Chopped Windshild for my 32 Roadster, Is Gary Kessler here ?

This is my 32 Roadster here in Sweden, ( see video )
Registered and ready for the road with a 454, but not completed
http://youtu.be/gCvVpw2Uomk

This pic below is from my first HotRodMagazine , its from nov 1972
This magazine was a birthday present on my 13 years birthday from my sister
Its Gary Kessler in the yellow 32 !

Is Gary here on HAMB ?
Is Garys Windshield frame chopped 2 or 3" ?

Any tips on where I can buy i complete windshield like Garys ?

 

Welcome aboard. It looks like all of 3" to me. Mine is 2"

 

Nice 32 !

Yes it seems to be 3" chopped

Any tip on where to buy ?

 

Btt

 

No way that's chopped 3".

 

The search is your friend http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/member.php?u=111273

 

Gary Kesslers roadster is the yellow/orange 32 behind the red one, and yes it looks like a 3" chop to me.

Mick

 

Gas at .30!! wow!!

I like the windshield frame on the yellow one better!

 

this is garys new highboy, hes still got it.
Al.

 

Gary's original car is owned by Don Ward of St Louis and he's had it for over 40 years. It was one of the "75". Just read about it in the Deuce book put out by Rodders Journal and Gary has just finished building a clone of his original car. Article doesn't say how much chop of the windshield.

 

I'd bet that's a 3" chop. Just cut 3" out of my ws frame and it's a dead ringer for that picture.

Frank

 

Gary lives In st. Louis and is a good friend of mine. I'm pretty sure it's a 3" chop but I'll check and make sure.

 

Thanks for that pic

I have read the BIG story of Garys first 32 Roadster from the 60´s in Rodders Journal

 

Thanks all for info

Any tips on where I can buy i complete windshield like Garys ?

 

No way thats chopped 3 inches. Look at the roadster behind it. I think it almost Makes the red one look stock height.

 

My text above: Its Gary Kessler in the yellow 32 !

 

This thread is for THAT YELLOW 32 ONLY !
Its Gary Kesslers first 32 Roadster from the 60´s

 

Any tips on where I can buy i complete windshield like Garys ?

 

Ok jees sorry, don't get your strombergs in a bunch.

I didn't read close enough.

And yeah the yellow car does have what looks to be a three inch chop.

 

Haha I guess I'm not the only one to skim the text

 

this is garys old roadster that he sold to don ward all those years ago and still owns.
Al.

 

Gary's new car looks great! Any more pics?

 

here you go, courtesy of dirtydan on here.
Al.

 

Most if not all hotrod shops sell Duece roadster windshields chopped and layed back a bit.
Here is one link.
http://www.brookvilleroadster.com/roadster/roadster-windshields-kits.htm

 

Sorry,I was thinking of the red one,looks like3" on the yellow, maybe 2" on the flamed one.

 

This car showed up to our open house and the good guys show a couple weeks ago....

 

A 3" chop will give you 6" of vertical gl*** in the middle of the frame, 6 and 1/8" is the length of a dollar bill and the police would hold up a bill on the windshield gl*** to determine legality of the chop. 6" was always considered the minimum legal height for a windshield here in California. A 3" chopped windshield laid back just looks right on a '32 Roadster.

 

Ask Micke Fors på Prinsbo mekaniska verkstad ( Enkøping , Sweden )

http://prinsbo.com/

Klaz

 

Cool picture Al! ;-)

That's one I snapped a few years back.

Here's a pic of it in my driveway, along with **** Carroll's '34 roadster, Don Albers' 40 pickup, Jerry Eckholdt's '39 (when it had the blown hemi), and Jim Thompson's '34 Vicky.

 

I did a 3" for my roadster a couple of years ago. I bought the stock heigth one from Speedway and chopped it myself. Just takes some time and planning. I wrapped the frame in tape and cut it on a bandsaw. Final finishing with a file. I painted the edges silver and looks fine. The stock heigth one is cheaper and all the holes in the sides get chopped off so looks fine.