Just like the title says... I remember years ago King of Dice sold them on eBay. I could never even afford the repops but 10 years on I'm slightly less broke and still have dreams of customizing the Shoebox. The other name that comes up is Kustom Kraft but some google searching isn't finding much. Anybody see anything that's actually available lately? Thanks!
Someone makes new plastics for originals, I don't think anyone ever actually reproduced the whole light in it's entirety, I think the "King of Dice" ones were similar (if not identical to) the Kustom Kraft ones, which were dummies but with a much more accurate look and shape than the cheaper dummies that are commonly available. Pretty sure the Kustom Kraft ones are out of production now.
According to an online calculator which may or may not be accurate, that's the equivalent of $537 today. I've always heard the Kustom Kraft ones were high quality, they sure weren't cheap.
Well I had a dummy pair that was sitting on my shelf for over 25-30 yrs that I just sold to a member here. He got a heck of a deal.
These just showed up today - thanks Seon! Just so you don't feel too bad the ones you sent aren't the real deal Kustom Kraft - but they were still a fair deal! The ones you sent don't have the push button and 12 positions and you can see there is no plate riveted to the bucket where the support stem attaches and also no reflector bowl or anything on the inside. From what I can tell they're similar to (but not identical) to Cal Custom Dummy Jr's. Also similar to other repop dummy lights selling on eBay and from Speedway and the like. Thanks again!
A bit aside but the great,late Floyd Clymer got his start making a through the Windshield spotlight. Pretty innovative for the time-you should look it up.