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Switches
Any reference to switches
built by Remy Electric and the later Delco-Remy in either the industry
literature or DR histories is lacking. But as can be from the
first five photos Delco-Remy had a long history of building automotive
switches.
Photo courtesy of Brian Mulcahy.
1913 Remy Ignition Switch.
Photo courtesy of Brian Mulcahy.
Photo courtesy of Brian Mulcahy.
Photo courtesy of Brian Mulcahy.
Photo courtesy of Brian Mulcahy.
These switches used steel rather
than plastic bodies that were prevalent later in the product cycle.
Photo courtesy of Ted Vinson / Madison County
Historical Society.
The Push-Pull Light Switch that went on
millions and millions and millions of GM Vehicles. When this was in
use one always knew where the light switch in a GM vehicle was. It
was left of the steering column on the dash. For parking lights you
pulled out to the first detent, for headlights you pulled full out.
To adjust the intensity of the lighting in the instrument panel, you just
rotated the shaft. Functional and practical. On today's they
are all different configurations and when in a strange rental car after
dark sometimes it gets to be problematic as to whether you can turn on
your headlights or find how to adjust the intensity of the light.
Why new is not always better. A Plant 7 and later Plant 10 product.
Gene Phillips photo.
Column Lock Ignition Switch. This
mounted on the steering column and was activated by a rod that extended
back up the column to the lock where the key was inserted. When the
key was turned the rod, which fit into an plastic contact block which then
would move horizontal to make proper switch positions: Start, Run,
Off, Accessory. The rod which was L shaped at the switch end fit
into the contact block in the slot shown. DR made millions of these
in Plant 7. Gene Phillips photo.
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