Original or no? Seems like the other photos I see are like the Chevy's with round bulbs. Haven't seen one like this on my google rabbit hole adventure yet.
Yes, that's a military style marker light for blackout conditions. Here's one for sale.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
The M-151 Jeep I bought surplus when I was on Okinawa had similar lights. They project a dim glow straight ahead and back, just enough to creep along at low speed when unfriendly aircraft are lurking overhead. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
Do you still have the Mutt? Uncut ones are quite rare.
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)
Do you still have the Mutt? Uncut ones are quite rare.
Nope- - - - -lost it in a really nasty divorce out in California- - - -along with the 47 Mercury convertible I bought back in high school! A jury of hotrodders would have probably acquitted me of the revenge I plotted, but never quite got around to doing over that situation! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
They would turn off all the lights so aircraft had a hard time finding them to blow them up during war before GPS. The blue dot lenses supposedly also made them harder to see.
I've never seen one of the repops up close. My Jeep had a single "blackout" headlight in addition to the conventional ones. It was mounted on the right front fender, and cast a dim glow toward the shoulder of the road so the driver could avoid going into the ditch. It was about twice the size of the ones we're discussing here. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
