New Windshield, or Not?

[Clark K.]

Background: 1965 L76 A/C Coupe built 2/18/65. On the drive to Killeen that Thursday morning for the Lone Star Regional, it was drizzling in Fort Worth. I noticed that water was seeping in and pooling on the inside of the windshield, at its base in a few spots. So, I figured that a new repro gasket is in my car's near future.

The next day during Flight judging, my car's tinted windshield took 12 originality point deductions. That is 10 points (50% standard deduction) for a "service replacement" (no date, tint does not fade properly) windshield and 2 points (20%) deduction for the gasket (aged, not correct config.). I want to recover these points, so I need your advice:

I plan to buy a new correctly-DATE-CODED ("VG"-Dec. '64) repro tinted windshield and gasket from Auto City Classics. After installing this windshield & gasket properly, can I expect to recover ALL of the originality deductions at the next meet? Is there anything I need to understand and expect before buying this windshield? -Clark

[James W.]

Re: New Windshield, or Not?

Background: 1965 L76 A/C Coupe built 2/18/65. On the drive to Killeen that Thursday morning for the Lone Star Regional, it was drizzling in Fort Worth. I noticed that water was seeping in and pooling on the inside of the windshield, at its base in a few spots. So, I figured that a new repro gasket is in my car's near future.

The next day during Flight judging, my car's tinted windshield took 12 originality point deductions. That is 10 points (50% standard deduction) for a "service replacement" (no date, tint does not fade properly) windshield and 2 points (20%) deduction for the gasket (aged, not correct config.). I want to recover these points, so I need your advice:

I plan to buy a new correctly-DATE-CODED ("VG"-Dec. '64) repro tinted windshield and gasket from Auto City Classics. After installing this windshield & gasket properly, can I expect to recover ALL of the originality deductions at the next meet? Is there anything I need to understand and expect before buying this windshield? -Clark

Clark,

You will probably get dinged a few originality points for the shading at the top of the windshield not being the correct width in the center of the windshield and being too dark. My OEM Glass repro is not 100% correct and has taken an orginality deduct for the upper shade band not being the correct width in the center.

James West