Marc, do you have any pics of yours? My '51 (Jan build, most parts made in December '50) has a number plate light with rivets, so it might be easy enough to modify yours to the later style?
I suppose I could hack up the earlier light to make it fit (the base has a different profile to fit the early hoods that have a flat area for the license plate) but I'd rather get the correct one and sell mine to someone who needs the earlier (and more rare) light.
I don't have a picture of mine handy but here are some pictures taken from the internet. I don't recall the exact years but you'll get the idea.
Thanks for the help,
Marc
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This is the 1948 light with rivets holding the lens and the part that fits the hood is a different shape
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This is the 1951 pope's nose that I need. No rivets around lens and the bottom has the proper shape to fit the "w" hood.
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This is the light found on a small window. Some people are calling this a pope's nose but it is entirely different. It's a beak.