Another Jimmy Garrison PIREP - A+

[LANCECASPER]

On 8/14/2025 at 10:41 PM, cliffy said:

A Silver Shadow takes a LOT of work to be reliable

Electric components by Lucas a/k/a "Prince of Darkness"

[Fly Boomer]

57 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said:

Electric components by Lucas a/k/a "Prince of Darkness"

Thanks!  That caused more than just a laugh -- it was a guffaw.

[LANCECASPER]

2 minutes ago, Fly Boomer said:

Thanks!  That caused more than just a laugh -- it was a guffaw.

Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections And Splices

 

The Lucas corporate motto: “Get home before dark.”

Lucas holds the patent for the short circuit.

Lucas – Inventor of the intermittent wiper.

Lucas – Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.

The three position Lucas switch – Dim, Flicker and Off

The Original Anti-Theft Device – Lucas Electrics

 

[Bolter]

9 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said:

Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections And Splices

 

The Lucas corporate motto: “Get home before dark.”

Lucas holds the patent for the short circuit.

Lucas – Inventor of the intermittent wiper.

Lucas – Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.

The three position Lucas switch – Dim, Flicker and Off

The Original Anti-Theft Device – Lucas Electrics

 

Why do the British drink warm beer?

                                           They have Lucas refrigerators...

[EricJ]

32 minutes ago, Bolter said:

Why do the British drink warm beer?

                                           They have Lucas refrigerators...

Beat me to it. 

[LANCECASPER]

1 hour ago, Bolter said:

Why do the British drink warm beer?

                                           They have Lucas refrigerators...

The only products Lucas made which didn't suck were their vacuum cleaners.

[MikeOH]

2 hours ago, LANCECASPER said:

The only products Lucas made which didn't suck were their vacuum cleaners.

Only on MS can I learn a Lucas joke I never heard before! 

[cliffy]

Never owned an MG for that very reason!!!!

[Fly Boomer]

4 hours ago, cliffy said:

Never owned an MG for that very reason!!!!

They were in just about everything British:  Morris, BSA, Norton, Triumph, MG, Jaguar, Rover, Mini, Austin, and probably a bunch of others.

[cliffy]

2 hours ago, Fly Boomer said:

They were in just about everything British:  Morris, BSA, Norton, Triumph, MG, Jaguar, Rover, Mini, Austin, and probably a bunch of others.

YUP!

[bonal]

The problem wasn’t that Lucas couldn’t make a good system it was the company’s using their product paid minimum pounds for the complete packages so corners had to be cut to remain profitable.  Many formula one teams used their injection and ignition systems to great success during the sixties and seventies including one of the most successful engines in the sport the ford Cosworth DFV

[DonMuncy]

I Lucas' defense. their products were easy and cheap to repair.

[MikeOH]

1 hour ago, DonMuncy said:

I Lucas' defense. their products were easy and cheap to repair.

Yeah, usually a mallet was all you needed