Ben hur Trailer light brackets wanted

Lucky Forward · Post by **Lucky Forward** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:31 pm

Can anyone turn me on to a source for two ben hur trailer light brackets. I don't car if they are original or repo. Any sources?
Denny

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:01 pm

Denny,

Steel body or wood body?

Bill

Lucky Forward · Post by **Lucky Forward** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:50 pm

Bill,
Steel body. Also looking for the reflectors.
Denny

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:03 pm

Denny,

Wood bodied brackets are being repro'd and look exactly as the originals.

Steel body brackets are NLA and are very difficult to find. They are stamped steel with bends for reenforcement. Again they are very, very difficult to find.

It is too bad that HMV parts suppliers with stamping equipment, such as Midwest Military, (hint..hint...

) don't repro these. I would imagine there is a minor demand. I am up for 2 sets.

Good luck in your quest.

Just stay out of my way...LOL

Below is a picture of an NOS that I found years ago and installed.

Bill

Lucky Forward · Post by **Lucky Forward** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:09 pm

Bill,
Thanks for your candor, If I find two sets I'll save a set for you. I guess I'll do what everybody else does and bend some steel and drill some holes. Thanks
Denny

Warren Duchesne · Post by **Warren Duchesne** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:59 pm

Who is doing the wood body brackets ? Thanks warren Duchesne

Lucky Forward · Post by **Lucky Forward** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:36 pm

No one yet. I was not looking forward to hand making them. Do you have someone in mind?
Denny

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:10 pm

Tom Campbell on the G503 site used an original I had as a pattern and made some repops. They look great.

He can be contacted through the "G" or I have an old email address I can supply by PM.

Bill

rgus · Post by **rgus** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:44 am

I talked with Tom He did reproduce the WOODEN trailer brackets and they do look nice. I believer he told me $35.00 plus shipping per pair. Someone might send him a picture of a STEEL trailer bracker and see if he can do anything with that one.

retro-roco · Post by **retro-roco** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:08 am

There is a seller parting out a steel Ben Hur on ebay right now. Maybe he'd sell just the taillight brackets...

rgus · Post by **rgus** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:36 pm

I bought one of them but missed the other.

retro-roco · Post by **retro-roco** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:25 pm

Hmmm,

Must have been you that snagged it! I contacted the seller, and asked about them. He said one sold, but still had one. He closed the second auction, messaged me (through ebay) to tell me that he was re-listing it. Of course his message was in the wee hours of the morning, and I didn't see it, apparently after you did!

I hope you put it to good use! I just wanted one to draw up plans, with the idea of having some made.

I don't even own a Ben Hur... yet.

rgus · Post by **rgus** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:03 pm

We can work out something. I won't sell it but I will loan it to you.

The GMC CCKW

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