Dang it. I thought this was a right side. Anyway, it's a good left if someone wants it. I also have the center red lens that has a swap meet label calling it NOS. These came with a rusty panel that I later traded off to a local kid.

 

Those are worth their weight in gold...

 

PM sent...

Matthew

 

It's known as a Panel Delivery, not a Panel Van. Ask for Panel Van lamps, you might get P Series Parcel Delivery or Econoline lamps.

Here's the story, it's sad but true, about new Panel Delivery lamps that I once knew.

1960: Ford closed the Long Beach assembly plant, an L/A wrecking yard bought all the leftover assembly line parts which includes 100's of these R/L panel lamps.

Several years ago, all were scrapped. When I asked why, owner said they needed the space in the bins for newer parts.

I bought a coupla pairs from them in the late 1960's, think I paid about 5 bucks each.

Took them to swap meets for about 10 years, couldn't sell even one side, as no one wanted them. Today, it's a different story.

See lower pic for the R/L tail lamps.

 

I never did like the look of the original tail light assemblies nor the difficulty of trying to obtain them so I cut out and grafted in a set of round econoline ones. Funny thing is the arc of the rear corner sheet metal was exactly the same so they fit perfectly with little filler to be used
Mike
near ottawa Canada
58 Mercury panel & 64 econoline p/u