In message , polygonum
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On 25/11/2012 23:39, Tim Streater wrote:
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On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:41:05 +0000, Graham.
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Modern!??

Everyone was doing that in 1975. Probably before...

Since cars have had electric lights at least!

Don't think it was that common till around the 1970's and electric
lights have been the norm for roughly 50 years before that.

Plenty of drivers in the 60s would have been able to flash, even if only
by flicking the lights on/off briefly. And cars with knobs on the dash
board - that's the 50s you're thinking of.

The 50s and Lieutenant Scott's car...

http://www.robertopiecollection.com/...dal-cars/old-f
ashioned-pedal-cars-GB.asp


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geoff