fold down windshield

[teamsideways]

me and my son have a 76...but my sister has a 66 and 67..back years ago when i used to drive her 67 half cab i remember folding down the windshield by loosening the two big chrome knobs and then a latch at the top center and pushing it down,my son says that you have to take out all the bolts across the roof? i know the folding windshield was stopped in 69 with the electric wipers being added...was her bronco modified?i thought the outside/main windshield frame stayed in place and there was a seperate inner frame that folded?

 

[Jfromtn]

Don't know if I am misreading something but mine is a 71 and it folds down.

 

[allenfahey]

All Early Broncos 66-77 had folding windshields. You need the latch and pin for the hood and windshield frame.

 

[JGbronc]

As stated above, all the windshield frames fold down, it's just that all of them don't have the latch on the hood like the earlier models (66-early 69 I think). You must unbolt the top from the windshield frame, and remove the two bolts going from the dash to the windshield frame to allow it to fold.

 

[bknbronco]

if you have a top on the frame has to be unbolted to allow it to fold. Now the old willys had a sweet windshield that the bottom pushed out while the frame stayed in place. That was cool!!

 

[Mark in Memphis]

If your sister could fold down her windshield while keeping the half cab on and bolted up, then there was something different going on. As stated above, all early Broncos (66-77) had folding windshields, but you have to unbolt the hard top from the top of the windshield. Even if she drove around without those bolts in place, a normal hard top will not let you fold down the windshield without lifting the front of the top a little bit.

If you are remembering her Bronco correctly, it was something custom. Now that you mention it, that sounds like a cool feature. Probably beyond my skill level, but I can dream!

 

[Revelation]

if you have a top on the frame has to be unbolted to allow it to fold. Now the old willys had a sweet windshield that the bottom pushed out while the frame stayed in place. That was cool!!

Check out Mango's windshield!

 

[ucbronco]

Yea I've seen Mango's as well. I also had another person ask about these and said they had one along time ago that just the winshield folded down not the frame. I would asume it was an aftermarket item or maybe some sort of dealer add on.

Butch

 

[teamsideways]

yea it was like mangos...so it musta been a custom job.....it had (has)a wild paint job on it too.....island scene with pirate ship and palm trees all the way around,done back in the 70's