From: "'John W Sager' via Chrysler 300 Club International" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 21:20:28 +0000 (UTC)
Every 727 or 904 I've ever seen was not painted at the factory.
I had one that I painted with a silver paint, then rubbed the paint with a rag soaked in thinner while still wet. I ended up with a trans that didn't look like it was painted. It looked like a fresh aluminum casting when done. No pictures as this was when phones were attached to the wall and trans was still short for transmission.
And a little useless trivia about transmission paint. Years ago, if you bought a transmission from Fairbanks, it came painted yellow and black. If the transmission got too hot, the yellow would change color.
John
On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 01:19:48 PM EST, RICK AND DEBBIE CLAPHAM <rixpac@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of dplotkin <dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2024 9:30:17 AM To: Matt Allyn <allynentertainment@xxxxxxxxx>; Chrysler 300 List <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} 1962 Torqueflight Finish
Back in the real old days I remember transmission shops such as AAMCO would paint transmission cases different colors to designate type. I remember this because I grenaded my grandmother's FMX in her Mercury. When it got changed out it was dark
blue. Must be a habit they couldn't shake.
Danny Plotkin
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From: 'Matt Allyn' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2/25/24 11:07 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: Chrysler 300 List <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: {Chrysler 300} 1962 Torqueflight Finish
Had my transmission rebuilt.
It came back in gun metal grey.
(See below)
Almost as if it were a WWII ship item!
I wire-wheeled some of the paint off.
Did these aluminum Torqueflights leave the factory au natural?
Or were they sprayed with an aluminum paint finish?