An old adage:
"Q. Why do the British drink warm beer?"
"A. Because their refrigerators are built by Lucas..."
And don't forget that long before Ozzy Ozbourne arrived on the scene, Lucas Electrics was known as the "The Prince of Darkness" ....
Time to roll out the new word, endarkening.
* The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."
* Lucas denies having invented darkness. But they still claim the "sudden, unexpected darkness"
* 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. And sometimes - Smoke, Smolder and Burn.
* Lucas Electrics - The Original Anti-Theft Device.
* If Lucas made guns, wars would not start either.
* It's not true that Lucas tried to get Parliament to repeal Ohm's Law.
* Did you hear the one about the guy that peeked into a Land Rover and asked the owner "How can you tell one switch from another at night, as they all look the same ?" "He replied, it does not matter which one you use, nothing happens !"
* Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck.
-- Former Triumph & MG Owner