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    On the blink

    Sep 23, 2020 1 minute
    ROBERT COUCHER

    1955 JAGUAR XK140 FHC

    HOPPING INTO THE Jaguar the other day, I noticed that the indicators had stopped working. Turning the chrome lever produced no result and my immediate thought was a new switch was required, which would have been a real hassle.

    Then it occurred to me

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