Hi Frank,
Good question.
The ignition switch is below the steering column, but faces the
driver, more or less parallel to the steering wheel unlike US cars
where it's perpendicular to the column. If you have a copy of OSM,
you can see it faintly on page 97 in the lower RH corner pr the page.
This is the only shot of several in the book (that I could find)
where it can actually be seen. This is only on the rocker switch
dash, as the earlier toggle ones were centered in the dash
Gerard
At 10:50 PM -0400 7/12/03, Frank Clarici wrote:
>With the custom Ebay Sprite and metal dash boards in general.
>I do know that the metal dash (like the US 65-67s) continued in the UK
>until 1975. I do not know the exact cut off date and they did go to
>rocker switches instead of toggles somewhere between 67 and 75.
>The dash in my 73 Midget (PIECES) is a UK spec RH drive rocker
>switched metal dash. Almost exactly like our (US) 65-67 dashes
>except it's reversed.
>I even found the correct rocker switches from a Mini supplier, the
>rocker switches are narrower than the rockers on US padded dash
>Spridgets.
>What I would like to know is where was the ignition key on UK
>Spridgets with metal dashboards and rocker switches? Did they have a
>column mount key? PIECES has no key, I use a toggle switch mounted
>in the washer pump hole as a my ignition.
>
>And if anyone wants to convert (revert) to a metal dash, All roll up
>window Spridgets can use either dash with some minor mods.
>The padded dash will work in the early cars too but I have never done it.
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>5 British cars on the road
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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