History Tail-lights and fender skirts for a period-correct 55 custom?

Hi Mo.

I absolutely LOVE these taillights on this car!!! What are they and how do I come by some???

Dave

 

These are the '56 Olds lenses in '53 Ford bezels on my '52 I was talking about. Not the best pic but you can see what they look like. It's a bolt-in swap if your quarters hadn't already been modified, but at this point, you could do anything. The '54 Olds ones above look very nice as well.

 

I couldn't agree more, Dave. It might be worth searching the auction site
for 1954 Olds parts.

Here is a link to clifforddean's installation thread.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=756877

 

I heard the rule of thumb is, 5 years earlier or 5 years later, within reason. But it's your car. This is my '54 Dodge with '59 Caddy tail lites.

 

What are these wheel covers, and where do I get some??? (Are they the same as the ones from HUBCAPMIKE.COM?)

 

I love it!!!

 

Hey ricknrolldaddy. Your car looks ***y as man..! What colour red did you do your wheels, and what gloss level?

 

Which auction site 'Mo?

 

Here's one for starters.
Lenses you can find on EBAY (in time).

http://www.carandcl***ic.co.uk/car/C141437#

 

Would any of you guys be prepared to receive and then re-ship these out to me in Australia. If so, please private message me? (I'd be super grateful)

Cheers,
Dave


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Hi again guys.

I have spoken to the guys at KCP and they are happy to ship to Australia, so I can now go that way!!!

D.

 

I love this 52 Victoria (Gary Frye's - I hope he doesn't mind me posting the pics of his awesome car), so I have decided this is the direction I am heading.

(He even looks to be running the overlay fender skirts Rik Hoving put me onto through KCP.)

Does anyone know what are these taillights and where I can buy them?

Dave

 

Hard to tell from your picture exactly which lights those are but I would bet on 56 Oldsmobile - probably 88 as the 98 has a distinct indentation and the 88 was more subtle.
Here is a link to an aftermarket company that makes Oldsmobile lenses and ships internationally. Their site has pictures of each lens too. http://www.fusickautomotiveproducts.com/products.asp?dept=53
I have not dealt with them so I cannot say if they are a decent company or not.
Here is the 56 Olds 88 lens from their site

 

Thanks SteppinOut.


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That's definitely what they are, '56 Olds 88 lenses, same as the ones in my car but on the one above they're frenched in. Those were a popular swap even back in the 50's for these cars, very much period-correct.

 

Thanks Squablow.

Would they fit in these bezels/***embly:

http://shop.kustomcarparts.com/1950-Pontiac-Red-Tail-light-***embly-T-L-asmbly-red-50pont.htm

What taillight ***embly did you fit yours to?

Dave

 

Nope, the Pontiac ones are quite a bit smaller. If you're going to french them in, all you really need are the Olds lenses. If you want a chrome bezel like mine, you want 53 or 54 Ford car bezels. The '53 ones are smooth where as the '54 ones have indentations along the side, that's why I went with the '53 bezels. They're not reproduced, but if you watch eBay, good ones come along every so often and they're not that expensive.

Also, there will be a bit of a gap around the outside of the Olds lens in the '53-54 bezels, some guys will cut down a stock 53 Ford lens to take up the gap, but for me, I just put the Olds lenses in the Ford rings, I didn't mind the open space.

 

Thanks Squablow.

Like these 54s on eBay?

http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=331059269093

Or these 53s, which seem to be reproductions?

http://cgfordparts.com/ufolder/cgcat.php?onepart=B3AZ-13434-A

 

I have bought these 53 bezels:


And Olds 54 88 lenses:


And I intend on doing this:



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That's going to look great and will be period perfect traditional custom.

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This is my heap.



Tunneled about 7". Caddy lights are a little played out, but I was knocking off my dad's tail light treatment. I think the olds lights pull the line of the car a little better, but I was also shooting for a jet engine kind of look, without being too gauche.

 

That should look real nice. You will need some 53-54 Ford lenses to mount those Olds lenses onto, that's how the look was achieved in your last picture. You'll probably want to cut the center of the 53-54 lenses out as well, to give the lights a little more brightness.

 

Hey Squablow.

I have ordered repro 53 tail-light ***emblies and repro 53-54 Ford lenses from C& G Ford Parts (http://cgfordparts.com/ufolder/cgcat...t=B3AZ-13434-A) and the repro 54 (88) Olds lens from Fusick Automotives (http://www.fusickautomotiveproducts....ts.asp?dept=53).

I appreciate your help.

 

That looks great Custom_Crestline. I will save that picture of your car to model my alterations on, because I will need to rework that whole section at the back of my car.

 

Thanks SteppinOut!!!

 

Perfect! I look forward to seeing these on the car.

 

Don't see any picture so i grabbed one from your profile album - Cool car. Hope no one needs to see your tail lights from the side

 

I have purchased both of these RR and LR tail-light quarter panels off a 53 Ford, so now I'm good to go:

 

What are the wheelcovers on this beauty?

 

'51 Pontiac