Never knew what LUCAS stood for and now it all makes sense. My complaint was no schematics and no wire harnesses. Everything electrical was a rat's nest of wires. You can steal any late 50's Austin Healey because they have two fuses side by side on the engine side of the fire wall. I replaced a fuse and accidently put it between the fuse holders instead of in the fuse holder and it hot wired the car. Didn't need a key, just hit the starter button and away you'd go. Downside is that to shut it off, you had to stop, put it in 4th gear and stall the engine. Took me a couple of days to figure out what I had done.

Part 1.

Britain's connection with Australia began in the late 1770s when Captain James Cook claimed the continent then called New Holland, as part of the British Empire.

British settlement of Australia commenced in 1788 with the arrival of the first convicts transported from England. By 1901 the non indigenous population of Australia had reached 3.8 million, most of which, including ex-convicts and free settlers were either English, Scottish or Irish, or their descendants.

With such a strong British influence, British cars were a common sight on Australian roads for 50 years from the 1920s to the early 1970s. At first the cars were imported complete but as demand grew many were built from a combination of imported and locally manufactured components. During the 1950s British cars outsold all other makes in Australia.

Some British cars like MG, Austin Healey, Triumph TR series and Jaguar have since become very desirable collectable classics in Australia. Others may be fondly remembered by a few dedicated individuals and others may be best forgotten.

I grew up in 1950s-1960s and remember many of the cars of that period, some fondly.

To be continued.