A friend of mine has a blue 60 Windsor, and his car does have those drain tubes. His car is pictured on the events page of the website under Spring Meet Allentown, PA. I don't know the build date. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Dave Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; michaelvanderveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 7:17 am Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions F's built in Detroit... Windsor built somewhere else, CA maybe?? ----- Original Message ----- From: <michaelvanderveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 12:25 AM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions > 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. >>-- Original Message -- >>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!! >> >> >>----- 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 modificati on 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: >>> Chrysler 300@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. 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