Have another question for anyone.
What was the first car to have a curved windshield and what year.
Thanks.

1947 Studebaker Starlight Coupe

1934 Chrysler Airflow Custom Imperial. First 1 piece curved w/s on a production car.
http://www.allpar.com/cars/imperial/imperial-cars.html

Hey Old Fart-

Good show on the 1934 Imperial.

Now here's one to really test your skills -- What was the first car to have a laminated glass windshield as standard equipment?

Hint - it was NOT the 1927 Ford

Ira (another old fart)

OK IRA I'am stumped what was the first car to use laminated glass.

I believe the year was 1919 when Ford began using laminated glass. the first laminated windshield was Triplex.

Ford didn't have laminated as standard equipment until the 1927 Model A.

The 1926 Rickenbacker was the first car to have laminated as standard.
( Same Rickenbacker as the WW1 air ace )

That's the kind of worthless info you get when writing a master's thesis on auto glass ( many many years ago)

Ira

It was a 1936 Packard

I like this.
All right boys and girls mobile wants to know what is the application for AS10 or AS11 and has any on every used it and in what.

AS10 is "safety glazing material for use here bullet resistance is required anywhere in motor vehicle"

AS11A is the same except not for use in a windshield

AS11B is same as 11A except not for glazing windows to immediate right or left of driver and in rearmost window if latter is for driving visibility

I had to look these up !

While we're on the history lesson/ trip down memory lane, when did tempered doors/ vents become OEM? I've seen both in 50's vintage vehicles, but they may have been replaced. Just curious! John