Different '41 parking lights?

I found a couple of pictures of '41 Mercs with a parking lamp with a raised top chrome ridge that extended over the glass an inch or so. Some others appeared to be frosted with a front that looked to be a clear disc. Funny how we tend to get fixated on stuff like this! Happy New Year all!
 
Could be,could be after market turn signal add ons. I know the owner couldn't have done it. Tools were a mystery to him. Here's a pic of a 41 Merc you can kinda see the fin on top of the light. and a 42 woody with the rectangular lights. Ed
 

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Tbirdhandyman had commented on how pretty the early ones were and the ones we have found are a lot better looking than what are on the majority an also on the '41 Fords. Thanks guys.
 
That one on the 41 is correct one im refering to [early] the 42's are correct also there like the 46's.Late 41 Merc used a 41 ford PL. ken ct. Nice rag top.
 
Well Bill, just when you think you've seen it all,here comes another one.
 

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:mad:Yeah,whichever is correct,he's got it covered! I'm kinda grouchy today.Yesterday I blew the gasket out between the manifold and exhaust pipe on the passenger side. Trying to go as fast as I am years old! She didn't like it.
 
Hi,
justa note on the clolr of the 41 parking lights.
I am not 100
percent sure but i think the parking light bases should be
black, not body color. Any comments on this?



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41 Fords ohio said:
Could be,could be after market turn signal add ons. I know the owner couldn't have done it. Tools were a mystery to him. Here's a pic of a 41 Merc you can kinda see the fin on top of the light. and a 42 woody with the rectangular lights. Ed
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The woody is a ford not Merc,totally diff car,yr and lites. 41 Merc had 2 diff parking lites [early+late] ken ct.
 
ken ct said:
The woody is a ford not Merc,totally diff car,yr and lites. 41 Merc had 2 diff parking lites [early+late] ken ct.
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It just shows the correct placement of the rectangular lights,confirming what you posted earlier in the thread. So people can see the difference. Thanks Ed
 
Am finishing my 41 sedan coupe, park lights on top of fenders,the light body painted body color, but beware of repro lenses. Don't remember the seller but I could not get it to fit right and luckily found NOS, fit like a dream.
 
Yeah,I had the same problem with repo lense. Had a lot of differences but after I broke a piece off it fit! Still tho,I'm looking for an original.
 
have seen & studied many '41s while searching for mine, all had pl's on top of
fenders. hot roders would take them off and have holes filled as mine have been done
 
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