XJS with 3 windscreen wipers
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I think I remember a friend's dad having an XJS or XJR-S special edition with 3 windscreen wipers. This would have been in about 1985. Can anyone enlighten me and tell me if such a thing existed, and if so, what it was?
I was a car-mad kid and I seem to recall noticing it at the time (and saying, "that's a xxx") but my memory could be playing tricks on me. He had done very well for himself and had a taste for expensive toys, so it could have been quite an exotic one. I've googled but can't find it anywhere.
Cheers.
I was a car-mad kid and I seem to recall noticing it at the time (and saying, "that's a xxx") but my memory could be playing tricks on me. He had done very well for himself and had a taste for expensive toys, so it could have been quite an exotic one. I've googled but can't find it anywhere.
Cheers.
Never seen an XJ-S with three wipers.... that would be a new one on me
AI said...
Toyota FJ Cruiser: This retro-styled SUV, produced for the North American market from 2007 to 2014, featured three wipers across its short, wide, and nearly vertical windshield.
Jaguar E-Type: Many Series 1 and Series 2 short-wheelbase versions of the classic E-Type (or XKE) featured a three-wiper system, while the 2+2 and later Series 3 models used two wipers.
MG Midget/Austin Healey Sprite: US-spec models from around 1969 onwards were fitted with three wipers to comply with American safety regulations regarding the percentage of the windshield that needed to be cleared.
Bugatti EB110: This high-performance supercar from the 1990s also utilized a three-wiper design.
Other European Models: Certain other models, primarily older European vehicles, also featured three wipers, including the Citroën AX, Fiat Panda (Mk1), SEAT Ibiza, and Volkswagen Scirocco.
AI said...
Toyota FJ Cruiser: This retro-styled SUV, produced for the North American market from 2007 to 2014, featured three wipers across its short, wide, and nearly vertical windshield.
Jaguar E-Type: Many Series 1 and Series 2 short-wheelbase versions of the classic E-Type (or XKE) featured a three-wiper system, while the 2+2 and later Series 3 models used two wipers.
MG Midget/Austin Healey Sprite: US-spec models from around 1969 onwards were fitted with three wipers to comply with American safety regulations regarding the percentage of the windshield that needed to be cleared.
Bugatti EB110: This high-performance supercar from the 1990s also utilized a three-wiper design.
Other European Models: Certain other models, primarily older European vehicles, also featured three wipers, including the Citroën AX, Fiat Panda (Mk1), SEAT Ibiza, and Volkswagen Scirocco.
w1bbles said:
That is some great anoraking - thank you!
I'll keep Googling when I am bored and see if I can fund any reference to it, although it is looking increasingly like it's just stuff I'm making up in my head.
Perhaps you saw an E-Type but your brain later changed it into an XJS?I'll keep Googling when I am bored and see if I can fund any reference to it, although it is looking increasingly like it's just stuff I'm making up in my head.
V12 Migaloo said:
Certain other models, primarily older European vehicles, also featured three wipers, including the Citroën AX, Fiat Panda (Mk1), SEAT Ibiza, and Volkswagen Scirocco.
Single wiper for all the above. Super-search auto-complete (which is really what the b
ks that passes for AI should be called) fails again.Edited by Evercross on Tuesday 16th December 14:13
Three wipers was something that was added to some cars bound to the US because legislation was introduced that mandated a certain percentage of the windscreen to be covered. The S3 E-Types and MGB's had them, the XJS dd not need them because it was introduced in 1975 and after the legislation.
Maybe it was a Lynx with a wiper on the back glass?
Maybe it was a Lynx with a wiper on the back glass?
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