/Lars S
Rolls Royce Vignale:
Citroen 3CV:
Ford Anglia:
Lotus Europa Special:
Renault Scenic (well almost):
Full Version: Cars with rear window like 914
We all know one car where the rear window is leaning "inwards" but there were also a few others guess this list is uncomplete?
/Lars S
Rolls Royce Vignale:
Citroen 3CV:
Ford Anglia:
Lotus Europa Special:
Renault Scenic (well almost):
/Lars S
Rolls Royce Vignale:
Citroen 3CV:
Ford Anglia:
Lotus Europa Special:
Renault Scenic (well almost):
Fiat X19 - so close its eire...
I found some more
1960 Lincoln Continental
1953 Packard Balboa
1959 GSM Dart
1960 Lincoln Continental
1953 Packard Balboa
1959 GSM Dart
Does this count?
Yes, There are a few ferraris that have this type of window.
Don't forget Honda Del Sol (Well, That window isn't exactly vertical)
Don't forget Honda Del Sol (Well, That window isn't exactly vertical)
and the Pontiac Fiero.
and the Lotus Elise
TR-7/8 ?
QUOTE(PBC914 @ Mar 31 2011, 07:21 AM) 
and the Pontiac Fiero.
I gotta be careful how I say this on this forum, but I still like those. I've had a few. Couple with V8's. This one was a aluminum blocked FI V8 I converted a few years back. It's scary how much like a 914 it drove.
QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Mar 31 2011, 08:47 AM)
QUOTE(PBC914 @ Mar 31 2011, 07:21 AM)
and the Pontiac Fiero.
I gotta be careful how I say this on this forum, but I still like those. I've had a few. Couple with V8's. This one was a aluminum blocked FI V8 I converted a few years back. It's scary how much like a 914 it drove.
way back in the early 90's when i was looking at mid engined cars i was seriously considering a v8 fiero. the stock 4 has the same bolt pattern on the rear as a sbc, correct? what about the handling? i've heard the early fiero's weren't particulaly forgiving. wish gm would've kept developing that platform.
The 1958 -'60 Lincoln Continental Convertibles also had a reverse canted rear window that moved up and down for ventilation, but also retracted entirely with the convertible top, leaving a smooth transition to the trunk lid with no boot. It was some pretty remarkable engineering.
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QUOTE(pt_700 @ Mar 31 2011, 08:06 AM)
QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Mar 31 2011, 08:47 AM)
QUOTE(PBC914 @ Mar 31 2011, 07:21 AM)
and the Pontiac Fiero.
I gotta be careful how I say this on this forum, but I still like those. I've had a few. Couple with V8's. This one was a aluminum blocked FI V8 I converted a few years back. It's scary how much like a 914 it drove.
way back in the early 90's when i was looking at mid engined cars i was seriously considering a v8 fiero. the stock 4 has the same bolt pattern on the rear as a sbc, correct? what about the handling? i've heard the early fiero's weren't particulaly forgiving. wish gm would've kept developing that platform.
Yes, the 84 - 87 Fieros were not the best. It got a redesign in 88 and was much better (along with the brakes) I had an 88 for 9 years as a daily driver and it handled and drove very nice and was fun.
QUOTE(larss @ Mar 31 2011, 01:17 AM)
We all know one car where the rear window is leaning "inwards" but there were also a few others guess this list is uncomplete?
Honda Del Sol - it even went down for that non-sunroof cool air feeling.
Jaguar XJS
QUOTE(Phoenix-MN @ Mar 31 2011, 11:53 AM)
QUOTE(pt_700 @ Mar 31 2011, 08:06 AM)
QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Mar 31 2011, 08:47 AM)
QUOTE(PBC914 @ Mar 31 2011, 07:21 AM)
and the Pontiac Fiero.
