On Tuesday 03 Sep 2002 4:15 pm, Cleveland, Kyle E. wrote:
> They seem to use a lot of old Minis on "Junkyard Wars". The bodies
> always look ratty, but the engines always seem to fire up. I have
> an Indian friend who says that the older Minis didn't have safety
> glass for the windscreen. Is this true?
>
> -Kyle
>
If I remember right they had "toughened" glass (not laminate), and you
got a "white out" if it got hit by a stone (you had to punch your
fist through it to see anything - happened to me once). Mind you most
UK cars pre 1980 had the same glass.
Cheers
Deri