Tonneau windshield

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Early form of a tonneau windshield with "wind wings" on a Duesenberg Model A Phaeton with Rubay body (1923)
Duesenberg Model J supercharged as a Dual Cowl Phaeton by Walker-La Grande (1935) with a tonneau windshield
Packard Model 1005 (10th series) Individual Custom Twelve Sport Phaeton by Dietrich (1933)

The tonneau windshield is in the rear (formerly " Tonneau called ') open-top cars mounted, second windshield to protect the rear passengers from the wind.

etymology

The word tonneau comes from French and means “barrel” or “container”, and it is also a former measure .

In body construction, a tonneau is both a removable, open passenger compartment and the old name for the rear part of the passenger compartment and a body type.

function

The tonneau windshield emerged in the 1910s as automobiles got bigger and faster. Tourings and Phaetons were by far the most common body style. Their disadvantage was the insufficient protection from the weather and the wind. First, the pane is attached to a frame with two legs, which in turn is attached to the vehicle floor directly behind the backrest of the front seat and is also fixed to the backrest of the front seat. The window frame can be adjusted horizontally using a rod in order to find the optimal distance between the window and the passenger and to facilitate entry. In addition, the window can usually at least be folded down or pushed completely into the footwell so that it is not exposed to the air flow when not in use. The pane itself is usually made of straight safety glass, often it is made up of three parts by attaching "wind wings". These are small additional panes as wind deflectors; they are also available in numerous designs for the front.

variants

  • one piece
  • three-part with adjustable "wind wings"
  • standing on two metal legs and attached to the backrest of the front seat; slidable and retractable (picture and as described above)
  • on the rear torpedo plate and foldable ("Dual Cowl")
  • retractable between the backrest of the front seat and the rear torpedo plate (similar to the partition in chauffeur limousines)

Most of the versions can be retrofitted, but the latter is expensive. Some tonneau windshields for high-quality classic automobiles such as Duesenberg , Pierce-Arrow or Packard are reproduced in small series.

application

The most recent known application is a disc for retrofitting the Lincoln Continental Convertible (1961-1969) and in replicas of classic automobiles such as the Duesenberg III.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c coachbuilt.com: Terminology
  2. ↑ a b American Arrow Corp .: Tonneau Windshields reproductions

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