Technical 1941 Buick Headlights (?) and their look-alikes.

Hi All,

A buddy told me about these headlights with the signal light above them. I love the look of them, but haven't been able to find an image any better than this one.

Do these types of headlight arrays appear on any other makes/models? Any thoughts on 'em?

Thanks.

 

Yes, up into the 60's I believe. Often it will be referred to as an upper fender trim bezel or some concoction of those words, were you to be shopping for them.

 

Thanks, patmanta. I was, and couldn't get any kind of search results. Thanks!


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Sure, NP, there's a ton of them out there once you know how to search them if you're limited to internet shopping.

 

After a weekend of searching every conceivable combo of these words (and a few others for good measure) I've only been able to find a diagram of a '62 Corvette that indicates this as a "headlight bezel extension" but zero images of this. Any ideas or specific models other than the '41 Buick Roadmaster that has this array, or something similar?

 

Just find a book that shows every make/model of cars in the 1930s & 1940s and you'll find plenty of them. I don't know which ones off the top of my head but there were more. Sometimes the headlight bezels contained the upper running lights and sometimes they were a separate piece. I recommend "Cars of the Fascinating '40s" and "Cars of the Classic '30s" but there are plenty of other books that show each car year-by-year.
British cars had them in the 1950s - Jaguar XK 120/140 for sure and lots more. They were often molded to the body but it's a separate metal stamping. (I only know this because my dad had a '57 XK140 for a while that needed restored.)

If you don't want to buy a book or go to a library or bookstore, you could just google image search for a couple hours, working your way through each manufacturer year by year?

 

Many thanks! I'll stop by the book store later today.

 

Yes ,first year for that style 41 buick as mine is a 1941 special . Also open the latch for the hood so it will close not good for the lead latches .

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41-46 Chevy trucks have a similar light mounted to the headlight bucket