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My 35 Master Coupe appears to have some Door Weather Stripping on it. It looks original and has been there since I've had the car. However I am unable to find any like it. Looks like it is glued in. Did 35 Masters have this?

1935 Master was the first year to have nay form of door weater strip. If I remember correctly
Some models had a sponge rubber weater strip and later models a moulded rubber. Then all late models has a metal retainer that held the rubber in place and it was the same as what was used in 1936. The weater strip cost only 30 cents in 1940 so could not have been larger and it fit either just on he top of the door.
You will find a little info. on page 43 of the 193-36 Fisher BodyManual.......listed on the old chevy manual site.

Thanks Gene. Does anyone have the Moulded Rubber?

Does anyone know of anyone who sells the correct Moulded Weatherstrip Rubber?

Have you tried The Filling Station? 1 800 841-6622

I haven't lately.

I looked at the Filling Station. What they have does not look like what I have.

Jon,

To the best of my knowledge Chevrolet never had a sponge rubber seal at that location on the door post.

If you have the metal track at the top of the door then use Steele #70-0065-73 rubber weatherstrip.

Mike B :)

The Rubber is not Sponge Rubber but solid Rubber. There is no track.

Jon,

Just to be clear, the weather strip track is attached to the leading top edge of the door, it was not attached to the body. What you show in your picture could have been added by a previous owner 70 years ago.

Mike B :)

There should be two wind laces [weather strips] on the top of the door frame, both inside the car. One on top of the other forming a two beaded look. If the door did whistle air then they added that foam stick on stuff. Proper re-adjustment of the door would have stopped the noise. Or re-adjustment of the wind lace, as it was called during the day [weather strip] inside. I think they did not want to adjust the wind lace and took the easy way out.

Can you share a picture of the "two wind laces"? The only wind lace I'm familiar with runs around the door opening and then another piece attached under the sill molding (both are cloth over sponge rubber). Then there's the rubber weather strip installed in a steel track attached to the top of the door.

Am I missing something?

Mike B :)

The 1935 Master and all 1936 models differ in this area.
The 1935 has a single windlace above the door. Early models had no other weather strip on top of the door.
Parts book shows sponge rubber strip for 1935 and a moulded rubber w/strip. Shos\ws some late doors had retainer strip for moulded w/s.

1935-11936 Fisher Body manual page 43 shows a lip type w/s and mentons cementing on a sponge type w/s......so depending on when the car was made and what was added due to a problem can vary.

For 1936 photos I have show what looks line two wind laces above the door. The lower one is wind lace and top one a hidum strip top cover up tacking.....page 59 in body manual.

My 35 was built in Flint in March. Don't know how this relates. Looks like the rubber I have on my car is not original although it looks like it is.It's been there over 50 years and I know my Uncle never put it on there.