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I am trying to remove the rear quarter window moldings on my '40 160 touring sedan to woodgrain them. However i am havng trouble removing them after removing trim screws. They wont separate from the window unit. What is the secret to removing them?

They are probably stuck to the rubber. Try carefully spraying WD-40 around the inside of the frame and let it soak for a week.

G'day pridley,
to PackardInfo. Sorry I can't help with your query but trust someone can, hopefully it's just as Tim says.

However, I invite you to include your '40 160 Touring Sedan in the Packard Owner's Registry here on PackardInfo!

Pridley,
I am wrong enough times that you should check this, and Tim is right 93% of the time (higher on some technical issues), but I'd add, if you let WD40 sit on rubber for a week, it might ruin it. Also the smell tends to persist on the interior. Maybe only gasoline breaks rubber down like that, but perhaps a silicone spray may be safer. Silicone would just loosen it up a bit by being slippery. WD40 would work on the rust. The inside edges of the moulding do rust from condensation or moisture from a leaky window. It bonds somehow with the rubber when it's dried out. As an alternative, check it every day to see if it's loose yet.
Joe