In noting the discourse on possible faked F converts , remember there is a heavy stuctural channel maybe 5/16 " thick steel inside the rocker panel only on convert unit bodies . I cannot see , realistically how one could fake that --and if you tried to, pretty obvious . Without it car may break in half . I have see F converts with no outerv rocker at all left ( bondo and sheetmetal ) but that reinforcement is in good shape . Maybe not at ends . A sure way to tell . In fact non converts with rusted rockers are at risk . Repair of unit body in that area must be structural not just cosmetic . This is real .. I had 62 polara 500 break in half , had been "repaired" for rust. Did not look too bad either . On Jun 5, 2015, at 9:51 PM, "John Lazenby french_fryguy@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]"< Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My longtime friend and 300 Club Inc. member, Ken Brody, probably restores more Facel Vegas than anyone in the country. That all started some years ago when I had a call from a local owner looking for someone to work on one of his and I said Ken is your guy. These days Ken is so busy restoring FVs it is hard for me to get him to assist on some of my projects.
Although not correct for a C300 or 300B it does look pretty cool.
John Lazenby
For those of you that have not seen this: In the early 80’s, I had a young neighbor who was attending Dental College. In the summer, he worked very hard at his dad’s house “building” GTO’s. It helped that his Dad owned a large salvage yard and made arrangements for the correct engines, trim etc for him. I used to stop by and chat with him when I came home for lunch. I’d sometimes see a wrecked Grand Prix in the front yard along with a smaller Pontiac. He said it was tough getting the correct rivet setting tool to make sure the rivets on the VIN plate were correct. He said he cleared about $10,000 (80’s dollars) on each one. I am sure he told the buyers they were reproductions! 300H Knowledge is power. This is why our club is so important. He would tell you that it's correct for a Model T if he could sell another $2000 plastic air cleaner housing. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] DeltaWings My guess is that he is a salesman first, a car guy second. He doesn’t have the passion you have for accuracy. His only concern now might be adverse publicity. I have been burned buying “factory correct” parts just because I assumed the seller knew what he was talking about. I contacted the seller and asked for a photo of the Chrysler unit. His reply was: The black assembly in the listing is actually the correct design for the Packard and Chrysler.
Regards, Dave Dave,
Thank you for your reply but your information is not correct. The Chrysler Letter Car examples for both 1955 and 1956 has four indented ribs running fore and aft. As per Chrysler historical records they did not use the term Batwing but DeltaWing to describe this filter.
JL So here is yet another example of what happens when people don't do their home work.
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