41-47 Hudson Pickup Tailights

bellbigdawg

heres the scoop on those "hard to find" 1941-1947 ( I think 1939 and 1940 also) hudson pickup tailights. originally they had one on the left with license light. made by NACO company, says NACO STANDARD on housing and naco on lense. the easiest way to get one is using 1946 to 1951 Willys CJ2A, wagon, pickup and jeepster. they used the identical same light. also used a matching right light with no license lense if you want two of them on your truck. heres a website that explains all the details www.cj-2a.com/repros/NACO/index.html yes, there are also nice repros available, get them at northstar willys company, as well as ebay under NACO. a few other vehicles also used them, studebaker, buick, etc. mostly on wagons and trucks. on the repros, the lenses are cast wrong, so get an original NACO lense, fits in repro light better, looks better. hold out for the original willys ones, they are for sale quite often. on the website on willys NACO lights, the one mentioned as "other" is acually a stock hudson pickup tailight.

Jay_G

You can find these lights all over the place. Every time I go to Pomona I see at least one. Some are painted and some are chromed. I have never paid more than $5.00 for mine. I have seen then go from $5 to $75. Needless to say I am cheap. They generally need some clean up and a gasket. I have 3 lenses and 2 rusted housings. Also note the trim ring can be SS, chrome steel, or Al. I found 2 SS for my truck. Happy Hunting.



Jay

bellbigdawg

you can also get reproduction willys wiring pigtails for the same years that plug into the back of the original tailights. got a pair of stainless ones for my 41 too, just made a duplicate mounting bracket and welded to the other side, holesaw new passenger side hole.use a couple of spacers on the studs the same thickness as the license bracket, so they sit at the same distance out from the rear panel.

Unknown

These lights were also used on M series Studebaker trucks from 41 thru 48.