anyone have an old Trico catalog?

Looking for some information on old Trico wiper blades, specifically
those used on old Corvettes and Studebakers. I have gotten to the point
where I have determined that the original blades for 63-66 are a PR-15
or PR-15-W and don't know what the diff. between them is. Does the "W"
denote matte finish or something else? Looking for numbers for both a
15" PR-series blade with bright stainless (63-65) and matte (66)
finishes with bayonet attachments.

The only Trico catalog that I have was printed in 1959 and is no help :/

The reason that I am doing this is to try to determine what exact wiper
blades were factory installed on various year/model cars to help other
enthusiasts easily find show-correct parts (e.g. on eBay or at swap meets)

thanks for any help!

nate

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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...pagewanted=all
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.)

Next up: old Corvettes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/au...pagewanted=all

--Joe

On 06/05/2010 11:08 AM, Ad absurdum per aspera wrote:
>
>> 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...pagewanted=all
> 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...pagewanted=all

Cool...

nate


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On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:12:00 -0400, Nate Nagel >
wrote:

>Looking for some information on old Trico wiper blades, specifically
>those used on old Corvettes and Studebakers. I have gotten to the point
>where I have determined that the original blades for 63-66 are a PR-15
>or PR-15-W and don't know what the diff. between them is. Does the "W"
>denote matte finish or something else? Looking for numbers for both a
>15" PR-series blade with bright stainless (63-65) and matte (66)
>finishes with bayonet attachments.
>
>The only Trico catalog that I have was printed in 1959 and is no help :/
>
>The reason that I am doing this is to try to determine what exact wiper
>blades were factory installed on various year/model cars to help other
>enthusiasts easily find show-correct parts (e.g. on eBay or at swap meets)
>
>thanks for any help!
>
>nate


Perhaps the W stands for Winter blades.

I don't have any old Trico catalogs, but yesterday I thought of a
''Trick''.You know how the wiper blades rubber will flatten down after a
long while? For vehicles you don't offten drive, put a little piece of
wood or plastic/whatever between the wiper arms and the windshield, to
keep the rubber off of the windshield.
cuhulin

On 06/05/2010 09:21 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:12:00 -0400, Nate >
> wrote:
>
>> Looking for some information on old Trico wiper blades, specifically
>> those used on old Corvettes and Studebakers. I have gotten to the point
>> where I have determined that the original blades for 63-66 are a PR-15
>> or PR-15-W and don't know what the diff. between them is. Does the "W"
>> denote matte finish or something else? Looking for numbers for both a
>> 15" PR-series blade with bright stainless (63-65) and matte (66)
>> finishes with bayonet attachments.
>>
>> The only Trico catalog that I have was printed in 1959 and is no help :/
>>
>> The reason that I am doing this is to try to determine what exact wiper
>> blades were factory installed on various year/model cars to help other
>> enthusiasts easily find show-correct parts (e.g. on eBay or at swap meets)
>>
>> thanks for any help!
>>
>> nate
>
>
> Perhaps the W stands for Winter blades.

you're joking, right?


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On 06/05/2010 12:59 PM, jim beam wrote:
> On 06/05/2010 09:21 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
>> On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:12:00 -0400, Nate >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Looking for some information on old Trico wiper blades, specifically
>>> those used on old Corvettes and Studebakers. I have gotten to the point
>>> where I have determined that the original blades for 63-66 are a PR-15
>>> or PR-15-W and don't know what the diff. between them is. Does the "W"
>>> denote matte finish or something else? Looking for numbers for both a
>>> 15" PR-series blade with bright stainless (63-65) and matte (66)
>>> finishes with bayonet attachments.
>>>
>>> The only Trico catalog that I have was printed in 1959 and is no help :/
>>>
>>> The reason that I am doing this is to try to determine what exact wiper
>>> blades were factory installed on various year/model cars to help other
>>> enthusiasts easily find show-correct parts (e.g. on eBay or at swap
>>> meets)
>>>
>>> thanks for any help!
>>>
>>> nate
>>
>>
>> Perhaps the W stands for Winter blades.
>
> you're joking, right?
>

He may or may not be, but it's not the correct answer. However, the
1959 Trico catalog that I have does list winter blades, so they've been
around for quite a while. The part numbers listed for them are AR-11-1;
AR-13-2; and AR-15 ("Arctic" series.)

As best I can figure, no suffix on an old Trico part number means either
a "wrist-action" or universal attachment, a dash-2 means "bayonet"
attachment only (which is what I want, a pox on "universal" wiper blades
on a nice old car!,) and that's about as far as I got. There's even
exceptions to that, however, e.g. the PR-16 (no suffix) has a
Chrysler-type pin attachment. This is even more confusing than trying
to figure out spark plug mfgrs. part numbers (and if you look on my web
site, that is actually where this all started...)

I did just order some more literature (Studebaker-specific pages pulled
from an old Trico master catalog,) but don't know whether it's going to
answer my question or not.

nate



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On Jun 5, 10:12*am, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> Looking for some information on old Trico wiper blades, specifically
> those used on old Corvettes and Studebakers. *I have gotten to the point
> where I have determined that the original blades for 63-66 are a PR-15
> or PR-15-W and don't know what the diff. between them is. *Does the "W"
> denote matte finish or something else? *Looking for numbers for both a
> 15" PR-series blade with bright stainless (63-65) and matte (66)
> finishes with bayonet attachments.
>
> The only Trico catalog that I have was printed in 1959 and is no help :/
>
> The reason that I am doing this is to try to determine what exact wiper
> blades were factory installed on various year/model cars to help other
> enthusiasts easily find show-correct parts (e.g. on eBay or at swap meets)
>
> thanks for any help!
>
> nate
>
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> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel

I know the Anco brand with a "W" in the part # means wide blade. I'm
not sure if Trico is the same or not though.