Glazing shite - weird and wonderful windows

[Pillock]

... and the Ford Cargo sort of borrowed the idea too

 

 

Wonky indicators were standard fit clearly, because that's a press shot.

[davocano]

I always like the Toyota hologram

 

[STUNO]

Well that's my day half over. Who the hell allows threads like this ! The headline promised a really really boring thread.

[vulgalour]

Witness the insanity that is the Toyota Lucida Estima Charme Pleasure Wagon as owned by our very own Krujoe. http://autoshite.com/topic/19556-pleasure-wagon/
 

[Asimo]

 

SaaB 900: do these give Autoglass fitters the horrors?

[Zelandeth]

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SaaB 900: do these give Autoglass fitters the horrors?

 

Not any more - they just tell you that you're on your own sorting that!

 

...At least they did when I tried to get mine changed a couple of years back.  I wound up just shrugging and ignoring the crack as it was outwith the MOTable area.

[mercrocker]

More superfluous glazing - Seventies style...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[anonymous user]

[NorfolkNWeigh]

The 70's ,you say...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

 

I know Rover 600's often look the same, but this is supposed to open like that.

To glaze?

Or not to glaze?

[Jon]

I think it's either the Japanese or the Americans who are the weird glazing champions, if you ignore most coach built French cars and commercials of the 1960's.

 

Japanese efforts I can think of, straight off the bat:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jon]

Ford US and Australia had a nice line in optional portholes in the 1970's (and just into the 80's judging by the first image):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Am also always happy to see the design disaster that is the side windows on a Falcon panel van, which remained unchanged from 1972 to 1999!

 

 

 

 

 

[Jon]

Though aesthetically quite ordinary, the rear window of an AX is glazically interesting, in that it's a structural part of the tailgate:

 

 

 

I suppose also the front quarterlight on the 3-dr is sort of interesting too, so as to allow the door pocket to hold a bottle of vino.

[vulgalour]

See also...

 

Volvo P1800

 

Volvo 480

 

Chrysler Sunbeam

 

Peugeot 107 (etc.)

 

VW Up (etc.) has a different take by having a conventional hatch back that's glazed over all the way to the bumper.  And yes, this is the worst colour I could find one in.

 

While we're on the subject of weird rear glass hatches, as pedestrian as the rest of the glazing is, the Rover 75 Tourer does have this odd opening rear window arrangement.  It's ideal for letting you in the load area when the lock inevitably stops working.  Bizarrely, this was the only photograph of it open I could find.  A surprising number of owners don't even know their Tourer does this.

[vulgalour]

Some moderns.

 

BMW i3

 

Citroen Nemo

 

Peugeot RCZ, possibly the only production car with glazed roof cleavage.  It's like an Audi TT with the arse on the outside (sorry SiC).

[vulgalour]

Crosley.  What even?  The only production car ever built that has literally no good angles.  The windows are a design marvel in that every single one is wrong.

 

No matter what, these Rambler wagons always look bent.

 

Estates can be very difficult to get right.  That's why it's usually best to just glue a bit of old greenhouse on the back and hide it with vinyl.

 

Or get an experienced coachbuilder to knock something up with reasonable proportions.

 

The last thing you want is for people to think you just chopped up a regular saloon car and used whatever glazing was the nearest fit.

[vulgalour]

Those of a nervous disposition should look away now.

 

 

 

 

It's the most adventurous and hideous piece of automotive glazing I'm aware of and has absolutely no redeeming features.

[Ghosty]

Things that haven't been mentioned:

 

Untitled by max_burton, on Flickr

 

R8s. The almost- wraparound glass, minimal pillars and glass sunroof make for an extremely welcoming and airy interior. They did the black wraparound thing before the Bini did, and to much better effect (Bini pillars are huge on the inside).

 

 

Civic Aerodeck.

 

 

EF Civics have a split tailgate.

 

 

The lights and rear window on the spaceship Civic.

 

 

Nissan EXA Sportback.

[Pillock]

Flicking through my toilet Auto Express (October 15th, 1993) they have a motor show preview thing with the Nissan APX.

 

 

It's got that funny little window in the door for when they've not thought things through properly.

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Mr V posting the 1800ES and 480, made me wonder if the C30 tailgate glass is also unframed.

 

It's not clear from this picture, and how should I know, we only have one in the family, that I last drove on Saturday and put shopping in.

 

I'll check tonight.

[Pillock]

I did see someone put a hammer through an AX rear screen, and the lower part flopped down like a Range Rover tailgate once the glass had gone.

[Datsuncog]

Bertone's Lancia Sibilo concept, anyone?

 

 

 

 

Not only does it have a pivoting porthole instead of an actual roll-down window, but the body colour fade effect is on the glazing is, allegedly, a deliberate design choice - rather than, say, the terrible yet inevitable result of agreeing to a £200 blowover paintjob by Shonky Dave after an all-day session at the Grenadier.

 

It drives, too. Incredible.

 

[Junkman]

[Junkman]

[Sigmund Fraud]

Never did work out why they build a brand new bodyshell for this

 

Also see the Rover version :

 

 

Not to be confused with :

 

[Junkman]

[Junkman]

[Sigmund Fraud]

Not strictly glazing, but there's at least one DS with a transparent (as opposed to the early translucent) roof :

 

[Junkman]

[Junkman]

Not strictly glazing, but there's at least one DS with a transparent (as opposed to the early translucent) roof :

 

 

Made for the Italian sci fi film La decima vittima (The Tenth Victim). It's very prominently shown in the film.