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#847123 04/27/2012 7:14 PM
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Prior to 1951 Chevy pickups had one piece windows on the doors and no vent window. My 49 has these aftermarket wind wings. Does anyone know any info on these? Are they still available?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Blacktailer/IMG_5099.jpg
They simply screw into the window trim and are manually operated. They have friction in the pivot point to keep the wind from changing position.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Blacktailer/IMG_5096.jpg

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Baba,
It looks to me like it might be a homemade setup. Many cars had vent windows back then and it may have come out of one of those.


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They could be homemade but if they are somebody went to an awful lot of trouble. The hardware is chrome plated brass and the pivot points are hemisheres with matching hemispherical washers. This makes the friction that holds their adjustment and makes the adjustment very smooth.
On the other hand if nobody on here has ever run across these, they may be a one off fabrication.

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I've never seen those, but they're kind of cool! Certainly unique. I'll bet they'd be great on a hot day, more air in the cab.


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looks like a DIY job to me too, combining hardware from earlier add-on wings, and glass [w/ frame] from a later truck or car, if it was something made for that specific use the chrome frame would totally surround the glass

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