Breezeway (car)

A breezeway rear window on a 1963 Mercury Monterey

In automotive design terminology, the name breezeway has been used to describe the reverse-slanted, power-operated rear window ("backlite") which, when opened even slightly, provided through ventilation. Typical models with this feature are late-1950s Mercury Turnpike Cruisers and Park Lanes.

Automotive design

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Body

Framework	Car platform Backbone chassis Beltline Body-on-frame Bumper Cabrio coach Chassis Continental tire Crumple zone Dagmar bumpers Fender Fender skirts Grille Hood Hood scoop Monocoque Overhang Pillar Pontoon fenders Quarter panel Roof rack Shaker scoop Spoiler Stressed member engine Subframe Tonneau Trunk lid

Compartments	Trunk / Boot / Dickie Hood / Bonnet

Doors	Butterfly doors Gull-wing door Scissor doors Sliding door Suicide door Vehicle canopy

Glass	Greenhouse Power window Quarter glass Opera window Sunroof Windshield / Windscreen Windshield wiper / Windscreen wiper

Other elements	Bumper sticker Curb feeler Front-end bra Hood ornament Japan black Nerf bar Omniview technology Run-flat tire Spare tire Tire / Tyre Tow hitch Truck accessory Window deflector

Geometry	Approach and departure angles Breakover angle Overhang Ride height Roll center Turning radius Weight distribution

Exterior
equipment

Lighting	Daytime running lamp Headlamp Sealed beam High-intensity discharge lamp Hidden headlamps Turn signals Trafficators Rear position lamps Stop lamps Reversing lamps Safety reflector Retroreflector

Other elements	Vehicle horn Vehicle registration plate vanity plate Windshield washer fluid / Windscreen washer fluid Wing mirror Power side-view mirror

Legal	Motor vehicle theft Vehicle identification number

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