Which car is this light glass from ?

JoeF · #1 (**permalink**) 05-09-22, 08:29 PM

Is this light glass from a 400 ?
It doesn't match the 401/403/early 405 type, or the later 405 type.
Thanks
Joe

Metalman · #2 (**permalink**) 05-09-22, 09:55 PM

Jo

I've seen these as internal courtesy light in a 404

Geoff Dowdle · #3 (**permalink**) 05-09-22, 10:34 PM

Joe,
I have never seen a light lens like this on a 400 .
Attached is a photo of a standard 400 roof light which are fitted to the later Bristols

Geoff

JoeF · #4 (**permalink**) 05-09-22, 10:40 PM

Thanks for the replies. Geoff that 400 light is indeed similar to the early 405 type, picture attached.

Stefan · #5 (**permalink**) 06-09-22, 06:26 PM

It's definitely a 400 interior light. Possibly later models too?

Geoff Dowdle · #6 (**permalink**) 06-09-22, 10:36 PM

Stefan,
I have never seen a light lens or photo of one, like the one JoeF is asking about on a 400.
Pls post a photo of one fitted to a 400

Maybe the prototypes or very early production 400(which I have not seen) were fitted with that lens.
Does you 400/164 have this type fitted?
Tks
Geoff

Geoff Dowdle · #7 (**permalink**) 06-09-22, 10:53 PM

Stefan,
Just looking through my 400 photos .
I found this one of 400/108 the 6th car made .

Geoff

JoeF · #8 (**permalink**) 06-09-22, 10:59 PM

Here's a photo of two for comparison. The stepped one on the right is from 405 chassis 4049. The one on the left is the mystery. There is also a third type, in a separate picture, which is from a later 405 and has curved sides.

amacka406 · #9 (**permalink**) 29-09-22, 11:29 PM

Hi Joe,

The light looks the same as what's in my 406.

Let me know if you'd be happy for it to go to a new home.

Thanks,

Andrew