Fog lights on hotrods

what were those under i can't seem to find them

 

couple of pages..
http://www.jpcycles.com/search/search?Ne=755118&N=275067#/motorcycle-headlights..

http://www.jpcycles.com/search/sear...ll&results=10&Nao=20&fitment=0&Ns=DefaultSort

http://www.nextag.com/amber-fog-light/search-html


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thanks, Hey I was looking at flea bay and I just ran across these , I thought someone here might want to grab them,they look pretty nice, old too. as of this posting still six days. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vint...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

This his how my 37 came equipped. I prefer the clear lens. Gary

 

Ya mean like this?

 

Nice car.

 

Bump for a great topic.

 

Sounds like a line from a Bob Dylan song... Gary

 

Dont care if it is a 4 year old thread, its a good one!
I think done right the lil bit of color just really makes it so cool.

Coops sedan if im not mistaken .......

 

Factory fogs on my '47 Woodie............

 

Local car a guy used back in the 40s and 50s to pull his dirt racecar with....

 

I even buy singles at swaps and on ebay because i think on the right car one really works.

 

In the '60s a lot of cars in N Calif had them for obvious reasons.

The Ol' Man used to run a pair of Lucas Flame Throwers (small ones) down low on the roadster along with his regular lights. It was a way to get away with the Flame Throwers.

I have a pair from a '36 Ford I guess they were a dealer option that I'm going to use on my bad weather driver.

 

I have fog's on my Bettie Bomb; like any good bomb should, of course.

 

I run one on my '38. It may be an old wive's tale, but I heard that moonshine runners would run a single yellow light to differentiate himself from the "revenuers" as they approached the still for a pickup...

That's what I tell anyone who asks. I use it as a left turn signal.

 

Briefly then they quickly disappear.....................

 

got a BLC foglight in the center of my grille of my 50 cause i was too cheap to buy the old center accesory light. now, if i can just find a 12 volt lamp that's yellow.

 

Old thread but worth renewing. I used to run them on my 40 coupe for years. Thinking about adding a set of yellow fog lights on my pickup project and using them as park/turn signals. What do you think?

 

Works for me. HRP

 

Only one for me. It doesn't get too foggy here.

 

Darn that's a nice car - paint scheme suits it and its stance is great. Looks to be a fun machine

 

Not much fog here either


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My 51 Pontiac has dealer installed 2025-A 6v fog lamps can these still be bought or are there replacements available?

 

I really like the one on my coupe. Its a dark lens like on the 40 up above. More of a signal than a fog lens i guess. One thing I've noticed is if I'm trying to drive fast, turn that light on and people get out of the way. I think it really grabs their eye in the rear view so they notice someone behind them. Or maybe its annoying as hell. They do say drunks are attracted to amber lights so i don't run it at night.

 

.......................................Great minds think alike.

 

I run a single fog light on the front of my roadster. I can't remember the brand, but perhaps it was pre sealed beam as the glass lens comes apart from the bucket. I modified the internals to accept a 12v bulb (a brake light bulb from memory) and it is REALLY bright. Just what i wanted!





Heres the inside pic.. whatever that original bulb was.. it didn't work.. thats what i took out.



For those that are interested, here is how it mounts. Cut up a stock Model A headlight bar end. Works really well to mount to the inside of the frame rail.

 

I kinda like 'em on pre-war style builds, but of the thousands of 1930's - mid 40's pictures of hot rods I've collected/viewed; can't say I've ever come across a fenderless roadster with fog lamps, even on the most 'accessorized' specimens.





Closest I've seen are cowl lamps here & there (primarily in the mid-late 30's);



I have found one picture from the Sacramento area circa 1946 that shows a fully-fendered 33-4 with a fog lamp;

And a cabriolet with a spot light (ca 1941);


That's not to say they weren't used on fenderless hot rods; I just haven't seen any pictures to prove it.

 

I've often wondered where and why this fog light fad came from. Especially the single fog lite. I sure it's not from the early hot rods and customs. I've studied the old magazines and Don Montgomery books. Don't remember seeing any fog lights back in the early days. If anything, those guys were taking them off and pitching them. Can anybody enlighten me?

 

Mine are old BLC's and they still work as fog lights and turn signals.

I originally thought about a single but had I done that I could only give a left hand signal.

I got the idea of using fog lights after seeing Jim Jacob's 1929 Model A pickup. HRP