Rumblings, June 1942
A matter of opinion Some years ago we of Motor Sport set down our views on instrument panel layout and the disposition and function of minor controls, after forming certain opinions…
ks . THE LUCAS EMERGENCY KIT
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For the peace of mind of travellers on the Continent, Lucas makeup kits of electrical equipment suitable for well-known makes of cars, returnable if no trouble is experienced and the emergency kit is therefore intact. For example, the kit, which comes in a gailyillustrated cellophane wrapper, contains, in the case of the AustinHealey 100, an ignition coil; a distributor cover, rotor arm, contact set and condenser; brush sets for starter and dynamo; two starter brush spring sets; a box of 35-amp. fuses; a screen-wiper arm and blade; and various dynamo, starter and distributor spares, while a smaller kit contains ten lamp bulbs of various kinds.
For those setting out on Continental travels in British cars these Lucas emergency kits are a reassuring item of equipment.—W. B.