stormee Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 There are these cars featuring either round or square headlights, depending on trim level. Which spring to your mind and which are nicer in which shape?Astra1Escort Mk2Passat 1BMW Neue Klasse Peter C 1
Peter C Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Mk1 Fiesta - XR2 looks lush with round lights! UltraWomble 1
Pillock Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Golf 2, the Ralleye had square.Mk1 FiestaPwincess if you cover all incarnations?
Peter C Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Volvo 240s is another and again the round shaped lights look best.
Junkman Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Scirocco 1 - deffo nicer with square ones. And closer to Giugiaro's original design. stormee 1
Felly Magic Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Later Allegros in posher spec had round headlamps Craig the Princess and doobietoo 2
Peter C Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 FSO Polonez! Sorry for multiple posts but my mind keeps coming up with more cars.
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 I never understood why the Austin 3-Litre was changed from square to twin round lights , along with gaining 1/4 lights and losing the slotted wheels, between launch and full production. Are there any square ones left?
eddyramrod Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 I think I prefer round... martc, andrew e, Jim Bergerac and 2 others 5
stormee Posted December 21, 2015 Author Posted December 21, 2015 Scirooco 1 - deffo nicer with square ones. And closer to Giugiaro's original design.Scirocco, of course! The Amis call them TV-sets and they really look right. Only on SciroccoS and SciroccoL/LS. GL/GLS and TS had twin round ones.
lisbon_road Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Mk1 Escort.HB Viva, export models to some markets had round lights. Not sure which I prefer; always tends to be that people like to put the one on that is rare in their own market.
Peter C Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Eddy, I'll have to disagree with you. I love the old skool Polonez square lights. eddyramrod 1
eddyramrod Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Fair enough Peter; I probably said what I said because the round-light car was mine, and the other my dad's. But I stand by it.
Sealtainn Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Never seen a Polonez with round headlights and I like it - there is a whiff of Mk2 Escort about it. Even though it's the older car, I think it looks more modern than the square lights
eddyramrod Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 And here's the third combination, note the round lights with the bumper/indicators of my dad's car. This is an earlier model, about 1980/81. UltraWomble 1
Craig the Princess Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Series one Allegros had square steering wheels apart from the ones the police bought which were changed to round ones. * Not all series ones, the change to round wheels for all cars was a few months before series 2 started.
Peter C Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Doesn't matter which headlights you've got, they're crackin' looking cars. With my Polish background I'm obviously a little biased. My dad had two brand new FSO 1500s back in the 80s but couldn't stretch to a Polonez. eddyramrod 1
pshome Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Square please, round looks just wrong here. Came up for the US market and then back to Europe for late top of Range 504's. 505... even worse, totally looses face with round lights Junkman, Craig the Princess, eddyramrod and 1 other 4
danthecapriman Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Mk2 Transits could have either round or square.Think I prefer round myself. mercrocker and eddyramrod 2
Ghosty Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 How has nobody mentioned Dolomites yet?Square for 1300/1500/1500SE, twin round for HLs and Sprints. eddyramrod 1
steve_earwig Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Of course, I would think of... Round, obv. chaseracer and eddyramrod 2
Split_Pin Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Fiat 124 and 125 saloons looked better with the later quad square lamps 😎 eddyramrod 1
John F Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Volkswagen LTs look better with the later square lights IMO. Also, this Jaaaag looks even more caddish with one of each... a bit like a tomcat that's been fighting again. NorfolkNWeigh, LC Torana, stormee and 14 others 17
catsinthewelder Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 I saw an LDV convoy with morrette style quad round lamps and more stick on tat than a PT cruiser gathering yesterday which made me giggle. Sherpa's came with round and square over the years. eddyramrod 1
mercrocker Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 I never understood why the Austin 3-Litre was changed from square to twin round lights , along with gaining 1/4 lights and losing the slotted wheels, between launch and full production. Are there any square ones left? image.jpg image.jpg Sadly no square lit 3 Litres seem to have got away, I think the idea died at pre-production stage along with the "Westminster" model name the car was to have had. NorfolkNWeigh 1
mercrocker Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 How has nobody mentioned Dolomites yet? Square for 1300/1500/1500SE, twin round for HLs and Sprints. The 1500 had twin rounds on introduction, I think, it was only when the Toledo became a lesser order of Dolmoite that 1500s got square ones.
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