The 39 "bullet lights" and a few 37/38 variants used by Pontiac and Oldsmobile popped up here and there through 55. NORS glass replacement lenses are readily available on eBay. For a while, someone was selling new glass lenses in clear and orange for them, but I haven't seen them for about a year.
There are a few not quite accurate statements in there. The Harley-Davidson use of the panel truck lens didn't start until '54 or '55, and ran through '72. Harleys used glass lenses, rather than plastic (and the glass lenses are available through Harley restoration houses). The panel light could EASILY have been matched with a matching light on the passenger side - both doors have an access hole in the same spot. I'm planning to do this with my '54.
Does anyone have a picture of an originally-installed rooftop bullet light?
