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  • John D.
    Extremely Frequent Poster
    • December 1, 1979
    • 5507

    #16
    Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

    Jorjorian put nice pic up and said Hanson (un) figured this out 30 years ago.
    Well figured what out Robert??? Figured out it's not Corvette. Or figured out it's from nice pilot car???
    Meanwhile thought the light/lamp was from a truck. Jr

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    • Harry S.
      Extremely Frequent Poster
      • July 31, 2002
      • 5293

      #17
      Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

      Thanks everyone!


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      • Michael H.
        Expired
        • January 29, 2008
        • 7477

        #18
        Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

        Originally posted by John DeGregory (2855)
        Jorjorian put nice pic up and said Hanson (un) figured this out 30 years ago.
        Well figured what out Robert??? Figured out it's not Corvette. Or figured out it's from nice pilot car???
        Meanwhile thought the light/lamp was from a truck. Jr
        Actually, it was closer to 35 years ago. And Jorjorian knew about it at least 30 years ago.
        We decided to keep it to ourselves though, until we owned ALL the Pontiac parking lamps.

        It wasn't from a truck. As usual, yer fulla BS.

        Are you going to Kissimmee?

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        • John D.
          Extremely Frequent Poster
          • December 1, 1979
          • 5507

          #19
          Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

          Originally posted by Michael Hanson (4067)
          Ok, Ok, you guys would figure it out, eventually. Here's the deal.

          The first clue is the lens. I'm sure most of you have seen the two different part numbers on the lens. One is 5954440, amber, and the other is 5950387, crystal. Crystal means clear, or not amber shaded.
          Since 62 or 63 (?) was the first year that amber lenses were fed required, that means the crystal lens had to be used for vehicles prior to that time.

          The part number comes from the Pontiac division of GM and the lens was used on all 1960 Pontiacs.

          Has anyone ever noticed that the 1960 Pontiac parking lamp assy looks similar to the ones used for 63-67 Corvette? In fact, other than a few minor details, it's exactly the same.


          Yes folks, the 63-67 Corvette parking lamp assy's were indeed borrowed from Pontiac division.

          The difference in the wiring was described by someone above. no need for the third/ground wire on a steel body.

          This should also answer another question. Why in the world would engineering design a parking lamp housing for a Corvette that places the assembly directly in front of a wheel/tire, and have lens screws that poke all the way through the housing, into salt water spray etc? Well, because they didn't. It was a desigh for a vehicle that placed the lamps well away from salt spray, inside the grille of the Pontiac.

          And finally, we've all seen the weird Corvette lamp assy's from some 64 and 65 Corvettes that have a separate ground wire, soldered to the side of the socket assembly, right?
          Yup, lamp assy's that were borrowed from the Pontiac side that could be modified to be used and Corvette.

          There... the secret's out.
          Wow!!!!! Now that's some good info here for a change. Thanks very much.

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          • Richard M.
            Super Moderator
            • August 31, 1988
            • 11323

            #20
            Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

            Great detective work......I knew it was for a metal car! Ok, not on a '72 Reynolds Wrap Corvette, so I still loose.

            So now that we're speaking of Pontiac.....Didn't they use Rochester Fuel Injection before Chevrolet? My brother-in-law told me that years ago. He was a Pontiac mechanic in the 50's.

            Rich
            Harry, you didn't answer my question, I answered yours.

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            • Harry S.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • July 31, 2002
              • 5293

              #21
              Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

              Originally posted by Harry, you didn't answer my question, I answered [U
              yours[/u].

              Sorry bout that, Yes I will be there.....

              Cheers


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              • John D.
                Extremely Frequent Poster
                • December 1, 1979
                • 5507

                #22
                Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

                Originally posted by Richard Mozzetta (13499)
                Great detective work......I knew it was for a metal car! Ok, not on a '72 Reynolds Wrap Corvette, so I still loose.

                So now that we're speaking of Pontiac.....Didn't they use Rochester Fuel Injection before Chevrolet? My brother-in-law told me that years ago. He was a Pontiac mechanic in the 50's.

                Rich
                Harry, you didn't answer my question, I answered yours.
                Rich, At first I was going to say no as I was thinking of the 57 Corvette fuel injection.
                Your BIL is correct!!!!
                Story: Frank Sciabica showed us on micro film at Rochester Products engineering center that Chevy did not want to risk there bread and butter line on such a POC 4360 fuel injection unit. So the 1st 57's were used on the Corvette as GM said the Corvette owners would put up with issues and it was a low volume car anyhow. Tru story.
                Chevy fuel injection cars started out with the 7014520 units. Corvettes started out with Bruce's favorite 7014360 unit.
                Pontiac started out with the 7014370 unit and made about 447 of them.

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                • Mike M.
                  NCRS Past President
                  • May 31, 1974
                  • 8381

                  #23
                  Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

                  Originally posted by John DeGregory (2855)
                  Rich, At first I was going to say no as I was thinking of the 57 Corvette fuel injection.
                  Your BIL is correct!!!!
                  Story: Frank Sciabica showed us on micro film at Rochester Products engineering center that Chevy did not want to risk there bread and butter line on such a POC 4360 fuel injection unit. So the 1st 57's were used on the Corvette as GM said the Corvette owners would put up with issues and it was a low volume car anyhow. Tru story.
                  Chevy fuel injection cars started out with the 7014520 units. Corvettes started out with Bruce's favorite 7014360 unit.
                  Pontiac started out with the 7014370 unit and made about 447 of them.
                  john: can you answer rich's question, that is, did corvette or pontiac sell the first rochester equiped car in 57? mike

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                  • Michael H.
                    Expired
                    • January 29, 2008
                    • 7477

                    #24
                    Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

                    Originally posted by Mike McCagh (14)
                    john: can you answer rich's question, that is, did corvette or pontiac sell the first rochester equiped car in 57? mike
                    Hey Doc. I have a question. Do you still have that NOS 63-65 FI air cleaner "S" tube? Need a few pic's and confirmation that it was/is SEMI gloss black, not GLOSS black.
                    I think you told me semi gloss a few years ago but I don't remember for sure.

                    Michael

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                    • Mike M.
                      NCRS Past President
                      • May 31, 1974
                      • 8381

                      #25
                      Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

                      Originally posted by Michael Hanson (4067)
                      Hey Doc. I have a question. Do you still have that NOS 63-65 FI air cleaner "S" tube? Need a few pic's and confirmation that it was/is SEMI gloss black, not GLOSS black.
                      I think you told me semi gloss a few years ago but I don't remember for sure.

                      Michael
                      mike: i've never had a nos S tube but i believe they were semi-gloss based on my collection of originals.mike

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                      • Michael H.
                        Expired
                        • January 29, 2008
                        • 7477

                        #26
                        Re: C2 Parking Light?? What is this????

                        Originally posted by Mike McCagh (14)
                        mike: i've never had a nos S tube but i believe they were semi-gloss based on my collection of originals.mike
                        Thanks Mike. I thought you had one. I agree. Gloss black main can and semi gloss "S" tube. I remember an NOS one that Krughoff had and it was most definitely semi gloss, not gloss.

                        The air cleaner was made by AC and most of their air cleaners were high gloss black. The S tube was not AC but a GM parts vendor and it was dipped in semi gloss black.

                        Just need some proof for a friend who's restoring his car and he ain't buying my story" about the different shades of black/gloss on the air cleaner and S tube.

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