[Chrysler300] 300 antenna and side mirrors

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

The 1964 Chrysler options list shows code 371 Power Antenna available for
"All exc. Wag. & AM-FM".  I'm told this is due to the power antenna's fully
extended length being improper for FM reception.  The power antenna on my
'64K convertible is non-op right now, but I'd guess it's fully-extended
length to be near the 48" of the antenna for the AM radio on my '55 C-300.
The fixed length antennas on my '86 Chrysler T&C convertible, '93 Jeep
Renegade and '05 Dodge Durango are all 31"-apparently an optimum length for
FM reception.  A little Googling confirms this with the optimum antenna
length varying from 26" to 33", depending on the station's transmitting
frequency.   I have not yet determined whether the power antenna on my '64
can be extended to any desired length with the switch.  The thought does
come to me that the long cable extension from the rear of the car may have
caused some signal loss problems with the AM-FM radio-power antenna
combination.

 

My '64K and '55 came to me with outside rear-view mirrors on both sides.  I
removed both mirrors from the '55 (they were mounted on the cowl) and added
a clamp-on mirror for safety and convenience.  I miss the outside RH mirror,
but it was near-useless at its cowl mounting.  I'm going to keep the outside
rear-view mirror on the K for safety, convenience and symmetry reasons
although I expect its usefulness will be minimal.

 

C-300-K-ly, over and out

Rich Barber, Student

Brentwood, CA

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Don Warnaar
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 4:51 AM
To: crossramjoe@xxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; lettercars@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] 300L antenna and side mirrors

 

  

Gil and all,

The factory listing of 1965 Chrysler Accessories has no listing for a right
side mirror for any model. The left manual mirror was standard on the New
Yorker and available on all others. The left remote mirror was available on
all.

The manual antenna was on the right front fender. The power antenna was on
the right rear quarter.

For those interested in trivia, the booklet that came with the 300L stated
that with the AM/FM radio the antenna mast should be extended 31" for
maximum reception.

Don Warnaar

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Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300 G antenna and side mirrors

Joe and All:
Passenger side mirrors were not available from the factory from 1960 thru 
1964. Any would have to have been added later by either the dealer or a 
previous owner. Quite sure they were also not available in 1965 either----at

least my info indicates that.
As several have mentioned, starting with the 300F, the power antenna was 
mounted on the right rear quarter and the manual antenna on the right front 
fender.
300ly, Gil Cunningham

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