Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions

[michaelvanderveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi there all,
my 300F has drain tubes with a build date of early march 60, but my windsor
sedan has none with a build date of mid may 60 who knows?
Mike in Australia.
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>To: <cpaviper@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>   <lettercars@xxxxxxx>
>From: "Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:49:37 -0600
>Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions
>
>
>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!!
>
>
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>From: <lettercars@xxxxxxx>
>To: <cpaviper@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:39 AM
>Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions
>
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>> 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
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