05-06-2020, 01:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2020, 01:10 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(05-06-2020, 11:42 AM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote:(05-06-2020, 08:29 AM)Mike Costigan Wrote: Not using up old bits, Ruairidh, that's a bespoke panel. That panel takes a PA speedo; I'm surprised it's as late as 1934, as the van had a 4-speed gearbox by then. Also there's no provision for a fuel gauge, which a 1934 van did have, so I would date it rather earlier.
Mike,
the panel uses up old bits, not the panel itself.
As you say, PA speedo. Also SM5 switch panel, and DH oil gauge with separate bezel, all "old" by the end of 1932.
I have seen these exact panels with old instrumentation fitted to 1933 vans (not least the van Charlie mentions above) - they have a front mounted dipstick tank under the bonnet - no fuel gauge.
The factory famously used up old stock parts on vans, and the like, to keep the prices down.
Would it look like this? A quick and dirty mock-up...
BTW - does anyone have really clear pictures of each of the different switch panels - or just individual ones? I can find odds and ends, but none that are good enough to show the whole range set in a side-by-side format.