32 amp gauge

[DavidG]

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.