He drives a Morgan. With an electical system by Charlie Lucas, the Prince of Darkness. Same guy who designed the system for my old MG. Died every time it rained.
After owning a MK IX Jag, two 109 Landies and a Rangie, I can assure you that Lucas was not, repeat not, the Prince of Darkness.
That Lucas was The Inventor of Darkness, I won’t argue, however.
Actually, I was impressed with how well the electrical systems built by Lucas had held up. None were less than 20 years old and all had original components, save for perhaps a rebuild on the starter or such.
The Landies still had their original hand crank, which I occasionally used for the fun of it.
....they selected Lucas.
It was Joe Lucas, not Charlie
* The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."
* Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit.
* Lucas - Inventor of the first 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.
* Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices
The above are from here
I once had a girlfriend with a old TD and an MGA. When they ran they were great fun, but it was best to drive them on clear sunny days, and to carefully avoid puddles.
Dim, Flicker, Off. The three positions on a lucas headlight switch. (with any moisture it transforms to flicker, smoke, off).
Thats alright, my first car was a Datsun Fairlady. It had enlarged copies of SU carbs. Taught me a lot about tuning that car did...