From: Stude on 6 Jul 2010 01:30 On Jun 5, 8:22 am, Nate Nagel <njna...(a)roosters.net> 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/automobiles/collectibles/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/automobiles/06LEMANS.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.
From: Nate Nagel on 6 Jul 2010 21:16 On 07/06/2010 01:30 AM, Stude wrote: > On Jun 5, 8:22 am, Nate Nagel<njna...(a)roosters.net> 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/automobiles/collectibles/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/automobiles/06LEMANS.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. 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 -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
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