Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Both Sealed Beam & Aero Headlights

enho-headlights For nearly half a century, cars in the United States were required by law to have sealed beam headlights. Automobile designers were restricted to the use of no more than four rigidly prescribed, standard headlight configurations. But in other parts of the world, car makers were free to get all freaky and aerodynamic with so-called “architectural” headlight shapes that could be custom-shaped for each individual model. Then, in 1984, Ford convinced the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to chuck the outdated U.S. restrictions, and we yanks were soon enjoying a flood of freshly sculpted aero facades. Your assigned task for today is to list all the cars that were available with both aero and sealed beam headlamps. This could be cars that had either different versions for American and overseas markets prior to 1984, or USDM cars that got a mid-cycle aero refresh for once the aero prohibition ended. (Just to be clear, we want two versions of the same actual platform, not just a common model name.) Remember, read the comments first, because posting duplicates is a most distasteful breech of hoonetiquette. DIFFICULTY: Low. Tumble Dry, Do Not Iron. Image sources: onlymustangfords.com pistonheads.com jaguarforums.com

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