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Ford had to petition the government to switch from sealed beam headlights to composite lights by claiming they couldn't meet fuel economy standards without them
by qbrass 4y ago
Ford had to petition the government to switch from sealed beam headlights to composite lights by claiming they couldn't meet fuel economy standards without them. The truth was they just wanted to use them on the then new Taurus.
It was another 5 years before you could use a shape other than rectangular or round, even for composite lights. I believe the Dodge Viper was the first US car to get them.
- Hamuko 4y agoOh, so that's why old US-spec European cars look so weird. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Mercedes-Benz_350_SL_R107_%2813463824263%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Mercedes... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/1988_560SL.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/1988_560...
- pxmpxm 4y agoOh crazy, never realize that either. That SL does look better with round ones though...