[Healeys] Lucas Reflectors

[m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca]

Robert, your car is beautiful, simply beautiful!  Mike – this may provide some indication of a change point of sorts.  My car has a build date of October 1959, very close to Robert’s, and my car also has the 100-6 horn button.  Alas, my car has the flat reflectors as I posted this morning, not the beautifully pointed Dagmars.  I wonder if there was a period of “whatever was handy in the parts bin” in late ‘59/early ’60 regarding reflectors?

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Robert Markovich via Healeys
Sent: March 10, 2025 4:50 PM
To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>; healeys at autox.team.net; gradea1 at charter.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lucas Reflectors

 

Regarding the now-hard-to-find "Dagmars" rear reflectors, they were originally made in three colors: red, orange, and clear (I've seen all three original items on the cars). And while they really are a 100-6 item nearly exclusively, at least a few early 3000s (including my current Healey) had them. Some, like mine *built 12/59), also retained the 100-6 horn-button flash. And I wouldn't be surprised if a couple had the peaked bonnet and even a 100-6 grille flash, as the 3000 was originally meant simply as an improvement, not a brand-new model. 

 

On Monday, March 10, 2025, 04:07:52 PM EDT, Hank Leach via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > wrote: 

 

 

Lets not forget Dagmar...only found on the early 100-6 and named for her "pointy"
shape. Also, I believe some lenses (European) were orange rather than red. There were a few repro styles but Lucas did not make the style for the 100 BN2 (see sheet attached) Probably a Wilmot Breeden issue. Hank-------------------- 

From: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter at gmail.com <mailto:michaelsalter at gmail.com> > 
To: <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > 
Sent: March 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM PDT 
Subject: [Healeys] Lucas Reflectors 




I'm working on a Concours Guidelines update about reflectors and would appreciate some help. 

I  have these 3 examples. 

 

1. This type has a grooved rubber back allowing it to be inserted into a hole in the plinth pressed into the rear shroud of earlier 6 cylinder cars.

2. This is a type that I don't know about.  It appears to require an outer lens (probably the colical type) BUT it has a 10/32 thread sticking out the back such as the later 100 type did.

3. This type has the same back side as #1 but the front looks to me to be of the type fitted to the plinth on the later 100's.

 

I suspect that #s 2 and 3 are not Healey but am open to being corrected.

 

M

 

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