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I have NOS tail lamps for our build with ford script. Interesting in that they have a drain hole on the bottom and also on the top? Has anyone noticed that and did you leave it that way?
But if the upper hole is for ventilating the lamps with the rising air stream from heat of the bulbs when they are in use, it would be a very clever design.
I'm not sure Ford is THAT clever. However, the same tail lamp was used for 1933-36 Ford passenger cars too so they were clever in re-using an old part.
I have NOS tail lamps for our build with ford script. Interesting in that they have a drain hole on the bottom and also on the top? Has anyone noticed that and did you leave it that way?
It's because they were first used upside down on 1933-36 cars. I once had an argument with a judge at an Early Ford V8 Club of America national show about this. He actually wanted to take points off of my 1000 point 1950 F-1 M-H, because he only noticed the holes on the top, and assumed I mounted the tail lights upside down!
Chuck
It's because they were first used upside down on 1933-36 cars. I once had an argument with a judge at an Early Ford V8 Club of America national show about this. He actually wanted to take points off of my 1000 point 1950 F-1 M-H, because he only noticed the holes on the top, and assumed I mounted the tail lights upside down!
Chuck
My thoughts exactly. Why retool something if you can use it as-is. Post-war, I could imagine Ford trying to use whatever they could from their parts bin.
My thoughts exactly. Why retool something if you can use it as-is. Post-war, I could imagine Ford trying to use whatever they could from their parts bin.
Did you win that argument, btw?
I won the argument, but the SOB dinged me 2 points for a dirt spot on the carburetor to make up for it! I could have taken that up with the chief judge, because the truck was driven to the event, as they strongly promote, and the dirt happened on the way there. I just missed it when I was wiping everything down. I cleaned it off right in front of him, and his response was that he couldn't give the truck a perfect score, so the deduction stood! This was the truck's second Dearborn Award, and it scored the perfect 1000 points the first time. It scored perfect the third time as well, so I really don't care what that uninformed judge thinks. I didn't want to make a scene over the whole thing, so I just left it alone.
Chuck
01-29-2019, 06:05 PM
