In a message dated 4/29/2004 10:39:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ryoung@navcomtech.com writes:
> However, it's also true that there were some markets that had different lamp
> colors (specifically yellow was required in some places) so to be certain
> what is 'correct' for your car, you need to know where it was originally
> built for. Just being in the US does not mean it's necessarily a "US-spec"
> car.
Absolutely true as well! Some Triumphs assembled in, say, Belgium, might have
had slightly different specs yet still made their way to the US. Also, some
"Personal Export Delivery" cars, while built primarily to "US market spec,"
might have had lighting equipment peculiar to another market. Case in point is
my own "Personal Export Delivery" 1960 Herald Saloon. It is a US-spec car, but
apparently spent some time being used in England before being brought to the
States. As such, it was equipped with UK-spec lighting all around, including
RHD headlamps and red/amber taillamps (normal US spec at the time was red/red).
--Andy Mace
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