Early Mk.I* "TL13F", CB180

[Michael R.]

Good start!

The change-over to Canadian or American made parts continued with the Zenith governed carburetor from Solex, Arens choke, bellows type air cleaner and engine cover mounted instruction plate, fuel tank selector, steering gear, wheel bearings, Lucas lamps and bulbs, speedometer and casing with drive, horn and horn push, gauges and switches.

The British supplied horn and push button was Klaxnet. The dash panel was punched to accommodate the push. Subsequent panels had the opening blanked off, then eliminated altogether. The opening in the glacis plate for the horn conduit wiring was closed with a bolt before new glacis plates were introduced that eliminated both the wiring opening, the splash angle mounting holes, and eventually the mounting holes for the track adjusting bar. Of course the horn conduit was deleted as well, along with the double style retaining clips underneath that held the horn and headlamp conduit.

Knowing this may be of interest when you are working with a "bitzer" project where both early and late parts have been thrown together, or a donor carrier from a different model used to supply parts. Not supplied through the normal updates during service, but through our efforts to rebuild.