Body / Glass: GT Hawk parts on Starliner?

[Bengt53]

One of the door vent windows on my 1953 Commander Starliner is broken. I need a new frame and has been offered one from a 1962 GT Hawk door. Will it fit? Also, I need a moulding under the left rear side window. My parts book (printed in 1958) says only 1953-1955 mouldings will fit. How about GT Hawk mouldings?

[Tom Bredehoft]

The vent doors will work, the GT moldings will not.

[mbstude]

You may be able to cut the extra length off of the Hawk moulding to work on the '53.

[candbstudebakers]

You may be able to cut the extra length off of the Hawk moulding to work on the '53.

They are pot metal and fit 53-58 "K" cars except speedster .

[Bengt53]

Thank you for the information guys.

[ralt12]

Do you mean the molding that goes under the side window in the rear?

[Bengt53]

[mbstude]

They are pot metal and fit 53-58 "K" cars except speedster .

I thought he meant on the interior. Oops.

[ralt12]

I thought he meant on the interior. Oops.

So did I ; those are stainless, not pot metal.
Like these:

[warrlaw1]

That is the interior for sure. The exterior are pot metal like Bob P states and are almost always pitted. The Speedster one is, indeed, a little different from the regular 53-58 K. I have a couple of regular K cores that could be redone.

[Bengt53]

That is the interior for sure. The exterior are pot metal like Bob P states and are almost always pitted. The Speedster one is, indeed, a little different from the regular 53-58 K. I have a couple of regular K cores that could be redone.

[warrlaw1]

OK. It's winter here, too. They are in my shed and I could go looking this week-end. Will do.

[bezhawk]

What are the differences in the speedster trim?
(I love learning this stuff)

[SN-60]

I didn't realize that there is a difference in the belt moulding, (on 1/4 panel under 1/4 glass), between a '55 Speedster and a '55 (K) hardtop. One unusual thing I noticed on My late production Speedster is that
the L+R mouldings that join the roof 'Halo' to the 1/4 panel upper rear stainless trim are made of solid brass as opposed to pot (white) metal.

[Bengt53]

OK. It's winter here, too. They are in my shed and I could go looking this week-end. Will do.

Thanks Dave!