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Golden Square Aberdeen

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This town ain't big enough...

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Princess Victoria St., Bristol

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14 hours ago, bigstraight6 said:

What's the rectangular(ish) light/thing to the inside of the n/s headlights - blue light? Early 'Q' car type thing? or....

[martc]

24 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

What's the rectangular(ish) light/thing to the inside of the n/s headlights - blue light? Early 'Q' car type thing? or....

Looks like an added spotlight with a protective cover, probably a Lucas one like this...

[lesapandre]

Yes protective covers were quite the thing in that era. Some cars had single fog lights for picking up the roadside verge in a 'pea-super' some two - sometimes they were yellow-lensed.

[High Jetter]

Indeed. A fog and a spot were a common fitment. The term 'auxilliary driving lamps' springs to mind.

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Don't worry summer will soon be here🙂

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Cat Hole Inn at Keld in 1932.

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[Richard_FM]

6 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Yes protective covers were quite the thing in that era. Some cars had single fog lights for picking up the roadside verge in a 'pea-super' some two - sometimes they were yellow-lensed.

A lot of older lights like that had a blue dot in the centre for some reason.

It was common in rural areas for cars to have some extra lights fitted for driving at night on unlit roads.  My Brother had a Mk4 Escort with them as it had been owned by someone who lived near Whaley Bridge.

[High Jetter]

14 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

A lot of older lights like that had a blue dot in the centre for some reason.

Yes, both spots and fogs. Not sure if it was a technical, design or brand issue though. Dad had a 'rally lamp', that you stuck against the inside of the windscreen to aid visibility on club stages 1950's style, no blue dot though IIRC.

[mintwth]

25 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

A lot of older lights like that had a blue dot in the centre for some reason.

Blaupunkt (blue dot) lights maybe? 

[High Jetter]

More like Raydyot? 

[Metal Guru]

3 hours ago, High Jetter said:

More like Raydyot? 

No! They make bubble bath!

[High Jetter]

5 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

No! They make bubble bath!

Erm...

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

The blue (and amber) centred lamps were made by Notek. No idea what the thinking was, but they used to be on every Mk2 Zephyr/Zodiac that was at a car show in the 1980s.

 

 

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