Speaking of Lights??

My Sept 11 '28 Model A had the single dual filament bulb for headlight and first position to right on light switch was low and next was high.
 
1928's and early 1929's had fluted headlamps with no markings on the nickel plated steel shells. They only had PARKING and HEADLAMP filaments. Most people today seem to have gone with HIGH and LOW filament bulbs.
 
Most REALLY old headlights were "probably" not worth a squat to see where you were going, but alerted other drivers that you were there!! Chief said that driving Model T's at night was popular when the MOON was FULL! Bill W.
 
The world was darker and more rural in 1928, and the few streetlights that existed were pretty dim in themselves. Relatively, 21cp was adequate for most night driving at Model A speeds of 25-35 mph, and still is, when you get out of the city glare, get your night vision adjusted, and don't overdrive your lights. Remember there was hardly any electricity at all in the rural south until about 1938 when the TVA started damming rivers and stringing wires. Even now, if you can get away from the city glare and out into real country, it's surprising how well you can see by nothing more than starlight, and you can practically read by a full moon.
 
And, Ray, you can make out in a Model A in the pitch DARK! They ain't enough room fur her to hide frum you!! Especially iffin' she's FAT!! Bill W.
 
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