Geekay Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) With my recently acquired 1956 Dodge Suburban van "army ambulance" came these lights. Because the Dodge is an ambulance the exhaust pipe has been diverted out the drivers side and the original rear bumper removed and replaced with just a sort of nudge bar on each side (see photo). The lights do not fit the contour of these nudge bars but would fit okay under it on the actual body panel. This allows closer access to the rear floor, for stretchers etc. There are wires for tail/brake lights/indicators to either side at the rear, just not connected. I do not know whether these light housing/lenses were on the ambulance at some stage or whether they are off a Dodge even. On the glass lenses they have "Directional DT 6 G" but nothing else to tell me what they came off. Edited January 23, 2017 by Geekay add information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Geekay.........do they have anything like........."SAE.." with 2 or 3 numbers after the SAE?..........also what are the taillight housing made of and do they have any letters, numbers, etc inside them?.........also how are they attached and do the bolts/holes have an Imperial/UNF/UNC thread?.........nice van BTW.........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy48 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 They look very much like 1948 Studebaker lights 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I'd say he nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geekay Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yep, DeSoto Dav has emailed me a photo of a 1948 Studebaker. Oldguy48 - you get the prize.....free accommodation for you at my house for you any time you are down under. Just bring tools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 If the body is custom coach built for that application, the body supplier probably sourced lights to fit the contour or some previous owner swap meet sliced the because they look like they might fit. How are they set up for bulbs? Are they both double filiment or are the set up with two bulbs as running lights and one that also accommodates brake and signal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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