Scotty:
Love your stuff and what you do. Try to keep abreast of new technology thru you. However I think I'll keep my old Ranchero to the grave.
My 65 Ranchero, I bought in 1974, is running like a sewing machine and there is not a nut or bolt I haven't turned at least twice since i've owned it. She is a good example of what good preventative maintenance can accomplish. I have an old school question however. What is the best way to polish the windshield after years of small scratches and sand pitting. I had heard the jewelers rogue and a buffing wheel was effective. Do you have a better idea as the windshield and seal is perfectly ok and only a problem in the sun glare due to the pitting.
Joe
My 65 Ranchero, I bought in 1974, is running like a sewing machine
We love pictures!
What is the best way to polish the windshield after years of small scratches and sand pitting. I had heard the jewelers rogue and a buffing wheel was effective.
Glass is very hard. Jewelers spend hours or days on a single tiny gemstone.
Polishing an entire windshield would be a herculean task.
Maybe someone still makes replacements?
As far as I know replacement is the only viable option. Problem is first, finding a windshield to fit, and then finding someone willing to install it. (A lot of auto glass joints these days only work on newer-style glued-in windshields, not the old-style type set in a rubber gasket.)
There are sources of glass for classic vehicles. Pilkington Glass has a classic department, for example, and no doubt more can be found online and in Hemmings.
I thought possibly a Mustang windshield might fit, but unfortunately from what I've been able to find it does not. The Ranchero of that year shares the windshield of the Falcon 4-door sedan and wagon. Mustangs and 2-door Falcons use a different windshield.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/498689-ranchero-falcon-mustang-comonality-parts.html
At least you don't have anything really obscure like the Kaiser Manhattan or Dragon's "widow's peak" windshield.
