15-04-2020, 12:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 15-04-2020, 01:07 PM by Colin Wilks.)
My car is a 1934 Type 65 which was restored by Chris Keevill in the 90s. He is fastidious and so I doubt he'd have added it on a whim. The fact that Nick B has the same switch on an early 65 seems to support its originality.
As soon as I can get to it, I'll check what it is wired up to do. The chrome twist on/off lamp works as designed and I always think of that as a map light.
The photo was taken before I had bought the car and the eagle eyed will have noticed that the Ign/Gas control is askew. The linkage at the base of the steering column was also 180° out, so when I first started the engine "A" retarded the timing and "R" advanced it - confusing until I'd worked out what was going on. It was my first experience of manual ignition timing!
A later thought: is it the headlamp dip switch?
As soon as I can get to it, I'll check what it is wired up to do. The chrome twist on/off lamp works as designed and I always think of that as a map light.
The photo was taken before I had bought the car and the eagle eyed will have noticed that the Ign/Gas control is askew. The linkage at the base of the steering column was also 180° out, so when I first started the engine "A" retarded the timing and "R" advanced it - confusing until I'd worked out what was going on. It was my first experience of manual ignition timing!
A later thought: is it the headlamp dip switch?