[Fot] Groundbreakers: the cars that did it first

[Bob Kramer]

Slide 15 of 77: The first cars to feature windshield washers as standard
were the 1935 Triumph Gloria and Vitesse. It was a vacuum-operated system
rather than electric, and only closed versions of the car got such
technology – presumably those who bought an open-topped car were expected
to just stick their head over the top of the screen to see the way
ahead.GROUNDBREAKER SCORE: 8 – very handy.
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WINDSHIELD WASHERS: Triumph (1935)

The first cars to feature windshield washers as standard were the 1935
Triumph Gloria and Vitesse. It was a *vacuum-operated system* rather than
electric, and only closed versions of the car got such technology –
presumably those who bought an open-topped car were expected to just stick
their head over the top of the screen to see the way ahead.

*GROUNDBREAKER SCORE: 8 *– very handy.

Bob Kramer
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