37 Hudson Fender Light Lenses

Jay_G

Does anyone out there have any 1937 Hudson fender light parts or lenses they would like to sell? I purchases a pair of the lamp bodies off of ebay, they were mis-identified as truck lights. But the are rough, both are missing the lenses and trim rings and one is missing the light socket insert.

I am also looking for 37 automatic clutch parts. Please let me know if you have anything.

Jay

Jon B

I think you'll have a great deal of difficulty getting the glass lenses, though they could possibly be reproduced in acrylic (there are companies that do this for various car lenses). The real difficulty would be in finding the brass (chrome plated) retainer rings. You might be able to fabricate some sort of substitute and screw it to the body inside the opening.

Are you 100% sure that you have the original Hudson fender lights? Packard and Buick had similar looking ones but they're not the same as the Hudson ones. It would be a shame to make repro lenses (or buy expensive original ones) only to discover that the lamp body you had was not correct!

Jay_G

Yep, I got them in the mail the other day and the contour of the base fits exactly the fender profile of my Model 77. Also they are chromed (which is flaking off in large chunks) and they look exactly like the picture on the 1937 Hudson Terraplane web site.

I do agree finding the lenses and the trim ring will be a challange byt i have been looking for these lights for 3 years, what is a few more years. who knows maybe i will get lucky at Pomona on Sunday. It does look as though Buick lenses migh be the right diameter but they don't look right and don't have the correct mounting flange that meets up the base on the bodies that I have.

Jay

Browniepetersen

I expect that your fender lights look much the same as the ones on my 36? There was a post a few months ago where someone had reproduced glass lense for these fender lights. I did a search today and could not find it. Someone who knows the forum better that I might be able to locate it. Mine are the plastic ones that were available through KGap. I am not sure if they have them any more. You might check with Eshelman's eshelman@ruralnetwork.net up in Idaho and see if they have them or have a source to reproduce them.

Jon B

Here are the correct 1937 fender lights:



The overall length of the housing would be about 9-1/4", with the milk white lens adding 1-3/4" to the length. On the underside would be stamped "16056 Hallamp" (both L and R are interchangeable).

Many thanks to Gregg Maroney for this photo. Gregg has an excellent 1937 website at http://www.hudsonterraplane.com/ which contains tons of photos (including photos of accessories) and he hosts Alex Burr's Hudson literature scans at that site as well.

Browniepetersen

Now I would say that is a major change from the ones that I have on my 36. Thanks for the photo--it is better than a 1000 words....

dave s

JIM DiGIORGIO FROM MASS has reproduced the 34/35/36 glass lens. 1934hudson@charter.net

Browniepetersen wrote:

I expect that your fender lights look much the same as the ones on my 36? There was a post a few months ago where someone had reproduced glass lense for these fender lights. I did a search today and could not find it. Someone who knows the forum better that I might be able to locate it. Mine are the plastic ones that were available through KGap. I am not sure if they have them any more. You might check with Eshelman's eshelman@ruralnetwork.net up in Idaho and see if they have them or have a source to reproduce them.

Huddy42

I think you will find they are the same as Cadillac about the same era.

RL Chilton

The Eshelman's could indeed reproduce the lenses in plastic. Steve Traudt could reproduce the body of the light as a new casting. Question remains, as it always has: how much demand would there actually be?

Jay_G

Given the demand for the recast 37 steering wheel I did, I would say none. Or one (me). Went to Pomona and no luck (of course). The Buick lens is the correct diameter but it just does not look right or have the trim ring. So maybe I will make two.

Drove the 46 truck and there was a 53 Hornet there, for sale I thnk. The guy wanted $10,000 for it. It was in rough shape with a rusted center windshield support. Needless to say it was still sitting there when I left. Someone painted all the trim silver. Now there is a warning sign!

Jay

RL Chilton

When you get away from the Step-Downs, at least as far as reproduction items go, the market gets so small, oftentimes it makes it difficult to have a run of say, 10 or 12. Sometimes you'll move them pretty quick, and then again, you might sit on half a dozen or so for years. Makes it tough.

[Deleted User]

I found these on Ebay and installed them on my '36. I think they were copies from the '37 Buick. Pretty close fit...slim

Browniepetersen

Denver,
They look like the ones that Mike Cherry had on his 38 until he painted it. For some reason he was less than excited about the look of them. I expect that he still has the set in his shop and would most likely sell them if approached?

Unknown

I have a 37 vacuum clutch and parts. Not sure of the condition or if it is complete. It came off a 37 model 77. Would take $125.00 plus $25.00 for shipping. If interested let me know. I also have a pair of NOS headlight lenses for the 37. I would take $25.00 for the pair. My email address is
skel6@comcast.net.

Jon B

Logger, please start a new thread for your message! It may not be noticed, since it's merely a reply to the fender light question. I believe someone is looking for '37 headlights so I think you'll have a buyer if you post this as a "stand-alone"
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Jay_G

Yes, the lights pictured are Buick reproductions. I have these on the car already. in fact the lens shape is very close to the Hudson lens and the diameter is right on. I took the glass out and it fit into the bodies without a problem. The two problems with the reporduction lens (Buick) is how they are mounded and the mounting flange that runs through the lens.

So I will keep looking for the correct lenses. Maybe in San Diego this Feb.? There are some Packard lights lenses that look close and even have the trim ring. I would like to look at them to see if they would work. Again it is only time and money....

Jay

RL Chilton

"Again it is only time and money...."

And armed with that, there's nothing that cannot be accomplished! Unfortunately, most folks have too much of one and not enough of the other.

Balance, balance, balance . . .