Sadly, we will never see the quality of your original filler grommet again. Many factors: Emergence of China, who were still hauling with oxen when your original grommet was being made in America. Now they make everything.
The old Stovebolt truck rubber market will eventually get fulfilled and the older generation, that makes up a large proportion of buyers, will fade. I.E. Not many left who want Model T's or A's.
Hopefully I'm wrong. I do see an encouraging amount of younger folks getting Stovebolt fever.

The fact that many people won't pay the price for Steele rubber does hurt them.
The early car market has way more interest than trucks. They sell car rubber also and they go back farther and newer than our vendors.




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