RE: {Chrysler 300} 300F and G Air Cleaner Decals

I agree that there is no rhyme or reason to many of the things that we see on our cars, today and in period photos. Long before I owned a 300 F I built a SonoRamic Commando Plymouth Savoy (engine room photo attached) and researched air filter stickers and heater hoses vs. copper piping based on the G photos I was using for reference. (I didn't know you guys at the time I wish I had). I studied G photos because Plymouth photos are few. Even then I later spotted G's with rubber heater hoses.

Bob Merritt has already determined trunk lip drip tubes show upon this car but not that one with no basis we can figure out. I have a later F with the early parking brake release!

So Bob, you are correct. It's a matter of how any one of our cars were built. We don't know why.

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From: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 11:46am
To: dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "'ridgleyracing65'" <ridgleyracing65@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "'Chrysler 300 Club International'" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} 300F and G Air Cleaner Decals

Well Danny, all 300G engine compartment “period photos” are not the same. The sticker has been shown to be in two different positions, depending on when the period photo was taken. In the attached photos, one is the pre-production factory picture where the sticker is as shown on your car, and the other is my scan of the Motor Life April ’61 article (also submitted by John Guarneri in an earlier email), The sticker moved to the right (as viewed from the front). So, either is “correct” based on when built. Also note the heater hose positions are different as well.

Bob J

From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 8:05 AM
To: ridgleyracing65 <ridgleyracing65@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} 300F and G Air Cleaner Decals

Attached is a photo of the engine room of my F coupe. Note the air filters and stickers are oriented exactly the way Don Verity put them when he had my car for service some two years ago. Period photos confirm that best as we can tell this is the correct placement of filter housing and sticker. The drivers side filter sticker is present but faces the firewall.

Danny Plotkin

-----Original Message-----
From: "ridgleyracing65" <ridgleyracing65@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 7:50pm
To: "Chrysler 300 Club International" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: {Chrysler 300} 300F and G Air Cleaner Decals

Did EACH Air Cleaner on the 300F and 300G cars have a decal? I see lots of photos (some from Chrysler) in which you can only see a decal on the passenger side air cleaner. However, the decal on the driver's side unit could be on the back side and not easily visible. It would make sense both air cleaner housings would have had decals, so during assembly, the worker could just grab one and install it without paying attention to which side of the motor got the cleaner with the decal. I am sure the experts in the group have the answer.

Dyke Ridgley

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