Model "A" Sportlight - How many still around ?

Brad I think this is the model after the correct sportslight. Having said that $190 is cheap. I brought one of mine of ebay and reconditioned it myself and the chroming alone cost more than $190. The other refurbished one I brought from Ron Erhrenhofer for about $500-Sounds a lot but it cost me at least that to restore the one off ebay and his one is much nicer than the one I did .As mentioned in my recent post the Sportslight makes a night run much more pleasent. Tonight I actually have had the one I restored in pieces as just before last nights run I found an internal short with lots of heat and smoke . I simply switched Ron's light onto the car and it performed like a dream . On inspection some insulation had cracked on the central wire - a little heatshrink and we should now be good to go. Seeing its out of the car I have attached some photos -you will see its missing the plate on the top (it was a Chevrolet one) and at some stage I must buy a correct one from Ron -Karl
 

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KARL .............................
I did not comment on that $190.00 price, because I had not seen one sold for years. It seemed like a good price to me. They are very scarce !
MIKE :)
 
Mike -yes I agree its a good price

PS I love the 1934 Phaeton. Hopefuly my next car will be a 1934 Ford of some description. I've been actively looking for 2 years . Not many of them in this country and even fewer that have survived unrodded. Flathead Ted has a 1934 Phaeton body but not sure that there is much else other than the body- Karl
 
I have an unrestored sportlight that I would love to install on my delivery. I have a very nice newly plated bracket for an open car. It is in very fine condition and is identical to #A18561 but has no number on it. I can only assume it is a replated original as it must go back about 30 years, when my father acquired it. Anybody interested in a swap for a closed car one? Or, how may I contact Mr. Ehrenhofer ?
 
A very interesting thread on the sportlights. I have one of the Sportlights with the Chevrolet name on it. Otherwise exactly the same as another light I had without the Chevrolet name on it which I sold to a Model A guy about a year ago. This one may be available as I don't have a use for it.
I have had both of these for close to 50 years.

BillAZ
 
Billaz said:
A very interesting thread on the sportlights. I have one of the Sportlights with the Chevrolet name on it. Otherwise exactly the same as another light I had without the Chevrolet name on it which I sold to a Model A guy about a year ago. This one may be available as I don't have a use for it.
I have had both of these for close to 50 years.

BillAZ
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Bill, If you still have the Chevy sportlite,I would be interested in purchasing it. You can contact me directly by e-mail oldcarz@aol.com. Thanks. Frank
 
With all the old spotlights I have I don't have one Sportlight.These are two I have taken out of A's though.The one with the round knob is a Mobilite Cruiser,and the pistol grip light is a Clymer that came in my A that was given to me in 1968.That light mounts right in the windshield,through a big hole bored through it.
 

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There's a fine article by Ron Ehrenhofer and Larry Rust, in the Nov-Dec issue of Model A News for "Identifying the Model A Sportlite", complete with helpful photos.

In an effort to determine if I indeed have a correct Sportlite on my roadster, I am trying to resolve possible discrepancies between the artlicle research and the 2011 Judging Standards.

1. Operating knob:

JS indicates the bakelite knob as either black or brown with a single groove centerline

Article indicates only black with a double groove for the Model A era. "Brown actuating ball with the single groove shows up on literture for the J-1 (dated 1941)."

2. Data plate:

JS indicates that in early 1930, the data plate was changed from brass to dull chromium plated with the "Model J" listed on a background of painted black.

Article seems to indicate the "Model J" data plate was not introduced until 1935, unless I am misenterpreting.

Any researchers that can shed some light on the above?
 
I had a Sportlite on my '31 roadster for a while that I got off of eBay. It is a beautiful restored one and came complete with the proper mounting bracket. I only paid -$200- for it, a real steal! Unfortunately, it was just
to shiny and nice for the car, so I took it off.:eek: It nows rests nicely in my display cabinet. When no ones looking I like to caress and whisper sweet nothings to it.:rolleyes: It's that gorgeous!;) And, on the roadster I installed an
original (not very shiny now) late 20's/early 30's Packard open car C.M. Hall spotlight.:)

Bob-A:D
 
I had one of those but can't remember what I did with it. I'll have a look around for it. Who knows what I will find!
 
Ron Ehrenhofer in Illinois refurbishes and sells the correct Sport Lites for the Model A Fords. He makes/has made some of the hard to find parts.
 
My dad put one on his 1930 Phaeton in the early seventy's, pretty cool. I now own the exact same car and wouldn't dare think of taking it off.


John
 
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