70 300 Package tray? replacement

[Makeawake]

Hey Guys, Haven't been on the site for a while. Life is BUSY. Just wanted to post some pics of one of our 300 convertibles. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had to deal with rust in this area!

 

[mdh157]

"One of your 300 convertibles"? gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr must be nice

that looks like a homemade piece......looks like a great fit too!

 

[commando1]

Dutchman panel?
I would screw that up sooooooooooo bad....

 

[cm23uoc]

Always wondered why this is called "Dutchman" panel in the first place.

 

[commando1]

Always wondered why this is called "Dutchman" panel in the first place.

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=87259.0

 

[cm23uoc]

Thanks Stan, no way to guess how this expression came into use. Which raises the question what the original stone repair has to do with Dutchmen, I'll take care of it.

 

[cm23uoc]

"The Dutch, for whatever reason, are seen as clumsy, incompetent etc., and thus a flaw is seen as something that one would expect from the Dutch".

Wasn't there a Dutch guy with a green 300 convertible registered here ? Think he wouldn't confirm this.

 

[commando1]

All I know about the Dutch is they're always trying to keep back the Atlantic Ocean. Yah, like that's gonna work in the future now. Let them (and New Orleans) return to the sea.

 

[cm23uoc]

They have a stereotyped reputation for bad driving while driving often with trailers through Germany during vacation; it's said if you fail driving tests three times, you get the yellow Dutch license plates.