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Location: Austria, Vienna | Let us assume that I did conversion of 56 new Yorker convertible into 300B convertible using genuine vert and genuine 300B.
What you would appreciate to call it:
300B custom convertible used geniu conv body
56 NY convertible with 300B everything
What has more value for you and what tags/title you would keep?
Thank you for your input.
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | It would be correct to call it a 300B clone made from a 56 NY. |
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Location: Under the X in Texas | Your finished product would still be a '56 New Yorker convertible and under all international laws, it better retain the NYer serial number and title. The world knows that no factory authorized C300 or 300B convertibles were built so to try to VIN and title it as such would meet with total unacceptance from the enthusiast market.
While this is a relatively easy clone to create, I would keep in mind that the C300 and 300B actually use the Windsor coupe as a starting point and the trim is from a Windsor.
There has long been a rumor, and I'll just note it here because it persists down through decades, that the factory created six '56 Windsor convertibles with 300 front sheet metal and painted them in Spring colors to either test the market or serve a a marketing "hint" that the 300C convertible was coming for 1957 and they were driven around the country. These cars were still Windsor powered as I understand it and I'm not clear what was done for interiors. What happened to them? They may have been factory destroyed but more likely they just became used cars that everyone assumed were "body shop customs" where an enterprising shop took a front end wrecked Windsor rag top and slapped on a front end from a rear damaged junk yard 300.
You would be far from the first to create a C300 or 300B convertible from a couple of cars. And you won't be the last. |
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Could it be called a "Tribute Car"?
(Or is there a difference between a "Clone" and a "Tribute Car"?)
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Location: Austria, Vienna | I don't think so, "tribute" means there is original 300 B convertible. Here is not the case.
Or may be call it 300B custom convertible ( using the body from NY conv )?
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Location: central Illinois | IMO you have to lead with NYer because that's what it ultimately is. |
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Location: Michigan | I've heard the word "phantom" used to describe custom cars like this, cars the factory never built (but should have). I love factory style customs like these but the oem tag should remain, just to avoid any confusion years from now.
Better to do it this way than cut the roof off of a real 300! |
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Location: bishop, ca | Agree with Greg C., above; Max, you'd have to "lead" with the term New Yorker....Custom Convertible in order not
to violate any applicable fraud allegations.
If only because, as Wayne states, above: the 300B's were built on Windsor chassis-ees, and there WERE 1956 Windsor
convertibles produced in 1956.
Now, about a certain presently-Hemi-engined 57 Dodge Custom Royal convertible....
Edited by d500neil 2012-01-09 7:21 PM
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| Its already been done the license plate says FANTOM B
here is a photo
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| I was wrong it was a Windsor & the plate says FANTUM B here is a link if you want to see it
http://www.chrysler300clubinc.com/ironstone.html
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Location: Austria, Vienna | This looks nice.
1956 NY/300B clone convertible sounds good.
But is it any better than just NY?
Please get me right I don't like NY front end.
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Location: Parts Unknown | Sorry to derail the thread, ... but does anyone have photos of the 300c behind this
"fantum 56" (or any others) painted this Champagne color ?
Beautiful car, that 56 "phantom". 
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Location: Michigan | A very unusual color. I know '57 300's only came in copper, white, black, green and coral but weren't there a few factory made in different shades?
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Location: Parts Unknown | This color was called "champagne" on the color chip charts. My 57 NY'er was this color
with a charcoal sweep and roof. The 300's certainly were painted this color, as I have a
factory dealer postcard showing a champagne convertible C in front of that wood fence
that is often seen in photos taken out back of the studios. The paint has a super fine
metallic in it, almost like a pearlescent. It was very pretty when buffed out. Dirty and
rough, it was the classic "baby poop" yellow.
Just say no to red ! 
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Location: Connecticut | Great Lakes Belv - 2012-01-10 9:23 AM A very unusual color. I know '57 300's only came in copper, white, black, green and coral but weren't there a few factory made in different shades? Yes. The Chrysler 300 Club has a registry of found cars for each model year, including VIN and color. A small number were special ordered by executives in non-standard colors. Those have a code of 999 on the data plate. There are a couple of Champagne cars documented, as well as a few in Regimental Red, Shell Pink, etc., and even a couple of two tone 300Cs (roof/body). Ron |
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Location: Austria, Vienna | I used to have 300C in champagne color, I was told 4 cars were produced but previous owner painted it black. |
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Location: The Mile High City | parat11 - 2012-01-08 10:32 PM
What you would appreciate to call it:
300B custom convertible used geniu conv body
56 NY convertible with 300B everything
Max
New "Borker" convertible? 
I like 300B custom convertible. |
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Location: Yorba Linda, Ca | Yep Mike and the pink one is a New Porker Conveertible |
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Location: Sept. 1958 | Doctor DeSoto - 2012-01-10 9:35 AM
Just say no to red !
Say no to "Autumn Rust"!
By the way, there's no stupid questions, only stupid answers-like this one. |
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Stupid question
