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Minxy · Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 273 Location: West Northants

Good day all

I have this undying desire to put some auxiliary lighting on my cars but because I'm rather anal about these things they need to be of a type typical to the cars age so anyone any idea what a 1955 Hillman may have had and a 51 Lanchester?

Thanks

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh

I seem to remember those fog lamps with the blue projection over the bulb as very characteristic of the 1950s.

Peter

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mikeC · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:01 pm Post subject:

The Hillman is easy to deal with: the Lucas 576 range was available in the mid-fifties, and is widely available new (at a price!) or second-hand now. The Notek Blue Spot as suggested by Peter is another option, but they are not so common.
The Lanchester? Hmmm! I rather think you need a single large oval lamp - I think it might have been a Desmo, probably pre-war in origin - but I haven't seen one in years.