They aren't very desirable. Do you have a pair, I'll take them off of your hands. Look like Guide 982 C lights to me and in nice shape. Don
Yes I have the pair. I just got them myself. Completely restored. What may they be worth? I bought them because they looked mint. Just wondering if I got a deal. Thanks for the response Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
They are really nice, you did good. Originals bring pretty good money, not sure how much exactly these days, but they ain't cheap. Don
Hmm I have searched the web, and still nothing lol. Thats what I got them for $200. Thanks for the insight. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Are you sure they're not reproductions that have been faux patina-ed? I thought someone was repro-ing them but didn't think they were doing the ones with the pointed auxiliary lights. Whether they are or not they're still very cool and perhaps one of the best looking hot-rod headlights ever.
Definitely Guide 682-C. The telltale if they are repro or not, is to remove the parker light housing. If the headlamp bucket has a recess for it to sit into, its original. If its flat, its repro. If they are original.. worth around $300.
I had a pair of those on a 29 Ford Closed cab pick up, but they were on it when I bought it, and know they wern't original to it. But I was told at one time they were from a later model Ford AA (commercial) truck. Not sure how accurate that info was, but I thought they were pretty cool and ended up wiring the small light on top as turn signals. Worked very well.
Generally, lights like this were put out by various manufacturers like Guide, BLC, Arrow, etc as a way for people with older cars to convert to more modern sealed beam headlights. You could buy them at places like Pep Boys. The ones like the OP posted are very cool and desirable with that parking light on top, and his look to be in great shape. Don
If they have the screw showing that holds the park lamps on they are original. As far as I know the repos don't have the exposed screw. Do they have the tags behind the park lamp housing? Mick
The first guy to post asked what they were off of. Autocar, Brockway, International, and any small producer who needed a good quality sealed beam housing to bolt on a truck. If they were on a model A, they were put on after 1940 when sealed beams were first produced.
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