To all,
It seems that the early B's sold in the US used two arms hence two blades.
In my Moss catalog it appears thast at some point during the 1968 model year
that US regs must have required the third arm and blade on the roadster
only.
Safety Fast!!
Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA
http://www.tiac.net/users/jroverca/index.htm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Dan Ray
> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 1998 9:37 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: MGB Wiper Blade Fling
>
>
> Rob:
> Yes, we all have 3-wiper cars here. It may very well be a U.S. thing -- to
> meet another (ahem) regulation requiring a minimum amount of windshield
> area to be covered by the wipers. It does add a nifty "uniqueness" to the
> car, though. Strange they didn't make them all like that, since 80% of MGs
> were exported to the U.S.!
>
> Dan
> '73 B
> Rob said:
> >You have three wipers on your B?? Is this a US thing, or common in other
> >parts of the world too? I've never seen one here in Australia (not that
> >I'm a particular authority on the matter...)!
> >
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