Odd rear wings on p3
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 4:44 pm
Hello everybody,
I'm hoping you can cast some light regarding the rear wings on my 1948 P3 75 6 light. I bought the car in a restored condition but don't know it's full history. I have known for some time that incorrect rear lights were fitted, they were oval rather than the correct rectangular lights, but no problem, they look fairly period and don't offend. But having owned the car for over a year, would you believe I only noticed today that the 2 rear wings are actually quite different. Especially when viewed from the rear. The near side wing has an upper swage line which goes straight through the filler cap and goes about 40mm outboard of the light unit. The top of the wheelarch on this side overhangs the hubcap by about 25mm. The offside wing top swage line just touches the light unit and the wheel arch is about flush with the hubcap. In other words the offside is a slimmer version of the nearside by about 1" . Any thoughts please? Which is correct? Could a previous owner have fitted a P2 wing on the offside? I'd be very grateful for your opinions. Thanks
Regards
steve
I'm hoping you can cast some light regarding the rear wings on my 1948 P3 75 6 light. I bought the car in a restored condition but don't know it's full history. I have known for some time that incorrect rear lights were fitted, they were oval rather than the correct rectangular lights, but no problem, they look fairly period and don't offend. But having owned the car for over a year, would you believe I only noticed today that the 2 rear wings are actually quite different. Especially when viewed from the rear. The near side wing has an upper swage line which goes straight through the filler cap and goes about 40mm outboard of the light unit. The top of the wheelarch on this side overhangs the hubcap by about 25mm. The offside wing top swage line just touches the light unit and the wheel arch is about flush with the hubcap. In other words the offside is a slimmer version of the nearside by about 1" . Any thoughts please? Which is correct? Could a previous owner have fitted a P2 wing on the offside? I'd be very grateful for your opinions. Thanks
Regards
steve