[DeTomaso] Rear Quarter Windows and Trim

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/22/12 6 54 17, jbreardon at yahoo.com writes:


> 
> On the topic of quarter windows, I want to put a hinge on that window so 
> it will swing open.
> This would be essentially a wing window that was standard on cars built 
> prior to 1970’s. This would be a complex frame, as it would have to follow 
> the convex shape B pillar and have to place the hinges so they would not 
> bind. I think a swing out windows would make servicing the front of the engine 
> or anything mounted on the engine compartment bulkhead very easy. I have 
> found that the easier the task the more likely it will be done.  Has anyone 
> attempted such a window?
> 

Yes.   The Gr4 race Pantera #2860 (originally the Team Claude Dubois car, 
now owned by Guy Trigaux in South Carolina) features a hinged window on the 
left side.   The fuel tank is on the right side on the Gr4 cars, and the 
water bottles are on the left.   The hinged window allows rapid access to the 
pressure tank.

It's a very simple engineering solution if you rely only on a single hinge 
in the center of the leading edge of the window frame.   The rubber gasket 
holds the glass in as normal, and it just pushes in and out at will.

Here's a photo I shot in Brussels in 2004:

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=35124

Mike