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Source Needed for Windshield Washer Jar & Pump - 1949 type


Dan O

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Does anyone know of a reproduction washer set up for a 1949 Buick?  Or a nice used one? My jar is broken and the rest of it is looking shabby.  Sometimes I see a nice one on eBay pop up but only a lot of junky one's on there now.

 

Can you just source some type of modern jar to use?  The mouth seems oddly large compared to grocery store products these days.

 

Were there different types used in the same year by the factory? 

 

 

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As with many threads I start, I wind up answering my own question, at least in part.

 

The vintage Trico jars and pumps are reproduced for the English & Italian vintage car crowd as per the Holden website below.  They are sold in the US for vintage Jaguars for $300 on jollyrogers.com. 

https://www.holden.co.uk/p/trico_vacuum_operated_washer_bottle_early_type

 

I bought a nice complete set up on eBay today for $89 plus tax and shipping.  I saw some on Etsy as well.  The jars go for $69 apiece for Corvettes etc so check those sites.  Bob's and Fusicks sell the jars too but only the wide mouth jars as far as I could find.

 

 

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