Re: [Chrysler300] Re: [Chrysler] 300H Assembly Line Question

[lettercars@xxxxxxx]

Hi All, as well!
All 300 lettercars were assembled at the Jefferson Avenue Assembly Plant in 
 the eastern Detroit.  Jim, you are lucky to have such a golf partner.   
Perhaps he would be interested in relating some of his "300 experiences".   
Having worked in Resident Engineering at several assembly plants (including 
Jeff  in later years) I can imagine that the 60-62 300s, were a pain in that 
"special"  place.
 
Since almost all cars took the same seat brackets, these would have been  
included in the floor subassemblies as received from the stamping plant.   At 
least that is the way I remember it.  The last thing either the stamping  
plant or the assembly plant needed was another part number to deal with.   
The volume on the 300s was so small, I am sure it was much more efficient to  
simply torch the bench seat brackets off and wire weld the four bucket seat  
brackets on in the revised locations.  
 
300ly, Gil Cunningham
In Cold Tallahassee, FL
 
 
In a message dated 12/8/2010 10:57:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Hi  All  

My golf partner is the former plant manager in Detroit  (don't recall if he 
told me Hamtramck or Highland Park), from 57-70, where the  Letter Cars 
were made.  He's been all around and through my survivor  H.  He told me that 
it would come down the line like the sport 300 or  Newport.  At the time of 
installing the interior, they would pull them  off the line onto the 'letter' 
line.  He has checked over my H and  confirmed/admitted that the weld joint 
you see in the trunk/taillight area is  perfect!  "They did an awful job, 
but yours is a perfect example".   (I think it looks like Hell)  He also said 
the letter cars were a  pain-in-the-@** to build, one factor as to their 
high price. 

So as to  those brackets, I haven't pulled my seats out, but by going by 
what the  ex-plant manager told me, YES, I'd agree that they are supposed to 
be  there.  When those brackets were installed, they didn't know that car was 
 going to be a letter car.  Just my $.02.

Jim Maiani
snowy (6")  Houghton Lake, MI
H
69 Dart GTS conv



From: Carlton  Schroeder 
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 9:09 PM
To:  2HsandaHeritage@xxxxxxxxxxx ; 'Chrysler 300 Club International' 
Subject:  RE: [Chrysler300] 300H Assembly Line Question



Hi  Doug,

My H is about 70 miles away but I noticed the same thing this  summer while 
working on the floor.

At first too I thought someone had  done a pretty crude job changing the 
rear seat attachment brackets. Then I  assumed that with the few H interiors 
that were put together it probably was  cheaper to just modify the normal 
bench seat attachments.

Carlton  Schroeder, Eagle River (cold), WI

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of  2HsandaHeritage@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 7:09 PM
To:  Chrysler 300 Club International
Subject: [Chrysler300] 300H Assembly Line  Question

Hi Group, 

While restoring the interior of my 2nd H, I  found that the rear seat 
attachment brackets had been modified. 

I  panicked! Did I have a clone? 

After rechecking all the numbers, I  confirmed that the body is correct. 

The original brackets were for a  bench rear seat. 

I am assuming that all 2 door hardtops came down the  assembly line set up 
for rear bench seats and that H interiors then had the  brackets changed to 
accommodate bucket seats. 

Can anyone confirm this?  

Underneath the carpet pad, I found a 3"x 6" red color plate with a  paper 
tag: 

1962 "S" Series 

C-8580-ES 

Imperial -  Chrysler 

E23N043 - B - 154026 

Caramel Enamel 

PART NO.  2178166 

May 10, 1961 

from the 

COLOR STUDIOS 

of  

RINSHED-MASON 

Company 

Also found a Wrigley Spearmint  gum wrapper, headliner trimmings and an 
assortment of fasteners. 

Doug  Warrener 

Fair Oaks, CA 

300H 

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