On Tuesday 20 December 2005 13:10, zoboherald@aol.com wrote:
> Aside from PL700s, the first cool pair of
> non-sealed-beam headlamps I ever had were Cibies -- "Optiques" I think
> they were called. Anyway, slightly concave lens with a nice pattern
> that allowed for just what you describe: a sharp cutoff of the light so
> as not to blind oncoming drivers with the low beam, yet a wonderful
> pattern to illuminate the side of the road.
This is off-topic, but relates to this thread and I thought this might be a
good group to ask.
I have an Auburn replica. The original headlights had a protruding, bulbous
lens that was part of the lines of the headlight unit. Modern lamps tend to
be flatter. Are there repro lamps that have that curve?
The curvature of the lens can be see here:
http://www.tellthetruthtravel.com/images/Art/artdeco.jpg
http://photos.kyleh.net/king_us0405/king9/IMG_5746_12_1.JPG
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Hoyt
1954 TR2 TS561L
1959 TR3A TS33111L
1960 TR3A TS43923L
1960 TR3A TS74076L
1961 TR3A TS63304L
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