Chevrolet Cab 11 Instrument Lights

Owen Evans · #7 20-09-18, 20:54

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Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

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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