Cab 11 cowling seal

[Owen Evans]

Aha, photo mystery solved!

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Hi Owen

You ca't always trust what you see on the web or on a multi owner 1940 vehicle.

Basically cab 11 where built BEFORE the rubber crisis/shortage so yes rubber was used on all joint surfaces....... best substitute now is thin foam neoprene rubber with one side with adhesive....... it compresses well.

Mac Auto and other Chev outlets like Chev of the 40's do sell both the rubber and the double roll canvas similar to jeeps BUT I do not think that it will compress enough. The canvass antisqueak was prevalent on some cab 12 and most cab 13 and Mac has a good selection again with one side sticky..... which is a great help when installing....... webbing is also used on the brackets of the fuel tanks, fenders and various body panels.

Cheers

All good points. Advancements in technology over the past 70-odd years have undoubtedly provided improvements over what was used back then.
But again, I can think of some "improvements" that should never have happened!

O.