Anybody see one of these before?

[tyang]

Hi All,

WIth the arrival of 2259 at the shop, I'm finding a treasure trove of original stuff.

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After all these years, I finally found what plugs into the little socket under my dashboard!

Tom

[zac]

Pretty cool, I have seen several different styles but not one quite like what you have there. Now people can see why these things got discarded, 5-10 feet of bulky 8 gauge wire to run a simple light when all you need is a little battery operated flashlight. Not to mention where are you supposed to keep that thing when not in use and we all know what happens to cord if left in a pile for any length of time.

Zac

[kare]

Is there anything that suggests that light belongs to Ferrari and isn't just generic stuff sold at every Italian gas station?

[Tom Wilson]

Does that plug actually fit? It looks pretty small for that hole under the dash. I have seen one before, but it had a black hood. Who knows which one is correct!

[kare]

The plug is 100% correct. I've bought some in Italy.

[250GT]

Is there anything that suggests that light belongs to Ferrari and isn't just generic stuff sold at every Italian gas station?

Yes this not a Ferrari part , but a cheap 1960th or 1970th available lamp from China or Taiwan.
in the later 308 there was such a small CHEAP maplamp in the footroom .
The lamps under the bonnet looks like these.
See below.
The one in the front came from PF coupe and later GTE.
The one in the back made by Hella on earlier cars ,and used as trunk light also.

Sorry Tom to destroy youre "original" find.

Best
C.

[tyang]

Hi Cornelis,

I'll have to take a closer look, but here are the markings:

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Any of these numbers look familiar?

Tom

[250GT]

Brev is not a mark ,but means in Italy :Patent( brevetto)
So no Chinaproduction for sure, but Italienproduction.
thanks

[tyang]

Brev is not a mark ,but means in Italy :Patent( brevetto)
So no Chinaproduction for sure, but Italienproduction.
thanks

So at least it might be authentic cheap Italian stuff, and not cheap Chinese stuff! I'll take it!

Tom

[250GT]

Don´t know how it happens ,but suddenly a very big picture.
and an strange smily with red tonque covering the letter P ( patent).
Japan influences ?

C.

[tyang]

Don´t know how it happens ,but suddenly a very big picture.
and an strange smily with red tonque covering the letter P ( patent).
Japan influences ?

C.

For the record, I'm Chinese!


Tom

[250GT]

I was actuelly more referring to the huge Japan armageddon RADIATION for the next 1000 and more years.
Not to you're famelyhistory Tom.

C.

[TOMKIZER]

Brev is not a mark ,but means in Italy :Patent( brevetto)
So no Chinaproduction for sure, but Italienproduction.
thanks

Or it could be cheap French stuff, since BREV could also be Brevet (French for Patent).
I wish I had time to do a patent search in the French or Italian system, but I'm familiar only with the U.S. system.
Since Ferrari probably didn't make it for themselves and since it's a sort of "Ferrari Tool", we can be sure of only one thing. It's was cheap.
Tom Kizer

[TOMKIZER]

Oh hell! I couldn't resist. Here it is:
Patent No. 85985
Patented by Saulo Busilacchio of Castelfidardo on March 23, 1962 (No Ferrari Connection mentioned).
Description: Translated by internet translator and maybe improved by me.
Portable lamp in plastic for drivers in general, with swiveling reflector applied like a stud on the knob itself, which bears a magnet likely to create a perfect connection of the set in any metal part of the car and hook for a different temporary attachment location.

Ok, so it's cheap Italian stuff
Tom Kizer

[tyang]

Oh hell! I couldn't resist. Here it is:
Patent No. 85985
Patented by Saulo Busilacchio of Castelfidardo on March 23, 1962 (No Ferrari Connection mentioned).
Description: Translated by internet translator and maybe improved by me.
Portable lamp in plastic for drivers in general, with swiveling reflector applied like a stud on the knob itself, which bears a magnet likely to create a perfect connection of the set in any metal part of the car and hook for a different temporary attachment location.

Ok, so it's cheap Italian stuff
Tom Kizer

Thanks Tom, Cornelis, and Kare for getting to the bottom of this! It's still a neat period accessory to keep in the trunk!

Tom