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sedan). They are non-movable and mounted in the door itself because that section of the rear side glass would not be able to slide down because of the cut-out in the rear doors required to clear the rear wheel housings. The fixed portion of the glass is separated from the main window that rolls down
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had front and rear vent windows called "ventiplanes" and were installed on all GM products that year. It has hinges and a latch, so it can be opened for additional ventilation. 1933 was the first year all GM vehicles were installed with optional vent windows which were initially called "No Draft
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is a rare example of a vehicle with a fully removable rear quarter window. Called a "parade limousine", removal of its final triangular pane created an unbroken expanse to the rear of the car, allowing crowds to see dignitaries seated in the
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had a version where the vent window would retract into the door separately from the primary side window, so that the vent window would always drop down first and was the last to return after the main window was rolled back up. The
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Individually Controlled Ventilation" later renamed "Ventiplanes" which the patent application was filed on 28 Nov. 1932. It was assigned to the Ternstedt Manufacturing Company, a GM subsidiary that manufactured components for
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may be a side window in the front door or located on each side of the car just forward of the rear-facing rear window of the vehicle. Only some cars have them. In some cases, the fixed quarter glass may set in the corner or
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having optional front vent windows for increased flow-through ventilation. Although the front venting windows "provide unmatched ventilation, air turbulence and leakage outweigh the benefits". As
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had vent windows that would pivot out, and were operated with a dedicated electric switch for the front and a separate vent window in the rear doors. This may be a side window between the B-
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Most vehicles since the 1960s have removed this feature for cleaner styling known as "ventless" windows. Some automakers continued to offer vent windows with the
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Some vehicles also have glass that rolls down like a regular window or have hinged opening vent quarter windows for rear seat passengers. During the 1980s, the
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Two non-movable quarter windows of a Volvo 940, one as part of door and a second mounted in the
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by a slim opaque vertical bar (see top left image of a close-up of rear door).
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In some automobiles the fixed quarter glass may set in the corner or "C-
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became more popular, front window vents disappeared by the 1980s.
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This window may be set on hinges and is then also known as a
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Interior view of a venting quarter glass in the rear of an
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ahead of the front door opening (examples include the
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automobiles
carriages
pillar
Pontiac Economy Eight
Fisher Body
American Motors
AMC Pacer
automobile air conditioning
Lincoln Town Car
Toyota Century
pillar
US
minivans
Chrysler Town and Country
pillar
Buick Encore
Chevrolet Lumina APV
Toyota Prius
Opel Astra J
Mitsubishi Endeavor
Fiat Grande Punto
Suzuki SX4
8th-generation Honda Civic
pillar
driver visibility
opera window
windshields
body

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