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DavidG · 09-23-2021, 05:06 PM

Thanks for the additional photos as they are informative. Having had a fair number of the '32-'34 open car wiper motors, my conclusion is that it was re-plated as the vendor has now admitted. But it is too good to be a re-plate of a used motor. My guess is that it was a NOS standard open car motor which was originally painted black. They seem to be less prone to blistering of the zinc die casting and even used ones tend to turn out better than re-plating those that were originally plated.

I might have an extra standard (painted) motor if you're interested and you could get it plated or leave it black depending on what is your intended use. I'll check later this evening.

09-23-2021, 05:06 PM	#34
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: Open car chrome plated trico wiper motor Thanks for the additional photos as they are informative. Having had a fair number of the '32-'34 open car wiper motors, my conclusion is that it was re-plated as the vendor has now admitted. But it is too good to be a re-plate of a used motor. My guess is that it was a NOS standard open car motor which was originally painted black. They seem to be less prone to blistering of the zinc die casting and even used ones tend to turn out better than re-plating those that were originally plated. I might have an extra standard (painted) motor if you're interested and you could get it plated or leave it black depending on what is your intended use. I'll check later this evening.