Re: [Chrysler300] Heel plates for 300's??

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 1:55 PM, Rich Barber <c300@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Excellent! Were these heel plates also installed in the 300 Sport’s 1962-65? That information would aid in chasing down replacements.

Rich

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 'Bob Merritt' bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 8:27 AM
To: Rich Barber <c300@xxxxxxx>; torg66@xxxxxxxxx; Chrysler 300 List <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Heel plates for 300's??

E-News 23
has an article on heel pads 1960-1965.

See http://www.chrysler300club.com/newsletter/23/23.html

or

http://www.chrysler300club.com/rcmstuff/heel/heelp.html

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From: "'Rich Barber' c300@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@yahoogroups.com>
To: "Chrysler 300 Club Int. Server" <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "'Harry Torgeson'" <torg66@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 8/13/2016 2:15:07 AM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Heel plates for 300's??

New dual member Harry Torgeson has asked a good question on carpet inserts and I can’t answer it. I do know the design and implementation vary over the years with some having a checkerboard of black rubber and metal (SS or Aluminum?) and some having aluminum strips. Thinking back, I think my ’55 only had a molded-in black rubber heel pad with no metal inserts.

So,

What year letter cars had metal (in a rubber matrix) inserts in the carpet? I’m only guessing 1957-1964.

What year non-letter 300’s (including ’63 Pacesetters, ’70 Hurst and ’79 Cordoba 300) 300’s, if any, had metal inserts in the front carpet?

How do they differ year-to-year? The heel pads in our ’64 300K are about 9” x 17” and contain seven ½” wide x 16” long grooved aluminum bars, separated by 5/8” black rubber bars. The bars are set within a heavy black rubber matrix and sewed to the carpet in a groove around the edge.

I believe Harry is looking for a pair of the rubber and aluminum inserts for his ’64 300K convertible. Are they the same as in 1963 300J’s? Does anyone have a decent set they would part with? Have they ever been reproduced?

Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA

From: Harry Torgeson [mailto:torg66@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 11:07 AM
To: Rich Barber <c300@xxxxxxx>
Subject: 300K

Do you know if all 300’s have the same aluminum slats?
Thanks
Harry