You do not need a 35amp fuse! Your bulbs should be 55 watts which is, using dear old Ivy Watts, is about 5 amps for each bulb (I x V = W) giving you a total of 10 amps. Anything larger than a 20 amp fuse is way too much.
As John says above you have a short somewhere.


1956 Plus 4 4 seater