COURIER VAN PANEL LIGHTS.

[Rabbit]

Could anyone confirm that the 1964 Courier van had any panel lights. Despite laying on back and looking up  into back I cannot see any provision for said lights. A co-worker said he thought that NO, No lights. Cannot really believe that they would be released onto the road in the 60s with no panel lights. Tnaks.

[PeteH]

Whilst I agree. You would be amazed just how basic 50/60`s commercial vehicles actually where. My Thames 5cwt van had a demister element that stuck on the screen with 2 suction pads! and plugged into a socket under the dash!. I drove a Thames 4D flatbed in which we used a Paraffin Sump heater for cab heating, and had only one windscreen wiper on the driver side. All 3 speed boxes with no syncromesh on first. Only one bulb behind the dashboard on that too. The "trafficators" where prone not to work, without a thump on the cab side, OR you used arm signals!!. Which I had to demonstrate to pass the test!.

Pete

[Pete Lewis]

if there its in the speedo clipped in   is the dash pull switch got the two click positions 

first pull lights ....  second pull panel lights 

Pete

[Rabbit]

Thanks Pete, will check but I did pull switch to check and it has  only one position. Will keep this forum informed. Could always carry a torch!

[PeteH]

9 hours ago, Rabbit said:

Thanks Pete, will check but I did pull switch to check and it has  only one position. Will keep this forum informed. Could always carry a torch!

It isn`t "pull and turn" Or "turn and pull" is it?. I`ve seen that before?.

Pete

[thescrapman]

You may find the back light isworking, just that your eyes are not sensitive enough to detect the light output from a Lucas 1W bulb.

[Rabbit]

Thanks all! . . . . . a touch of WD40 . . . . . wiggle switch enthusiastically  and HEY PRESTO . . . . . panel lights. Thanks all.