1927 Chummy hood rear window.

[RossV]

Was the rear window stitched to the hood fabric or did it have a metal surround? Any information on size and position of the window would also be helpful. Thanks.

[Robert Leigh]

When I had a new Chummy hood made I considered rear window size carefully, having decided that the previous non-original one was too small. The new one was made so that the rear view in the mirror was very narrowly framed by the hood around the window, giving a far better rear view than previously. No-one has ever commented that the window looks too big although I know it is a little larger than the original works version. Using my method would give a poor result in my opinion if the rear view mirror is large. I have never seen a rear window on a Chummy with a metal surround.

[Mike Costigan]

The recent thread entitled 'Chummy in Cowley' shows the size and position of the original window; the window is stitched to the hood material with two rows of stitching approximately 1/4" apart - no metal surround.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

This has a lot of very useful information for those looking to reproduce one accurately, including the height of the window.

   

[Nick Turley]

I hope this is a help to you :
The rear window size for a AD tourer is  15 1/4 x 6 1/4
Rear window material is turned in to make a seam approx 1 inch all round
First line of stitching is approx 1/8th off the edge of the window
Second stitching line is approx 1 inch off the edge of the window
These are measurements taken off an original hood.

It is of course a small window most have been made bigger over the years.

[RossV]

Many thanks. I am now confident about what my new hood should look like. The current hood over 50years old was made by a WW2 veteran one eyed motor trimmer who claimed to have made lots of these. I was a teenager at the time and not sure about the exact details. Your replies prove that he did a pretty good job.