards

  



Terry and All:
Finally sorted through all my 1960 Chrysler information looking again for 
the answer as to why it seems some 300Fs came with the Stone Guards/Sill 
Moldings. I personally have two cars with the extra trim. My black fully 
optioned hardtop has not only the sill and stone shield trim, but also the 
full wheel opening trim, front and rear. The red hardtop has just the sill 
and stone shield moldings. In looking at all the information, it is clear 
that the 300F was NOT intended to have any of this extra trim. There are 
only 2 accessory codes that even mention moldings in 1960, and they are for 
Windsor only. #304 Decor Group includes the sill molding, stone shields, 
and wheelcovers. Code 414 is just the stone shields and sill trim, Windsor 
only. From what I can tell, the 1960 Windsor came standard with none of the 
above trim, the Saratoga came standard with the sill and stone shield 
trim, and the New Yorker came standard with all four wheel opening trim plus 
the sill and stone shield as well.
So, in essence, I don't know! It is a little hard to believe that all the 
examples were dealer installed, and we do know that some buyers with "pull" 
probably could get some special "service"---wink, wink. I do know my 
black car had the moldings on it when I first saw it in Detroit about 1966/67. 
The microfilm has nothing strange on it except for the 99 code special 
tires, and the 888 white interior. So, that is about it. Does anyone out 
there have a 300F with those "not available" moldings with enough knowledge 
of its history to be able to certify it came that way from the factory or 
that the moldings were dealer installed?
Well, how is that for a lot of talk and no conclusion?
300ly, Gil C.


In a message dated 4/20/2010 10:06:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
pennsy300@xxxxxxx writes:

Does anyone know whether the stone guards at the front of the rear wheel 
cutouts on the 300 F were factory or dealer? Some cars have them, many 
don't, and I can't find any info as to where they came from. McTaggart

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