Re: 30 light (Now home vs export models)
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:28 pm
One other difference I'm aware of between home and export models was the
headlight wiring. The right headlight in home models had a single
filament bulb. Since very few, if any, cars still have their original
wiring harness, not much help.
I've heard that the oil can bracket and oil can was only fitted to home
model cars. I don't know if its true or not. Many owners have fitted
the "missing" bracket and oil can to their cars so again not much help.
Regards,
Charles Hill
Chip Old wrote:
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]>On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:20 -0000, Terry Horlick wrote: > > > >>TC2285 is a home model. It is a 1947 (didn't the export model start in >>'48?). >> >> > >The TC/EXU didn't appear until 1948, but the export of TCs (including to >the US) dates back to the very beginning of TC production. TCs exported >to the US prior to the EXU were general export models, and did not thave >the 30 MPH warning light. > >There aren't many clues to tell you whether a pre-EXU TC in the US started >life as a Home Model (probably imported later) or a General Export model. >One obvious one is that Home Model cars don't have a "Made In England" >plate below the maker's plate, but most export cars meant for the US >market do. > > >