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12-22-2021, 07:28 PM | #1 |
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Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
I think puttimg the accessory lights on the fenders might have been popular in Europe, but I've never seen a photo of a car in the States with those lights anywhere except on the cowl.
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12-22-2021, 07:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
One got sold on BaT earlier this year. Everyone suspected it was a RHD Argentine model converted to LHD.
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12-22-2021, 08:06 PM | #3 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
Fender Lamps where required in England and some South American countries.
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12-22-2021, 09:16 PM | #4 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
The back cover of the latest Model A News has an old ad for accessories. Fender mounted and cowl mounted parking lights are shown. Cowl lights were $7.00 and the fender lights were $4.50.
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12-22-2021, 09:22 PM | #5 |
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12-22-2021, 09:48 PM | #6 |
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12-23-2021, 12:12 AM | #7 |
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12-23-2021, 03:01 AM | #8 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
They were common here in Australia. As a side note, in Victoria Australia, the rear light had to be switchable from the outside of the vehicle, so there were also A's with a switch mounted on the rear mudguard (fender).
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12-23-2021, 06:28 AM | #9 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
That was done so that the driver knew the light was on - that the globe wasn't blown.
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12-23-2021, 07:54 AM | #10 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
ruins the look of the car.
I have a rhd phaeton that had them. took them off immediately. foreigners have no taste! lol |
12-23-2021, 09:14 AM | #11 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
The average wage in 1930 was $26.30 a week.
The spotlight would have been about half a weeks wage. In comparison, in today's money the light would cost $249.65 Average wage today is $1,028.65 weekly. Not sure what value all this has but the light was expensive in 1930 and probably why we don't see a lot of them today.
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12-23-2021, 09:16 AM | #12 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
There are 2 "A's" in my club that have original fender lights, and both are RH drive.
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12-23-2021, 09:44 AM | #13 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
Here's that phaeton from BaT with the fender lights.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1929-ford-model-a-63/ |
12-23-2021, 10:48 AM | #14 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
Service Bulletins and latest issue of Model A News (MARC)shows them
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12-23-2021, 11:34 AM | #15 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
We have a member in our club that have them on his 29 town sedan. It was built LH drive. Previous owner installed them years ago. They have fluted lens.
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12-23-2021, 02:17 PM | #17 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
Like others have said these were standard equipment for a lot of countries outside of the US in order to meet local laws.
Sharp dressed young man next to a '28 or '29 Tudor (RHD). Ford illustration of a '30 Cabriolet that is RHD and features the fender lights. -Tim s-l1000 (10).jpg img (3).jpg
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
I personally like the look of them and will search for a pair.
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Interestingly, that $15 light in pre-Depression 1928-29 would equal about $240 now - by 1931, it would equal about $280 now. |
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12-23-2021, 03:48 PM | #20 |
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Re: Has Anyone Ever Seen a Model "A" With Cowl Lights on the Fender?
If you find one for $240, grab it for me, OK?
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