1926-27 Drum tail light - Ford Script

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 07:26 am:

This past weekend, I installed a Ford Script Drum tail light on my coupe that I restored and had the rim nickel plated by Ken Kopsky. When the lights are on the lower portion lights up and when the brake is pressed, the upper portion lights up with STOP visible behind the red lens. I is really nice and according to the Ford Bulletins Essentials Book, correct for the '26-27 improved T's. Jim Patrick


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Jablonski on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 07:34 am:

Very Nice !


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 11:11 am:

I think Hall is the name of the company that made them. They made them for Dodge, Hupmobile, and plain.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dewey, N. California on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 12:15 pm:

And the ones stamped "Ford" seem to be the hardest to find. DB apparently is the most common one.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 01:23 pm:

Very nice Jim. To be more exact, they are a correct factory accessory for 26 - 27. They cost extra.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Wells on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 02:01 pm:

So Jerry, when you say "correct factory accessory", are you saying the car could roll out the factory like that if you wanted to pay extra or is this something the factory made for the dealer to install which I'm guessing is the case.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Wells on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 02:10 pm:

So Jerry, when you say "correct factory accessory", are you saying the car could roll out the factory like that if you wanted to pay extra or is this something the factory made for the dealer to install which I'm guessing is the case.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Wells on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 02:10 pm:

Oops. Sorry about the double post.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 02:22 pm:

I think they were a Ford Accessory, available through the dealers, so if you purchased a '26-'27 Model T at an authorized Ford dealership, you could buy one from the dealer and have them install it for an extra cost. Jim Patrick


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Wells on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 02:33 pm:

Ok. Thanks Jim.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 04:18 pm:

Yup, like Jim said.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 09:36 pm:

Fellows, if they are accessory items, does that mean the standard fare was the flat backed, riveted to the bracket, domed glass held in with a retaining ring, item the standard?

I have a 27 Tudor coming from Wisconsin, and have put aside a right hand tail light assembly so I can have dual tail lights and stop lights. Both units have the same set up as the earlier tail lights, but have the flat back to match the 26-7 bracket.
I intend to fit headlight sockets to them to take dual filament bulbs.

Allan from down under.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 10:43 pm:

Allan, Yes.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Page on Thursday, July 04, 2013 - 02:02 am:




March 1926


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