On Jun 5, 8:22*am, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> On 06/05/2010 11:08 AM, Ad absurdum per aspera wrote:
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> >> Looking for some information on old Trico wiper blades, specifically
> >> those used on old Corvettes and Studebakers.
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> > I have no answer to the question, but it reminds me about today's New
> > York Times...
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> >http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/au...les/06EGO.html...
> > First time I saw an Avanti it looked like a mash-up of 70s design
> > ideas, both production and kit-car. *Then I realized that it embodied
> > all those 70s ideas in 1962 and came away with a lot more respect...
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> > * (Whether I *like* it, I still don't know; my tastes run more toward
> > Brooks Stevens. *But it was like not much else on the road then, and
> > quite influential.)
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> I still can't quite forgive Brooks Stevens for the GT Hawk though...
> It's not a bad looking car until you realize that it was based on the
> original Bob Bourke '53 hardtop...
>
> The Avanti I'm conflicted on like you. *It looks great from behind, or
> from behind the wheel, but some views are lovely and some are just a
> little awkward.
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> Note that the pic in the article is an Avanti II, which has the front
> end raised up a little compared to the original Avanti, which had a bit
> of a rake to it. *To my eye that completely changes the character of the
> car, and I prefer the original which has a much more hot rod vibe to it.
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> > Next up: *old Corvettes.
> >http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/au...html?hpw=&page....
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> Cool...
>
> nate
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I like the original round headlamps ddesign better than the later.