WissaMan
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As I've been doing bodywork on the 68 300 convertible rear fenders, I have detected that there is a slight outward bulge in the sheet metal above the wheel openings. We have 4 68's Chryslers: (2) 2-door 300's, a 2-door Newport, and a 4-door New Yorker, so I checked them all. Each one had some degree of bulge in that same area except for the all-original-low-miles-body-in-good-condition 68 300.
So it has me wondering, is the bulge because of a factory defect? I thought I read in a thread on here that some rear slab-side fender stampings had waves or bulges but I can't remember what models or what years or if this is what was described. I also think that one or two of them even had a slight bulge along that upper crease, but I'll have to recheck that to be sure.
The picture below is indicates the area I am talking about (but that isn't my car)
So it has me wondering, is the bulge because of a factory defect? I thought I read in a thread on here that some rear slab-side fender stampings had waves or bulges but I can't remember what models or what years or if this is what was described. I also think that one or two of them even had a slight bulge along that upper crease, but I'll have to recheck that to be sure.
The picture below is indicates the area I am talking about (but that isn't my car)