[Chrysler300] what was and what wasn't flash-chromed?

["Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>]

"Specifically and unequivocally"?  I'm not sure that should ever be done in the car biz.  But I'll try what I think is the general rules for our Letter Cars, okay?

Stainless steel body trim was flash chromed through the 1956 model year as were the wheel caps.  

Wheel caps only continued to be flash chromed through 1958.

As to what year these processes were begun, I would guess it was either 1953 or 1954 as it was the Korean War which drew high quality alloys away from Detroit auto production and was causing problems with the stainless steel becoming etched and otherwise discoloring from road and sea salts and some earthen chemicals around the country.

Wayne


   Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:34:37 -0400
   From: "John J. Hertog" <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: what was and what wasn't flash-chromed?

Hi to all,

Re, this flash-chrome business, now I am totally confused. Let's get 
specific I am not under the impression that 1960 and 1961 Chrysler 300 
stainless trim is flash-chromed.  Someone please correct me if I am wrong? 
I am not sure about earlier years (prior to 1959) .  I have some '57 
stainless here and it also does not appear to be flash-chromed.  Same basic 
story with hubcaps. I do not believe that 300F hubcaps were flash-chromed, 
for instance.

Can anyone specifically and unequivocally state

1/ what model-years Chrysler 300 used flash-chromed stainless outside trim
and
2/ what model-years Chrysler 300 used flash-chromed hubcaps

as well as the reverse question:

3/ what model-years Chrysler 300's did NOT used flash-chromed stainless 
outside trim
and
4/ what model-years Chrysler 300's did NOT use flash-chromed hubcaps.

Looking forward to any factual responses .

John Hertog


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