I’m currently working on my ‘59 and it had a connector on the top left hand side of the tire housing cover, it looks factory since it has the red trunk paint on it, can anyone tell me what this is or was this added at one time?
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Curt, as an audio guy, I recognize that connector as an Amphenol balanced microphone connector. I would be surprised if that was factory installed.
Can you trace where it runs to in the wiring harness?Bill Bertelli
Northeast and Carolinas Chapters Member
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Thanks for the responses! I have just attached a picture of this connector installed before restoration and you can clearly see how the paint matches the surrounding area which was before restoration and the trunk compartment had original paint including the green grease pencil marks indicating the car color , the trunk is red as in the picture, I will look at the original wiring harness to see if there was ever a splice in it, it sure looks factory, but doesn't make much sense.Comment
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Based on where it's located, I'm thinking it was wired to running lights, left and right directionals.... for trailer lighting. They may have relied on the ball coupler for lamp ground.
There may be evidence of prior welds under the rear cross member and frame horns where a trailer hitch was once attached.
My '59 had weld traces on the frame from a prior trailer hitch, as discovered 20 years after I owned it, by the chassis judges at the 2008 Winter Regional.
I learned much about my car during judging.
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Thanks for the feedback Richard, that's a good possibility, I need to checkout the harness carefully. When I researched the connector made by Elco Co. the only known period correct application by GM on this connector was for Cadillac and appears to be an audio type of plug.Comment
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