I just realized who the company is which is being discussed here. I have called on Pollack (now Stoneridge) in Juarez, Mexico for many years. I have sold them equipment for their manufacturing in Europe also. This is a HUGE organization which manufactures and sells to OEM auto and heavy truck companies. I'll be surprised if they care about a 50+ year old car. They produce parts for more cars in a day than the entire letter car production. Please advise how they respond when their expert returns. If he tries to help, then they get a big gold star! Best regards, Richard --- In Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@...> wrote: > > I took some pretty good pictures of my terminal block off the car if you > need them for Stoneridge. > > Keith Boonstra > > - > > Richard Barber wrote: > > Stoneridge has responded that their go-to guy is on vacation, so their > > response will be delayed until July 12. I see that Chrysler calls it a > > Terminal Block. > > > > Rich Barber > > Brentwood, CA > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Keith Boonstra [mailto:kboonstra@...] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 5:39 AM > > To: c300@... > > Cc: sales@...; 'list server' > > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Joseph Pollak Part No. 52-245 > > > > I found it to be of no help so far to know what Chrysler's part number > > was for the terminal block, but it is 1253 425. You can tell from the > > number that it was not too much past WWII that they started using this, > > and according to my '55-'58 parts book they used it on every single car > > they made. It seems to have ended sometime in the '60s, meaning > > something like 15 years of Chrysler production had these. > > > > I'd be surprised if many made it through the years without having their > > posts corrode, so it would be hard to think of a better part to > > reproduce. I'll look into it if there is enough interest expressed. > > > > Keith Boonstra > > > > - > > > > Richard Barber wrote: > > > >> I Googled "Joseph Pollak Corp" and found they had been acquired by > >> Stoneridge Corp in 1988 and apparently still exist as a Stoneridge unit. > >> See: http://www.stoneridge.com/product/pollak.aspx It appears they are > >> now making rather high-tech electronic stuff for cars. > >> > >> I hope to hear from them later this week and will let those on the club > >> server know what I find. There are a lot of old MoPars out there that > >> > > might > > > >> benefit from having a source for a reasonable facsimile of the original > >> terminal strip. A brief visit to my parts book did not locate the part, > >> > > but > > > >> the distance between the mounting holes on the five-pin original in my > >> > > 1955 > > > >> C-300 is 4.5". > >> > >> C-300'ly, > >> Rich Barber > >> Brentwood, CA > >> > >> From: Keith Boonstra [mailto:kboonstra@...] > >> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 8:20 AM > >> To: c300@... > >> Cc: sales@...; 'list server' > >> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Joseph Pollak Part No. 52-245 > >> > >> Richard, > >> > >> I don't know to whom you addressed this, but please let us know what you > >> hear back from them. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Keith Boonstra > >> > >> - > >> > >> Richard Barber wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> As members of the Chrysler 300 Clubs, we have viewed a product produced by > >> the former Joseph Pollak Corp. of Boston and are wondering if it is still > >> available, and more importantly, is a similar five-pin terminal block > >> available? A picture of product 52-245, a six-pin terminal strip, and its > >> container are shown below. If one or both items are available, could you > >> please quote price (single and in quantity), availability and dimensions > >> between the mounting holes? Please advise if you sell these direct or > >> through a dealer network. > >> > >> Thank you for this service. > >> > >> Sincerely, > >> > >> 6-pin terminal block.jpg > >> > >> Rich Barber > >> > >> Membership Manager > >> > >> Chrysler 300 Club, Inc. > >> > >> 1801 Redwine Terrace > >> > >> Brentwood, CA 94513-6000 > >> > >> Home: 925-513-6583 > >> > >> Cell: 925-783-4893 > >> > >> Fax: 925-513-6573 > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! 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