[Tigers] Short Windshield Wipers from 50s/60s

[Ken]

Have you pinged any of the vintage racing clubs?

https://svra.com/ <https://svra.com/>

  * *SOVREN -Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts*/Home track -Seattle
    Int'l Raceway/
        Registrar: Judy Buckingham
        4456 W. Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA 98040
        206 2324644 FAX 232-3844  

On 12/30/2019 12:51 PM, Jay Laifman via Tigers wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> If you are offended by reading an email about non-Tiger, please stop 
> here and delete.  I am just reaching out to the broader English car 
> world to help us find a missing part.
>
> We purchased a 1962 Elva Mk6 sportsracer, and we're in the process of 
> restoring it.  There were only 28 of these made. When new, the ones 
> set up for FIA racing had a windshield wiper.  None of the current 
> cars still have the wiper.  Our car was set up for FIA racing and in 
> fact did FIA racing.  So we want to get that wiper again.  It is super 
> short - not just the blade but the arm too.
>
> Attached is a picture of our car in period.  It's about the best 
> picture of any of the cars showing the wiper.  Anyone have any 
> thoughts?  I've looked at every MG, Triumph, Morris, Jaguar, etc., 
> that I can find.  And gone to all the suppliers and looked at their 
> catalogs.  Nothing jumps out as small enough.  It is possible that 
> they got one of the stock ones, and just cut it down.  Someone just 
> said that ironically one of the smallest arms he'd seen was on a big 
> Healey.  Note too that ours was not the only one that was all black.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.  And apologies to anyone offended.
>
> Jay
>
>
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Ken Tisdale
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