Headlight flash handle knob

[Mark H.]

Anyone know what this white handle/knob was from? Have seen straight black ones on early cars, but have seen this white piece was on a couple of MKII's.

 

[Rob Klein]

Also some stalks were off a Volvo P1800 I think

 

[Paul Hendrickx]

Post in thread 'dash and instrument photos'

Jul 2, 2021

Hi,
these are 2 photos(bad quality) from 1020 in Le Mans museum took them myself. I had an opportunity to take a few photos
Paul

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look here
hope it helps
Paul

 

[Elliot]

Does anyone have any sources for the MKll switch, as shown in the Marchal Fulgor advert so kindly provided by Rob...?

 

[Mark H.]

If you have access to a Car Builders Solutions catalog there is a switch that looks similar.

 

[Adrian Starling]

Hi Mark, the attached are currently available on the UK E auction site.

 

[Stephane Goria]

Volvo P1800 overdrive switch is the way to go..

 

[Fred/Belgium]

How is the switch connected onto the steering arm in cockpit ?

Grtz
Fred

 

[Stephane Goria]

There is a specific metal assembly to do that that from one side clamps on the sterring arm and on top has a kind of tube to receive the flasher. Some years ago, you could find them on ebay when looking at parts for GT40 but no idea of who was selling them.

see this link :

Thread 'The 'legendary' Lucas long armed headlight flasher switch part no 31835A, dated 2/66'

Jul 15, 2020

Specially commissioned for the 40 program by FAV, these switches bolted to the steering column, behind the steeringwheel on racing MK1 cars.
As can be seen in the attached contemporary photo of the interior of P1075. My involvement with reproducing these goes back far too many years to contemplate. These have been fitted to several top flight restorations in the last two years, the cars involved were headed to Pebble Beach etc.#

Back in the day, i was given the phone number and introduced to a retired manager of the Lucas Competition department. After consulting his personal copy of the...

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[Mark H.]

Like this one?

 

[Elliot]

Thank you everyone! Great info. Yes, the MK1 switch is the Volvo 1800 overdrive switch, and certainly the car builder solution and ebay stores offer very good substitutes.

I am in search of the specific switch as used on the MKll. This is different and quite unique. It is pictured in the vintage advert Rob posted/attached. As Stephane mentioned the switch housing is a 'T' shaped housing, and secured to the steering column with a hose clamp.

I have searched Ebay many times, but nothing yet.

If anyone has seen them on anything, or with a horn set, please let me know. Many thanks.

 

[Charlie Farley]

The Volvo switch is not an option. Do you really think that i went to the lengths i went to, in producing this item that works internally as the original did, without having several period alternatives in my hand. Two Volvo options included. Have you checked any fundamentals, like to start with, how long is it ?

 

[Mark H.]

I was more interested in the white knob version, as probably Elliot is, as shown in the first post. It seems from other pictures that this arm was attached to the column with an adhoc hose clamp affair.

 

[Elliot]

Agreed Mark. Here's a photo of the switch, with hose clamp.

 

[Elliot]

If anyone has any more info on this switch, manufacturer, where it was used, one for sale, etc.....it would be greatly appreciated, by myself and many others I'm sure.

 

[Mark H.]

Elliot, Yes, I had seen that photo before. Keep looking for that switch but no luck. I did find a couple of Lucas knobs 317507 and 768522 that might be correct, but no switch.