Customs Scarcity of 55-57' Packard tail lights?

I was flipping the pages of some old hotrods mags and it seems that every time a custom appeared it had Packard Clipper tail lights grafted in. Coming from a hotrod guy, how often does a set pop up for sale & what type of money do they bring?

 

I often wondered the same thing... Don't know if the buckets are being re-popped.

 

Try Wirth's Custom Automotive

Item #
504500 1956 Packard Tail Light Lenses $120.00 ea.

http://www.wirthscustomauto.com/sfnt.html
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Lenses are repoed, like Rocky posted. Fibergl*** housings are made, but..........
IIRC, no back-up lenses yet.
Originals ARE hard to find, had a tough time finding some for my Olds back in '81!

 

Sometimes it is easier to find a whole car, I have found a few. These were from a 55 patrician, sold them last year.

 

there was a salvage/wrecking yard south of Seattle in between Hwy 99 and I-5. In the middle of the yard was a shed with shelves. On the shelves were hundreds of OEM taillight lenses in dealer boxes. We spotted about a dozen or more 57 Packard lenses, but because we were hot rodders, we didn't care....ask me if I care NOW......

 

Here 'ya go!
.$100.00 ea. for the back up lenses.
http://www.thehotrodgirl.com/56patale.html
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There is a company out there remaking the housings and all, beautiful chrome. I had contacted them once about them, found out they were 1600.00 for the pair. Too rich for me. Since my computer crashed lost the web site, a little digging you probably could find them.

 

kool rides has back up lenses
i got a frosty used set that i just replaced