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harleycontracter · 12-15-2023, 07:21 PM

Years ago I bought a set of what I was told were custom made brass headlights
for a company in England that ordered Model A trucks for his company to be shipped overseas .
Thety look like a 682-c light wiithout the small top light . All brass

They were pricy when I bought them. But I like different parts. Someone just asked me about them. I said I'll ask on here. I'll post a picture when I gpo to my shop.

Thanks all

They are NOT model T's

Synchro909 · 12-15-2023, 07:34 PM

A few years ago, I bought a deceased estate lot of Model A stuff which included the remains of a 1928 Roadster. I assume the brass headlights that came with the stuff are from that car but I can't be certain (they have the later style lenses in them). Anyway, I have a nice pair of brass headlights with no dents but the nickel plating is worn through in places. It was only the brass showing through in places and a check with a magnet that convinced me that they are brass. They look just the same as any other 1928/9 Model A headlight other wise.
I thought that they were a bit unusual being brass but didn't think nay more of it. Do I have something even a bit special?
I had them on my "barn find" Ute that I made from bits and pieces. Maybe just as well they weren't damaged.

harleycontracter · 12-15-2023, 07:43 PM

Mine are all brass. No chrome plating and in mint condition as I remember them. Just came to mind because i was asked today if I still had them .

nkaminar · 12-16-2023, 08:23 AM

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I know that the radiator shells for the 28-29 cars were made of different materials and had different plating. It may be that the headlight buckets were also different.

12-15-2023, 07:21 PM	#1
harleycontracter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 153	Brass Model A Headlight Question Years ago I bought a set of what I was told were custom made brass headlights for a company in England that ordered Model A trucks for his company to be shipped overseas . Thety look like a 682-c light wiithout the small top light . All brass They were pricy when I bought them. But I like different parts. Someone just asked me about them. I said I'll ask on here. I'll post a picture when I gpo to my shop. Thanks all They are NOT model T's

12-15-2023, 07:34 PM	#2
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Brass Model A Headlight Question A few years ago, I bought a deceased estate lot of Model A stuff which included the remains of a 1928 Roadster. I assume the brass headlights that came with the stuff are from that car but I can't be certain (they have the later style lenses in them). Anyway, I have a nice pair of brass headlights with no dents but the nickel plating is worn through in places. It was only the brass showing through in places and a check with a magnet that convinced me that they are brass. They look just the same as any other 1928/9 Model A headlight other wise. I thought that they were a bit unusual being brass but didn't think nay more of it. Do I have something even a bit special? I had them on my "barn find" Ute that I made from bits and pieces. Maybe just as well they weren't damaged. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

12-15-2023, 07:43 PM	#3
harleycontracter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 153	Re: Brass Model A Headlight Question Mine are all brass. No chrome plating and in mint condition as I remember them. Just came to mind because i was asked today if I still had them .

12-16-2023, 08:23 AM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: Brass Model A Headlight Question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I know that the radiator shells for the 28-29 cars were made of different materials and had different plating. It may be that the headlight buckets were also different. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.