Re: {Chrysler 300} 300f

I had asked Vans about repros of these surrounds early last year, I believe, and at that time they didn't have any and didn't have any idea when/if they would.

Randy

On Friday, January 8, 2021, 9:25:58 AM EST, 'my65cuda' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Vans was working on it, sent me a prototype to fit as I had the back end off my F. Gave them all the new measurements and adjustments, that was probably a year ago.

On Jan 8, 2021, at 8:33 AM, John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I put a lot of money into making this 20-30 years ago . Brass artisan casting works , lots of hand work to finish plus outlandish cost of chroming now . You have to find very skilled brass artisan . My guy passed away . and because of brass shrinkage the mold has to be slightly oversize , really hard to do . 5-6 tries before we got it .

I also paid a lot of $ for plastic injection molding / tooling of it but solid plastic could not take heat of real chrome bath. Aluminum spray type “ chrome “ on plastic looks awful . A good chrome shop can sometimes fix a cracked one if you have the pieces . despite cost may still be cheapest .

perhaps Van ‘s has connection in China , pot metal injection and chrome .

Hard to break even in US even at 400 each doing by hand . .

Good subject , obviously interested . This part is needed .

By the way , I did make the G hubcap spinners , used on other years too , — hardly any sales . Just mentioning — that aspect of reproducing parts kills you . . See Forward Look Parts

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On 8 Jan 2021, at 2:34 am, Nick Taylor <nicksgaragesd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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On Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 11:29 PM Nick Taylor <nicksgaragesd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
They are Chrysler only. This is one of the brass ones the club had made. Van's Auto was going to have them made but haven't heard anything lately.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 11:20 PM Allan Klotz <allan.klotz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi

They are impossible to find, I have been looking everywhere for a long period of time. We are thinking of producing them ourselves. The Club has earlier produced them but there is none left.

If you find more than one please let me know.

Thanks.

From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Garnett
Sent: 7. januar 2021 23:08
To: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: {Chrysler 300} 300f

I have a chrysler 300f convertible. I am looking for the chrome rear license plate surround and if a New Yorker or 1960 desoto.are interchangeable . Thanks
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