I have a 300C convertible s/n 3N572517 and am aware
of only the "data plate" (sic) on the radiator core
support and the VIN tag in the driver's side door
jamb. I'm probably just a bit confused by
nomenclature, but what do you mean by "fender tag"?
Is that the same as the plate on the radiator core
support? Is that more correctly called a "trim code
plate"? Why is it called a "fender tag"? Are there
any other places on the car that denote anything
specific to the vehicle as produced by the factory?
And a somewhat related question: I understand that
Gil Cunningham is in seriously ill health and is no
longer able to personally provide his long-time
extremely valuable service of "decoding" the front
data plate (and even a copy of the IBM punch card
describing the build). Has anyone in the Club stepped
up to perhaps take over that function? I am
fortunate to have completed the restoration of "Big
Red" several years ago while Gary Goers and Gil
Cunningham (to name a few) were active - it's so true
that you often easily take for granted something until
it's gone...🙁
Tim,
Nothing
is impossible. Having written that, I only know
of one vendor that can/will reproduce trim code
plates (fender tags), and that vendor requires
thorough proof that the car was built to the specs
shown on the plate. Same thing with the VIN tag.
The difference is that the trim code plate can be
removed because it is held on with screws, the VIN
is spot welded to the door jamb. Any tampering
with the VIN plate (removal and reinstallation) is
a federal offense and the person doing it can end
up in prison. This does not apply to new state
issued VIN plates of cars with damaged or lost VIN
plates.
There
are 300 letter cars out there that have been
converted from coupes to convertibles and the guy
that did it tampered with the plates and served
prison time as a result.
I was told I believe by a club
member that the trim.plates can be manufactured to
to say anything? That it is not a reliable source of
a actual history?
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Original message --------
Date:
1/13/22 7:22 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
{Chrysler 300} Mecum report 300G and H
Forgive me as I peck this out
on a phone in a hotel room.
The G at Mecum Kissimmee 2022
is a very shiny car with glistening chrome and
straight panels.
It has that glazed ham look you
find when a muscle car shop unfamiliar with
Forward Look cars is handed a letter car to do. It
wears incorrect carpets and sits entirely too high
in the rear. It appears as a car put together to
impress at a sale as the majority of cars here
are.
The public oohs and aahs were
frustrating. But it shows beautifully to those who
don't know it. Its an 888 car (see photos) but the
leather they used is wrong. Overall it is
straight and very well over-done with too many
minor details wrong. And yet it will sell for a
breathtaking sum, the rising tide is welcome
notwithstanding the mediocre effort to get details
right.
As for the H, it was locked up
and inaccessible. However all four chairs in that
car are, as my friend Kurt said - akimbo. They all
appear to be tilted, mismounted, screwed up,
whatever it should be called. Paint and chrome
outside is nice, inside dull and worn in some
areas. A good number two. It will sell for more
than most of us would pay.
Sent
from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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