In the world of social media today, October 4th, 2019, is National Manufacturing Day or MFG day. For us here at Steele, however, every day is manufacturing day! Yes, we are an American manufacturer and very proud of it! Back in 1958, our company was founded by Lynn Steele. He was a machinist making car…
Have you ever been shopping for weatherstripping and looked at some of the names of the parts and thought to yourself “What in the world?”. Yeah, we know. There can be some pretty odd names for this stuff. Some of our parts names are self-explanatory like ‘Trunk Weatherstrip’ or ‘Windshield Gasket’ but there are plenty…
Each year we go to Detroit Autorama expecting to see great things and 2019 definitely didn’t disappoint! There were so many great builds, so much creativity, skill and thought put into each one that it blew us away. The Great Eight was packed with exceptional builds built by professionals vying for the Ridler Award but…
This month brings a wide variety of new parts. We’re always looking out for holes in our product lines and listening to customer demand so make sure you read this post every month- you never know what’s going to be next! Corvette 70-4062-88 – Fresh Air Vent Door Seal for 1963-67 Coupe and Convertible A…
Here at Steele we’re enthusiasts too so we LOVE to see our customers cars, trucks and hot rods and to hear the stories behind them. Trust me when I say, nothing gathers a crowd quicker around here than something awesome pulling into the parking spaces in front of the parts counter (if we can hear…
We’re very excited to hit the road again in 2019! We’ve added several new trade shows (especially for our new markets- RV and Marine) and 3 new swap meets for classic car/truck/hot rod folks this year too! Steele has been traveling to swap meets since the 1970’s, long before the phone and internet made it…
Weatherstripping may not be as fun or sexy as the glimmering light from shiny wheels and chrome parts, but it will have a big impact on the end result of your project. I’d say weatherstripping isn’t really something you appreciate most of the time….. unless it fails. Weatherstripping is made of rubber (more specifically, ours…