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Originally Posted by Telecolor 3007
At some old cars (pre-1960) you could rise the windscreen, so you could get some air into the car. Not much (the open side would be on the low side), but you could. At the ones that had the windscreen made of 2 pieces you could sometimes raise just one half. The problem is I can't find any more pictures with such windscreens in rised (open) position. Do you have any pictures?
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Back when I was young I owned a few early 1950s (American) cars . Specifically a 1951 Chevy , a 1951 Plymouth , and a 1953 Buick . On all three there was a fresh air scoop just in front of the windshield , just behind the hood , that could be opened and closed by a lever under the dashboard to force fresh air into the car . With that scoop open and the fly windows open , all kinds of fresh air could be had .
But as to your specific question of the windshield itself being openable I'll say that with American cars since at least the 1950s I know of none that open in the way you describe . The Jeep "Wrangler" and Volkswagen "Thing" both allowed you to open the windshield and fold it down onto the hood , to be held down with provided straps , but that was an all or nothing proposition , it was either fully closed or fully open .