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Posted by: ! Jan 10 2005, 11:55 AM

Since Frankenstealth....my 2.2/6 powered 356 and a buddy's 914 are windshield "challenged"....I did a little research

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26700.htm

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d03/vc5004.htm

BOTH of us have Historical Plates....think it's a good arguement for not having to run a windshield on public streets?

I mean...no helmet needed, we gotta roll cage in each one....aviator goggles, leather helmet, silk scarf, faggy fingertippless gloves, ....I draw the line at ballet pumps.......whattya think?

Posted by: skline Jan 10 2005, 11:57 AM

I think you should run the pumps too. I mean, it is in your nature to be different.

Posted by: bondo Jan 10 2005, 12:02 PM

I can't find it in the code, but I specifically remember reading that if you don't have a windshiled you must wear pink bunny ears. It's probably best to keep a set in the car so you alyays have them handy. IPB Image

Posted by: nebreitling Jan 10 2005, 12:21 PM

i think you've got an okay argument. technically, however, given that your car was not originally manufactured without a windshield, i think you may have difficulty arguing in court (for lack of precedence). that specific feature is not of "historic interest". clearly, you're arguing around the law.

so Go for it!

(i've always wanted to have a windshield-less 914 street car)

Posted by: boxstr Jan 10 2005, 12:30 PM

I did not read any "size" specs so you run a small plexiglass snap on winscreen that just moves air from your face. I remember one on a Lotus 7 I owned briefly. Worked great, the passenger had to cover there mouth to be able to breath.
CCLINCOLINCHAPMAN

Posted by: michel richard Jan 10 2005, 12:40 PM

The exception is related to vehicles that were not "required" to have a windshield at the time it was first registered; whether it had one or not. So the question becomes: if your car was first registered in California way back when, what were the rules way back when. In other words, you would need to go dig up the code as it was way back when.

Michel Richard
914 2.2 E MFI

Posted by: markb Jan 10 2005, 04:42 PM

Well, if not the pumps, then I think it should be flip-flops. IPB Image

Posted by: GWN7 Jan 10 2005, 06:44 PM

QUOTE (bondo @ Jan 10 2005, 10:02 AM)
I can't find it in the code, but I specifically remember reading that if you don't have a windshiled you must wear pink bunny ears. It's probably best to keep a set in the car so you alyays have them handy. IPB Image

Keep the ears in the car, when/if you get pulled over, put them on. That way you can drive away while the officer is rolling on the ground laughing.

Posted by: jkeyzer Jan 10 2005, 07:04 PM

Windshields are cool. They keep out the, umm... wind. Why the heck would you want to drive without one??? Not enough bugs in your diet?

Posted by: Red-Beard Jan 10 2005, 07:07 PM

Wouldn't wooden clogs make more sense? IPB Image

Posted by: markb Jan 10 2005, 08:08 PM

Ever hit a bumblebee at 60+? My sister has a nice scar from riding her m/c without a face shield. IPB Image

Posted by: Headrage Jan 10 2005, 08:36 PM

QUOTE (markb @ Jan 10 2005, 06:08 PM)
Ever hit a bumblebee at 60+? My sister has a nice scar from riding her m/c without a face shield. IPB Image

Got hit in the throat once on a motocycle by a wasp doing about 75. Unfortunately the wasp didn't die right away.

Posted by: ! Jan 10 2005, 08:58 PM

On a long trip....a windscreen could be put on....I just wanna do it without getting busted by the cops....ya know...wind in the face, no helmet....kinda like ya used to be able to do a motrcycle before the assholes in Sacramento told us you couldn't..... IPB Image