D Tail Lights - Same as FJ Holden?

[Sleepy]

Showed a friend of mine the attached photo of a D tail light.

He is a serious Holden collector and has numerous models. He tells me the FJ had a very similar (if not the same) light adjacent to number plate. (I saw one on an FJ ute in the vertical "D" position.)

He seemed to think it was Lucas product on the Holden also.

I was orginally thinking they'd look good on Olute but I'm told the '55 107" would have had the round "pork pies".

Given the rarity and expense of D lights I thought this might be of interest if your looking for some D's.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Yes same Lucas animal as on the 48 215 and FJ utes and panel vans.

Used up to 1955 on Land Rover

http://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/images/thumbs/249A.jpg

£52.00 for 1 each + shipping rear lamp ST51 :: Vintage Car Parts (http://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/en/787~rear+lamp+ST51-details/)

But unfortunately these http://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/images/thumbs/776B.jpg are not the "pork pie" lamps used on the later Land Rovers

[Lost Landy]

The correct pork pie tail lights will set you back about $400 to $500 NOS if you can find them.

[Sleepy]

The correct pork pie tail lights will set you back about $400 to $500 NOS if you can find them.

Yikes!:eek: Does anyone make replicas?

[p38arover]

Ruddy heck!

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Yikes!:eek: Does anyone make replicas?
Yes they do but only in the UK and you have to join the Land Rover Series One Club (http://www.lrsoc.demon.co.uk/) and buy them from their shop.

Membership is UK£29. and "The Legend" magazine is worth all of that. A pair of repro pork pie lamps from the Club Shop will then cost you UK£150 plus shipping. I did hear that they were only doing a limited batch.

Diana

[ellard]

The Legend" magazine is worth all of that

It well worth the subscription - and also lots of reproduction parts available.

All the best

Wayne Ellard

[Lotz-A-Landies]

It well worth the subscription - and also lots of reproduction parts available.

All the best

Wayne Ellard
Including reproduction Car ID and Transfer box instruction plates. But you have to have some form of government identity paper - the Rego papers being ideal.

[ellard]

Hi there Diana

Maybe we should do a bulk order for electric "D" lights from the UK - as I also need 4 off (the ones I have are not worth repairing).


Wayne

[olmate]

Yup ;)

[series1buff]

Showed a friend of mine the attached photo of a D tail light.

He is a serious Holden collector and has numerous models. He tells me the FJ had a very similar (if not the same) light adjacent to number plate. (I saw one on an FJ ute in the vertical "D" position.)

He seemed to think it was Lucas product on the Holden also.

I was orginally thinking they'd look good on Olute but I'm told the '55 107" would have had the round "pork pies".

Given the rarity and expense of D lights I thought this might be of interest if your looking for some D's.

Hi Guys and Gal ,

The D lamps are not rare at all.. well the body part isn't .. It's the glass lens that's always missing or broken, or been replaced with a horrid plastic thing. They turn up on Epay quite often , under all sorts of headings . Usually, the lens is gone . They were a standard lighting item on so many makes from 30's to 50's . There are variations in them. They were made by the million-common as garden clippings.

Mike

[gromit]

D lamp bodies on ebay.......

LAND ROVER SERIES ONE DLUCAS D LAMPS - eBay, Other Car Parts, Accessories, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 10-Sep-08 21:16:21 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LAND-ROVER-SERIES-ONE-DLUCAS-D-LAMPS_W0QQitemZ320293374573QQihZ011QQcategoryZ6763 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Lost Landy]

If any one is interested I have a pair of NOS pork pie tail lights they are the early ones they have reflevtors in the red lens that I may sell, i was going to use them on a 107 sw but have since sold the old girl

[Sleepy]

I'm interested ....PM sent!

[olmate]

Well done Paul - Hope you get them as I was always searching for a set :D:D:D