Best/ most interesting automotive glasswork

[Codswallop]

Just musing that wrap around rear tailgates were all the rage in the late 80's to mid 90's, though they have sadly disappeared today.

A personal favourite;


VX Tigra (shame about the rest of the car, but just look at that wrap around screen!)

Anyone have other examples of interesting glazing on cars? Can't think of regular production car with anything vaguely adventurous these days.

[Quinten]

Just weird...

[anonymous-user]

Codswallop said:

Just musing that wrap around rear tailgates were all the rage in the late 80's to mid 90's, though they have sadly disappeared today.

A personal favourite;


VX Tigra (shame about the rest of the car, but just look at that wrap around screen!)

Anyone have other examples of interesting glazing on cars? Can't think of regular production car with anything vaguely adventurous these days.

I thought they were a good looking little car for the target market, and they seemed to sell in numbers because for a while they were everywhere. Honestly cannot remember the last time I saw one though and the 2nd one didn't seem to ever become quite as common.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

The concave rear window on the Citroen C6 is different.

[deltashad]

There was an interesting show car at the 1982 Birmingham motorshow, a take on of the 635csi with a wonderful full glass electronic roof. It's that long ago I can't remember too much about it. I've researched and found nothing on the internet.

Shame, a blot on my memory from a 9 year olds eyes.

[AndrewEH1]

deltashad said:

There was an interesting show car at the 1982 Birmingham motorshow, a take on of the 635csi with a wonderful full glass electronic roof. It's that long ago I can't remember too much about it. I've researched and found nothing on the internet.

Shame, a blot on my memory from a 9 year olds eyes.

http://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=140887

You can send a cheque in the post.

Edited by AndrewEH1 on Saturday 25th June 22:59

[DegsyE39]

Only one popped into my head im completely indifferent about modern cars couldnt care a fk about anything post 2010 really (only about 2 exceptions)

But when i saw this at the museum in gaydon... god you little beauty

[Pesty]

[anonymous-user]

I am sure there was a Ferrari racing car with an all glass cockpit, but can't remember the name.

[clockworks]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Rene Lalique....

[Pints]

[laam999]

Toyota sera gets my vote

|http://thumbsnap.com/xfmGuiVH[/url]

[Gingerbread Man]

Only a concept, but I ame across it somewhere! The Maserati Birdcage.







MR2 rear window

Edited by Gingerbread Man on Sunday 26th June 07:34

[ajprice]

C3 Picasso windscreen quarterlights

[Valgar]

The one that immediate springs to mind is Nissan Cube Lancia Stratos

[vikingaero]

Be interesting to know if any cars used curved front windscreens from established models for rear glass?

[Crafty_]

'66 Barracuda


C4 Corvette



62 Chevy, known as the "bubbletop"


Most mid 50s on US cars had wrap around glass,

55 Chevy


55 Buick - a bit more upmarket, so gets rear curved glass too




If we're allowed to cheat and talk perspex, Ed Roth did some very odd things in the 60s

Beatnik Bandit


Orbitron


Mysterion

[deltashad]

AndrewEH1 said:

deltashad said:

There was an interesting show car at the 1982 Birmingham motorshow, a take on of the 635csi with a wonderful full glass electronic roof. It's that long ago I can't remember too much about it. I've researched and found nothing on the internet.

Shame, a blot on my memory from a 9 year olds eyes.

http://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=140887

You can send a cheque in the post.

Edited by AndrewEH1 on Saturday 25th June 22:59

Thanks for that Andrew. Dare I say it looks a bit of a bargain!!

[mygoldfishbowl]

407 estate.

[caelite]

Pints said:

God I love the look of these lol.