2006-10-11 08:57:24 · 2 answers · asked by stevie b 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The first American car with a "sunroof" was a Ford Sunliner in 1954. Mercury had a similar model the same year. Both were not what we think of when we think of a sunroof. The "sunroof" was permanent, tinted plexiglas that covered the entire front seat area. The rear seats had a metal roof over them.
James Bond's Aston Martin had one in the mid-sixties that unwanted passengers were catapulted through.
VW made a cloth sunroof that was hand cranked around 1954...maybe earlier.
The earliest one on record was available in 1947 if you lived in the UK:
The A40 Devon (and similar 2-door A40 Dorset) were automobiles sold by the Austin Motor Company from 1947 through to 1952.....A sliding sunroof and heater were extra cost options on the UK market.
2006-10-11 12:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by crambavet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably around the same time as metal roofs started appearing - about the 1920s.
I have definitely seen pictures of 1920s Austin Sevens with cloth sunroofs, for example http://www.bluebird-electric.net/bluebird_images/austin_seven_ruby.jpg
2006-10-11 18:57:18 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