I gotta be careful how I say this on this forum, but I still like those. I've had a few. Couple with V8's. This one was a aluminum blocked FI V8 I converted a few years back. It's scary how much like a 914 it drove.
way back in the early 90's when i was looking at mid engined cars i was seriously considering a v8 fiero. the stock 4 has the same bolt pattern on the rear as a sbc, correct? what about the handling? i've heard the early fiero's weren't particulaly forgiving. wish gm would've kept developing that platform.
Yes, the 84 - 87 Fieros were not the best. It got a redesign in 88 and was much better (along with the brakes) I had an 88 for 9 years as a daily driver and it handled and drove very nice and was fun.
Been a few years, but if I remember correctly:
SBC's or 4.3's etc don't bolt up to the getrag tranny at all. They require an adapter plate and are heavy, really heavy. I went the route of a 4.5 liter GM aluminum block (not the 4.9, too much stroke). It was an easy 280ft tq and about 165hp, but turned a true 1800rpms @ 60mph in 5th. So it was very quick. The engine required no mod's and bolted right up to the getrag trans. Everything under the hood and even the ALDL connections looked as though done at the factory. I had no custom parts.
Oh, it lost 45lbs over the 2.8 V6 I pulled out. So being an 88' and even more balanced, it handled very well.
yikes! sorry, lars! didn't mean to hijack and turn into a fiero conversion thread...
When I was a kid our neighbor had one of those Mercury Breezeway windowed cars ..... uber cool.
The '84 Fiero was by far the single worst shifting car I've ever driven. Makes the 901 tranny feel as precise as the US atomic clock by comparison.
The '84 Fiero was by far the single worst shifting car I've ever driven. Makes the 901 tranny feel as precise as the US atomic clock by comparison.
Maserati Merak (and Bora to a lesser extent). However, the window doesn't lean inwards, it's close to vertical.
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The MR2 came pretty close.
Pantera???????
Honda CR-X
QUOTE(dlkawashima @ Mar 31 2011, 02:40 PM)
When I was a kid our neighbor had one of those Mercury Breezeway windowed cars ..... uber cool.
64 Mercury Monterey, yep. Same here, about the neighbors having one. I remember that the rear window slid down behind the rear seat. Wasn't that the car that has a rear mounted transaxel with a torque tube to the V8 in front?
Darn. I logged in specifically to addd 70's vette and MR2. and they are already there.
I gotta think some more.
I gotta think some more.
QUOTE(Mike914 @ Mar 31 2011, 10:51 PM)
QUOTE(dlkawashima @ Mar 31 2011, 02:40 PM)
When I was a kid our neighbor had one of those Mercury Breezeway windowed cars ..... uber cool.
64 Mercury Monterey, yep. Same here, about the neighbors having one. I remember that the rear window slid down behind the rear seat. Wasn't that the car that has a rear mounted transaxel with a torque tube to the V8 in front?
Nope, the Merc had a 9" Ford rear end. You're thinking of the '63 Pontiac LeMans I think.
QUOTE(phillstek @ Mar 31 2011, 11:11 PM)
Honda CR-X
ah, phillstek, that's known as the del sol here "up over". they call that a crx down under?
funny pic though!
QUOTE(Mike914 @ Mar 31 2011, 10:51 PM)
QUOTE(dlkawashima @ Mar 31 2011, 02:40 PM)
When I was a kid our neighbor had one of those Mercury Breezeway windowed cars ..... uber cool.
64 Mercury Monterey, yep. Same here, about the neighbors having one. I remember that the rear window slid down behind the rear seat. Wasn't that the car that has a rear mounted transaxel with a torque tube to the V8 in front?
Ha ha!! My neighbor still has one !Cream with light tan vinyl interior. It's in good shape,he only drives it about 2-3 times a year.
Supasse V
- 1874lbs
- 270HP
- 1874lbs
- 270HP
smart roadster Targa version is about straight up
am still not feeling love for this 650 bmw
Ginetta G12
Of course there is a blog about backwards slanted rear windows...
/lars S
http://autos-lunette-arriere-inversee.blog...hronologie.html
/lars S
http://autos-lunette-arriere-inversee.blog...hronologie.html
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