1952-59 Ford Pointy tail lights in a 55 ford

anyone know what pointy tail lights will fit in a 55-56 ford car with little modifications? and any links to pics? not sure if i'm gonna do it..but i've been thinking about it lately..i saw a guy in jersey with a 55 customline. and i think he said they were oldsmobile tail lights that just screwed right on. but it looked pretty cool.

 

Being honest with you Johnny , I really don't think a square tail-light woulds look good on a round hole ! There are some other good tail lights that you can come up with beside those !
If you look at some pictures of kustom taillights I think you will see some better choices than those !
Just my opinion .

Jim

 

I'm confused (not hard to do) but where did you get " Square " from Jim ??

 

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I'm confused (not hard to do) but where did you get " Square " from Jim ??



1984 Olds?

 

'55 olds is what you're on about. They're just about a bolt on.

 

Hey... the-stig maybe Jim has been into some wackie tobacie... Or he's been tring to put a square peg in a round hole again.Ha Ha.. The cold winter is getting to him. Just kidding Jim..... 53-56 Olds lights work.

 

Look at the complete taillight from a '59 Buick, Chrome bezal & all.

 

Or, a '60 Olds, chrome bezel and all.

 

My favorite - '55 Merc wagon. Not pointy, ***y! Bolt-on. (As 50fraud discovered, they fit properly only with the gasket. This example shows the problem - not bad, but not right. 50fraud modified his fenders slightly, I understand, to get the fit "just right" - see bottom photo.)

 

The MAJOR problem with wagon tail lights, is that a good set is about a grand.

 

Who has a 55-56 Ford that doesn't want it to look like 56fraud's.

 

Ha Ha..jim must've hit his head.. i was thinking something like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956...tZVintageQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

just the lens those..not the metal housing

 

Here's a picture of the '56 Olds taillights on my '54.

It's still a work in progress. More pictures at: http://s1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee455/law5896/

 

Beautiful!!! that's exactly what i was looking for. will they fit nice using my 55 ford tail light housing?

 

and does anyone have a set they want to sell?

 

I once had a 55 and put 60 Buick taillights on it and another 55 I had I put 60 Dodge on it but they are concave.

 

I have 60 Dodge tail lights on my 55 with 56 back-up lights.

 

I like the '59 Buick taillights but I dont know if they will fit.

 

The square taillights game from me trying to make a post and someone talking to me about using a early Mustang tail light for a street rod so i got the crossed over !

Early Buick , Olds and of course 59 Caddy's work .

I am using a nice chrome set of 60 I think round tail lights that bolts right one .

Jim

 

Jim, I was hoping you were getting old like some of us others.

 

didnt packard have a similar tailight?

 

i know, they are all similar in that they are red (looking for eye rolling icon)

 

I have 53 hudson jet taillights on mine. I just didn't like the indent on the olds taillights.

 

I'm putting 59 Caddy torpedoes with the chrome crowns on my 54, They turned out really nice with very little mod.... I'll try to take a pic to put on here

 

all the old parts look like ****, but the lenses turned out nice... Picture does not do justice.

 

I saw some on socalapache's car...in his pictures that look cool If ya ask him what they came off of thats the ones i would go with.

 

His album says 56 Chevy lenses.



Link to his album. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=19134