>Any of you oldsters remember louvered sun shades? There is a manufacturer
>here in Temple, Tx that still custom designs a metal insert to match the
>windows of your car, along the same idea as the window tint that's popular
>now. The metal insert has hundreds of 1/16" x 1" louvers stamped into it,
>which filter out the sun, and if the windows are down, act as a screen to
>let air pass through. You fasten the insert to the window trim. When car
>windows were square and cars were not air conditioned, they were very
>popular.
I guess you're talking about Siedel's? Is he still there on I-35 between
Temple and Belton. We had a set of his screens for our '71 510 door (no
a/c). Frankly they were kind of a hassle. There were two large panels for
the rear window two screens for each rear door. A small triangular one
for the small fixed window, held in place by heavy duty straight pins
stuck into the gasket and a larger rectangular piece held in place by
tabs in the window channel at the bottom and top. They may have looked a
little funky, but they worked well.
I remember the guy that owned the place frequently had some interesting
cars parked next to the building, like a Citreon SM and a '56/'57
Continental. Brings back more than a few memories. Seen a lot of things
along I-35 since the beginning of 1970. Now we avoid it whenever we can.
FWIW,
Ron
Ronnie Day
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Dallas/Ft. Worth
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'71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
'73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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