RE: [Chrysler300] 300Fs with alloy vents

["Ed Jasinski " <ed5000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What intrigues me most about this piece is how it came to be.  We may never
know, but a clue to its significance lies in how these unusual alternatives
were fabricated.  A stamped aluminum plenum substitute makes for a curious
offering on its own; for whatever reason.  It may be the result of a
manufacturing run experiment, or as a low cost high-impact marketing idea.
But a zinc die-cast (white metal alloy) plenum cover option would beg
further explanation.  Duplicating an otherwise perfectly adequate metal
stamped piece would be the result of convincing debate on someone's part:
something that was thought out, justified and funded.  Die-cast tooling has
always been expensive. 

So, are these oddities die castings, or the easier-to- rationalize anodized
aluminum dress-up alternatives to body-colored steel?   Aluminum and white
metal can both be referred to as non-ferrous alloys.

Those who may have a grille off their car or whatever, please look at the
underside of the piece for evidence of mold ejection pin markings or a
general heftiness to the piece: these castings would be thicker than sheet
metal.

Ed J

San Mateo, CA

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of christopher beilby
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:10 AM
To: Larry Nirenberg; lettercars@xxxxxxx; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 300Fs with alloy vents

 


Just guessing from afar, but with late 50s - early 60s hot rodders - it was
sometimes a pretty common thing to simply dress up a car a bit above others
- by chroming the wiper/cowl vent panel - so maybe Chrysler offered two
options - standard 300F one was painted same body color, or if you wanted it
a bit more dressy/flash, then you( or a Dealer?) could order one that looked
chrome/sporty, but it was actually alloy ??! (If they were chrome, one may
suspect owners did it or maybe Dealer, but in alloy, this had to be factory,
and deliberate ?!) If price list shows alloy item, my guess is it would have
been dearer/extra cost/price. Anyone have a price list ? (And if it not a
big seller, that maybe why it only a one year option?)

Pontiac's early 60s GTO was supposedly born/influenced by what people were
doing to or with their cars - Chrysler likewise would have been aware of
what people did to make their cars a bit fancyier/sporty etc? Exner, GM's
Harley Earl - famous stlyists - all watched what others did, tried.

Christopher in Australia

To: lettercars@aol. <mailto:lettercars%40aol.com> com; Chrysler300@
<mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.comFrom> yahoogroups.comFrom:
lnirenberg@firstmer <mailto:lnirenberg%40firstmerchantsgroup.comDate>
chantsgroup.comDate: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:26:32 -0400Subject: RE:
[Chrysler300] 300F

In looking at my piece it is unlikely it was ever painted._____ From:
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:57 AMTo: lnirenberg@firstmer
<mailto:lnirenberg%40firstmerchantsgroup.com> chantsgroup.com; Chrysler300@
<mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.comSubject> yahoogroups.comSubject: Re:
[Chrysler300] 300FHi Larry and All:There are indeed two types of cowl top
air intakes for the 300F. I have no idea why, but a few cars utilize an
unpainted air intake grill. (All of mineare painted.) Both types are
identified in the parts book, upg 23-61-0 as Panel, cowl top fresh air
opening insert. PN 2165 691 is "steel" and 1909441 is "aluminum". Both are
shown as released for all Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, and Chrysler vehicles.
The 1961 parts book does not list the aluminum one, so it was a one year
only venture, I guess. I only have noted a few carswith the aluminum intake,
but would be interested to hear from members who have originals. Also, I
suppose it is possible that the aluminum ones werepainted originally, but
experienced poor adhesion. Conjecture only.300ly, Gil Cunningham In a
message dated 5/9/2008 7:19:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lnirenberg@firstmer
<mailto:lnirenberg%40firstmerchantsgroup.com>chantsgroup.com writes:The vent
intake grille between the hood and base of the windshield in my caris
natural aluminum maybe anodized hard to tell. I can't seem to find a
goodpicture of this area of an F and having never seen an F in person other
thanmine I have no idea if this is correct. Should this be body
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