Cab 12 question

[Keith Webb]

This is not part of the recent quiz thread but something which has fascinated me a little over the years.

I was looking at this image of a cab 12 in Canada, which appears in the Ford at Reynolds thread



And I notice the conduit on the mudguard (fender) for the side lights. Most of the cab 12s we have here in Australia don't have that, although I have seen some with it... I know the headlamps were fitted with a second bulb as a marking light but was wanting to know whether this was a factory modification and when it first appeared. Those with the conduit have cab 13 style side pinspot lights in the same brackets as cab 13s. I don't know whether they moved on to the pinspot type for the tail lights at that time too...

[Alex van de Wetering]

which has fascinated me a little over the years

Same here Keith.

I checked Servicepub's factory photos CD and only about five pictures of Cab12's show the use of side markers on the front fenders (both Chev and Ford). Four seem to show the cable fitted on top of the fender without a metal strip protecting it; Only one pic seems to show the ribs on the fenders. This is pic "AT-577", and also shows a cab 13 and Lynx, which seems to suggest the pic was taken in 1942 or later.
The pics do seem to suggest that the lights were fitted by the factory (only on the last cab12's I presume) and probably retro-fitted to cab 12's (and 11?) in the field, but I guess the parts list would mention this (?).

The markers used are not the small metal ones as fitted to the Cab13, but the bigger rubbolite units as also used at the back on cab 11/12's.

Alex

[Gordons]

Here is a photo from the Chevrolet factory showing the wiring conduit and here is a pic before I started restoration showing wiring conduit on 12 cab.

[Gordons]

Looking in the parts book for 11 and 12 cab no reference number for the conduit ? My 12 cab has the conduit and large rubber housing side and tail lamps and not the smaller metal cab 13 style lights .

[Howard]

I reckon I've seen those conduits on the under side of the guards, too...

[Keith Webb]

It's interesting they don't appear in the parts book. The ones I've seen here have had cab 13 style pinspots fitted (possibly retrofitted).

Incidentally if anyone needs the early type Rubber ones I have a few available new old stock. Please PM me for details.