Many years ago i saw a car, I think it may have been a Rover, which used a long handle to open or close the window. It was a very simple solution but went the way of lots of good ideas.
Anyone remember this? If so what model featured it.
Probably the handle would slice you in half in a side impact collision :)
Only remember window winder handles in Rovers.
The A35 - glass block glued to side window pane and friction felt, IIRC. How secure was that ?
PA
the Mini had sliding windows, ;-)
Yes, I remember those. And it not being so easy to just crack the window open.
I'd say pre WW2, and possibly immediately after.
Well into the 60s I think, electric windows were exotic extras back then.
I remember this being mentioned in a car programme, probably in the
1960's. I think in the context of it enabling hand signals quickly without all the winding (Virtually no electric windows in those days). I've never actually seen one though. ISTR it was on something larger, older, and conservative; the Rover / Humber / Armstrong Siddeley type.
Rovers which crossed 1960 in production would have been the P4 and P5. Both had conventional window winders.
I had a 1947 Rover 12 with that type of window handle (only on the driver's side). It meant you could open the window very quickly when you wanted to hurl abuse at other motorists.<g>
I think a lot of London taxis had handles like that too.
Something like this?
Well done, I didn't think I had imagined it!
Yes, just like that!
Sounds like an early Reliant to me.... Seriously, you mean a knob on the glass itself which was pulled up and down with a clip at either end? I think it was quite popular in very early closed in models for a time. Some early cars had opening back windows a bit like a house window. I'm sure if you can imagine it, somebody tried it!
Brian
Well having been crammed into an A35van front seat with several others in Guernsey once, just do not push against the door too hard or it might open!
Brian
Our 1950s Rover 75 had one for the driver. It was very handy.
Jonathan
Wasn't it lovely when you could just open the window a crack for some fresh air but no rain, a struggle with electric windows IME.
You must have very odd electric windows. ;-)
They move quite urgently. I take it some are slower, smoother?
Its impossible to open them just a tiny little bit, so my strategy is to open them too much then try to time the closing perfectly to get just a little gap.
Takes a few goes and is distracting. First world problems though eh? :)
I'd guess so. I do remember having an old Jag where they were faster than the car. My last two makes have a double press button - I'd guess by Bosch. press lightly for stop start or heavier for all the way. And no problem flicking it to crack the window open.
Not unreasonable to want to open the window to your needs.
Well done. Thats it. I also found it on a Pinterest search on a 1947 Rover P2 sports saloon
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