Can anyone identify this tail light attachment?
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Can anyone identify this tail light attachment?
Hi all,
I took this off my "new" 27 tudor. I haven't seen any example of the upper housing anywhere. Does anyone know what it's from or what it does? I'm guessing it's a stoplight, but again, I've not seen any other examples. It has a bracket that holds it on to the tea cup clear glass light. Thanks in advance.
John
I took this off my "new" 27 tudor. I haven't seen any example of the upper housing anywhere. Does anyone know what it's from or what it does? I'm guessing it's a stoplight, but again, I've not seen any other examples. It has a bracket that holds it on to the tea cup clear glass light. Thanks in advance.
John
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Re: Can anyone identify this tail light attachment?
After market add-on stop light.
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To me it looks like a homemade add on. Is that old friction tape between the two lights? I would guess that someone drilled a hole in the tea cup and added the stop light on top.
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Thanks folks,
That IS very old friction tape. Took me awhile to get it off. Like unwrapping a mummy!
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That IS very old friction tape. Took me awhile to get it off. Like unwrapping a mummy!
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That would be neat to restore and use again! But finding the red glass lens for the add on stop light would be almost impossible. Maybe a red celluloid lens was used?
Bet there’s not many left that’s survived.
If it’s been homemade they did a good job of getting it in the shape that it is.
Bet there’s not many left that’s survived.
If it’s been homemade they did a good job of getting it in the shape that it is.
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Re: Can anyone identify this tail light attachment?
Here is one very similar.
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Re: Can anyone identify this tail light attachment?
Here is a picture from a 1926 Western Auto Ford owners supply book.
One is really close to the one you have. It clamped on and was a easy way to have a stop light.
One is really close to the one you have. It clamped on and was a easy way to have a stop light.
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Good job Dan ! You found one 50 cents cheaper! Theses things are neat. Never saw one at a swap meet.
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Re: Can anyone identify this tail light attachment?
The lower part appears to be a 26-27 tail light.
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Re: Can anyone identify this tail light attachment?
John kuehn wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:04 pmGood job Dan ! You found one 50 cents cheaper! Theses things are neat. Never saw one at a swap meet.
John
I just sold one at the Luray Swap in Oct. Was complete, with lens, but also was a bit more deLuxe with a blue glass 'eye' above the nickel rim. It glowed too when the stop lamp was lit..
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