Best tail lights in a 51 Mercury

I like the ones on the green Mercury, those are nice.

I like mine still

 

I'm grafting some 55' Desoto's along with the matching rear bumper into mine. Photso to come soon.

 

I remember the '51 Merc that was built for the movie Heart Like a Wheel used '60 Olds taillights because the production company couldn't find Packard taillights in time - anyone have a good closeup shot of the car that shows them?

 

Not the best picture but heres mine.

 

i don't think caddy tail lights look bad if you get creative.

 

What model 53 Chrysler are these babies off
Thanks
Neil

 

I do believe those bezels are custom made. Close to 50 and 51 Chrysler but not the same.

 

49 Lincoln lights lightly frenched is a good look.

 

He's correct. The bezels along with the lenses are custom made. That is my dad's car.

 

Does he fancy making another set

 

Don't some people take the cathedral style lights off of the mid 50s packards and use them on other cars?
If you like the stock tail lights, put em in. It's your car, do what you want! Plus, you don't really see many stock tail lights on Custom Mercs if i'm not mistaken

 

Facel Vega HK 500 taillights would be mega, you have to see them in the flesh to really appreciate them. Sorry I don't know how to get a picture up here! Google them!

 

They really disrupt the flow of the rear fender.
http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs..._IA,206,0_0,StartPage,20120520,18047,0,0,6434

 

'59 Caddy taillights are fantastic!......on a '59 Caddy! Those 70's taillights are SO fuckin wrong! I have been partial to bumperguard lights,ever since seeing the ones slddnmatt's been making. The '51 Merc has been done so many different ways,but I would stick with something from that era. The Hirohata's really look great...
Pick something,and go with it. Never do what someone else says you should do. Right up there with "how should I cut my hair?" hahaha

 

The 59 Caddy lights are a no go, and those 70s lights are trying to hard to be different with parts out of pick-a-part.

Stock 51 lights are cool, or try and find some 52-54 Lincoln tail lights.

 

Do 56 chevy bullet tailights slide into 59 Caddy bezels by chance