quote:The lamps are from an old Austin (A40?)
I have never heard this before.
quote:except for horizontal vs. diagonal screw placement
All the two-color GT5/GT5S lights I have seen have had the lens screws in a diagonal pattern.
Also, when I bought my set of two-color lights from Wilkinson what I received had the screws in a diagonal pattern.
I have sold replacement lenses and entire assemblies to owners of GT5 cars, and what I have sold have all been diagonal pattern. No one has ever mentioned a mismatch.
That said, some GT5 photos DO show a horizontal screw pattern, but only if they are all amber units - just as on the Ford L-model cars.
And of course, being De Tomaso, he could well have used what ever he found at the local Modena Sunday swap meet, too.
The two-color units I sell were found in my searching for the Group 4 tail lights. Their original application seems to be a Renault 12 of sixties vintage. These were subsequently used on UK-made TVR and Reliant autos and the Romanian version of the Renault.
The Romanian version is what I now offer. They are the same physically as the ones I bought from Wilkinson, except the housings were originally metal and the lens quality was better. I have found this metal style made by Seima, Cibie, Yorka and the Romanian plastic housing brand.
Tony (JAZZ) and I have already been in touch. I guess he is hoping for a local source?
Larry - Is that one UGLY car, or what?
P.S. - Thanks, Julian.
P.P.S - For info on my two-color lights, visit this photo album at the POCA website:
http://tinyurl.com/ybfqkdg
