0 a flat piece at the top of the front window of a vehicle that protects the driver's eyes from strong sun --
The chrome-plated windshield frame surrounded a green-tinted windshield and was topped by working sun visors.
Henceforth, sun visors were mounted inside the vehicle, making the hinged flap easier to reach and adjust.
Accessories such as face shields, sun visors, earmuffs, and perspiration-absorbing lining cloths could also be used; today, attachments include radios, walkie-talkies, pagers, and cameras.
They make the fitting of sun visors compulsory on all vehicles.
The visor portion of a sun visor may be either curved or flat and the strap is often equipped with an adjustable velcro fastener in back.
The instrument cluster was redesigned with the speedometer now reading 140 mph (earlier models only indicated 130 mph) and a better-designed toll ticket slot in the driver's sun visor.
A characteristic addition to the 1200s in 1961 was a sun visor to help reduce glare.
The passenger's sun visor included a vanity mirror with its own light and the steering wheel was adjustable.
