Mike,
Thanx for the info about the Lincolns! I didn't realize that
either (and I worked at Ford for 12 yrs) but I don't ever
recall seeing a 57 Nash or Hudson with singles. Most of the
states ignored the thing altogether and as I recall, it
seemed the auto media made more of a "thing" about it.
Brian
Mike Sealey wrote:
>
> --- brians <brians@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I can't remember anyone being arrested in the US for
> > buying a 57 Lincoln, Nash or Hudson or ever reading
> > about either Ford or American Motors being fined for
> > selling these 4 headlamp cars in all of the states -
> > regardless of whether the state had passed
> > appropriate legislation allowing 4 headlamps.
>
> Lincoln wasn't a 100% pure quadralight, as the top
> light was still a conventional dual lamp accompanied
> by a smaller one below. I never realized this until a
> magazine article pointed it out; it's easy to see once
> you know to look for it.
>
> I don't think the '57 Nash came out until quads were
> legal in all states. Hudson still used duals.
>
> I'd be interested to hear from our Canadian FLers on
> this. All the pictures I've ever seen of Monarch
> Turnpike Cruisers show them with duals, this despite
> the Mercury version having quads as standard (at least
> in the US) and coming out after legalization in all
> states. I'm interested as to whether this was due to
> provincial or Canadian law, and how MoPars may have
> been affected.
>
> I'm also curious about whether there were any
> production 300s or Adventurers with duals. I've seen a
> shot of a 300-C prototype with duals (looked pretty
> strange).
>
> And as much as I love '57 Imperials, if I ever found
> myself with a dual-equipped '57 I wouldn't be able to
> stop myself from changing it over...
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