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Need pic of classco and brown side light / cowl lights

Post by brian2264 » Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:55 pm

I'm missing the side lights on a 1915 Canadian touring car. According to the judging book the 15 Canadian touring should have Classco and Brown side lights. Looking for a picture so i know what I need to start looking for.

Can someone post a pic. I'm not a side lamp / cowl light expert. Thanks

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Re: Need pic of classco and brown side light / cowl lights

Post by Rich Eagle » Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:18 pm

When did I do that?


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Re: Need pic of classco and brown side light / cowl lights

Post by nsbrassnut » Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:53 pm

Hi Brian

Here are some pictures of '15 black and brass Clasco lights from my '15 Canadian T. By the way, Clasco has only one C.

I have found and seen may '15 brass top lights here with plain tops and a smaller amount that are actually stamped Clasco, Model 8 and Model 9. Its my theory that they were slow tooling up for the new '15 style lamps and with the high import taxes for car parts may has slipped over a lot of plain brass tops while waiting for tooling to be finish to stamp the Clasco markings.

The lamps like the US ones should have a spherical inside reflector. If it has the one with the flat angled corners, its a later body with early trim.

They also made both left and right hand versions of the tailights with the clear lens on the opposite sides. The right hand cars mount the tailights on the right hand sides.

Clasco also made a lot of similar lamps without markings and sold them through aftermarket vendors for both Ford and other brands of cars, which may also explain some of the plain top lights.

Stay well.

Jeff
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Re: Need pic of classco and brown side light / cowl lights

Post by Allan » Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:06 pm

In my experience, the 1915 side and tail lights had brass tops and door rims. These went away in 1916. Part of the picture with these brass trimmed lamps is the round interior reflector, often referred to as a "diver's helmet" These are also brass, which was not polished before it was nickel plated, so it has a less than shiny appearance.

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Re: Need pic of classco and brown side light / cowl lights

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Sat Jul 30, 2022 5:48 pm

Allan wrote:
Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:06 pm
In my experience, the 1915 side and tail lights had brass tops and door rims. These went away in 1916. Part of the picture with these brass trimmed lamps is the round interior reflector, often referred to as a "diver's helmet" These are also brass, which was not polished before it was nickel plated, so it has a less than shiny appearance.

Allan from down under.
Can someone post a photo of that round interior reflector?

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Re: Need pic of classco and brown side light / cowl lights

Post by George House » Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:01 pm

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Re: Need pic of classco and brown side light / cowl lights

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:15 pm

Thanks George. That's not what I was expecting. Glad I asked! :)

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