If you keep looking

[Roy B.]

I never had the original design ballast , but waiting does pay off and now I can replace the wrong design I've used for so many years. Last month I found the original beige trunk mat.

[Kevin M.]

Re: If you keep looking

Good find Roy,

I NEVER thought I'd find my original 40 year old dealer frames but I did. Still blows me away when I drive the car and see those frames.



Check out www.livecarshows.com tomorrow I'm streaming an All Chevy show.

[Loren S.]

Re: If you keep looking

Roy, besides the fact that you only paid $28 for yours, is there any difference with the one Mary Jo sells?:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Corvette-1958-1959-1960-1961-1962-Ballast-Resistor_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ10076QQihZ004QQitemZ140228723896QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Would Mary Jo's be correct for a 59?

[Roy B.]

Re: If you keep looking

Roy, besides the fact that you only paid $28 for yours, is there any difference with the one Mary Jo sells?:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Corvette-1958-1959-1960-1961-1962-Ballast-Resistor_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ10076QQihZ004QQitemZ140228723896QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Would Mary Jo's be correct for a 59?

I understand 55 to 57 are the same// later design I dont know about.
The porcelain is not right on the repro's and only a few nuts like me care.There is not much on my 55 not original in #'s or design.I'm really into 55's. tho I had many other years C2's.

[Roy B.]

Re: If you keep looking

Good find Roy,

I NEVER thought I'd find my original 40 year old dealer frames but I did. Still blows me away when I drive the car and see those frames.



Check out www.livecarshows.com tomorrow I'm streaming an All Chevy show.

Sweet! I have one also
(Beverly hills H.H Rhoads and Son) that fits a 55 large license plate.with the 55 metal tag. Nice to have little things like that

[Loren S.]

Re: If you keep looking

The porcelain is not right on the repro's and only a few nuts like me care.

Thanks, Roy.

[Ted S.]

Re: If you keep looking

What vintage is this ballast resistor? It appears to have a tang also.

[Joe R.]

Re: If you keep looking

One feature that changed over the years is that at some point, an opening was added in the metal band on the side where the mounting tab is. Early parts from the 1950's do not have this opening, while parts from the 1960's do have it. I'm not sure exactly when the transition occurred.

In any event, the photo you posted does not show the side with the opening, so I can't tell whether you have the "early" or "late" band design.

[Keith R.]

Re: If you keep looking

It's my understanding that the correct ballast resistor (for a 1958-1960 at least) has a rounded mounting tab as in Roy's photo with a squared off tang at its center. It should also have a U-shaped cutaway in vertical side of the mounting band as Joe mentioned. I ordered a ballast resistor from Mary Jo and am returning it as it does not have the cutout.