1937 Window garnish molding question

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fryguy

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I am looking for info on window garnish molding for a 1937 Club cabriolet. I have an old '37 club cabriolet and looking for possible interior garnish molding for the windshield. Is this specific to the convertible's only? Or is it shared along with the coupes and/or sedans? Is it one year only? or is 37, 38 shared as well?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.
 
My understanding (and there are likely those with more detailed knowledge that can chime in) is that the windshield opening is essentially the same 1937-40 for convertibles and station wagon. Different from coupes, sedans, and pickups.

There are 3 moldings, right, left, and center. These actually serve to hold the glass and gasket in place. The side moldings are basically the same 1937-38, 1939 has a defroster louver, and 1940 has a different defroster louver. The center molding was basically the same 1937-39 and the hole pattern for the mirror changed for 1940. Any year molding set will fit any other year, but not be totally "correct".

The door moldings have different detail on the inside 1937, 1938, 1939-40 with the 1940 having a small relief to clear the vent window assembly. Again (with filling to lose or massage to add the vent relief) any year will fit any other year... and 1935-36 (which has a still different inside detail).

We make fiberglass 1939 type moldings.

www.wescottsauto.com
 
Excellent, thank you Karl. That's the information I think I was looking for. I was checking your website as I am looking for '37 club convertible top information. I want to chop my 37 and I am looking for a stock pair or stock style pair of convertible irons to cut up and keep my stock irons available if I ever want to go back to stock. One of the reasons I was looking for the windshield garnish molding as I don't want to cut up my original wood grained moldings.

Would you know if the regular coupe or sedan garnish moldings are close enough that If I chop it, they would be usable to chop to match? I would assume coupe and or sedan moldings would be easier to locate.
 
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