Re: [Chrysler300] 1958 300D Armrest Support

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Murray,

It comes as a surprise to me that you have been developing reproductions 
of the '57-'59 armrests.  I and others have put in considerable work to 
arrange to replicate them as a club project because no one seemed to 
have good ones on their car, and no one seemed to be working on 
replication.  We are now poised to proceed with prototyping and production.

There was a whole lot of chatter back and forth a few months back on the 
list server about the need for these.  If you entered the discussion at 
that time to indicate your interest in the reproduction of the armrests, 
I, for one, certainly missed it.  I think we would all benefit from 
finding out more about your plans.  Because this is a hobby - and not a 
competition - there is no value whatsoever in duplicating each other's 
effort.  If you've got a better mousetrap, let's see it.

How are yours going to be produced?  Are you going to create an 
injection mold or use some other process?
How accurate will yours be compared to the shape of the armrests as they 
were when new?
Will they have structural improvements over the originals in the areas 
of the mounting screw bosses?
Will the surface have a "semi-gloss" look?
Will they be in the beige color or will they have to be painted by the 
buyer?
Will they hold their molded shape better than the originals?
Can you have them available sometime sooner than next summer?
Will you be able to price them in the area of $100 per pair, or possibly 
even less?

Murray, it seems to me either the club or you should probably abandon 
the project, and the other should go forward.  What'cha got?

Thanks.

Keith Boonstra
Holland, Michigan



Murray wrote:
>  
>
> Hello, I have reproductions in the works. They will hopefully be done 
> by next summer.
> Murray Park
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Larry Jabin
> To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:46 PM
> Subject: [Chrysler300] 1958 300D Armrest Support
>
> Does anybody make new armrest supports for a 1958 300D?
>
> Or can anybody tell me what they have done to restore theirs?
>
> I heard that maybe someone was making them out of wood
>
> All comments would be appreciated
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry Jabin
>
> 300D
>
> San Francisco
>
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