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

["Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 4th digit in the VIN will tell the story
in the case of Chrysler:

#3 is Jefferson Ave, Detroit
#5 is LA, CA
#6 is Newark, NJ
#7 is St Louis, MO

#s 1,2, and 4 all Detroit, Plymouth, Dodge and Imperial respectivly.

Acording to my 1960 Parts book Windsors were produced in both Detroit and LA 
as were Saratogas and New Yorkers except Suburbans which also came from 
Detroit.

Dave Schwandt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Hill" <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Chrysler 300" 
<chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <michaelvanderveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions


>
> I could be wrong on the early Windsors but it seems to make sense these 
> cars would have been built in the Windsor, Ontario Canada plant like some 
> of the later Windsors which were the Newports Canadian equivalents.Ryan 
> Hill
>
> To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; michaelvanderveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: 
> finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:17:15 -0600Subject: 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 
> AMSubject: 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: 
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> aol.com>>>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 wou!
> ld be seen in other cars, and secondly, I think>>> styling>>> !
> would ha
> ve 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 
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