Narve N Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Has anyone ever seen a second (and slightly narrower) variety of the 1928/29 Chrysler Series 65 Roadster windshield or other wise can tell me what I have here? Some 15 years ago I just ordered two new Series 65 windshield frames from NC Industries and duly received the non-fitting narrow version and then had to reorder with a pattern before I received a second batch of the wider version. Of course I should have done the pattern route to start with, but now I have two nice frames that do not apply to any of my cars and am looking for hints to where they might fit. After having done a total of 5x Series 65s from very early version to rather late in production (both US and Canada produced), I do not believe that the Series 65 cowl came in two versions. It must rather be that a previous customer labeled their pattern Series 65 incorrectly and unfortunately that pattern is what NC Ind grabbed when I made my order. So is anyone familiar with cars of the era and can tell if e.g. a Series 62 or a Plymouth might be the correct application for the narrow windshield? Illustrations shows the non-fitting part in front of a correct windshield for Series 65 Roadsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viv w Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Narve, do you have some measurements of your frame. I have a series 62 roadster that I can compare for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leomara Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 It certainly sounds plausible, my 1928 Model 72 Sport Roadster has a windshield that is different from what I believe to be the standard model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narve N Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Here is a measurement of the unknown windshield. Of course I only found a metric measuring-tape, but 99 cm equals 39" where the correct Series 65 windshield is 40" or maybe 40,5" wide. I also measured the minimum outside height at windshield center which is 10,5". Edited January 25, 2022 by Narve N Incorrect number in initial version (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Height at center is closer to 10.5" (27cm). Do you plan to sell these? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narve N Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 9:09 PM, Gunsmoke said: Height at center is closer to 10.5" (27cm). Do you plan to sell these? You are absolutely correct, I probably should have done the calculation by head and not by putting incorrect numbers into an excel sheet. I will correct that number. Anyhow I will be glad to pass the windshield frames on for a fair price to anyone having a car where they will fit. I sold one to a friend with a Series 75 ("must be 75 since it was 1929 and not 65") That was a totally wrong assumption and I had it returned, and net time I will make sure it fits before being shipped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viv w Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hi Narve, Remembered to measure my series 62 roadster windscreen frame today, it is 39,25inches wide and 11,75 inches tall in the middle, so not a match to your one. regards Viv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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