Ep. 14 Shining Bright: The History of the Car Headlights
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
- A classic car connaisseur is going to shine a light on the history of the car headlights!
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The LED had its humble beginning as the little light on a Coffeemaker.
I didn't know that, but I remember Kojak had an LED digital watch, I thought it was really cool.
@@DavidFraser007 Kojak, played by Telly Savalas. I remember that show.
However, I just read that the LED was invented by Nick Holonyak in 1962.
I think the only things you missed were the emergence and death of pop-up headlights, and the 300ZX's headlight shape.
300ZX was a timeless design, way ahead for the late 80s. Bmw E90 was also a dynamic shape as in the cover image
POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!!!!
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300ZX headlights are from a Diablo XD
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how bored are you this saturday night? - * watches the history of car headlights *
no regrets though
call me crazy but I was looking for a video about this because I found it quite interesting
how bored are you on your day off? *points to self*
Very enlightening
All your videos are clever and humorous while still managing to be informative. Nicely done. And the accent doesn't hurt either.
The Dutch accent is nice
As you mentioned: the early lamps were prone to the effects of wind and rain, so when electric lights came along they too could be affected by atmospheric changes. (They would fog up which obscured the light beam pattern.) This is why the U.S. government demanded the car companies use sealed beam headlights that weren't bothered by changes in humidity since it was the best technology at the time. European headlights were allowed to use the 'bulb and reflector' style but their answer to moisture problems was to seal the entire reflector housing. In the late 50's the U.S. car manufacturers were able to convince the government that they could make 'quad headlights' that were separate high and low beams, while still being vacuum sealed from the elements. Europe also developed tight standards on how their lights were aimed. (They had a tighter 'cut off' of the beam above the car's hood to reduce on coming glare.) So in the late 70's the U.S. government allowed rectangular headlights (which allowed U.S. car companies to closer resemble the European style headlights) because lamp technology had improved to the point that they could make rectangular headlights that were sealed. By the 80's the U.S. carmakers convinced the government that they could manufacture 'bulb and reflector' (or 'composite') style headlights that could be sealed the same way the Europeans did and meet U.S. light beam standards. Even today, you can’t just sell American cars in Europe (and vice versa) because of each country’s light beam pattern standards. How do I know this? Back in the mid 80’s I worked for a company in Detroit that converted Cadillac Seville and Eldorados to meet European standards. I modeled a bezel that could take a European standard Audi headlight and fit it into the front of the Seville. We used techniques like this to convert Eldorados, De Villes, and even the Chevrolet Malibu for European export. (Today I work for GM in the Chevrolet studio. I’m contractually obligated to say that for legal reasons.)
What was the thinking behind the long time ban on halogen headlights ?
@@CaptHollister obstinacy against change
Has anyone come up with a solution to the non-heat generating lights from ice-ing up? Sure is getting tough to see other vehicles in a storm. Tractor trailer vehicles have gone l.e.d. in tail lights for a couple years and are extremely hard to see in white out conditions.
Very good! As an automotive restorationist, I can tell you ALL of my American repair books from 1931 thru early 1980s use the grill and headlights to denote the year of the car you are working on, if you dont know the actual model; because it was such a design feature, it helps you identify the marque's model of car. Nice video for those newbies to automotive history!
Next is the history of *grilles*
You know what, I have never thought about that! Great suggestion, I have currently some other video topics in the works, but I'll definitely make a video about grilles in the future!
@@EdsAutoReviews yes please.
~1900 to 2019 : Functional, decorative yet proportionately sized. 2019 to →?: Absurdly huge, mostly fake, gaping maw, large-mouth bass abominations.
(Looking at you, Lexus & BMW..) Even some EV's cant get away from the grille what with using textured front fascias that resemble a grille. (Chevy Bolt) Or crap that looks like a teething toddler's mouth. (Kia)
In a couple of years, it will be down to the history of rearview mirrors, windshield wipers, and glove compartments. Just teasing.
Nah that kind of fell under automotive design already
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Brilliant!
One key point is that all U.S. headlights had to be sealed beam (reflector, lens, and filament in a single, sealed unit that functioned as a big bulb) from 1940 to 1983, and not just of a particular dimension. One rationale behind this was that reflectors in sealed beams deteriorated less over time because they were sealed from the elements. Sealed beam lights came in standard sizes and shapes that evolved over the years as noted in the video. But the basic requirement was to have sealed beam headlights, not headlights of a particular size or shape. For example, Volvos were equipped with round lamps of essentially the same size in North America and Europe in the '60s and '70s, but the European spec. vehicles had separate bulbs and reflectors while the North American spec. vehicles had sealed beams. U.S. and Canadian lighting standards are essentially the same, except Canada requires daytime running lights (optional in the U.S.) and Canada also permits ECE standard lights.
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I think it would be hugely beneficial to discuss beam pattern differences, regulation, and types. Looking forward to a future video on this!
Dual round headlights, in the U.S., measured 5.75 inches.
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"Thou shalt not dieselgate" --- Haha this made me chuckle!
