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a guy · 08-22-2015, 11:48 AM

Help settle discussion with my friend. I told him the 1928 roadster standard windshield folds out. He says no. Who's right. Thanks. No wager involved.

wrndln · 08-22-2015, 12:34 PM

Yes, they will tilt outward. Sometimes it is had to keep them out if the car is moving fast. You have to tighten the "wingnuts" quite tight.
Rusty Nelson

Marshall V. Daut · 08-22-2015, 12:43 PM

Unlike the '30-31 open cars, whose windshield frame and stanchions fold forward and lay flat across the top of the gas tank, the '28-29 open car windshield FRAME swings outward, pivoting at the top of the stanchions, while the tall stanchions remain immobile. They're bolted in place and cannot fold, unless one has a set of the 1960's repo stanchions that were made to fold. Of course, the '30-31 windshield FRAME can swing open in a similar manner without the stanchions going, too. Anyone who has driven a '30-31 open car with the windshield and stanchions lying flat will tell you it is not as much fun as it looks in old photographs! You'll be picking bugs and small rocks out of your teeth the rest of the day.
Marshall

a guy · 08-22-2015, 12:47 PM

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Thanks for the great info..i should have bet my friend. Good to be right once in a while.

08-22-2015, 11:48 AM	#1
a guy Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 53	1928 Roadster Windshield Help settle discussion with my friend. I told him the 1928 roadster standard windshield folds out. He says no. Who's right. Thanks. No wager involved.

08-22-2015, 12:34 PM	#2
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,164	Re: 1928 Roadster Windshield Yes, they will tilt outward. Sometimes it is had to keep them out if the car is moving fast. You have to tighten the "wingnuts" quite tight. Rusty Nelson

08-22-2015, 12:43 PM	#3
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,112	Re: 1928 Roadster Windshield Unlike the '30-31 open cars, whose windshield frame and stanchions fold forward and lay flat across the top of the gas tank, the '28-29 open car windshield FRAME swings outward, pivoting at the top of the stanchions, while the tall stanchions remain immobile. They're bolted in place and cannot fold, unless one has a set of the 1960's repo stanchions that were made to fold. Of course, the '30-31 windshield FRAME can swing open in a similar manner without the stanchions going, too. Anyone who has driven a '30-31 open car with the windshield and stanchions lying flat will tell you it is not as much fun as it looks in old photographs! You'll be picking bugs and small rocks out of your teeth the rest of the day. Marshall

08-22-2015, 12:47 PM	#4
a guy Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 53	Re: 1928 Roadster Windshield Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for the great info..i should have bet my friend. Good to be right once in a while.