Re: [Chrysler300] Specs for a 300G

[Andy Mikonis <r41hp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting stuff, Gil.  My driver G was built on the
same schedule as Huntzberry's car and the door latches
are NOT painted.  Though, I wouldn't swear anything is
original on my car anymore.  Haven't checked my other
(late) G's, but this issue has come up before.  At
least I think we all can agree the stiker is painted!

Andy

 
--- lettercars@xxxxxxx wrote:

>  
> John and All:
> The various plants could vary in their details of
> production.   Certainly 
> painting the car with door latches and strikers
> assembled before  or after is one 
> of those areas.  However, all cars of a similar body
>  type, as the Jefferson 
> Assy. Plant cars were in 1960 and 61 would have been
> done  the same in the 
> same TIME FRAME.  In other words, the assy line-up
> could  change, but it would 
> change for all cars at that plant.  Since, as John
> has  stated, ALL 300 letter 
> cars were built at Jefferson, they would all be the
> same  if built at similar 
> times.  I remember when working at Lynch Rd Plant (B
>  Bodies) in the early '70s 
> having similar line-up changes.  Sometimes we  used
> "slave locks" to secure 
> the doors and sometimes the actual latches were 
> installed prior to paint.  
> Whatever component that went thru the prime  oven
> did have to withstand a section 
> that was about 420 degrees, as I  recall.  Latches
> could also have come into 
> the plant in assembly with the  doors.  Seems like I
> remember that senario 
> too, but which plant I do not  remember.  One could
> certainly argue it would be 
> simpler (and cheaper?) to  install at the facility
> that welded up the doors.
> John also points out the value of original,
> unrestored cars.  It  seems, from 
> the evidence so far, that very early 300Gs may have
> been been  assembled with 
> the door latches installed after paint.  Perhaps 
> disadvantages were found 
> with this method and assembly sequence was returned
> to  that of 1960.  Randy 
> Huntzberry mentioned his dad's car did have painted 
> door latches.  That car is a 
> late October schedule, so it appears locks  were in
> the doors for paint by 
> then.  Obviously, a little more input from  any
> early ORIGINAL cars would be 
> helpful.
> 300ly, Gil
>  
> In a message dated 5/8/2007 11:06:32 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time,  
> crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> Rich,  
> 
> You car, a "beater"?  We should all be so lucky as
> to have  beaters like it.
> 
> Perhaps our chief judge, Mr. Cunningham, will weigh
> in  on this issue.  It is
> my understanding that all 300F and 300G's were 
> manufactured in the same
> plant. It would make sense to me that all were 
> assembled / painted in the
> same manner. 
> 
> It is possible that other  Chrysler cars
> (Saratoga's, NewYorker's) made in
> other plants may have  unpainted or cad plated
> latches and/or strikers...
> But, as far as 300F and  300G models, I think that
> all should have painted
> latches and strikers.  However I cannot prove this. 
> All I can say is that
> Steve Albu's  original 300F has painted latches and
> strikers; so does the 71
> mile  300G.  So does my original 50K mile 300F
> convertible. 
> 
> See ya all  soon in Ohio where we can discuss
> Matters of Importance such as
> these in  the parking lot over many beers. 
> 
> John Hertog
> Sag  Harbor  NY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
> 



 
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