On 07/06/2010 01:30 AM, Stude wrote:
> On Jun 5, 8:22 am, Nate > 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.
>>
>>> I have no answer to the question, but it reminds me about today's New
>>> York Times...
>>
>>> 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...
>>
>>> (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.)
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Next up: old Corvettes.
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/au...html?hpw=&page...
>>
>> Cool...
>>
>> nate
>>
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> I like the original round headlamps ddesign better than the later.

Hey Karl, did you see that I did in fact find most of the solution to my
original question, and posted it to the SDC forums? I still haven't
100% answered the authenticity question, but I *did* find a refill that
will work with the old style Trico blades.

nate

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