Gary
The wiper system you see was originally set up on the Australian cars, from
about 1976 on, I think.
New Zealand kept assembling the 2000 / 2500 range until 1979, the last of
these being 'bitsas', ie. a bit from here, a bit from there, etc. It would
seem that the last cars built were 2500S's. All of 2500S's assembled in NZ
had the evaporative exhaust emission system from Australia, about half of
them had the wipers (which you will note has a pantograph mechanism to clear
more of the right hand side) and the very last sat around in the assembly
yard at Nelson for their power steering systems, which were apparently
sourced from South Africa I believe.
Hope that clears up the confusion...
David Greed
1974 Stag Man O/D
1979 2500S Man O/D
Email: Home: greed@wave.co.nz
Work: david.greed@telecom.co.nz
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Blake <garyb@fast.co.za>
To: <greed@wave.co.nz>
Cc: <2000-register@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, 12 April 1999 01:11
Subject: 2500S windscreen wipers
>Hi David
>An observation from your car photograph on the front of Six Appeal issue
>106. The car is a right hand drive version, the photograph has not been
>printed the wrong way round (as a negative), so why are the windscreen
>wipers parked towards the passenger (left hand) side of the car?
>South African and UK spec cars have the wipers park towards the driver's
>side of the car. Is this as a result of a modification you have made to the
>car or as it left the NZ factory? If so why?
>Cheers
>Gary
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