Which one and why?

Charlie, when I rebuilt the OE slant from the 68 Barracuda, I looked closely at the knurling and how it matched to a new style rubber lip seal. The lip seal ran close to the knurled finish at the rear main but did not run on it. I used a rubber lip seal. That motor originally had a rope seal. And I used the OE ‘68 rear seal career.
your post dont make sense. was there an "old style" and a "new style" rubber lip seal besides the rope seal?