Re: Safety Glass

Posted by Marco Tahtaras on February 07, 1998 at 21:17:29

In Reply to: Re: Safety Glass
posted by Wayne Parker on February 07, 1998 at 20:43:17

: : I just purchased my first Model A (1930 Tudor Sedan).After showing the A to a friend of mine, he advised me to replace the glass. He states you have old plate glass that could kill in a bad accident.My friend also owns a Model A Tudor and has hands on experience.I believe it is a very good idea because my car is a solid driver.As a new ModelA owner I am open to any advice, much to learn.
: : Thanks Everyone,
: : Tim Wildey
: How can you verify that your windshield is in fact "safety glass"?I have a 30 Tudor (Canadian) that had sat in a barn since 1953.The windshield doesn't have any logo on it.It is my understanding that although my tudor probably came from the factory with safety glass, they sometimes would replace a broken windshield with the cheaper plate glass as it was legal to do so in the 30's.I have replaced all the other glass with safety glass but I have always wondered about the
windshield.

Wayne,
The windshield is usually easy to make a safe guess. 99% of safety glass will have a trademark visible in one of the corners (They rairly cut it off). Old safety glass will generally show signs of delaminating or bubbling around the edges. Also with age they yellow more than plate glass because it's the plastic between the glass layers that yellows.
Hope this helps,
Marco

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