Reply To: New Pierce Arrow

[George Teebay]

An ancillary thought about the single rear light (tail + license light) used from about 1915 until the triple rear light (tail + stop + backing) introduced in 1924: There is only room in the housing for a small diameter globe such as a #63, which is only 3 candlepower (cp). That’s not much light being emitted to the rear. Upon acquiring my 1918 48-B-5 early this year, I looked at my 6V bulb collection in hopes of finding a brighter bulb that would fit within the housing. I happened upon #209 and #210 slightly-elongated 6V bulbs used for interior dome lights, each of which produces 15 cp, a substantial improvement. The globe diameter does not exceed that of a #63 bulb. Some of you may know that already–I didn’t.

Likewise, for the rare night driving experience, I have two clip-on bicycle lamps with red LED bulbs, operating on a single AAA battery, which offer the option of steady light or flashing. They are about $10 each at Walmart.