Wing Windows

"JohnnyWasASchoolBoy" (JohnnyWasASchoolBoy) 01/16/2014 at 12:35 • Filed to: None

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Hiya Opponauts.

One of our local radio stations asked "do any new cars still have wing windows?"

I'm pretty sure there aren't any new cars with them. If there are, let me know.

The natural follow up question is... What's the last car produced that had wing windows?

CalzoneGolem > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:37

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I'm sure someone is producing them out of the US. I wonder why they went out of style? Probably safety concerns or some shit.

Reigntastic > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:38

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Not off the top of my head. I know my grandfather's 93 extended bed single cab F150 had wing windows. He refused to sell since that was a good feature for a smoker, the next year (or a few after) they were removed. Since then, he's quit smoking, fortunately. Unfortunately he now drives a Chrysler Pacifica.... such a downgrade.

ttyymmnn > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:38

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I miss wing windows. No idea the last car to have them.

Hoccy > CalzoneGolem 01/16/2014 at 12:40

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Probably cheaper to produce glass that fits the frame of the door, instead of the smaller wing windows.

offroadkarter > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:41

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my 96 bronco has those windows, I always use them in the summer. Ford got rid of them after the 97 F250/350

CAR_IS_MI > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:42

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my 96 F150 had these, probably a truck somewhere in that era would be the last to have those.

Takuro Spirit > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:43

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I'm going to say the Dodge B-series vans. They had them up until 1997.

CalzoneGolem > Hoccy 01/16/2014 at 12:43

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Aw yes the ol' bean counter defense. That makes a lot of sense.

Textured Soy Protein > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:43

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The answer is always Miata.

Unless you're talking about the kind you can actually open.

Brian, The Life of > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:45

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"I'll take ' Greatest car feature we can't have anymore' for $800, Alex."

Takuro Spirit > Textured Soy Protein 01/16/2014 at 12:47

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I think we're talking functional. Subaru Imprezas have them too now.

oldirtybootz > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 12:53

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If I had to guess, the 1996 Ford F-series was the last to feature it. I loved them on my 88 Bronco.

MDP310 > Takuro Spirit 01/16/2014 at 13:10

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My parents had a 94 Chevy van that had them, too. They went away whenever the Express replaced the Van.

magman007 > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 13:42

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probably a van of some sort was the last car produced with them.

Mattbob > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 13:43

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I miss them so much. My 95 Wrangler had them.

My Cat's Breath > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 13:57

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2013 VW Type 2 Combi?

And inside:

JohnnyWasASchoolBoy > My Cat's Breath 01/16/2014 at 13:59

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Excellent find!

My Cat's Breath > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 14:06

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Thanks! What do I win?

JohnnyWasASchoolBoy > My Cat's Breath 01/16/2014 at 14:09

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You win a box of Cat in the Hat-themed Pop Tarts.

My Cat's Breath > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 14:18

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KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 01/16/2014 at 15:54

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I think there was one or two after my '95 Ford F-150. They made that body style F-150/Bronco to 1996. Super Duty probably was in production through 1997 or 1998 in that body.

They are awesome. For when the A/C compressor clutch decides to start phoning it in, which it's done twice.