pre-porkpie rear lights function

[Tony Press]

I agree, Stuart; I don't believe the AT201 was fitted to any car with brake lights. Single filament double contact bulbs were the norm certainly well in to 1931. I think the single contact fitting dates from 1932 at the earliest, possibly 1933; brake lights were introduce in October 1933 when the lamp unit was changed to the larger 4" diameter (BG197 in the Parts List), which I think took two separate bulbs rather than a single double filament bulb.

Or buy a reproduction Lucas AT201 from Paul Beck, take out the plastic lens assembly and replace it with the original faceted red glass and plastic side light.

These have a two pin socket and correctly wired provide stop and tail lamp with the appropriate 6 volt 5 / 18 watt bulb.

Cheers, Tony.

good thinking! I'm presuming by repro AT201 you might mean the "better visibility" version here ?https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/288-container-rear-lamp-type-l582... do I assume that the top of an old one will screw onto where the plastic top comes off? Those ones do seem sensible but destroy the vintage look.


I'm still sure how many undertake the brake light conversion on pre'31 cars i.e. is it generally seen as unnecessary because we shouldn't really be using brakes where at all possible?!

No - Rear Lamp 288a - https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/produc...-rear-lamp

This is very similar to the original with out that big plastic lens.

Tony.