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Originally Posted by Jerry Weitz
Cost factor to be competetive, they eliminated the rear door window mechanisms. They often advertised it as "Safety Feature" so children could not lower the windows and fall out. Some models had windows that would only partially lower. That was more of a safety feature than the elimination.
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Actually, if you look at cars where the back windows only lower part way, it's almost always due to being limited by the rear wheel opening. On my 68 Vista Cruiser, the back edge of the rear doors are scalloped to clear the rear wheel openings. This limits how far down the window can go. It's a styling limitation but the marketeers spin it as a "safety" feature. Shades of "it's not a bug, it's a feature" Microsoft.
