Re: [FWDLK] Fwd: Get Ready For Winter

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Dodge and Plymouth offered only single headlights in 1957.

Neil Vedder


Bill Watson wrote:
> All 48 states (no federal laws back then) and 10 provinces had to 
> change their regulations to accept the 4-headlamp system.  As there 
> were still holdouts in 1956 most manufacturers elected to hold off 
> until the 1958 model year.  Thus DeSoto, Chrysler and Imperial had the 
> choice of single or dual headlights, depending on state / provincial 
> regulations.   When the 1957 model year began, Chrysler of Canada 
> offered the 4-beam system only on imported cars, where provinces 
> allowed them.
>
> Nash offered only duals in 1957, stacked duals yet, but with sales 
> being so low I suppose AMC didn't feel it was worth offering singles.  
> 1957 Lincolns look like they have dual headlights but the lower ones 
> are foglamps.
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Graefen
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 6:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Fwd: Get Ready For Winter
>
>
> Some early production '57 Chrysler 300Cs had single headlights.   The 
> US states were in the process of changing their headlight laws and 
> federal law had to be approved by each state legislature.  California 
> was the last state to accept the new law due to the meeting dates of 
> its legislature.  The particular car shown happened to be sold new in 
> California.  We don't know the exact number of cars that were equipped 
> with single lamps but not too many because the 300s didn't start 
> production until most of the state laws got changed.  Then dealers had 
> a retrofit kit to put 4 headlights into the 2 headlamp-equipped cars 
> and most of the cars got updated.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan & Roger van Hoy
> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Get Ready For Winter
>
>
> The car cover in this ad shows a Chrysler 300, [I'm assuming a '57 though
> the grille looks more like a '58] with single headlights.  Never seen 
> a 300
> C with single headlights.
>
> --Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66
> Plymouth, '41 Dodge
>
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