19-08-2019, 03:03 PM
Frank,
There are two ways of approaching this problem. Both require leaving the car as it is, at least until a definite answer is available.
1. As is suspected, the car was originally equipped with an electric wiper from the factory It would be a Lucas instrument.
2. Even if it was fitted at a later date, leave it as it is until some detailed research sheds some light on the subject. I suspect that there are very few cars that can claim to be completely original in every regard. Any replacements, repairs or modifications can be regarded as part of the cars history and 'patina'.
My own car, for instance, is by no means correct and as it came out of the factory, but 95% of it is. For instance, it was painted (50 years ago) in a colour scheme that is not quite correct even for a deluxe saloon (it is a fixed head saloon) and was retrimmed in light tan leathercloth which looks wrong. However, it remains basically as it left the factory, goes well. is tidy and usable and given that it was all done half a century ago it is part of it's history.
There are two ways of approaching this problem. Both require leaving the car as it is, at least until a definite answer is available.
1. As is suspected, the car was originally equipped with an electric wiper from the factory It would be a Lucas instrument.
2. Even if it was fitted at a later date, leave it as it is until some detailed research sheds some light on the subject. I suspect that there are very few cars that can claim to be completely original in every regard. Any replacements, repairs or modifications can be regarded as part of the cars history and 'patina'.
My own car, for instance, is by no means correct and as it came out of the factory, but 95% of it is. For instance, it was painted (50 years ago) in a colour scheme that is not quite correct even for a deluxe saloon (it is a fixed head saloon) and was retrimmed in light tan leathercloth which looks wrong. However, it remains basically as it left the factory, goes well. is tidy and usable and given that it was all done half a century ago it is part of it's history.