Register now to get rid of these ads!

tail light id help

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by chopt31, Aug 25, 2012.

  1. chopt31
    Joined: Dec 1, 2008
    Posts: 1,183

    chopt31
    Member

    can anyone ID this tail light for me, lens is glass and says GUIDE on it

    thanks
     

    Attached Files:

  2. 24riverview
    Joined: Jan 13, 2008
    Posts: 1,053

    24riverview
    Member

    48 Oldsmobile 98?
     
  3. Hnstray
    Joined: Aug 23, 2009
    Posts: 12,355

    Hnstray
    ALLIANCE MEMBER
    from Quincy, IL

    I agree they look like Olds....maybe '48/'49 98 or possibly '49/'50 series 76 ??.......do not think they are 88's

    Ray
     
    Last edited: Aug 25, 2012
  4. old wood 51
    Joined: Aug 26, 2007
    Posts: 368

    old wood 51
    Member
    from NAPA CA.

    I have a set that looks like that also '50 chevy fleetline is what mine are from.
    BRIAN.
     

  5. Hnstray
    Joined: Aug 23, 2009
    Posts: 12,355

    Hnstray
    ALLIANCE MEMBER
    from Quincy, IL

    The '49 Chevy lights are a little wider, and slightly shorter, and have a lens that follows the bezel contour.......very similar in appreance......a '50 Chev taillight has same bezel as '49 but should have a different lens.....lens at top 'sticks out' from bezel and slopes to meet the bezel at the bottom.....

    Ray
     
  6. 302GMC
    Joined: Dec 15, 2005
    Posts: 7,875

    302GMC
    Member
    from Idaho

    Pull the lens out & give us the Guide # cast into the backside. Should be 593XXXX ...
     
  7. Don's Hot Rods
    Joined: Oct 7, 2005
    Posts: 8,319

    Don's Hot Rods
    Member
    from florida

    Looks like 48 Olds to me too.

    Don

    [​IMG]
     
  8. chaddilac
    Joined: Mar 21, 2006
    Posts: 14,021

    chaddilac
    Member

    Nah.... the top of the one posted above has a different thickness on the chrome trim.
     
  9. Don's Hot Rods
    Joined: Oct 7, 2005
    Posts: 8,319

    Don's Hot Rods
    Member
    from florida


    Hard to tell, but look at this video starting a 1:14.

    Don

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbSnWejmgNY
     
  10. 51 MERC-CT
    Joined: Apr 5, 2005
    Posts: 1,594

    51 MERC-CT
    Member

    '48 Olds----
     

    Attached Files:

  11. d2_willys
    Joined: Sep 8, 2007
    Posts: 4,290

    d2_willys
    Member
    from Kansas

    Didn't the 51 Olds 88 (not super 88 or 98) have lights like that too?
     
  12. chopt31
    Joined: Dec 1, 2008
    Posts: 1,183

    chopt31
    Member

    the number on bezel is 5937490
    and the lens is 5937492

    thanks all
     

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.