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Originally Posted by Keith True
I've never seen any real reason,in real life,to pay the big money for tempered glass instead of laminated for the side windows in an A.Laminated glass does not slow the rescue guys down a bit.I watched some of them demonstrating and practicing in a junkyard,8 seconds to take out a side window with nobody behind it and about 20 seconds if somebody is right up against it.My Macks,Brockway,and older International trucks all had laminated in the sidelights.My later IH and GMC Astro had tempered.
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I agree. Tempered glass was introduced when curved side windows became available. I suspect it was cheaper to make the curved glass tempered than laminated. Ford used laminated glass in the side windows up about 1965. I feel it is a big improvement over plate glass.
I get my laminated safety plate glass from Vintage Glass USA in Tolland CT. Good prices, good service.