Andy:
Thanks for the very interesting response. As discussed, I'm forwarding this
to the list for the possible interest of others, as it is the first
explanation offered that seems to explain my situation. (And maybe it prevent
keep me from having to weld up 6 holes in my freshly painted boot lid!)
I did buy the car from a mechanic (on a mechanic's lien, this topic came
up earlier, and I didn't comment then, but it was a snap in Texas to get title.)
The mechanic's customer was a US Army enlisted man who was stationed overseas
(don't know where, but perhaps coincidentally, the mechanic was a German
immigrant
himself, who settled near San Antonio, to drink lots of beer, fix German (and
British)
cars, marry a hispanic lady, and curse, in German, the IRS).
So, I suppose it is possible that the soldier brought the car home from
Germany.
If so, what else should I look for? Is the fuel filler cap labelled
"petrogefuller"
or something? I do know the tach on my son's old BMW says UPM instead of RPM,
but
that clue is missing on the TR4.
I don't think my car has any back-up lamps, either. But I gather this is an
"option" anyway.
My car has HS6 carbs, but with the "long" intake runners--is this "proper"?
Thanks again for the possible explanation--even if you made it up, it is a good
enough story to justify keeping the two lamps in place! Anybody else out there
got any further ideas about this question?
Ray
--- On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 14:16:04 -0500 (EST) Andrew Mace
<amace@unix2.nysed.gov> wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 r-james@tamu.edu wrote:
>
>> Today, I have a new question--my car ('67 TR-4A) has two (identical)
>> license plate lamp assemblies, each mounted on a cast aluminum
>> (or pot metal) pedestal which bolts to the boot lid. These
>> lamp assemblies are almost rectangular, one side convex, with
>> a glass lens and a chrome cover. These mount below the license
>> plate and point (I assume) up. The pedestals they mount on
>> have a tilted top surface to direct the light onto the llicense plate.
>>
>> Now, I can't find these lamps in Moss or VB catalog. Rimmer just lists
>> lamps, without photos or sketches. The sketches I see in the other
>> two catalogs are different, a simple circular lamp for the TR-4A.
>> (There are no sketches of the aluminum pedestals, either, but I
>> can repair mine.)
>>
>> The sketch that looks closest to my lamps is the license plate lamp for
>> the TR-3.
>
>And I suspect that is the lamp. It's a Lucas L467, I believe, very common
>as it was used for Spitfires, Heralds, TR3A-B, and many many other period
>LBCs. There are two basic versions: one has two bulbs, the other only a
>single bulb. For a single "lamp unit" application in the U.S., the normal
>fitment was the two-bulb unit. The original Lucas part number would be
>53836 for a North American-spec. lamp unit.
>
>Note that TR4As intended for the German market used this lamp instead of
>the little "round" lamps normally mounted on the bumper overriders.
>Perhaps Germany was the original destination of your car?
>
>> Can anyone tell me which lamps I need to buy (or does anyone have
>> one or two good used ones they will part with?
>
>Try that Lucas number, or ask for an early Spitfire or TR3A or even MGA
>license plate lamp.
>
>> Also, is there a plinth between the aluminum pedestals and the
>> boot lid? (The pedestals are painted, not chrome).
>
>I'm not sure about that. My spare parts catalogue isn't very clear on all
>this.
>
>--Andy
>
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