As far as I know, the problems were mostly fit and finish. They also rusted
much faster than they should have. Door and fender alignment seems to be
the worst of it. The drive trains were pretty indestructible. The brakes
could be a problem if not adjusted or relined properly. Anyone else?
300ly
Don
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> From: Paul Clark <paulcl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] Foward Look Quality Control?
> Date: Monday, May 18, 1998 12:35 PM
>
> Pardon me if I injure any sacred cows... I've been reading about the
> development of the '60 Valiant, and one of the topics that's always
touched
> on was Chrysler quality control problems that helped inspire developing
the
> rugged and reliable A-bodies. I understand that Chrysler had gone out on
a
> limb to push the new Exner designs into production much faster than
normal
> to compete with Ford & GM, who could afford to restyle and redesign more
> quickly, and that the hurried production was the source 'quality
problems'.
> I'm curious what kind of quality control problems these were, and
how (if
> at all) they affect these cars today. Was it finish flaws, assembly
errors,
> or engineering problems? Is it the kind of thing that's taken care of
> anyway in the course of restoration, or is it something extra to worry
> about? I'm also curious whether 'correcting' these flaws makes a
> restoration less correct, like smoothing the rough spots on a Superbird
or
> GSS Demon.
>
> -Paul Clark
> '64 Dart GT
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