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| | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | What year did two taillights become standard? I'm talking trucks, not cars. I've seen a '48 recently with one, and a '56 with two, so I'm figuring sometime in the early '50s, maybe. Anyone know for sure?
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I had a 55 1st panel with one taillight. I believe 55 2nd had two.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | on the panels, 2 tail lights started with 55 2nd [3 actually because the 55 still had the door mounted light of the AD's as well] - on the stepside pickups the 2nd light was an extra-cost option all along until the 60's sometime - Cameo and fleet's always had 2
Bill | | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 285 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 285 | If memory serves me right, only one tail light came on the '56 truck, UNLESS you got the optional step bumper--then that moved the license plate to the center of the truck, instead of the left side, and a second light was added to the right. With this opetion you could also get turn signals.  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | My 59 had only the left tail light. The P.O. went ahead and installed the right tail light in 1989.
Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 | here is a thoughti might swap out the 2 62 burbs lite for 84 caddy lite anyone done this yet
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | 1960 is the first year turnsignals are required to get an inspection sticker in Texas. I would gather by that 2 taillights became mandatory that year. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | Originally posted by red58:
on the panels, 2 tail lights started with 55 2nd [3 actually because the 55 still had the door mounted light of the AD's as well] - on the stepside pickups the 2nd light was an extra-cost option all along until the 60's sometime - Cameo and fleet's always had 2
Bill 2/3 taillights were available from 47 on unit bodies. The 55.2 models were the first ones were it was standard. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | ....... The 55.2 models were the first ones wHere it was standard. wasn't that the original question I answered [ What year did two taillights become standard]?  Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Heck most of the cars and trucks in this town only have one tail light! (Headlight too!) | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 299 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 299 | Mine doesn't have any working lights at all. | | |
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