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#1410776 05/21/2021 4:41 PM
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I have found a 1947 Truck Spotlight for sale and was wondering if this was one model year specific. The packaging is very specific.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/advance-design_parts_co/51193414481/in/album-72157631868452754/
Also the spot itself has a different handle and switch assembly from others.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/advance-design_parts_co/51194478250/in/album-72157631868452754/
This is the other style I have seen that appears over several types/years.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/advance-design_parts_co/51193628468/in/album-72157631868452754/
Do any of you have this 1947 version or insights around it?

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I'd be willing to bet it was sold new in 1947, and at that time didn't fit anything else.

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Without seeing the part # on the box it's hard to decode....From what I can see of the lamp itself it is a "Guide" unit.

From what I know....the Guide S-18 lamps were mainly used on the car models & the Unity "approved" lamps were offered on the trucks.

However....Both the Guide & Unity lamps are pictured in several different publications as accessories for the trucks.

I don't know enough about the part numbers to tell if a lamp kit offered by GM was actually a Guide or a Unity lamp.

I have installed the Guide S-16 lamps on a few of my trucks, they fit fine & they appear to be a higher quality lamp than the Unity model.

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No matter which one it is.......
It'll makes a wonder backup light:
[img]https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthread...ber/31792/filename/UnityBackupLightb.jpg[/img]

Or a light to look for critters in the bush
[img]https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthread...ber/31793/filename/UnityBackupLightc.jpg[/img]


Craig

My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear
My truck ....... Respect The Rust
If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.

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