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Brigham · 19th Oct 2019, 9:17 am

I can't remember the Austin A30 or A35 having wind-up windows.
They had a balanced drop-glass, worked by an oblong glass 'handle', glued to the top of the glass.
It used to fall off, and an after-market S shaped handle was produced ( by Barnacle, I think) to replace it.
You had to remember to lock the window by pushing the inside handle forwards, before you got out. The door key only locked the door handle, not the window.

19th Oct 2019, 9:17 am	#226
Brigham Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Co. Durham, UK. Posts: 1,117	Re: Vintage Radios, TVs etc in films and on TV (not anachronisms) I can't remember the Austin A30 or A35 having wind-up windows. They had a balanced drop-glass, worked by an oblong glass 'handle', glued to the top of the glass. It used to fall off, and an after-market S shaped handle was produced ( by Barnacle, I think) to replace it. You had to remember to lock the window by pushing the inside handle forwards, before you got out. The door key only locked the door handle, not the window.