69 c500 wreckage video nascar

[white]

I always wondered what the rear window was made from on c500's in nascar. Found this video showing a c500 getting hit hard in the rear and the rear glass looks like plexi glass? copy and paste link to watch. Wreck is at the 3min mark through 5min mark.                                                                                Thanks for any input.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHsEU8EDNeM

[Aero426]

The rear glass panel on those cars was plexiglas.

[white]

Thank you for the info, I did not know if they had plexi glass yet.

[Aero426]

Thank you for the info, I did not know if they had plexi glass yet.

Yes, light weight and it would not shatter like normal glass.  The racing Superbirds had a special plexi back glass too.

[Stevearino]

If I am not mistaken I think plexiglass was around during WW2 and bombers were outfitted with it.

[thehemikid]

[Ghoste]

If I am not mistaken I think plexiglass was around during WW2 and bombers were outfitted with it.

Are you sure you aren't thinking about perspex?

[white]

What is Perspex?

[wingcar]

Thank you for the info, I did not know if they had plexi glass yet.

Yes, light weight and it would not shatter like normal glass.  The racing Superbirds had a special plexi back glass too.

Many years ago I purchased the rear window plug out of Bobby Unser's USAC Superbird, and the seller included what was left of the plexi rear window....if I remember correctly it had the same thickness as regular glass...