Volkswagen Semiphore or Trafficator In Action

Volkswagen as well as many other car companies offered trafficators or semiphore turn signals rather than the fender mounted turn signal lights of today. The 1938 Buick was the first to offer today's version of turn signals.

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When Concours Was About More Than the Car by Mike Thies

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