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Golden Square Aberdeen

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Princess Victoria St., Bristol

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[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 20/12/2022 at 21:13, bigstraight6 said:

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

[martc]

  On 21/12/2022 at 11:45, 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....

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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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Cat Hole Inn at Keld in 1932.

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[Richard_FM]

  On 21/12/2022 at 16:41, 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.

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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]

  On 21/12/2022 at 23:06, Richard_FM said:

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

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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]

  On 21/12/2022 at 23:06, Richard_FM said:

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

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Blaupunkt (blue dot) lights maybe? 

[High Jetter]

More like Raydyot? 

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  On 21/12/2022 at 23:47, High Jetter said:

More like Raydyot? 

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No! They make bubble bath!

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  On 22/12/2022 at 03:14, Metal Guru said:

No! They make bubble bath!

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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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