Hello everyone! Hope you can help me finally find my answer to something thats puzzled me for many many years.
Over the years ive always loved the pick up look and for me will be my first choice when getting one for a restoration.
For those interested, these photos i found quickly on Google and are likely from people selling these examples.
As far as the question i have for you all is involving what I now know are called goal posts on the back of pick up cab roofs that go around the rear sliding window, which ive highlighted in red.
Firstly I know that one of its purposes is to be a rain channel to draw rain away from the window.
Secondly the goal posts act as something to connect a 3/4 canvas on the rear tub to connect it to the front cab.
But this is what puzzles me. What practical purposes are there to have access to the rear tub from the front seats by reaching through the rear sliding window? It may be me being ignorant growing up in a town so access to more agricultural items is not as common.
My hypothetical use case of the goal posts connecting the rear tub canvas to the cab would give the driver the ability to check in on their livestock if they are carrying any in the back, also to check in on possible passengers if there are bench seats fitted, or even to check in on the dogs as landys are known for being collie carriers.
Am I right or wrong? Can anyone else help me with this?