Re: [Chrysler300] Wing/acorn nuts for 55-56 air cleaners

["John" <john@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm late on this, but I'll relay what I have found.  C300 Chryslers had a body colored firewall and the inner fender panels, radiator core support and a "portion" of the underside of the hood was painted a black or very dark grey shade.  The leading and trailing surfaces of the hood's underside were body color.  This was approximately up to the reinforcement in the rear and the flap in the front.  I've had people question my last statement, but have seen original cars done this way.  Others claim they were all black on the bottom side.  Once again I'll state that Chrysler made changes throughout the year.

The 300B cars were all body color under the hood as I think all "Detroit" build Chryslers were.  For 17 years we owned an exceptional original '56 New Yorker Sedan that was built in Los Angeles.  That car was done in the engine compartment as the 1955 C300's were on colors.  A few years ago we sold the NYer to our long time friend Mike Porto who has do a 100 point restoration on the car and it is magnificent.

John Lazenby

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Narve Nordanger 
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:21 PM
  Subject: VS: [Chrysler300] Wing/acorn nuts for 55-56 air cleaners


    


  My C-300, which appeared to be rather untouched (AKA original) when I go it,
  had the same set up as yours. 

  Looking underneath (despite the warning); the original wingnuts were open,
  but unfortunately I lost these when fiddling with the carbs and taking a
  spin without the filter. Currently run with replacement solid ones.

  Speaking about originality: Guess there is a difference with the B, but the
  hood underside of my car was positively painted flat dark grey and I have
  replicated that finish.

  Narve N

  NORWAY

  Fra: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] På
  vegne av Richard Barber
  Sendt: 1. desember 2009 23:51
  Til: cotejohnr@xxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Emne: [Chrysler300] Wing/acorn nuts for 55-56 air cleaners

  While you're at it, what is the proper combination of nuts for the delta
  wing air cleaners of 1955/56? Mine came with open wing nuts on the
  carburetor studs and acorn nuts on the cans. This made it easier to remove
  the entire assembly and prime the carbs before I added an electric fuel pump
  to do this.

  Don't look underneath.

  Rich Barber
  Brentwood, CA
  1955 C-300

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  Behalf Of cotejohnr@xxxxxxx <mailto:cotejohnr%40aol.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:46 PM
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> 
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Wingnuts for G's

  Hi all,
  Question for the G owners and G concours judges;

  On the ram air cleaners, were the factory wingnuts all the same or were 
  there two different ones on each air cleaner. (Open topped vs. solid 
  wingnuts)

  If all 4 were the same, were they open topped ones or solid.?

  If there were two different ones on each cleaner, which position on the 
  cleaner was open topped and which one was closed (solid) topped.?

  Thank you,
  John Cote
  Guilford, CT.

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