Tod:
Interesting story about big red buttons!
Here is what Joe Parlanti wrote to me about his BRB:
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Dave:
The red button is actually a start button. I wanted to fill the extra hole
so I moved one of the switches over to the blank hole and made this switch
on the lathe.
Joseph V. Parlanti
Email - Parlanti@comcast.net
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Dave
From: "Tod Brown" <todbrown@roadrunner.com>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: Dash Veneer
> "But what is that big red button (warning light?) between the fuel gauge
> and
> the clock?"
>
> I don't know where that particular Tiger was purchased or what model year
> it was, but when I got my Tiger in October of '66 (registered as a '67),
> there were some new safety laws in NY. Among other things, seat belts and
> a four-way flasher were required. In my case the dealer drilled a big
> honkin' hole in my dash and mounted the four-way flasher there. It was
> one of those things that had a red cover over the bulb that you pulled out
> to activate them. The one in Joe's dash looks to be similar.
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