Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Armrests Barbie Syndrome!!

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ps walked outside and the armrests smell like doggy do, and apologies my 
brain fails me sometimes re detail I just put in email just sent - a 300C 
auto does not go 'whack whack whack' three times - it only does it twice - I 
think I confused it's three speeds with three whacks - but then a 300C has 
three dollar medallions per car, so maybe the 'things go in threes' still 
applies more often than not?

christopher


>From: "christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, john@xxxxxxxxx, chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
>c300@xxxxxxx, rstewart@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Armrests Barbie Syndrome!!
>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:46:52 +1000
>
>They say things go in threes - '55 300 armrests are smelling as they get
>older, older Barbie dolls I make no added comment on, however my sunburnt
>already 1957 300C 27 years ago even then had plastic armrests that smelt
>pretty off even then - however that car had sat in Los Angeles sun so long
>the original leather had turned to like breakfast cereal cardboard - touch
>it and it turned to brown dust, except under backrests where sun had not
>got.  The headlining which was out of the sun obviously, had also totally
>'brittilised', so this car had seen some serious long term dry searing 
>heat?
>
>Today 27 years later, the plastic armrests have deterioted (bad spelling)
>no worse, however leave the car with windows up in hot weather, and it can
>sometimes smell pretty off - funny smell, one that I think I've decided not
>to remember to well - maybe if I try, I think it smells like if one trod in
>doggy do?! (not perhaps a too good impression if one has a new lady friend
>one asks if she wants to go for a ride in your car - like is she going to
>think she trod in it, or it is maybe on your shoes??)
>
>My 2nd 300C, from north of LA, has same smell, but not as bad.  My other
>car/300C, most of it's life out of the sun and heat, you have to smell them
>pretty right up near end of your nose, but same smell - hey, how about that
>- threes again - three out three Cs - all smell.
>
>My first 300C is only 10 feet from where I am sitting now - it been another
>near 100 degree day today, so maybe I can go smell it and see if my memory
>of what it smells like is correct - otherwise others can add their smelly
>impressions/memories?
>As a final, no other car I have ever owned has had plastic that smells like
>these 300C armrests, however I think there is another plastic part/piece of
>300Cs that also has same smell - but for now can't remember what it was/is.
>I can however vividly remember how brilliantly the 300C torqueflight auto
>trans works, how you can just drive off at the lights and so easily leave
>even modern cars for dead on part throttle drive off , it just goes whack
>whack whack (more threes???!!!), and you look at the speedo, and you are
>doing 40 mph - so OK I just got home in it a couple of hours ago, but it
>always is so great the way it does it so well - makes the 70s GM Turbo 350
>seem so old fashioned re the way it hates to kick back on same small
>throttle that sees the 300C do that so well.  Anyhow ---
>
>Seems pretty likely it is a heat thing that starts the ageing that causes
>them to smell - people with cars from east coast may have no
>problems/experiences?
>
>Leave it with you,
>Christopher
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Terry & Andree Hoeman" <tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "johnl" <john@xxxxxxxxx>, <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,        "Rich
> >Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>, "Ron Stewart" <rstewart@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Armrests   Barbie Syndrome!!
> >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:13:51 -0600
> >
> >What is happening is that they are deteriorating and this is the
> >elasticizer
> >coming out as I remember.  Stumbled on to this some years ago when 
>reading
> >article called Barbie Syndrome.  The early Barbie's are doing this same
> >thing I guess in many cases.
> >
> >Interesting the only 55's that are doing it for me are my original 300
> >rests.   I have many others and they have not done anything---yet!!
> >
> >I sent a pair to Gary Goers some years ago for him to redye.  Got
> >everything
> >in the order but not them and he refuses to tell me what happened to 
>them!!
> >Have written many times and asked but no reply at all.
> >
> >My understanding is that the 56 ones besides being different design are
> >different material which doesn't do this.  Hope for the 56 owners sake 
>that
> >is true.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ron Stewart" <rstewart@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "johnl" <john@xxxxxxxxx>; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Rich 
>Barber"
> ><c300@xxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 6:41 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Armrests
> >
> >
> > > john, you are correct , they do get stickly even here in akron oh .
> >former
> > > rubber capital of the world
> > >  ----- Original Message ----- c300ron
> > >  From: johnl
> > >  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Rich Barber
> > >  Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:11 AM
> > >  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Armrests
> > >
> > >
> > >  Rich,
> > >
> > >  I may be late on this one as I've been out for a couple of days. The
> > > opening is towards the rear of the car. I've never dyed these before 
>and
> >I
> > > can also tell you they tend to get "sticky". My guess is something in
> >the
> > > air that effects them.
> > >
> > >  John Lazenby
> > >
> > >  1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Town & Country
> > >  1955 Imperial Newport
> > >  1955 Chrysler C300 Tango Red
> > >  1956 Chrysler 300B Cloud White
> > >  1957 Chrysler 300C Coupe Raven Black
> > >  1960 Chrysler 300F Coupe Alaskan White
> > >  1963 Volkswagen Beetle Black
> > >  2001 BMW ///M5 (A Modern Super Car)
> > >  http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=18
> > >
> > >  ----- Original Message -----
> > >  From: Rich Barber
> > >  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >  Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 4:21 PM
> > >  Subject: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 Armrests
> > >
> > >  Do the arm rests bolted to the front doors of 1955 Chrysler 300's 
>have
> > > the
> > >  half-open end of the finger slot facing forward or backward? Is there 
>a
> > >  preferred brand and color vinyl dye for these? Where is a good place 
>to
> > > buy
> > >  vinyl dye?
> > >
> > >  C-300'ly
> > >
> > >  Rich Barber
> > >
> > >  Brentwood, CA (67 degrees at 4 PM)
> > >
> > >  1955 Chrysler C-300 (Notch pointing forward)
> > >
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