Question. I noticed that ignition to my 55’ first time series Chevy truck has 3 positions when turning the key. I wanted to make sure I am tracking the positions. I first believed that from left to right 11’ o’clock was acc, 12 o’clock is off and 1 o’clock was on. But looking all over the web, I couldn’t find anything for a 54/55 first series ignition. From what i have seen for older cars is the following positions:
11 o'clock position: ignition is off and locked when key is removed.
12 o'clock position: ignition on and key can be removed. Ignition can also be turned to the 1 o'clock off position without key.
1 o'clock position: ignition off, no key required to turn ignition back to 12 o'clock on position.
The key is required to turn to the 11 o'clock to turn ignition off and lock the ignition. People were apparently more trusting back then and only locked the ignition if they felt a need too.
Is this accurate for a 54/55 first series. I placed the power in wire on the middle ignition terminal. Thanks in advance for your help
