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Ford with glass roof, 1947. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Modern ones do. In this era they didn't, the windshield just folded flat and there was usually nothing in the back as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes your kids were in the back.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

True, but they didn't offer much of a shielding from the impact with their short, weak necks.