Anti-theft Devices
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'EQUIPMENT to reduce the chance of .1-4 thefts of or from vehicles has been introduced by Joseph Lucas, Ltd., Birmingham, 19.
Basically, the installation requires a Lucas model S45 Anti-Theft Master Switch. This may be placed almost anywhere inside or outside the vehicle and is key operated to make the system "live."
If the master switch is located outside the vehicle the owner sets it after he has closed all the doors. Linked to the master switch are a number of small switches placed so that they will be operated should a door or the bonnet be opened. These switches ensure that should a thief try to enter the vehicle while the system is "live," the horn will be sounded continuously.
If it is only required to guard against the vehicle being stolen, the master switch can be fitted inside or outside the car. In either case, door switches are not used, the master switch being wired into the electrical circuit as desired. The more obvious use would be for wiring as a circuit breaker in addition to the normal ignition switch, or connected so that the horn sounds if the ignition is switched on.
The S45 Master Switch costs 17s. 3d. and small door pillar switches, model 54SA, are available at Is. 9d. each. A more robust version of the latter—model 94– costs 7..