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However, I think I can state unequivocally that the Balboa shown in factory pics NEVER had a roll-down rear window. How is it going to clear the X brace and the fender wells? Not going to happen.
I didn't say that the Balboa had a roll-down rear window, but only that such a feature
might have been accomplished with some additional work.
Go back
that post with the pix of the roof construction and study the angle of that channel a little more closely - namely the view of the rear of the cabin interior, looking through driver's door opening.
Looks to me like the plane of the reverse-sloping channel, if extended downward along the same angle, would lie ahead of the X-brace. If you print that pic and lay a scale in line with the side of that channel and extend its line, it appears to just clear the front of the wheel tub. Also, I doubt if the bottom of the rear glass would have needed to travel any further than the bottom of the X-brace.
However, only those who laid hands on the car during its recent restoration could tell us for sure, now.
Still, the devil is always in the details, which - all told - may have proven to be more of an obstacle than the time and budget allowed, back then. The rear window on the actual concept vehicle, as executed, is held in a fixed position, but the factory-issued
Balboa brochure, which is available for downloading from the P'Info archive for your inspection, states the rear window could be lowered. While that claim may have been a bit premature, it clearly goes to intent.
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