<VV> Re: parking lites on with headlites

[Bill Elliott]

I could be wrong, but I thought it was a 1968 _calender_ year change.... meaning early  '68's (actually built 
in '67) would not be affected. And I'll bet that's a majority of the 68's (just a guess...)

I know that the importation rules start with anything manufactured on Jan 1, 1968... don't see why it would 
have been different for domestic manufacturers.

On a related subject, does anyone know what waivers the Corvair got from the 1968 DOT rules? One that I 
suspect... the Corvair is the only car in 1968 that I'm aware of that was allowed to maintain a dash-mounted 
igition switch...meaning that the steering column was not locked. You should see the contraptions the Brits 
came up with to meet the US rules in '68....

Bill Elliott

>
>Now, wasn't it the '69 model year that had mandated lighting changes?  I could
>see a '68 with a replacement '69 light switch but none of the '67 cars I've
>seen had parking lights on w/headlights including the ones that have lived
>here.    
>
>
>There are two '68 models here also and I've not seen those parking lights on
>with the headlights.    Marker lights, yes.  Front parking lights, no.  
>
>Now:   Is there perhaps a mid-year change that began after the two '68s here
>were built that included a light switch which left the front parking lights on
>with the headlights?   Anybody?    
>
>It's my understanding that the DOT regs mandating front parking lights on
>w/headlights was a 1969 model year change.