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Old 20-09-18, 20:54
Owen Evans Owen Evans is offline
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Originally Posted by Bob Carriere View Post
Still can't figure out why they had a split as the instrument panels I have examined ( I have Chevs and old GMC) only have two little lights....
Hmmm. Given that my instruction book which identifies the three lights in the wiring diagram (August 1940) states 'built for British War Department' on the cover, I wonder if the third light with the blackout hood was a purely British requirement? In the summer of 1940, we were getting bombed on a regular basis, so blackout conditions prevailed.

Given that by July 1941 (or possibly earlier) the third instrument light had been deleted, I guess it wasn't all that successful.

Owen.
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