Technical What tail lights would look cool on a 51-52 Chevy ?

That's a cool idea . I second for some pics


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Biggest bang for the buck. These drop right in and are period correct. Back in '59 we put these on my friends '52 Bel Air 2 dr H/T. They look like they belong there imo.

 

1950 Buick tail lights.

 

Tombstone tailights gotta be a one and only

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Thought they made pizza's, not tail lights.

 

Call me crazy, but I am okay with stock.

 

48 Plymouth?

 

53 Buick, 49 Ford turned 90 degrees, 40 Ford Chevrons mounted vertically, 39 Lincoln teardrops, late model Caddy "slits" like they put on lowrider S10 Chevy pickups, Chrysler "gunsite" tailights from the late 50's, fill in the stock locations and mount anything you want under the trunk lid in the roll pan...

 

'58 Chrysler, if you can find them, lose the big bezel.

 

I second that

 

dont believe its a 52 but here ya go. gotta love some of those Kaiser/Frazier taillights.

 

Thanks for the pics. I have decided not to use the chrome bezels and put them upside down kinda frenched in but I am still not real sure I like it.
Still have a bunch of work to do.

 

I thought you might fit them as on the Kaiser, as they make a nice tip to the rear fender. Either with or without the bezel.

 

ditto the corvette
sadsack

 

I tried that but the angle just wasn't right and I thought that the pointy end facing down might go with the Pontiac shark fin belt line trim I have for the car. But like I said I am not sure I like them at all but I have cut a giant hole and don't want to cut the other till I am sure.

 

50 chevy guards with lenses.

 

Stock lights moved down as low as possible, bumper is 53 Poni turned upside down
Rod

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
how it was done

 

How about keeping it in the family?.......I'm rubbish on comps and can't post pics but google 1953 vauxhall velox and check out the rear lights

 

x2.

 

51-52 chevy tail lights.

 

I like those! What kind of lenses are those?

 

My vote is for either the Packard Clipper sore thumbs or tunneled Harley tombstones.

 

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Not sure how they would look on a sedan or coupe, but on my 49 GMC I cut and narrowed an el-camino bumper to form a functional roll pan look. Those bumpers have tail lights in them, and it looked good, and worked out pretty nice for that era truck. I don't have a picture of it complete with the bed on the truck, but this will give you an idea. I tucked it in to look like a roll pan, but it also functioned as a bumper, with tail lights. I can't take credit for the idea, it used to be done fairly regularly back in the day. If you like round lights, I think 73 El-Camino had the same set up but with round tail lights in the bumper.

 

Stock 50 Chevy guards with custom made lenses

 

i have a pair of Harley tombstones

verde742

 

Years ago, My friend put 61 olds 88 lower station wagon lens in a 52, upside down, we all loved it, frenched in, looking good. !!! Can't post, but google a 61 olds 88 wagon.

 

Thanks Matt!


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Thanks Matt....NOW where is the thread on custom built lenses? LOL