1932 Roadster / Phaeton original Windwings

[Randy]

Any opinions on whether these are original 1932 Roadster/Phaeton windwings? They are approximately 13" x 6.25". The Safety Glass "bug" reads "9-Ford-32". Maybe they are 1933? Thanks for any help...

[DavidG]

The shape of the glass is different from the original as shown in the photo below. Marking glass with the so-called 'bug',which was evidently done in this case is easy with the kits available from thirdgenautomotive.com

[Carl]

...David, were wind wings available for the closed cars in 32? If they were, they would probally be a different shape than the open car wings. The glass and the Ford bug looks old and original on the ones Randy has.

[DavidG]

They were available late in the model year, but once again, the shapes for the different closed cars, while different from the phaeton/roadster version, are markedly different than those in Randy's photos.


As for the trademark, it has the fuzziness typical of a recent kit marking. Compare it to that on the original phaeton/roadster wind wing.

[Randy]

Since these are dated 9/32, could they be 1933?

[DavidG]

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They're not the shape of the original '33-'34 wind wings, either as their corners are much too rounded. Job #1 for the '33 models in the U.S. was in January, 1933 and a four-month lead time would not be required for producing shaped flat glass.


Lastly, the logo is in the wrong place for a wind wing. It was placed where shown in my photos for a purpose, namely to serve as a guide of where to attach the lower clamp when the glass was attached to the windshield post.

[Randy]

Thanks, David!

[DavidG]

You're welcome!

[VeryTangled]

Originally Posted by DavidG

Marking glass with the so-called 'bug',which was evidently done in this case is easy with the kits available from thirdgenautomotive.com

My comment is to help others reading, but I recognize it's taking a bit of left turn.

That is one fuzzy application job for the glass etching. It can be done with a much better result using the kit that Roy and now Michael offer. Someone didn't try very hard to do a quality job is what I'm trying to say.

[markdomingue]

Can you help me with a template for 1933 wind wings for my Phaeton? I’m trying to have a set made at my local glass shop. Thanks

[DavidG]

I'll scan a tracing of the original '33-'34 wind wing that I have. Likely it will be tomorrow.

[DavidG]

Attached is a photo of an original '33-'34 phaeton-roadster wind wing dated 3-34. The photo was taken on two 8 1/2" x 11" sheets of paper to give you scale. The glass measures 10 1/2" from top to bottom and 7 1/8" perpendicular across the parallel sides. The bottom edge of the Ford script oval, while faint in the photo, is located 2 15/16" from the bottom edge and the front of the oval was 7/16" from the front edge of the glass. As with the '32 and early/mid-year '35 wind wings the location of the oval is intended to serve as a locator for the lower wind wing bracket and once the glass is installed, the oval is largely covered up by the clamp of the bracket.

As with nearly all of the Ford glass of the period where the right and left hand pieces are identical, the oval is applied to be readable on the outside on the piece installed on the right side of the car and readable on the inside of the piece installed on the left side of the car. In other words, both sides used the same piece of finished glass; there was no unique piece of glass for the left side.