How to wire up 1940 rubber CMP tail lights

[rob love]

The terms "British" and "obscenely over-engineered" are symomymous. You only have to look back to my thread on funnels to see an example.

They were in the process of having the hell hammerred out of them, but still took the time and resources to make a connection that required machining and 15 parts to make a lightbulb work.

[Lynn Eades]

Aghhh, but then there are the Germans.
Think of British carrier track: Basic links and pins, with a high wear rate.
Think of an American Halftrack Rubber and wire and lasts until it breaks.
Think of the German Halftrack: 450 grease nipples, Torrington caged roller bearings, lasts for ever (until they had to retreat, and no one had time to grease them)

I just derailed my own thread

[Richard Farrant]

These lamps were original designs by Flexible Lamps under the trade name Rubbolite. Not really 'over engineered', they were commercially available items not specifically military I think.
As with other components on WD vehicles build in Canada to British War Office spec. they were reproduced there.