Need 53 C/K tail light

[rockne10]

News from the plater is one is beautiful and one is junk. The '53 C/K tail light housing is part #299199. This model only uses the same housings, left and right. All others have different left and right parts numbers.
I know they show up on ebay from time to time, and I shall be looking.

Brad Johnson
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight, '53 Commander Starlight

[Roscomacaw]

I assume you meant to say all other FIFTY-THREEs have left and right fixtures.

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

I assume you meant to say all other FIFTY-THREEs have left and right fixtures.

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[rockne10]

Using parts numbers in the catalog. I think it said model 4H. I'll check again tomorrow.[:0]

Yes! C/K models use the same housing left and right, unlike the sedans, which are side specific; but they are year specific with an interesting exception.
The 1954 Champion C/K before serial number G-1284465 still used the part 299199. All '54 Champion C/K after that number and all '54 Commander C/K used #306078.

That reminds me of a few years ago. We were working on a '52 sedan. Two different headlight covers, three different headlight buckets and three different park light lenses. It's good to know the numbers.

[rockne10]

Using parts numbers in the catalog. I think it said model 4H. I'll check again tomorrow.[:0]

Yes! C/K models use the same housing left and right, unlike the sedans, which are side specific; but they are year specific with an interesting exception.
The 1954 Champion C/K before serial number G-1284465 still used the part 299199. All '54 Champion C/K after that number and all '54 Commander C/K used #306078.

That reminds me of a few years ago. We were working on a '52 sedan. Two different headlight covers, three different headlight buckets and three different park light lenses. It's good to know the numbers.

[studegary]

quote:Originally posted by rockne10

Using parts numbers in the catalog. I think it said model 4H. I'll check again tomorrow.[:0]

Yes! C/K models use the same housing left and right, unlike the sedans, which are side specific; but they are year specific with an interesting exception.
The 1954 Champion C/K before serial number G-1284465 still used the part 299199. All '54 Champion C/K after that number and all '54 Commander C/K used #306078.

That reminds me of a few years ago. We were working on a '52 sedan. Two different headlight covers, three different headlight buckets and three different park light lenses. It's good to know the numbers.

Are you sure about your statements? I don't have parts books here to check with (and don't know if they are correct or that specific in this instance), but my memory says that the 1953 style tail lights were only used on the early 1954 Champion Starlights (C), not the 1954 Champion Starliners (K).

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

1959 DeLuxe pickup (restomod)

[studegary]

quote:Originally posted by rockne10

Using parts numbers in the catalog. I think it said model 4H. I'll check again tomorrow.[:0]

Yes! C/K models use the same housing left and right, unlike the sedans, which are side specific; but they are year specific with an interesting exception.
The 1954 Champion C/K before serial number G-1284465 still used the part 299199. All '54 Champion C/K after that number and all '54 Commander C/K used #306078.

That reminds me of a few years ago. We were working on a '52 sedan. Two different headlight covers, three different headlight buckets and three different park light lenses. It's good to know the numbers.

Are you sure about your statements? I don't have parts books here to check with (and don't know if they are correct or that specific in this instance), but my memory says that the 1953 style tail lights were only used on the early 1954 Champion Starlights (C), not the 1954 Champion Starliners (K).

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

1959 DeLuxe pickup (restomod)

[Roscomacaw]

You're correct, Gary. Any C-body Champions built within the first 10,465 cars of the 1954 Champion lineup would have worn '53 taillights.[^]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

You're correct, Gary. Any C-body Champions built within the first 10,465 cars of the 1954 Champion lineup would have worn '53 taillights.[^]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Blue 15G]

To reinforce your statements, and for what it's worth, my '54 Champion Starliner was built within the 1st week of '54 production, the 1,036th '54 Champion made in South Bend for that model year, and the taillight housings are definitely '54 style, not '53.

[Blue 15G]

To reinforce your statements, and for what it's worth, my '54 Champion Starliner was built within the 1st week of '54 production, the 1,036th '54 Champion made in South Bend for that model year, and the taillight housings are definitely '54 style, not '53.