Vickers light tank rear lamps

[Lynn Eades]

The Australian Lp2 carrier had a red lense and a blue lensed light,(Blue, front and rear) I cannot recall the logic behind this, but I see in the parts book that the red tail light lense became obsolete.
With regards the brake lights, you are applying modern day thinking to a time gone by. I dont think any of the wwII carriers had brake lights. I would guess brake lights on tanks was the same. Probably on the allied side the Americans would have been first with the standardised QMC tail light assemblies being fitted, as on the M3A1 light Tank (Stuart or known here as the Honey tank)

[George Moore]

Hi Lynn and Richard,
Yep, I guess you're right on this, modern thinking.

My first ever car was a 1939 MG TB, at the tender age of 22, during my apprenticeship, I stripped and rebuilt, though it wasn't in a bad state, but had failed the MOT, which had only recently been introduced into the UK, [yes; it was that long ago] !!

I recall there was only one brake light "offside" and the headlamps wired when on dip, the nearside cancelled the offside went to a lower fillament.

I digress.

Having read the book, and the electrical section, there is no explanation as to the purpose, just that they were fitted.

I guess there's an answer out there somewhere.

George.

[Lynn Eades]

Looks like about 1962-63 from the MkI Cortina

[George Moore]

Yep,
18, my first car, and second year of my apprenticeship.

The dark shadow under the MG is not a trick of the light, but I ran over a pan of old engine oil.
Never did get the stain out, and it killed the grass on that side of the front lawn.

Parents were livid.

After the "rebuild" sold the car to Richardsons at Slough, got £120 for it, just before the price of "collectors car" went through the roof. At the time you could pick up a T type for under £100, nearly bought an F type Magna for £120, but no canvass roof.

If only !!!!!!!!!!!!


George.