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camaronut

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What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« on: January 24, 2023, 12:05:53 PM »
Talking to a friend last night and he told me that T-3 means something - like and engineering term, test or something like that.  He said that Mike Joy was talking about that subject during a Barrett Jackson auction broadcast, but can't remember the details...  I know that the T3 headlamps were made by Guide, which was bought by GM in the early days to be a subsidiary of Delco-Remy.

Anyone have a clue?

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Re: What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2023, 01:39:38 PM »
Weren't the filaments tungsten?  Might simply be model number or something like 3rd generation tungsten headlamp.

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Re: What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2023, 03:05:16 PM »
Could be......makes sense.

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Re: What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2023, 03:08:19 PM »
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Re: What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2023, 03:22:22 PM »
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Re: What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2023, 03:35:52 PM »
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Re: What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2023, 03:03:12 AM »
Thanks!!

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Re: What does "T-3" stand for in GM Headlamps
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2023, 11:33:51 AM »
It would make a great Jeopardy question!  I bet Watson wouldn't know...LOL!

 

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