JimT

My '72 Stingray has a stock pop-out rear window and a storage tray under the rear deck. I've never seen this on other vettes, and am constantly being told ( from many vette owners at car shows) that they have never seen this before. Was this an option, or a special order item on the early C3s.

Easy Mike

All 68-72 coupes had the removable rear window and the storage tray from the factory. If you've never seen another, you need to get out more.

minitech

Does your car also have the T-top option?

Philvet

I believe that there was no option, T-top or convertible.

vettebuyer6369

I think he was sarcastically asking that question because the OP thought there was something special about a pop out rear window.

scrappy76

O/P , A bunch of us like this option soo much, we are adding it to our 73-77's me included.

sunflower 1972

I store my rear window on the dining room table chairs.

The13Bats

"IF" i ever owned a coupe ( which tina is suggesting we get another vette ) it would be such a must have option , its such a cool odd feature not to miss out on,

As far as being snarky to the OP that he thought he had something special,

Let that forum friendship and camaraderie flow...lol.

I find it more odd people at shows didnt have a clue,
Are c3s waning in popularity?

Darth Z

My dad actually told me about the removable rear window years ago. I cannot recall ever seeing one removed from the car, or atleast stowed away in the tray. Before that, I just assumed that it was a fixed window.

A company called RKSport makes something called a Sport Back (or something like that), which borrows from this old Stingray feature, to be used in lieu of the back glass on 93-02 F-bodies. Came across a guy on Facebook who is wanting to build something similar (didn't know about the RKSport piece.

The Honda Civic Del Sol is another car with a similar removable back glass.

Iceaxe

Mine is usually stored under my bed.

72downunder

I'm so glad we have the option! In Summer when you have to leave the tops on so you don't get your noggin roasted, and take out the rear window to create that oh so delightful cooling cross flow effect, otherwise the engine just wants to burn the hairs off your leg.

Wouldn't be without it.

bazza77

I retro fitted one to my 77 , before the pieces went super expensive , great mod to do

FINWOLF

I liked it so much I added to my C2 but I just lay it behind the seats raped in a nice large bath towel.

Alan 71

Hi,
58 Turnpike Cruiser with the Breezeway Window.
Up and down with the touch of a button.
Regards,
Alan

fever1

This was standard on the coupe, I have an original 69 I've owned for 45 years and the 68 and 9 the was fiberboard, cardboard I don't know but they were big and bulky and sagged after time and the later ones were fiberglass and much better with some modifications I put the 72 model tray in mine and works and looks great.

Richard Daugird

This is the reason a '77 or older was a must in my search for a Corvette. A guy I knew in high school had an early C3 with the pop out window; for thirty+ years I have wanted one. I found a window and tray from a forum member and bought it before my car was even delivered from California.

loup68

Fever1, How did you modify the later fiberglass tray to fit a 68-69? I have a 72 tray and it is too short to reach the front fiberglass to latch it. Lou.

JimT

Can you move the latch? May have to fabricate something...

Alan 71

Hi Lou,
I believe the 72 tray used a push button latch similar to the latch on the 3 compartments.
The earlier tray used the spring-steel latch.
Would using that latch help you at all?
Regards,
Alan

There's 'about' 1" of forward/rearward adjustment on the spring type latch.

JimT

You are correct Alan. My '72 has the push button latch and it can be adjusted a little.