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Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 681 Location: Hampshire, UK

I know it's a long shot but I wonder if anyone has any spare Lucas dash board knobs, the mushroom shaped pull knobs fitted to BMC cars in the 50s and 60s. I know repro news are available but I'm looking for Bakelite ones.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22841 Location: UK

Do you have any pictures of what you're looking for? some have text on, others are blank iirc.

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Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 681 Location: Hampshire, UK

Like the ones in this picture in the corners, one marked F, one marked R and one plain. These were standard on many British cars in the 50s especially Austin Morris Group cars. I am trying to find one marked S for Spot and one marked H for Heater. I've seen that Holden sell repro items but I expect they are plastic not Bakelite and will not match the rest of the dash. Smile

traction39 · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 399 Location: South Wales

These guys claim to have original Lucas items. May be worth contacting them?
http://www.gregorysautoparts.co.uk/index.php

Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 681 Location: Hampshire, UK

They've certainly got the right 'looking' switch on their web site, can't tell if it's original stock but worth contacting - thanks.

traction39 · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 399 Location: South Wales

Also these guys. Their ebay link never seems to have any stock. Worth trying to contact?
http://www.theelectricalpartscompanyltd.com/index.htm

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2154 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Those are the same as fitted to 948cc Morris Minors I think. Might be worth trying some Minor specialists?
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Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

You'll be struggling to get an original "H" one. They were usually fitted to rheostat switches, and the resultant heat makes the Bakelite go brittle and crack off round the hole for the grub screw. In the case of Riley RMs, the same applies to the P for panel lights. They were rheostat-controlled; Riley forsaw a problem with driver dazzle, which is a joke as you have to shine a torch onto the panel lights to see if they are on or not.
I sell Riley RM spares and so have loads of the F , S, and L ones, but the only P and H ones I have I am keeping for my own vehicles.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh

Are RM knobs not brown rather than black?

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Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

Sorry, I didn't realise he wanted black ones.

Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 681 Location: Hampshire, UK

If you do come across an S one in black Alex give me a shout please Smile

Uncle Alec · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 734 Location: Manchester

I won't do Rich. Early RMs used black knobs but not on the Starter or Spotlights - they were rotating Lucas switches until 1949 when the brown ones took over.

Ashley Hinton · Joined: 14 Apr 2014 Posts: 1

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eBay plug removed, as per t&cs.

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10724
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2311

I'm sure Rich5ltr will have already seen your ebay listings by now.

RJ

Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 681 Location: Hampshire, UK

Thanks Ashley and others, I've bought a couple of original blank ones from eBay and may try to get them engraved with the characters I require.