My 60 New Yorker, built in Detroit, 1/8/60, flitesweep decklid but no drain tubes. Gary Runkel On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:05:21 -0600, Dave Schwandt wrote > 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: > > <lettercars@! > > 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 > > >> 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.chrysler300clu! > > b.com/yahoolist/inst.htm>>>>>> For archives go to http://www.f! > > orwardlo > > ok.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups>>>>> Links>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. 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