Is this a 35-36 light?

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19-c

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I bought this the other day at a thrift store. thought it was a 35-36 light but when i got it home the trim ring is different. the buckets are exactly the same as 1936 ford but this trim ring wraps around the lens a bit more and is wider?? It has a sealed beam in in right now. maybe it is an early conversion to a sealed beam? My goal is to find another trim ring like this and I need to know what im looking for. any help please? thanks!
 

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by the mounting and size i say no for a car....not sure on the pickup.
 

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well the mounting is something that was home made I just havent taken it off yet. The bucket is the same size as the car buckets i have compared it to. I think it may be a car bucket with a truck or pickup trim ring. Thank you for the help I may be getting closer to cracking the mystery
 
19-C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
That shell looks like it could be a '35-6, but that mount is strange, to me. If it is a Ford shell, it should have a Ford script and verbage on the front-top.
The '36 trim ring is wider that the '35. It could be that. Compare to a known one.
MIKE........:confused:
 
thanks mike. pay no atention to the mount it is a home made welded "thingamajigger" i just havent removed it yet but there is a threaded bolt like the original 35-36 The buckets are identical to other 35-36 buckets I have its just the stainless trim ring that is puzzling me. in the post by 1oldtimer it looks like i might have a truck trim ring? were truck and pickup buckets the same as car buckets?
 
it might have a sealed beam conversion ring on it too or a homemade conversion from a truck......i'll see if i have any pics of the kit or the pickup.
 
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you might be right......
 

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36 glass lens is more bulbus [more rounded] than 35 which is shallower and more flat when viewed from the side. trim ring is wider on a 36 also. Buckets might be the same. ken ct.
 
Thanks guys! I knew i could count on the Barn I am 99.9% sure what I have here is a pickup or truck light
 
Its a passenger car light. truck lights are not as deep and pointed in the back. The trim ring from a passenger car will fit truck lights. I switch them all the time.
 
It appears to have a sealed beam in it, and unless it's a conversion that has been installed I'm guessing that its from 1940-41 truck (3/4 ton and up) or a COE from 1941 right up to about 1947. The 1940 lights were non adjustable, however the later ones were. The basic buckets on these trucks were identical to the '35-'36 cars. Need to disassemble and see what's inside. Post some more pic's of what's there if you're still unsure of what you have. Good luck.
 
here are the guts
 

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I think you've got it aced. 1940 only tho, and not just the COE but all trucks 3/4 ton and up I believe - 1941 went to the adjustable style that had a whole bunch of extra stuff inside.
 
The ring is from a 40 big truck. I have sealed beams in my 35 PU with 40 big truck retaining rings. Looks original, but it is not.
 
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