59 Impala Sport Coupe Front Parking/Turn Signal Lens Color

[ozzie7]

Hi Folks,
My 59 has amber front turn signal lenses.
A Classic Car guy at a gas station the other day said "Oh.. you changed the lenses to amber".
I said "No.. but maybe the guy before me did".
So now I'm not sure if it came that way from the factory or if they were changed.
After searching it appears you can get Repros for them in amber or white.
What do you think came with the car from the factory?
This is a California car with the 1 piece bumpers.
Did the LA built cars have other differences?

Just pondering... mostly.
Ozzie

 

[327]

This is what it should be from the Factory.

 

[ozzie7]

Thanks for the reply.
I was kinda hoping the LA built cars were "Special" in that respect.
Now I'll be on the lookout for a pair of NOS clear lenses.

 

[Don Jacks]

Are yor lenses amber,or is it jusr that the bulbs are amber.I've never seen amber lenses for these cas but bulbs are easiy changed.

 

[ozzie7]

Yep they are amber.
Kind of a crappy version... whoever made them put the Guide lettering right in the middle.

 

[1958 delivery]

They built special ones for the LGBT community, remember this is Calif.

 

[ozzie7]

LoL... I did think the guy I bought it from @ California Cars in Thousand Oaks had a funny "Accent"... mostly

 

[rstreet]

I seem to recall the first memory I have of amber lenses was the 63’s but 62 could have had amber bulbs
Robert

 

[327]

1963 was the first year for amber lenses.

 

[rstreet]

Thanks for the reply.
I was kinda hoping the LA built cars were "Special" in that respect.
Now I'll be on the lookout for a pair of NOS clear lenses.

I’m certain the LA plant didn’t build special amber lense 60-61 cars but they built the early1961 Impala 409 that Gurney took to England to go “saloon” racing
Robert

 

[airsurf]

This is my California 59 Impala that I've had since 1980. Looks just like what 327 posted above.

 

[DonSSDD]

1963 had white lenses and amber bulbs, 1962 had white lenses and white bulbs. Don’t recall amber lenses until maybe the 70’s?

 

[64ss409]

1963 and 1964 had amber lenses.

 

[327]

Like 64ss409 said.

 

[327]

Amber Lenses

 

[DonSSDD]

 

[DonSSDD]

You could get a 409 in this btw.

 

[DonSSDD]

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You could get a 409 in this btw.

 

[DonSSDD]

1968 1969

 

[DonSSDD]

Ok, they are Beaumonts and Cdn Pontiacs. What was the question?