Lucas/Marchal fog light

In lieu of the stock grille emblems, factory fog lights, either Marchal or Lucas, were installed. In the first few months of production Ford used a light made by Marchal. This was a rectangular, clear lensed fog light with a raised “star” in the center of the glass and an “eyebrow” at the top. The Marchal lights were mounted with an angled bracket that attached to the grille, and was hidden behind the lamp. This gave the appearance of the fog lamp floating in the blacked out grille.
At some point in early GT/CS production it was determined that the Marchal lights were illegal for highway use in California. This led Ford to change to the Lucas fog lights which were used in the remainder of the GT/CS cars, as well as all 68 HCS’s. Ford also issued a factory recall replacing some of the Marchal lights on cars that had already been sold. Because of this the Marchal lights are very rare today and hard to find parts for. The Lucas fog lights were also a rectangular design but without the “star” or “eyebrow” molded into the lens. Rather than mounting to the grille, they sat atop tubular stands which were bolted to the wide grille trim. These stands or posts were painted the same argent color as the trim to help them disappear and again give that floating appearance to the lights.

There are two different styles of fog lights used on 1968 Shelbys. The original fog light was the Marchal. It was replaced on 4/3/68 with the Lucas light. The early Marchal lights were recalled.