1963 Chrysler 300 Convertible Options Question

convertible,

The 300 Sport came standard with 8.00 X 14, only the 300J came standard with

I believe they were optional. 14" in the correct size are getting very hard to find. You can find them with raised white letters fairly easily but the normal white wall is only made by a couple places now.

I would stick with the 15's and find the right hubcaps if possible. I imagine those hubcaps are going to be quite rare though. I have been looking for a set of 15's for my '68 Newport for two years now and havent seen any yet.

Steve B.

I wouldn't mind keeping the 15" for the reasons you cite, but again, I agree that finding the caps will be a challenge.

I think Cooper Tire still makes the 14" whitewalls.

Thanks for the info,

Robert

Yes, that's what I've found from all the online sources. Guess I'll have to order a build sheet, as I've been unable to find mine in any of the likely locations.

Thanks for the response

Robert

From where are you planning to order a build sheet...?

-Stern

The WPC Museum has the build data for pre-'68 cars.

Is that right? Cool! First I've heard of it. What's the procedure for ordering a sheet?

-Stern ('62 Lancer, LA-built car)

Thanks!

-Stern

It might be noted that the build data is (was) in the form of an old style punch card. Unless the museum has recently started transforming the data from the punch card to text, a punch card reader will be necessary to decode the info.

Maybe not-

Check here:

The card has ten rows and eighty columns. A punch in row 8, column 38 corresponds to an option code 388. Open the breakout book, find code 388, and learn its meaning.

-Stern

FYI it seems as though the printed information at the top of the card is not the traditional "interpretation" of the punched holes. The shipping order number (the rightmost printed field) is actually punched in the first 8 columns of the card. Must have been a real computer!