In my case Wayne is correct about people not paying attention to
authenticity of headlite bulbs. I never gave it a thought. I just went out
and checked my lites on my 59 Plymouth and I have 1 Westinghouse, 1 TS and 2
GE. A couple years ago at a car show I bought half dozen each of Sylvania
4000 low beam and 5001 hi beam for a buck a peice so today I'll put them on
so at least they'll all match. I have a car show buddy who is meticulous at
detecting originallity flaws at car shows - can't wait to throw this at him,
specially about the fluting. Man, this site is educational. John Z
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] One day at a swap meet in Europe
> Vincent and group,
>
> Mopars from the '57-61 period were supplied by two primary
> companies for bulbs for the four headlamp cars. The primary
> supplier was General Electric and the secondary supplier was Tung
> Sol. Bulbs of this era have wide fluting pattern in the lens and
> both brands have their logo in a dot cast into the center of the
> bulb "GE" or "TS". If the bulb is narrow fluted or the corporate
> identification is cast in at the bottom of the lens, they are later
> bulbs from '62 and newer.
>
> Very few people care enough about authenticity to restore with
> original bulbs and I praise you for even considering this detail.
> However, original bulbs are not as bright and therefore not as safe
> for night driving as currently available halogen replacements.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vincent Van Humbeeck" <vincent.vanhumbeeck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 1:23 PM
> Subject: One day at a swap meet in Europe
>
>
> Dear group,
>
> While at a swap meet in Belgium yesterday,
> SNIP
> I then found a pair of NOS Tung-Sol low beam headlights but I did
> not
> bought them because I was not sure if they would fit my car. Can
> someone
> help me on this one ? I wrote down the phone number of the guy, so
> that I
> could get back to him if I want to buy them later. The pair of
> Tung-Sol low
> beam headlights were 12-volts of course, and bore the reference
> number
> 6012. The guy is selling the pair for $32.
> SNIP
> Those swap meets are fun : )
>
> Vincent Van Humbeeck
> PSA - Site de Valenciennes
> Tél : 03.27.14.44.16 - Fax : 03.27.14.45.06
>
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