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eastona
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Dashboard colour

Post by eastona »

Is the dashboard always the same colour as the car?

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Post by psjorge »

I think it depends on the year.

MM and early Series II (until October '54) had a brownish gold colour. Afterwords, when the speedometer "moved" to the center, the dash was painted body colour.

I think I'm right but... I may be wrong!

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Post by Sidney'61 »

Yup, think you're right there.
I think in the MM and series II the fascias on the front were brownish gold but the main part (top and sides etc..) was still body colour. Maybe..
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Post by IaininTenbury »

Only other example I can think of is late GPO engineers vans, the yellow ones, which had matt black dashboards, presumably so the drivers didn't get dazzled by the yellow paint.

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Post by Kevin »

presumably so the drivers didn't get dazzled by the yellow paint.
Not true I am afraid it was to stop them admiring themselves in the reflection 8) while cornering on 2 wheels :o
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Post by MarkyB »

The post office vans had a restricter plate in the carb with a half inch hole in.
Not much danger of getting them on 2 wheels without a jack :)
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Seriously ?
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Post by MarkyB »

Seriously ?
Absolutely.
RWL 590J My much abused old van had one.
It was the same plate that holds the cable outer not a separate part the could easily be removed either.
I modified it to be a super duper charge swirling device certain to add extra horse power, increase MPG and make you more attractive to girls (as advertised in Exchange and Mart)

It may have been slightly over half an inch but I could only fit my thumb in it which, measuring now (many years later) is roughly that size.

In fact it didn't affect the "performance" as much as you'd think. Probably just the top end, not very noticeable around town.
Modifying it didn't have the desired effect either :(

Same thing as fitting rubber wings I suspect. Just a way to cut down on workshop time for the van fleet.
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Post by rayofleamington »

The post office vans had a restricter plate in the carb with a half inch hole in.
I've never heard that before - and never found one on my ex GPO LCV's - however there wasn't much original left on them!
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Post by aupickup »

yep post office vans did have the restricter plate or governer originally
now i have been told that the mechs took some of them off when servicing the vans, but they were fitted as original

out of 4 i have had 3 had the plate
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Post by WPR678B »

Well you learn something new everyday! :D :wink:
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Post by aupickup »

ok

any one want to have a guess as to why the gpo vans were changed from green to yellow
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Post by Onne »

So the couldn't hide in the bushes for that extra long lunch break?
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nearly
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Post by stevey »

so they could easily be spotted on or off a job!!!

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Post by Dean »

This is a long tease... come on I can't wait any longer! Why did they change to yellow...? :)
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Post by aupickup »

so they could more easily be seen by other road users when they were parked up in country lanes whilst working on the lines etc

also did you know that the gpo an dpost office vans had a chain attached to the rad cap, and top of radiator so they could not lose the rad cap
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Dash Colour

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You'll have to forgive me I'm a bit over excited at getting my mogwold done and I noticed the dash colour subject. My response would be any colour you like !! I've added a picture.<br>Image<br>
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