I think my '48 F-5 need more visibility, what does the correct cab light look like? Three or five?
I'm thinking of putting "markers" on the door-mounted rear view mirror posts too. Was this done in '48?
Thanks
reamer

 

Reamer,
Here is the only picture I could find of an old '53 cab I had a few years back. It had three marker lights across the top. I believe it was an F-600. The lenses are glass and the top cover is chrome. The base is sheet metal and there is a rubber gasket that goes between the cover and the roof.

Unfortunately, this is the only pic I can find of the lights. I can take some of the parts if you'd like.
Good Luck,

 

Reamer
I looked at a truck to buy that was a 55 f350 it had five lights on top just like the th epost above has. i will try to get the pic posted. RT

 

Reamer

This pic may help you decide its a restored 48 F-5.

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Thanks Guys.
Here's a Photo of mine. Went to a cruise night last Saturday.... Beat them all with height and weight! (over 100 cars and trucks) Every saturday night in Putnam, Ct

 

The lights in the pic that Kent posted are still available and can be found at most parts stores, I know NAPA has them. I think they are manufactured by Grote;
http://grote.com/product.php?product_number=45333

I had bought a set of them years ago with intentions of putting them on my 69 F-250 Camper Special but never got around to it and ended up getting rid of the truck. We used to call them "cowboy lights"

Thats a beautiful truck reamer!!!

Bobby

 

Unfortunately I'm out of state, or else I'd put up a picture of the ones I'm going to use on my F-3. The brand name is ARROW 39, I've gotten my hands on a couple sets over the past few years, one set that had been mounted on a 49 F-6 (parted out by bobj49f2). They look very similar, if not identical to the ones in the pic fatfords posted. Arrow made them for quite a few years, with both glass lenses in the older ones, and plastic in the newer ones. I'm planning on using a set of 5 on my truck.

 

All of the trucks down here from that era that I have found with the scalloped lights and glass lenses had only two of them. I personally like five so thats what I went with. I have seen the larger trucks with or without them was that a dealer option? I assumed a truck that size would have to have them like nowadays, does anyone know? And why did they use only two. I have noticed that all the manufacturees usewd two until the sixties some time.

 

Here is what was on my 48 F5 cabover from KS. The lenses were broken


but I found replacement glass lenses at car show swapmeet-

three lights vs. two ... not sure if it is a regional thing ..