Windscreen Frames

[Keith Webb]

BTW. why does the Chev have the little handles on the bottom of the windscreen, and the Ford not??

Hi Richard

The diecast handles were a Holden improvement to lock the windows and were a standard Holden part seen on other vehicles. They have also added tabs welded on to latch them. The Canadian Chev frames are the same profile as Ford. Aussie Fords used imported frames and glass (and the lower half of the cab) so this is perhaps why the Holden built ones are different - sourcing local profiles.
They seem to be thinner than the Canadian product which is why they are more prone to rust.
A lot of restored Chevs seem to have Ford screens. At least they are interchangeable.

I took a couple of Chev frames from a wreck in the Birdsville tip a few years ago - the anti-squeak was bitumenised cloth with a piece of string to form a lip on the outside when bolted together. I notice also that bitunenised canvas was used for antisqueak as well as rubber - probably saving war materials.