Earliest Broncos known to exist (1-30)!!

[T-Bird]

Gorgeous!!!!

 

[Gas Pig]

Gorgeous!!!!

Thanks!!!

I can’t wait to get the Carlite glass polish up and installed and get the rocker stripes on it too! ;D

 

[T-Bird]

Thanks!!!

I can’t wait to get the Carlite glass polish up and installed and get the rocker stripes on it too! ;D

I'm still looking for a 66 Carlite windshield for my roadster. Most original windshields didn't survive for 54 years LOL;D

 

[DirtDonk]

Are they marked with the date/year, or would a '68 be the same glass?

Paul

 

[T-Bird]

Paul, I'm not really sure. Maybe someone will enlighten us.

 

[DirtDonk]

This is the marking on my (assumed to be original) '68 glass.


Could be a date code in there somewhere, but not sure.
The label is on the passenger side, facing inward towards the passenger. Flipped it for easier reading.

It's still crystal clear, but with some light fogging around the edges, which I think is kind of vintage-cool myself.
Shows it's age, but gracefully.

Not so much for the small dingleberries embedded in one side though!
Replacing it with a new one because of that.

Paul

 

[Slowleak]

There is a code. 8A = January 1968

 

[T-Bird]

There is a code. 8A = January 1968

So I guess my sept build roadster would probably be 5H or 5I ?

 

[Slowleak]

So I guess my sept build roadster would probably be 5H or 5I ?

Probably so. The “D” inside the circle in Dirtdonks pic is for Dearborn. “N” would be Nashville. Those are the places where the Carlite glass was made....

 

[sprdv1]

Few more progress pics unfortunately I lost my good light for any chance for decent quality pictures. So she better in person then my camera phone pics!

Looks sweet....

 

[sprdv1]

Probably so. The “D” inside the circle in Dirtdonks pic is for Dearborn. “N” would be Nashville. Those are the places where the Carlite glass was made....

Good catch.. all the little details add up

 

[Gas Pig]

Good catch.. all the little details add up

I agree this all great info! I have noticed over the years Carlite changed their logo a couple times but I couldn’t tell you what years coincide with different logos.

 

[T-Bird]

Probably so. The “D” inside the circle in Dirtdonks pic is for Dearborn. “N” would be Nashville. Those are the places where the Carlite glass was made....

That dated piece of glass will be hard to find, might as well look for the "Buck Tag" too. ;D

 

[DirtDonk]

Wish I had a pic of my '71's original glass to compare to. I'm pretty sure it had a different logo, but whether that was due to a change in logo, or a change in manufacturer at the time I have no idea.
But a rock took care of any chance I had of keeping the original!

Paul

 

[okie4570]

The glass in my 9/65' u14 is near perfect, the glass that was in my 10/65' u15 was perfect minus the two bullet holes lol.....

 

[fordfan]

I agree this all great info! I have noticed over the years Carlite changed their logo a couple times but I couldn’t tell you what years coincide with different logos.

The script "Carlite" stopped in very early '73 models and was replaced with the block "Carlite " lettering.

 

[sprdv1]

The glass in my 9/65' u14 is near perfect, the glass that was in my 10/65' u15 was perfect minus the two bullet holes lol.....

Doh.... lol

 

[Gas Pig]

The script "Carlite" stopped in very early '73 models and was replaced with the block "Carlite " lettering.

Yes but did you notice there is a thin script and a fat script Carlite logo? It might be from the same timeframe but from different Carlite plants? Honestly I haven’t dug that to deeply into... well I have restored mostly U13. Not much need for glass! Haha

 

[okie4570]

u13FL732193 alive and well in TX

 

[sprdv1]

u13FL732193 alive and well in TX

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