If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
anyone have an old Trico catalog?
On Jun 5, 8:22*am, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> 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...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 > > -- > replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel I like the original round headlamps ddesign better than the later. |
Ads |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
anyone have an old Trico catalog? | Nate Nagel[_2_] | Technology | 7 | June 5th 10 11:38 PM |
anyone have an old Trico catalog? | Ad absurdum per aspera[_2_] | Antique cars | 1 | June 5th 10 04:22 PM |
Catalog companies | Mike | VW water cooled | 4 | September 16th 06 12:06 AM |
FA trico 12 V windshield wiper vacuum booster | William B Noble (don't reply to this address) | Antique cars | 0 | February 15th 06 06:20 PM |
anyone have an Isuzu catalog? | Ryan Underwood | Technology | 0 | March 24th 05 03:44 AM |