American cars no longer made it directly to Cuba after, as Cubans say, the "triumph of the revolution". Cars still rumbling around on Havana streets date back to the late 30's and cover two epochal moments in Darwinian car evolution -- when sloped-back cars of the late 40's developed boxlike passenger cabins, and when wraparound windshields replaced flat sheets of glass held by window mullions.
The windshield was replaced by an extension of the nose cowling.
Stylistically, the vehicle sported a new front fascia, side mirrors, and updated wheels; a rear windshield diversity antenna replaced the conventional power mast.
Of course, absence of these tells you nothing - windshields can be replaced, "bra" use or repaints, etc.
Some required upkeep includes replacing windshield wipers, suspension and tire rotation.
The company has officially launched its gas delivery service in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is offering other simple services like filling up the air in a car's tires, replacing windshield wiper blades and washing cars, as well.
He said "the job involved cleaning, polishing and putting streetcars to bed at night, or working on buses at the Canal St .station, pumping gas for them and replacing windshield wiper fluid and wiper blades".
Inspect the windshield wipers and replace them if they are worn or have become hardened.
Drawings show a discrete and sleek design that wouldn't seem terribly conspicuous mounted on the dash or windshield, and the device can be easily updated, replaced, and moved from vehicle to vehicle.
Some were small — windshield wiper coverage was inadequate and an awkward periscope replaced a rear-view mirror.
