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Kevin Lee

11-20-2003, 01:19 PM

E&J's are becoming passe and Guides are SO OUTMODED since they're available at every swapmeet, and corner antique store for five and twenty five dollars respectively. I found these cool buckets locally. Anyone seen them before and can you tell me what they were originally used on? I found this picture of a Hudson with them - but no year or model for the Hudson. Lettering on the top says "Depression Beam Headlamp" Looks like the lenses were flat so that should make fabrication easier if I can't find originals.

Kevin Lee

11-20-2003, 01:20 PM

The Hudson.

cleatus

11-20-2003, 01:37 PM

Those are pimp!

Have you searched for some Hudson owners group to see about availability of lenses?

I wonder if you could score some old flutted street lamp lenses and cut and grind them down to fit?

I think just flat/clear glass would look cheesy and ruin it.

Unkl Ian

11-20-2003, 01:56 PM

I'm guessing,they might have been an option.Here is a '32
http://members.aol.com/Hudsonhome/lewis32.jpg
and a '33 http://members.aol.com/AlbRescue/33black.jpg
But I also found pics of 32s and 33s with round lites.

Kevin Lee

11-20-2003, 01:58 PM

If I could score some originals that would rule but I imagine they're spendy - don't know yet. If not I'm probably going to make some sort of (vertically) fluted lens. I have it worked out, but I'm going to wait and see what I can dig up first. I already have a few emails from people wanting to buy them. WTF?

11-20-2003, 02:13 PM

Grim,Those are really cool, those will look good on the rod your building.--TV http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Elrod

11-20-2003, 02:20 PM

Woah dude! You are the crazy headlight finding Mo-Fo! Those things are cool. Didn't you say you got a set of LaFrance, too? You could put those Hudson lights on the roof and have a traditional "hunting" vehicle or something! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Seriously, sweet find man!

Kevin Lee

11-20-2003, 02:49 PM

I had some LaFrance lights. But that's about all I had at the time. So the choice was to have a desireable set of headlights, a frame, and some other misc. parts to look at for a long time, or FINISH a real live hot rod in the next year. I turned those headlights into a Merc flathead, a top loader and some other needed hardware really fast.

Those headlights and the amazing generosity of a few people here have made things happen more quickly than it could have otherwise. Bruce Lancaster,TV, and choprods deserve some special recognition there. I don't want to turn this into a group hug or anything, just thought some more thanks were in order.

Hope I find some lenses.

choprods

11-20-2003, 09:38 PM

Those are Bad-Kev,also take a look at lights from a '22 Cadillac.....they are the "neaterest" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gifI evr saw

Rocky

11-20-2003, 10:17 PM

Yo Kev...those are BAD! I'm a weird-headlight-junkie and those are completely weird! You'll be answering everybody in KC when they ask you what they are...Nice!

Unkl Ian

11-20-2003, 10:46 PM

You could look here: Hudson Club (http://www.hudsonclub.org/)

voneyeball

11-21-2003, 12:37 AM

street light lenses street light lenses street light lenses street light lenses street light lenses street light lenses. did i mention street light lenses.....would be cool, weird fluted patterns....kinda domed...easy to work with....imagine theres a bunch of them somewhere with b.b. holes in 'em.