67 Barracuda rear window seal and trim

OK, here's the low down: 1967 had a unique seal that used a plastic "chrome finish" lockstrip for trim with stainless steel pieces in the corners. In 1968 they changed to a different trim — stainless steel moldings all the way around — but this necessitated a different seal plus the addition of 20-odd small metal clips attached with screws around the perimeter of the glass. The notchback, being rarer than the fastback, has always had problems with the availability of the window trim and seals.

The first question is, do you absolutely need a new seal? Is the glass still in the car? Is there a reason why you would remove it?

Because the simplest solution is to just leave the glass and seal in place. Then, if the trim is missing, search for the plastic lockstrip for 1967 Barracuda front and rear glass. It can be found. Even it only shows for the fastback, you can cut it to length. You may have to haunt eBay to find the stainless corner pieces, if they are missing, but I see them frequently.

If your problem is that the glass is out of the car and the seal is not salvageable, then it gets tougher. The 1967 rear seal for the notchback goes in and out of availability. I think the current status is out, but check with Layson's, Classic Industries, and Steele Rubber.

People will tell you that changing to the 1968-9 rear window trim is an upgrade, and they are right —the problem is that the stainless moldings for the notchback rear window are rarer than hen's teeth, and expensive when you find them. They have never been reproduced, so you are looking for used parts. You want to get your hands on tis trim before committing to a changeover. But then you still have to find the 1968-9 seal — however, this is more likely to be available from the usual sources. While you have the glass and old seal out of the car, you will need to drill the holes to mount the clips that hold the stainless steel trim (these clips are available new) — the pattern for these holes is also available — if you get to that point, you can ask me for it. So it's a fair amount of work, but the stainless trim is much better looking than the plastic lockstrip, and it doesn't shrink and crack like the plastic does.

One more fun fact: the 1967 notchback rear glass is a different curvature than the 1968 glass, but this doesn't make any difference to anything — it's just a weird bit of trivia.