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what are these headlamps?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by nitrohemi, Oct 8, 2011.

  1. nitrohemi
    Joined: Nov 19, 2006
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    picked these up at hershey. they are 10 inches across and say guide tilt ray dual light on them. wondering what they are from. tehy are going to go on my 31 dodge once I get them cleaned up. they are difierent because the backs are more flat instead of being shaped like a cone or model a style headlamp. if anyone knows what these are it woul be nice to know.
     

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  2. 50Fraud
    Joined: May 6, 2001
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    Dunno, but they're pretty. I like the peak on top.
     
  3. biggeorge
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    They look like 29-30 nash but they don't have the insignia in the peaked part of the ring?
     
  4. mr.chevrolet
    Joined: Jul 19, 2006
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    i think i've seen that peak on MOPARs
     
  5. skidsteer
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    My experience is that Guide was mainly used on GM vehicles.
     
  6. R Pope
    Joined: Jan 23, 2006
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    Some high-end cl***y car, but probably not a Chrysler product, they went for the "cooking pot" look. I'd guess Lincoln, Buick, or even Nash.
    Guide made headlights for lots of manufacturers. Most cars back then were built up from subcontractor ***emblies. Even the fenders and bodies were built from pre-stamped, standard panels from Budd and others like that.
     
  7. Fly'n Kolors
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    Google Cadillac and La Salle pics from the mid-late 20's/early 30's. Saw some last week at Texas GG's with the peak like yours although his weren't flat on back.
     
  8. Guide was/is a subsidiary of General Motors and made lights for all GM vehicles, but as others noted, they also supplied some of the "orphan" makes, and many different makes of big trucks used Guide headlights. So, the headlights you have were probably used on a bunch of different vehicles in the late '20s/early '30s.
     
  9. I'll bet these folks can ID tham by the part number molded at the bottom of the lense.
    www.oldcarlenses.com
     

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