IML: Amber Lenses

["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Federal regulation required that all 1963 cars to have amber front turn 
signals. Per some trivia that I recently came across somewhere, there was 
only one Chrysler product in 1963 to use a clear lens, the Plymouth B-body 
cars (Fury/Belvedere/Savoy). To satisfy the regulation, they used an amber 
bulb with the clear lens. This was due to the lenses' prominence in the 
front end design, being large ovals on either end of the full width grille.
As for Imperials, 1963 turn signal lenses were changed to amber from clear 
for this one year only, of this series. Note that the 1963 brochure shows a 
clear lens in all the artist renderings, and even in the lightly retouched 
photo on the cover page 
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1963/Brochure/Cover.jpg
and this page http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1963/Brochure/Page09-10.jpg
This goes along with another inaccuracy in the brochure, see the steering 
wheel insert pad.
1962 pad, 1963 all gray instrument cluster.

Eric
Portland, Oregon
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From: "Henry Hopkins" <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: IML: Henry Hopkins' 1960 Imperial Crown Convertible
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 20:39:41 -0700
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The bulbs are amber.  The lenses are not amber.  I don't know if it is =
correct for 60 Imperials to have amber front parking lights. When did =
the amber bulbs start, if they ever did, and when did amber lenses =
start.  I think that was in 62?  I seem to recall my 62 had amber =
lenses.  I didn't put them on my 61.  Just asking.

Heading to a show in San Luis Obispo for this Saturday and then further =
south to LA for the National WPC Meet.  Hope to see other IMLers there.

Henry Hopkins
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