The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

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http://www.bangshift.com/blog/The-Violation-Game-Rectangular-Headlights.html

[Matt Cramer]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

That's all? Personally, I would have added "Do not attach your homemade headlight bezels with rusty drywall screws" for good measure.

[CM325]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

Funny you mentioned the Wires. In the Cheaptest old car topic, I just talked about my 84 buick with rectangular head light and wires very similar to those. I assume that whole car was a butcher anyway. Did you take the pic?

Chris

[IndyShiftman]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

This is one from the Car Craft Street Machine Nats in Springfield, IL. 1983 I think.

[chryco63]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

Um, okay. I can see the butchery on that Elco in the blog photo, but this '70 is not that bad. I would never do it myself, and I also agree with the general rule to not put squares on round cars, but if no one were the wiser, it's conceivable that those squares on that '70 could be taken for factory.

Flame away. ;D

[CM325]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

No Flames Man ;)
I'll one up you. Is it okay if they already had them.
Like the last make of the Monte carlo. I liked the smoothed squares on the fornt as opposed to the inset standard ones.
I never understood why they weren't on the ss. I'm not a monte guy maybe they didn't offer the ss for that year.

Perfect example of the factory messing up. Squares on the wrangelrs of the early 90's, uck...Who said that looked good.
Chris

[Blazerteam]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

It looks like the 73-77 Chevelle the 64-72 crowd would have liken it ;D.And i agree.not to bad..

[Part Timer]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

Check out the aim onthose lights : "Whatever you do DO NOT cross the beams!"

[Turbo Regal]

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What about custom vans? I remember a guy up the street in the 70's that had a Chevy Van with stacked squares from a 77 Monte Carlo that looked pretty cool.

[BlackoutSteve]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

"It?s a simple rule, folks. Can it be that hard to follow? Never put rectangular headlights in a car that came stock with roundies. Just don?t. No exceptions."

Ford did and it works both ways..

[Tom P]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

And then you have the 78-79 Ford truck which had either rounds or squares but look funny with round lights.

[oldrustycars]

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I liked Mothers custom ambulance in Mother, Jugs and Speed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyf5JEzWJ9U
He had 4 per side. And who can forget the Wagon Queen Family Truckster?

[Woodward_Dreams]

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Ya, but jeeps with square headlights are cool. right?

[bullet]

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dude!! i live in El Paso. that crap in certain neighbor hoods is the shit!!! hahahahah
that looks like it has wire wheels too! hahahahahahaha

No lie man, there is a 66/67 chevelle 396 SS here in elp. Has the gold flake paint job with the custom head lights.
And T-tops with tilt front end, homemade ladder bars....its a cross between a hot rod and a low rider. a real mutt.
the old man wont sell......id have to go back to see if its still there...its been years that ive seen it.
It would make ure skin crawl just looking @ it.

[JRoberts]

Re: The Violation Game: Rectangular Headlights

DF you are absolutely correct on this one, both with the headlights and the wire wheels. I can't even imagine wire wheels on a '59 or '60 El Camino.