Once upon a time ... the Opera Window
05/15/2023
The "opera window" was a typical American design element. It was popular in the sixties and seventies, but was also found in the hardtop of the Ford Thunderbird of the fifties (picture above).
It was usually installed in the C-pillar to reduce the blind spot somewhat. It was often round, but there were also angular variants, as in the second example ( Chevrolet Monte Carlo from 1976).
There were also European and Japanese cars that made use of this design element, such as the Daihatsu Charade Runabout or the Citroën BX, but the main area of distribution was certainly America.
P.S. Incidentally, we saw the two examples shown here at the Older Classics on May 14, 2023, which we have already reported on in detail and with lots of pictures .
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