Vintage Helphos Classic Car Rally Driver Spot Lamp

This 1950s/60s Vintage Helphos Classic Car Rally Driver Spot Lamp is a cult light amongst classic car rally drivers and owners of VW Camper Vans.

An unusual lamp, which mounts, via the outer rubber ring, on the inside of the car windscreen. It has a ball and socket type movement making the light multidirectional. Allowing the rally navigator to read street signs etc. during a night rally.

This particular example is a cream coloured plastic, and has the original plug. It is in fairly good working condition with some corrosion to the rubber mount. There are scuffs and scratches commensurate with age and use.

The following Manufacturer’s marks are impressed on the lamp stem.

HELPHOS

Made in Germany

Bad Harzburg

Approximate Dimensions

• Lamp Diameter: 12cm (4.7″)
• Length: 13cm (5.1″)

Please click on the following link to Steve McKelvie’s informative website for a pdf instruction manual of the Helphos lamp.

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