Glazing shite - weird and wonderful windows

[Junkman]

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[Supernaut]

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.

See also the BMW 3 series E46 touring.

 

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[martc]

 

Skoda 706 - allows you to see up Lenin's coat.

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Tatra T401 - allows you to see all of the glorious peoples republic (including up Marx's coat), as long as it's along the trolly bus route,  through a variety of differently shaped windows.

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Skoda 706 - allows you to see up Lenin's coat.

 

 

Setra S8.

 

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Setra S6.

 

 

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Ikarus 55 - Trotsky had better have his underkeks on.

[HillmanImp]

This Swallow-Doretti type 2 prototype

 

 

 

[martc]

 

Ikarus 66 - for when they banned looking up glorious and esteemed hero's of the republic's coats. And glass supply started to dry up.

 

It was no looker from behind either.

 

[vulgalour]

What kind of windows would sir like on his camping van?

 

Yes.

 

 

 

 

[Junkman]

[vulgalour]

Crosley inspired approach to the rear window/C-pillar interface on the hardtop on the left too.  Always looked really off when they did the hardtops where the C pillar was thicker at the top than the bottom and all the bodylines were done with a ruler.

[Junkman]

I disagree.

 

[vulgalour]

That would look really nice if it didn't have that roof.

[davocano]

Possibly* the ultimate CA

 

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Some proper quarterlight action going on here.

 

 

This car also features in "Al's Spotting Thread".

[NorfolkNWeigh]

In the late 50's early 60's some of Britains best known sports car manufacturers showed the eyetalians they could add a roof and windows to a sportscar to make an attractive * GT just as well as they could.

[Jon]

[pshome]

The importance of glass is generally overestimated

 

Renault Spider

 

[SpareSnare]

After eBaytat thread, which is often brilliant, think this is my favourite ever thread.

Another great Zagato glasshouse.

Bonus side,hinged bonnet.

 

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[barrett]

After eBaytat thread, which is often brilliant, think this is my favourite ever thread.

 

It's certainly, er, illuminating.

 

1930s glazing experiments were among the best, given the limitations of technology. Grummer's Aeroprofilée style was great if a little awkward. Here on Alfa and Renault bases.

 

Less well known is this Dutch effort from Vesters & Neirinck on a Lancia DiLambda