I had a similar issue on my '63 Lemans with the tail-lamp/brake lamp sockets. The ground tang on the side of 2 of the 4 sockets was rusted-1/2 worn away and it did not make contact with the potmetal housing.
The way I cured my problem was: at a swap meet one Saturday afternoon and I spied a section of older GM car trunk harness (used) for sale.
Turns out it was from a 1962 or 1963 full size Chevrolet but the socket shape with the ground tang was the same. I was able to carefully remove the purple and blue wires from the base of my old socket(s) and transfer those wires into the Chevy socket with out having to cut or splice anything.
There must be something unique to the early 1960s GM car tail-lamp sockets.
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Peter Serio
Owner, Precision Pontiac
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