Not exactly round, ????????

[greenie]

Ok, I am Fairly sure this is a ‘39 Buick headlight. But it’s front is flat on one side. Saw a ‘39 Buick st a show today- headlights were perfectly round. Was there a model that used this strange shape? Is the (missing) lens also squared off???

Thanks!

 

Edited June 24, 2018 by greenie
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[Spinneyhill]

Ask the www for 1939 Buick images. You will see it mounts on the front fender and the lens is proud of the fender.

[viv w]

Some of the 30's Chevs also have reflectors and lenses with these flat parts.

[Bloo]

Sure looks like Guide Multibeam to me. Probably from a GM car. Look at that reflector really closely. I'll bet you will find more weirdness. Those flat spots on the bottom keep the clamp that holds the ring on a little further from the glass. It probably isn't noticeable when assembled.

 

 

[MCHinson]

1937 and 1938 headlight reflectors are shaped like that but the headlight lens would be round on those. That appears to quite likely be from a 1939 Buick as you suspect but the headlight lens would be round. 

[intimeold]

Sure looks like damage on the left side at 9:00 O'Clock,.  That flat spot is not original.

 

There is more damage, at the 1:00 o,clock position 

[Bloo]

If it is a Guide Multibeam lamp (and I think it is) the flat spot is original. Not all versions of Multibeam have that flat spot, but a lot of them do.

 

I was really surprised to see that flat spot the first time I took the headlights apart on my Pontiac. This isn't my car, but it is the same.

 

 

 

I couldn't find an Online picture of a 36 Pontiac reflector. I can post one later if anyone cares. It has a pronounced flat spot, just like the one in the original post.

Edited June 25, 2018 by Bloo (see edit history)

[MCHinson]

For comparison, here is what hardware for a 1937 or 1938 Buick headlamp looks like. The reflector is not round. The headlamp pod is round and it uses multibeam lens as posted above. If you are looking for a lens for what you have, I have one 1939 Buick lens that I bought due to it being identified incorrectly on ebay.  The 1939 Buick lens is slightly larger than the ones used on 1937 and 1938 Buicks.