Snowmobiles and Penguins

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Bob Moseley
Every Ford 3 switch plate I have seen in Oz doesn't have the centre hole punched out. This position never had a function.

I just found a picture of a Canadian production F15's dash in Australia - indeed the centre hole is not punched out:
http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/F15page/F15_5.jpg
Source: http://www.oldcmp.net/f15.html
This is no real surprise, as the Autopulse or electrical fuel pump was originally fitted to trucks built under Indian Army contracts only.

Originally posted by Bob Moseley
I am not aware of Chevrolet using these switch plates. The Chevrolet dashes I have seen have individual metal tags underneath each switch.

But don't forget Australian production Chevrolets differed quite a lot from Canadian ones. Off the top of my head, GM Holden only imported the chassis and drive line components, everything else was made locally. Australian Ford CMPs had much more Canadian content.

Hanno