These beautiful lamps are the famous 5.76-inch Lucas SFT576 fog lamps, sometimes known as "Pathfinders." They are the lamps that won the Monte Carlo rally when used on Minis, provided elegant illumination on Rolls-Royce Silver Clouds and Jaguar XK 140 and 150, Mark I, Mark VIIM, VIII and IX, and dressed up the front of Austin-Healeys, Triumph TR2-3-4-5-250, MGA, MGB, Magnette, MG TD and TF, and so many other British cars. They were sold as options on many of these cars, and thousands were sold as accessory lamps in the 1950s through 1970s.
These are excellent original lamps, dated 4-60 and 12-60. The chrome is very nice, the reflectors excellent and the glass is in great shape. They have some small flaws but nothing that shows up unless you look very closely.
Original Lucas accessory lamps are NOT TO BE COMPARED with any new so-called Lucas 576 lamps manufactured today. The bodies are chrome-plated brass, whereas all new Lucas fog and driving lamps have steel bodies. The lenses have all the correct Lucas lettering, while new ones usually do not, and the bodies are properly stamped LUCAS SFT576 MADE IN ENGLAND, but again, new lamps do not have these features. There are other differences, but we don't want to go on and on. These are original, and correct. They are ready to bolt on and plug in!
We also have a great many reproduction and used Lucas 700 and 576 lamps, originals as well as NOS units, priced in accordance with their condition and rarity. We have several other choices here on our ebay store. We sell lenses, bulbholders and other parts for these lovely old lamps. Check our other eBay auctions or email us or contact us at +1413-333 and then 9807 for details.
Lucas manufactured the 576 lamp from about 1952 through the 1980s, and numerous minor changes were made to the lamps during that time, including minor changes to the font of printing used on the glass, "LUCAS" on some lenses but not all, and either "MADE IN ENGLAND" or "FOREIGN GLASS" on the lenses. The chrome bodies carried a date stamp until about 1965, after which time this was deleted.
Rogers Motors deals in more original Lucas fog and spot lamps than anybody else in North America, and we supply parts and a repair service for your own Lucas lamps. Please contact us for details.