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[symes]

only you noticed the grenade--- its for emergencies-if in doubt-pull the pin out

 

Back to basics  No electric handbrake installed then 

The chrome handle under grenade in pic is the handbrake 

[Shackeng]

I can't remember, did we still have the floor dipswitch on those? Much better than the column stalk.

[The Sheriff]

I can't remember, did we still have the floor dipswitch on those? Much better than the column stalk.

I remember when they first changed over. Took me ages to stop stamping on the floor.

[Andy B]

I can't remember, did we still have the floor dipswitch on those? Much better than the column stalk.

I remember when they first changed over. Took me ages to stop stamping on the floor.

Digressing slightly ......... my 1973 MKIII Cortina (originally) had a foot operated bellows type screen wash pump, trouble with that was, as I pushed it with my left foot, my right foot lifted from the throttle. 

[Varche]

Floor mounted dipswitch. I had forgotten those. I do remember the vacuum operated window wipers on the 100E Pop that used to slow on hills. Oh and the first Ford my Dad had, window wipers were an optional extra!

[Shackeng]

Floor mounted dipswitch. I had forgotten those. I do remember the vacuum operated window wipers on the 100E Pop that used to slow on hills. Oh and the first Ford my Dad had, window wipers were an optional extra!

Yep, I had a '55 Ford Pop, (then a '53 A40 Somerset), then a '53 Mk1 Consul followed by the '59 LowLine Zephyr, all the Fords had vac wipers, bloody hopeless, as they always packed up wiping just as you were hoofing it past the spray curtain from a lorry. In fact the Consul's were the most reliable in my case.

[Andy B]

..... I do remember the vacuum operated window wipers on the 100E Pop that used to slow on hills.  ...

Ford tried their best with that idea ...... it was never going to be very good, but electrickery wasn't like it today. Lotus Elans used vacuum too for their pop up headlamps, they used a box section of chassis as a reservoir to help them however as the car got older, rust made a hole in the box section & so as you went faster, the lights started to pop back down again! 

[EMD]

Dont you remember the hand operated wipers 

[Varche]

yes, on land rovers.

I also remember hand operated starters (on front of car). Had a Wolsey 16/60 with that. Very useful saved on buying new batteries....

[EMD]

yes, on land rovers.

I also remember hand operated starters (on front of car). Had a Wolsey 16/60 with that. Very useful saved on buying new batteries....

I think Mr Opti had one of those on his first car  Oh and semaphore indicators 

[Varche]

I have seen those on television. Opti used to have a man with a flag infront of his car until the financial crisis led to his early retirement. I think one of his cars still uses carbide lamps

[05omegav6]

I can't remember, did we still have the floor dipswitch on those? Much better than the column stalk.

I remember when they first changed over. Took me ages to stop stamping on the floor.

My Nan drove all the way from Chatham to Orkney using the dipswitch instead of the clutch to change gear...

The recollection still brings mum out in a cold sweat

[Shackeng]

I can't remember, did we still have the floor dipswitch on those? Much better than the column stalk.

I remember when they first changed over. Took me ages to stop stamping on the floor.

My Nan drove all the way from Chatham to Orkney using the dipswitch instead of the clutch to change gear...

The recollection still brings mum out in a cold sweat

Brilliant!

[Varche]

That is fantastic.

My mate told his mum that a tyre on her A40 needed some air, put xx pounds in it. When she got back from Scarborough to Northallerton, how was it.? Bit bumpy. He checked the pressure and it was in triple figures cos she hadn't released it to check the pressure just kept pumping till it got there. That was in the days of very ropey crossplies too.

[symes]

I can't remember, did we still have the floor dipswitch on those? Much better than the column stalk.

yes got that and fitted reinforced plastic pipe from vacuum pump to wiper motor-that stops wipers slowing down when engine is revved--the original pipe was collapsing under vacuum