[Healeys] Lucas headlight bucket

[Curt/Nancy Arndt]

Mark,

I have a Lucas 400 Series Master Parts Manual which covers ALL Lucas parts
1945-1960.  Unfortunately The master parts book did not continue in this
format after 1960.

Also the parts are listed by Lucas part number but I can find no reference
as to the "MK number" for the F700 series or for that matter, any other
headlamps.

The questions I have are...

Do you believe that both of these buckets may be original to your car?

Was there accident damage to this area sometime in the past which would have
necessitated a new replacement bucket?

Are the buckets identical other than the MK IX and MK X markings?

Since I don't believe you will find the answer in the Lucas parts manuals of
the period, I believe your best bet would be to find another similar
original car and compare the numbers.

Cheers,

Curt

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:22 AM, Mark LaPierre <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Wow,  I think your looking for someone with a really old Lucas parts guide
> for this answer, good luck. Considering its such a small part of the bucket
> rim that really shows,
> I think your gonna be OK here with either bucket.
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "john spaur" <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 10:26 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] Lucas headlight bucket
>
>
>  I was cleaning my head light buckets and noticed that I have two different
>> ones; "Lucas F700 MKX" and Lucas F700 MKIX" the latter is heavier metal.
>>
>> Are buckets available with the "Lucas" stamp and if so which one would be
>> correct for a '62 MKII 3000 BT7?
>>
>> What supplier?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> John Spaur
>> San Jose, CA
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