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DavidG · 05-14-2021, 02:12 PM

Charlie,

All North American-sourced '32s, be they passenger cars, commercial vehicles, or big trucks were originally equipped with the same ammeter (+/- 20 amps) and it came with a chrome-plated bezel. 1933 and 1934 pickups and panel deliveries and BB trucks used the same ammeter with a transition to +/- 30 amps gauges in the '34 model year. Those gauges with black-painted bezels are likely wartime service parts when nickel and chrome were strategic materials.

The ammeters originally used in non-North American '32 production often had slightly different dial faces depending on their manufacturing source, but were still of the +/- 20 amp variety.

05-14-2021, 02:12 PM	#10
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,123	Re: 32 amp gauge Charlie, All North American-sourced '32s, be they passenger cars, commercial vehicles, or big trucks were originally equipped with the same ammeter (+/- 20 amps) and it came with a chrome-plated bezel. 1933 and 1934 pickups and panel deliveries and BB trucks used the same ammeter with a transition to +/- 30 amps gauges in the '34 model year. Those gauges with black-painted bezels are likely wartime service parts when nickel and chrome were strategic materials. The ammeters originally used in non-North American '32 production often had slightly different dial faces depending on their manufacturing source, but were still of the +/- 20 amp variety.