Dittos with Gil on that also. I just checked my '60 Newport parts car and nothing like that on it either. My F has the drain tubes also with a build date of March 1960. Dave Schwandt in Iowa with 5" of new snow and no degrees!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <lettercars@xxxxxxx> To: <cpaviper@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions > 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 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups > Links > > > > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 > easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215047751x1200957972/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De > cemailfooterNO62) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups > Links > > > > ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/