I've always been a fan of the 1960s vertical dual headlights
The 1995 Ford Taurus made me aware of headlight regulations; this video helped me learn
You are a true connaisseur - - car lighting has changed totally during my 64 years, and the changes you have spotlighted were very distinct , and reflected in car styling ...
Great video. The 1986 Ford Taurus would've been worth mentioning, as it was the first US made car for the masses to have angular, sealed beam, 'architecturally styled' headlights. It's contemporaries look very dated in comparison to it. Could even be worth doing a whole video on it, sort of a revolutionary car that nobody really talks about how big of a deal it was at the time.
Also US brake and turn lights can be almost anywhere as long as there's at least one on each side so you'll some in the normal spots or they'll be super low or super high on the body
I was surprised to learn that it was illegal in the US, during the 60s, to have headlights behind glass. I wonder how Chrysler was able to get away with it for the '65-'66 Imperials? 🤔
67 and older could have the glass, 68 it was a no-no.
That change injured the look of Volkswagens and positively ruined the awesome look of the Jaguar XKE.
@@griffruby8756 Oh, absolutely!
1979 Dodge Magnum had headlights behind glass
@@w8lifter1 yes it did, but the glass dropped down when the headlights were turned on.
This is incredibly cool, because it reveals sooo much about how people “see” themselves and their world. Headlights are one of the most expensive elements of any vehicle to design and produce and besides “emissions” one of most highly regulated. A huge portion of automotive/transportation design is headlights!
2 points: Mercedes Benz had a 'lozenge' style glass headlight cover on its sports car for 1957. And glass light covers in the U.S. were banned in 1968 supposedly for 'safety' reasons vis. impact. But that's debatable.
Ed you were very bright and told us the history of the car headlights in a very illuminating way. Thank you.
Illuminating video. American designs that were modified for other countries did in fact have the modifications that you hinted at: Australian Chrysler Valiant VF and VH series had rectangular headlights while the XC Falcon update had HUGE square headlights with halogen bulbs. The Argentinian Dodge GTX looked like a Dart but also had rectangular headlights. The benefit of standardized lights is in resupply. The headlights on my 1967 Oldsmobile cost $17(AUD) whereas my 2005 Toyota requires replacement of the entire assembly at $220 used. Which has cheaper maintenance?
This was most elucidating, thank you!
Matrix headlights are great. Darken only the parts of the roads where there's oncoming traffic and I would not give them away.
'Murica still does not have adaptive headlights because NHTSA needs to keep things nice and obsolete.
Love your humor and your delivery is spot on. Great job and great information.
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Who would’ve thought i would find headlight history so interesting. Great job! Love the Channel!
This was a very enlightening episode. Thanks.
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Fantastic!!! I love all your work .
Thoroughly illuminating!
A very fine, well researched and humorously presented chapter, Ed. Kudos!
You are a breath of fresh air Mr Ed. Enjoying your videos and presentation style.
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Superb video! Thanks!
Love your channel - you delve into many topics - like this one that are really fascinating.
Hey, Canada has red turn signals too, don’t just make fun of us.
What a delightful episode.
You could also build off the US post sealed beam era in which the dip beam had to be separate unit from the rest of the headlight unit and the W126 Mercedes S class is a prime example between Euro spec and US spec
Brilliant presentation.
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Superb presentation, as always.
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I never thought a video on headlights would be so informative
I think the different beam pattern could be mentionable though I'm not sure how well that's documented
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Doug De-Muro of car history. Great content man, keep it up!
A most illuminating video.
Fun presentation
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Thanks for enlightening me.
That’s exactly what I was wondering about recently
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I'm Enlightened..
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Cordialement,
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this was just perfect.
This gives me design ideas for something cool.
Never made the connection with regulations and the single- vs dual- headlight trend in the 1950's. The quad headlights were always a good giveaway for 1958 model years when combined with overall styling. Good video!
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Hello! Im the kind of guy to watch a video about car headlights. Thank you for making this video!
We have been enLIGHTened.
Thank you for this. I always wondered why headlights evolved as they did.
haha, your humour is really erm enlightening. as a car junkie, ur channel is lit
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I fond it weird how so many European manufacturers spend the money to change their taillights to pure red. I personally like the amber. Europeans can make fun if us about it but their manufacturers love doing it.
Exactly that's so weird. Maybe they do it to show that they "respect" the US market and change their vehicle to suit the need of the market
Even Ferrari does it!
I prefer amber behind a clear lens specifically, but I agree it’s odd. Not always consistent either. Toyota pickups used to have amber but they have changed to red more recently. I think it was the BMW X3 that used to have amber turns but the X5 from the same era had red. All this while some North American manufacturers are switching to amber. The new Ford and Ram pickups, some Jeeps and most of GM’s suvs have amber now. I probably pay to much attention to all of this.
@@averyw.3939 I have noticed nearly all German brands have red since I've began looking for them.
Quite illuminating content
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I really didnt know about these regulations, lol. Cool to know about that. Nice shiny video btw
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This episode was very enlightening!
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