Odd question, can anyone help to identify my windscreen?

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#1 Odd question, can anyone help to identify my windscreen?

Post by Tr Tim » Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:42 pm

Hi to you all,

I know this is an odd request, but please bear with me for a moment.
I have been given a glass windscreen which I am attempting to identify.
I believe it could be from a classic car hardtop as it was given to me thinking it might fit a Surrey top for my Triumph Tr5. It doesn't however and looking online it is very similar in shape and profile to this.

http://web-cars.com/images/e-type_img/IMG_0270A_a_s.jpg
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This is I believe a series 1 E type factory hardtop and my glass looks like this.

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It measures 120cm from point to point and is 36cm wide at the widest point.
I was hoping that one of your club members, perhaps an owner or someone in the know, would be kind enough to compare my dimensions to their own rear window. The window does not have any markings whatsoever as far as I can see.
If it did turn out to be one of these windows, I would imagine someone might be interested as it is in excellent condition and having just restored a surrey top for my car, (I wish I could afford an E-Type), I know how rare these items are becoming.
Anyway its an interesting bit of detective work, equally if anyone has any other ideas where this came from i'd love to hear them.

Thanks in anticipation,

Tim

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Post by neil4444 » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:24 am

Hi Tim,

The shape/profile looks a lot closer to a Surrey top than anything for an E-Type. Are there different derivatives of Surrey top which might explain it not fitting yours ?

My only other thought was it looks like a wrap around screen similar to those in the Vauxhall Cresta PA but I think the slightly curved edge profile rules this out.
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Post by Simon P » Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:43 am

Lancia Aurelia Spyder?
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Post by Heuer » Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:06 am

The E-Type hardtop had a Perspex rear screen, not glass.
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Post by nefematic » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:21 pm

To me it looks like a 1960 corvette convertoble windshield.
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Post by 288gto » Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:05 pm

https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/assets/ ... 9634-1.jpg

It does look very similar to the Corvette one.

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Post by nefematic » Sat Aug 22, 2015 4:53 am

I used to have a Mercedes Fintail W110. Your glass could be the rear window from this model. Your given measurements could verify this or not, but I don't have a W110 available to check.
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