Art & Inspiration 1932 ford tail light ideas

How about some real '39 Lincolns. Not the LED repros.

 

Pete a baller like you needs 1000.00 lights. A player gotta play son...

 

I used 41 Buick Roadmaster, on mine

 

I don't have a photo but a friend used 50 Ford back up lights with a red double filament bulb. They looks really trick and definately different with a clear lense..

 

Bel air lights as shown above look good on many applications


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IDK if you can find red lenses to fit, but I like the bezels on the 49 Ford reverse lights.

EDIT: But you could cast them in red from a good positive!

 

I have a pair of 36 Ford horn covers that I plan to mount flat on the rear of the 31 roadster that I am building with tail lights behind them. These covers were cast in brass and chrome plated many years ago so they should look good. I also have both styles of 37/38 Desoto tail lights as well should I change my mind.

 

Great ideas,

Keep them coming

 

50 Pontiac in rear pan , only damned GM part in my 32 !

 

..... you built everything else. Chop rails and rolled pan ?? ^^ Crafty B's old coupe find. Always liked that one. BTTT

 

i like hotrodprimers idea

 

How about these... For sale in "Parts"....

 

I'd be all over those bullets if they were a little less pointy and tall. I really like the chrome bezel.


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Couple of mine


The Chuck Price Roadster in 1956 after Von Dutch striped it.

 

Hey! I know that house! I swear Steve found a way to clone Deuce's. They were everywhere!

 

Exactly....

 

I'm on the hunt for a pair of '39 Plymouth tail light assemblies....

Anybody have a pair??

 

Guess I wimped out with '50 Pontiacs, but I do like them. Let us know what you end up with.

 

A slightly different approach...use stock '32 tail light stands, painted, not chrome. Swap on '35-6 Ford painted body/stainless rim taillights. If necessary, bend the stands for a sensible tail light orientation. Subtle cleanup from stock...

 

I actually have 36 assemblies but I'm really liking 39 Plymouth units

 

Hey Don
What's up with those rear frame horn doublers on the outside?

 

59 Rambler wagon

 

How about these Electroline model M9 I picked up a pair of red and clear lens model a while ago, have no idea what they are off.

 

Check out this thread i did on this very subject. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/32-ford-tail-lights.1026062/

 

Sounds like Pete has his mind made up but I'll throw one more in the mix -
46-48 Ford turned vertical. Did it on my roadster. Cheap, easy and, I think, looked great.

 

I like (several makers) these roundish rectangular lights - I think they fit best with, mimic the styling of early coupes, which have both arched / rounded sections (like cowls, window mouldings, C-pillars, and wheel wells) and contrasting horizontal or square-ish lines (like windshield frames, visors and roofs) on the body. And I like the way they fit on the rear panels a lot more than vertical or round lights - despite long held traditions. Gary

 

I am all for doing something different, but only when it is an improvement. There are lots of places to do something original -- dashboard and interior, paint, pinstriping, windshield, wheels . . . metal finishes (have seen some great looks using nickel plating and bronze) But to my eye, hard to improve on these taillights.

 

A wee bit "new" but 60 chevy lights are round. . .and pointy. Small, plain chrome ring too

 

I hung some Model A shit on mine then put '32 lenses in the housings.


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Tried keeping the rear clean and smooth.

 

How about Harley tombstone flush mount?