Those elusive green reflectors......

[Bob Carriere]

I was under the impression that the jewels..... one red and one green where meant for opposite sides of the bumpers..... and being a British design were associated with the RED port side and green starboard side....after all most of the early British driving etiquette was based on maritime experience....hence driving on the left side like ships crossing from opposite direction.

Deep somewhere in my many boxes of CMP bits, odds & ends and what nots..... that I have a set of jewels and I believe one is green one is red. I never installed them as I replaced my old twisted bumper with a new section of U channel and the old bumper did not have the hole for the jewels.

Keep in mind that my relatively early Chevrolet cab 11 never went over seas and never had the black out masks on the headlights, no rear axle light and no front fender mounted position lights. My vehicle as far as I can tell was purely a base runabout in the HQ area. It also did not have later retro fits like the long hook on the cowling for driving with the doors ajar nor the retro fitted straps to limit the doors from banging on the cargo box. It does however have the air vents and the Ford woven mesh grill.

But having said all that, one must remember that it is very difficult to make a claim that anything is original on a 77 years old truck.

Cheers Woburt

a.k.a. Elmer Fudd

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I've never seen a red one. All these years I was under the impression both sides were green. Find the red one and I'll convert...

Seems to me even if one is red it could be a little misleading to an oncoming vehicle at night, what with mixing up front and back and all.

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

I was under the impression that the jewels..... one red and one green where meant for opposite sides of the bumpers..... and being a British design were associated with the RED port side and green starboard side....after all most of the early British driving etiquette was based on maritime experience....hence driving on the left side like ships crossing from opposite direction.

Deep somewhere in my many boxes of CMP bits, odds & ends and what nots..... that I have a set of jewels and I believe one is green one is red. I never installed them as I replaced my old twisted bumper with a new section of U channel and the old bumper did not have the hole for the jewels.

Keep in mind that my relatively early Chevrolet cab 11 never went over seas and never had the black out masks on the headlights, no rear axle light and no front fender mounted position lights. My vehicle as far as I can tell was purely a base runabout in the HQ area. It also did not have later retro fits like the long hook on the cowling for driving with the doors ajar nor the retro fitted straps to limit the doors from banging on the cargo box. It does however have the air vents and the Ford woven mesh grill.

But having said all that, one must remember that it is very difficult to make a claim that anything is original on a 77 years old truck.

Cheers Woburt

a.k.a. Elmer Fudd

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Bruce.....

I know I have two...... but it has been a long time since I looked at them..... if one is "red" and not original I think I remember who sold it to me......

Will rummage through my storage containers in the barn tomorrow.

Cheers

[rob love]

I seem to recall the green ones are mentioned in the design branch records. There was no mention of red ones.

[Bob Carriere]

Checked my CMP parts box and YES they are both green.....

Also listed in the parts book....but... it seems that the very early cab 11 made in 1940 may not have had them and appeared in the 1941 series and the subsequent cab 12 model into 1942.



Cheers

[rob love]

And of course on the Cab13 until about the end of 42.

[r.morrison]

Well given that info, that would be a lot of reflectors. Question is.....where did they all end up? Bob....have you been holding out???

Cheers: Robert