All of the woodwork removed. The following pictures highlight some of the problems that required rectification.
The interior wood sections are all solid walnut with a veneered facing in ebony-macassa. They did not worry about rain forests in the 1930s.
A viper's nest of second-rate wiring. The cables were all 'safe' in as much as they were PVC insulated. As close inspection of the photograph will reveal - everything is wired up in either red, black or, occasionally, green. The wires appeared to be from some industrial application, being of far too high a load capacity and having only 6 or 8 thick copper strands.
Whilst the body was gutted it was decided, not surprisingly, to undertake a complete re-wire of both cabin and chassis. Modern cotton-braided (but PVC insulated) cabling was used: the modern equivalent of the original specifications being chosen. New Ross-Courtney cable terminals were installed where appropriate. The opportunity was also taken to run the wires for all of the auxiliary electrical equipment through the metal conduit where possible.
