C1 lighters trivia

[Roy B.]

I see many people on E-Bay buying or selling the wrong lighter .
1. A 55 to 57 car lighter won't fit in a original Corvette socket.( they are to large in diameter)
PS. if a Chevy is used in a Corvette , then the female housing has been changed.
2. A car lighter has a brown Bakelite area of the lighter
3. A 53 6V and 55 12V "only"as you see has a porcelain white area of the lighter showing and slits that can be opened more to hold the lighter in.
4. A 53 & 54 6V wire raping ( the hot end ) is much less
5. The 55 12V wire raping again ( hot end ) is more or larger in area the the 6V. ( that is how you can tell the difference between the two if you cant read the voltage.
6. The 56 and up the white porcelain area is shielded with a cover, see pic.
Yes the 55 and 56 up will interchange or fit.
And yes all comments are welcomed good or bad~

[Jack H.]

Re: C1 lighters trivia

Casco called the exterior 'sliding cover' surrounding the heating element the Ashguard feature (physical difference between your pix #2 and pix #3). The current edition of the '56-57 Judging Guide calls for the '58-62 version of the cig lighter element with 'ashguard' feature:

"The cigarette lighter was made by CASCO. It has a short heating element with a ceramic spacer behind the heating element. There is a guard over the element and a cone shaped washer between the knob and housing."

The current edition of our '53-55 Judging Guide has an interior section describing 'Ignition Switch & Lighter' but is totally absent of descriptive text regarding the lighter.

Perhaps your post here should be sent to the '53-55 National Team Leader as an update input for the next release of the JG book; better if can quantify the visual difference in 6V vs. 12V heating element winding count to help the novice judges who rely on the JG to supplement their personal knowledge.

[Roy B.]

Re: C1 lighters trivia "jack"

You explain it better then me with the added info you just gave. "Vary good" I know your writing is better then mine because I often read your postings . It is a good idea , may be you could write NCRS. It would help out those that are looking for the right lighter. Thanks ROY