Re: [FORWARDLOOK] '60 vs. '61 Chryler fins

["Mark Allen \(Marshfield\)" <MarkA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As far as I know, the doors and quarters are identical, except for
chrome holes, etc.  I have interchanged 60 taillights with 61 backup
light before, just for fun.
Mark
MoPar man on the Oregon coast
and clearing too)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Whitman [SMTP:rwhitman@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 10:25 AM
> To:   L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      [FORWARDLOOK] '60 vs. '61 Chryler fins
>
> I have a question on an observation I have made over the past few
> months:  Is the '60 Chry/DeSoto rear quarter panel and rear door (on
> 4drs) the same (and interchangeable) with the same parts on a '61
> Chry/DeSoto?  It seems to appear that the '61 fins look taller than
> the
> '60.  I thought the only major panel changes were isolated to the
> front
> doors forward.
>
> I have not been fortunate enough to see both cars side by side, but in
> the books, the '61's fins always look bigger.  Maybe it is the trim
> pieces that are "tricking" my eyes.
>
> If they are the same, can the chrome molding from the top edge of the
> '61 Newports be mounted onto a '60 (modifying the "bend" on the front
> doors)?  I like the look of that trim piece and want to know if it
> should fit a '60, though I don't know how they mount it to the fin.
>
> Thanks,
> -Slim
> '60 Adventurer