Re: Wiperless!!!😮
Posted by HH56 On 2023/9/9 22:01:17
Glad the electrical problem was a simple fix. Old fabric covered wiring where the rubber under the fabric dries, cracks or falls off in chunks is a curse in almost all cars made before the early 50s. Loose and dirty connections can be another fun thing to find.
As nice as your car dash looks, just out of curiosity do your instruments still have the original Flite-Glo illumination? That was a fad after the war in the late 40s time period where some mfgs tried to copy airplane cockpit lighting. The bulbs are covered with UV or black light filters so background illumination is a dim purple and only the needles and letters glow bright green. Many cars have had the luminescent paint die or flake off and then owners had to remove the UV filters and convert to regular bulb illumination.
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As nice as your car dash looks, just out of curiosity do your instruments still have the original Flite-Glo illumination? That was a fad after the war in the late 40s time period where some mfgs tried to copy airplane cockpit lighting. The bulbs are covered with UV or black light filters so background illumination is a dim purple and only the needles and letters glow bright green. Many cars have had the luminescent paint die or flake off and then owners had to remove the UV filters and convert to regular bulb illumination.
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