I went to a swap meet this past weekend and picked up a driving light made by Speedlight in Chicago. I don't see any model numbers or any other ID on it. It appears to be on that mounts upside down on a headlight bar. It also has a split reflector which I have never seen before. The bulb appears to be original with a single filament and made of heavy glass with subtle ridges towards the top. I did a Google search trying to find info on it up came up dry. I need help to ID this light. What year? What cars was it used on? What's the value?
https://books.google.com/books?id=4...a=X&ei=-CI1VeDhCYehgwSssIDIDQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAg Here is an ad from 1931 popular mechanics if that is any help.
They are interesting. I never seen one like this before. I'm not sure how it would look on my '38 Chevy pickup. I was considering seeing if I could rotate the reflector 180° and use a bumper bracket. The reflector appears to be held on by a collar and bolt so rotating might be easy. If I can find another light made for a bumper bracket at an affordable price I would be open to offers/trades on this one. That's fantastic! I have no idea how you found that ad so quick, but thanks! It's a nice bit of info. ...$96 in one day, I wonder how much they sold for then. I wonder how many are still out there...
I had one with the same 3 latches, same split reflector, but the bowl was black painted steel, and more pointed. Never found a match for a pair, so I sold it
Will do Gary I have a feeling it would be hard to find a match to this one too if one wanted to run a pair. I have a pair of Appleton Amber lens fog lights I'll be putting on as a pair and wanted a big driving/passing light to complete the look.
Trippe speed lights were nearly always seen on classic or specially built cars. Many styles, some turn with the steering.
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