Identify tail light

[Old560]

Probably 45 years ago my dad went back to Nebraska to take down a barn to bring home. The wood to use on our home. My grandpa had about 40 acres of old cars and old tractors. It would make you drool. Both of them have since passed away. He Took this tail light off of one of the junk cars in my grandpas pasture to mark the long pieces of wood at night while driving home. Today I went into a shed to get a pair of my grandpas vice grips to use on a tractor, the vice grips are probably 45 years old. I saw this tail light sitting there, I had brought it home after cleaning out my fathers place. I dont have a clue what vehicle it went on its made out of metal and it says made in the USA. Lets see you find a tail light today that says that. Can anybody identify it? Just thought some of you might find it fun trying to identify it.

 

[Jim.ME]

(quoted from post at 19:06:52 08/04/23) Probably 45 years ago my dad went back to Nebraska to take down a barn to bring home. The wood to use on our home. My grandpa had about 40 acres of old cars and old tractors. It would make you drool. Both of them have since passed away. He Took this tail light off of one of the junk cars in my grandpas pasture to mark the long pieces of wood at night while driving home. Today I went into a shed to get a pair of my grandpas vice grips to use on a tractor, the vice grips are probably 45 years old. I saw this tail light sitting there, I had brought it home after cleaning out my fathers place. I dont have a clue what vehicle it went on its made out of metal and it says made in the USA. Lets see you find a tail light today that says that. Can anybody identify it? Just thought some of you might find it fun trying to identify it.
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1961 Olds Super 88 R3A-61 . Web search result using the GM part number on it.

This post was edited by Jim.ME on 08/04/2023 at 04:23 pm.

 

[Stephen Newell]

I thought it had an Oldsmobile look to it.

 

[NDIHC]

Yup. Olds was putting rocket-inspired pieces on everything at that time. The light looks kinda like a rocket or jet from the rear. A tail fin and stabilizers with a rocket engine in the middle.

 

[Keith True]

I always heard them called the Olds afterburner tailights.