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Headlight Encounters of the Third Kind
February 2025, Island Vehicles

Headlight Encounters of the Third Kind

By Marc J. Elzenbeck Once upon a time, cars all had identical headlights. From 1940 to 1984, there was a United States sealed beam standard. While the adage, “You can’t stop within the reach of your low beams, young fella,” was mostly still true, safety had improved. By 1978, lights could come in both rectangular…