I use halogen sealed beam headlights on all my vehicles. They shine as far and are as bright as modern vehicle headlights.
I prefer Sylvania lamps (in the purple box, not the blue box). I've used Philips and Wagner as well and am happy with their performance but Sylvania gets the edge.
One problem I've found with people complaining about not getting enough light from sealed beam headlights is that they usually turn out to be aimed incorrectly.
Follow the headlight aiming procedure in whatever FSM you're using and you won't be disappointed.
I installed 6v halogens on Ol' Roy a couple years back and they shine far and bright with no danger of over-driving the beam
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
