[Chrysler300] Re: 1956 Imperial weather stripping 4dr Southampton

[Jamie Hyde <jamie.hyde@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would call Restoration Specialties (814-467-9842) and ask for Dave Jr., as he manufactures a lot of the weather-strips that others resell. I am sure he would know what would work for your application. I know he is proto typing some new products for the 50's cars. I am currently working with Dave Jr. on another project related to our 300's, he is a good guy, and knows his stuff. Funny story is I first met him at Chrysler at Carlisle when I was looking for weather strips for my 74 Imperial. I was rebuffed by several large vendors who more or less told me to go away, as nobody has them and nobody is going to make them. I wandered into his booth with a piece of the strip that vertically seals the back door glass to the front door glass. He took one look at it and asked me what GM car I was working on? "I told him no GM, it was an Imperial". He said it was a GM extrusion, and he walked over to box and pulled a piece out that was an exact match. I then asked about the roof rail door seal and again, he looked at my sample and pulled some out of a box, once again it was a GM extrusion. He then showed me how to cut and fuse the ends together, to reproduce my ruined seals perfectly. I then asked him about the "Cats Whiskers" , he looked at my cracked parts and thought he had a machine back in the shop that could make them. After two months I had a set (4) that not only fit perfect and look NOS, he had slotted the screw holes slightly to provide a fore and aft adjustment. A big improvement over the stock pieces that had missed several holes in the door so the assembler just left the screws out.

Jamie Hyde
585-321-2721 Office
585-465-0067 Cell



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