40's Cadillac Robe Rope needed.

[gary griffin]

    I need the robe rope that hangs on the back of the front seat. Does anybody reproduce these?

    The rubber in mine is brittle and cracking and I am getting everything I need for the upholsterer
and realized my robe rope is too brittle to use.

    They are more complex than one would think. There is a sort of chain in the center which is encased in a fabric sleeve probably to keep from wearing out the next layer which is a sort of a rubber hose and finally encased in a exterior fabric sleeve. The chain ends have special fittings to attach them to the handles at the ends.

    I was preparing mine for the upholsterer to recover and it started cracking and is useless now.

    Hopefully someone is reproducing these as it would take a lot to build one from scratch.

    If there are any questions I could probably post a photo.

garygriffin@Q.com  253 838 9900

[Classic]

Is this what you need?  Copied from page 24 of the lebaronbonney.com online catalog:

"GM Robe Rail
New robe rails made up
in your choice of fabric. Escutcheons
are not available. Please specify job or
style number found on the Car's ID body plate. Fabric samples available upon request.
GM310 For all GM 4 door sedans ...........................................$72.00 ea.
GM320 For all GM cps & 2 dr sdns ........................................$52.00 ea."

If your upholsterer frequently does vintage cars, he will know what you need and my even have it in stock.  Mine did.

[pauldridge]

Yes LeBaron has these in stock in very nice workmanship. Bought one recently for my '40 60 Special and it was beautiful.  It can also be easily shortened if needed