You've nailed the look! I think your silver is going to pull off the styling even better than the original car. What type driving lights did the original Europa use? Looks like they may be similar to the ones used on the early Fox Mustangs except in bright metal.
Chuck - Thanks very much, I appreciate that.
I was fortunate to locate the exact same era and manufacturer of driving lamps, these are original (clear lensed) single-wire Cibie 35 driving lamps. The original Europa convertibles were upfitted with these same Cibie 35 clear lensed 12V halogens. The 1971 Europa's shared many similar options as the 1969-1970 Shelby Mustangs. But, their specialty parts were sourced in Europe. Yes, the Cibie lights are very similar to Lucas/Marchal square bodied driving lamps. They are wired as a dedicated switch on auxiliary fog lamp, used for extra lighting in conjunction with headlamps and marker lights. Even the brackets are purpose built since the square body light will not direct install into the grille as the original FoMoCo driving lamp. I fabricated the brackets, they are close but not original.
Yes, very similar to the Fox body fog lamps. I had a 5-speed Black/Red 1984 GT Turbo that had Marchal fog lights with the black metal body and black lens covers, just like these. Another one that got away when were started having kids in the late '80s. But, I would need a 5000ft warehouse if I had managed to keep all of them.... LOL
Shelby mustang collector Dennis Collins has a unique opinion about non-original Shelby mustangs that are clones, tributes, resto-mod etc. He says there is another level of restoration and modification, allot higher and more difficult to achieve. He prefers to use the term "replica" for those cars. A replica requires all of the Shelby parts and modifications to be original, correct, and functioning to replicate the original. A much more difficult build than just stripes and decals. That is my goal, to replicate the original, with the same correct Shelby/Europa parts and accessories as the original convertibles. The gas cap is an outlier, it just had to be fabricated as there is no other source for it.
