General Tech Lucas?

[TFB]

I see new electrical components ,point sets ,flashers etc., advertised as Lucas in Lucas packaging.
Do the current Lucas products have any real connection to the original company or is it just an acquired brand licensing ownership of name that the owner is now free to put on any sourced product that they package or distribute.
Thanks
Tom

 

[Andrew Mace]

I fear that much of what you currently see as "Lucas" is simply rebranded/repackaged, although said parts might still be (somewhat) to a particular specification.

 

[TR3driver]

The Lucas name has been sliced and diced so many, many times over the years that it's hard to say if anyone has any kind of claim to be the "original Lucas". Even the parts advertised as "NOS" (a much overused term) are usually later replacements. They might be good quality (I always had good luck with parts made by TRW, who sold under the Lucas name for awhile, but of course no longer exist), but the name on the box doesn't mean they are or are not; IMO.

Honestly (and again IMO), even "genuine Lucas" went downhill badly in the 70s. Many of the parts from that period appear to have been specified to be constructed as cheaply as possible (eg soft easily-melted thermoplastic instead of bakelite).

 

[TFB]

The Lucas name has been sliced and diced so many, many times over the years that it's hard to say if anyone has any kind of claim to be the "original Lucas". Even the parts advertised as "NOS" (a much overused term) are usually later replacements. They might be good quality (I always had good luck with parts made by TRW, who sold under the Lucas name for awhile, but of course no longer exist), but the name on the box doesn't mean they are or are not; IMO.

Honestly (and again IMO), even "genuine Lucas" went downhill badly in the 70s. Many of the parts from that period appear to have been specified to be constructed as cheaply as possible (eg soft easily-melted thermoplastic instead of bakelite).

Thanks Randal and Andrew,Kinda what I thought.
Tom