Dave,
The windows of all cars are made from tempered glass. The properties of this
type of glass is to shatter into a million small pieces instead of large
shards. This is for safety reasons. So anything hitting the window with
enough force to crack/break it will cause the entire window to shatter.
Ralph Jannelli
Matthews, NC
'65 Spitfire MKII
'72 Spitfire MKIV
'80 TR8 DHC
----- Original Message -----
From: David Moag <moag@ix.netcom.com>
To: Spitfire Mailing List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 12:09 PM
Subject: Bad Spit Morning
>
> Hello listers, excuse me but I just need to vent. I had my TR3 taken in
for
> bodywork and painting yesterday, so I told my son to leave the Spitfire
home
> today and I'd work on overhauling the front suspension. So I go out this
> morning to get started and the drivers side window is broken. Make that
> shattered. No glass left at all. A pile of glass on the outside of the
car,
> more piles on the inside of the car, even a bunch of glass scattered over
> the bonnet! I have not figured out how this happened. If it was vandalism
> it's pretty strange they left the 6 CD's sitting on the front seat of the
> car (and didn't take the stereo or speakers or anything else either). If
> something accidentally caused it, I can not imagine that _all_ of the
glass
> would be busted up (unless these windows are designed to completely
crumble
> if anything breaks it).
>
> Needless to say, not how I needed to start the day!
>
>
> Dave Moag
> 62 TR3B
> 77 Spitfire
>
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