AMT 49 Ford custom tail light ID

[Jantrix]

Anyone know what these "custom" tail lights are supposed to represent? They don't look familiar to me.

[Ramfins59]

I don't think that they are actually supposed to represent a taillight from any specific car... Seems like they're just supposed to be "custom taillights as it says.

[Ace-Garageguy]

'51 Ford taillights maybe, with a bigger bezel in the center?

Edited October 22, 2012 by Ace-Garageguy

[Jantrix]

I dont think so Ace. It looks like a flat plate with three smaller bezzles poking out. The only one that looks like it might be a lamp is the center. Ill look at them again. I'm going to use the stock units anyway as I've always thought they were great, but I thought I might use the custom ones on another build if I could figure out how they are supposed to look.

[Ace-Garageguy]

........................never mind................

[mnwildpunk]

I think they came on a 1953 uggggggllllyyyy I could be wrong it might of been a 52 why would a person change the stock tailights they were beautiful on the fords. You can't improve on perfection.

[blunc]

Just a bad representation of the '51 tail lights

[Jantrix]

Okay. If you guys say so.

[Chuck Most]

They don't look anything like a '51 taillamp- I seem to remember seeing a very similar set on a 1:1 '49- just a round red lens in the middle, and they bolted on in place of the stock housings. The 1:1 was customized in the early '60's- about the time this kit originally came out, so it might have been inspired by that, or maybe the 1:1 was built by one of the guys AMT used as custom consultants back then.