[OrrieG]

Three things, in my opinion, contributed to the poor (in todays terms) quality and fitment on these truck. The first was that they were a work truck. All the farmers, appliance repairmen and painters wanted was a truck that started, could take abuse and the door stayed shut. In the factory manual they have pretty liberal tolerances. Second was that over time the dies would wear and parts would not be the same shape, have as sharp as definition or fit as well. Finally, these were but together by people. Back then it was said you did not want a Monday morning or Friday afternoon assembled truck. Hangovers and wanting to get out the door for the weekend were the cause. In the case of the windshield the gaskets have a pretty generous overlap to take into account assembly tolerances.