Hi there again, both the F and Windsor were built in Detroit. Best Regards, Mike. Australia. >-- Original Message -- >From: "Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <michaelvanderveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Body - a couple questions >Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:17:15 -0600 > > >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 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. 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