| Original Paint Found |
[May. 3rd, 2008|12:20 pm] |
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This is the break light switch for the Model A.
 (note exposure is a little off, that's white paper it's sitting on)
It is made of Cadmium plated sheet metal, painted in Model A engine green. This is the same color the engine block should be. The platting and paint were preserved under a protective coating of grease and road dirt.
This spring loaded slide switch connects to the mechanical break linkage. It is located under the floor boards, attached to the transmission housing.
Now that is is clean I need to test it and if it's good repaint it. Prior to installing it again and attaching it to the new wiring harness.
Scott |
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Interesting. Reminds me of British Racing Green. I wonder if there's a connection, or if that kind of green paint was just Popular that decade?
Don't know about green. But have you seen all those early racers and the yellow paint jobs they had. Like the Mercer and the Stutz? Well that is because so many of those "sports cars" were sold to well-to-do college students at Princeton. And they just happened to be painted in school colors. | |
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