Re: Where's The Stop Light Switch On My 56 Executive?

Posted by BH On 2010/9/5 18:56:41

Owen -

Thanks for the pix - each worth a thousand words.

The reason I brought up "F.A. Smith Co." and "FASCO" is that when I worked at Avanti, I found a copy of an old engineering drawing for a two-prong hydraulic switch, as originally used on that car back in '63, which had a detailed rendering of the terminal end. Though that was over 20 years ago, the FASCO logo was featured prominently. However, I'm not sure, now, whether the supplier was specified as either the F. A. Smith Co. or FASCO.

Notice the line or bar over the letters "AS" in the center of the black plastic "terminal board" in your second pic. I believe that is the top line of a stylized letter "F". If you look at an OE two-prong switch, you may find that the third prong on our switch has simply displaced most of the letter "F".

Also, notice the text about the perimeter of the terminal end, showing the letters "FAS". I believe that the letters "CO" and others are missing, again, due to the third prong, but the rest is "INDUS." - as in INDUSTRIES. Also, note the location of ROCHESTER, NY, USA.