Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:
00:23:58 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
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◊ 2006-07-22 00:02 |
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◊ 2006-07-22 01:21 |
1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass -- Last edit: 2006-07-22 01:21:43 |
◊ 2006-07-22 01:29 |
1973 Cutlass |
◊ 2006-12-05 00:03 |
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◊ 2007-08-16 02:42 |
This car does not have US spec headlight. What was the headlight standard being used at the time this film? |
◊ 2007-08-16 11:42 |
I would guess that either the headlamps had to be altered to meet regulations in Thailand (where this scene was filmed), or the headlamps stopped working at some point and the correct replacement parts were not available. |
◊ 2007-08-16 11:50 |
Why? What's wrong with them? |
◊ 2007-08-16 12:38 |
I don't know, but rjluna said they were non-standard. |
◊ 2007-08-27 06:51 |
I assume he means they're not DOT spec (missing the typical prism pattern on the lense), which would make sense since most of the time when he says they're non-standard, the movie is filmed elsewhere than the US. |
◊ 2007-08-31 02:25 |
You assumed correctly. |
◊ 2007-08-31 19:36 |
To my knowledge many countries outside the US require one to convert US cars to Euro-spec headlamps. US sealed-beam low beams do not have a defined bright/dark zone and are not emitting an assymetrical beam (commonly called left/right dip, depending on whether the country you register the car in has RH or LH traffic). |
◊ 2007-09-01 07:02 |
Yes, true. DOT specs are really crappy. It's designed more for reflecting off side and overhead road signs and car reflectors rather than seeing. A lot of people in the US convert their lights to E-Code. I know on my car it'll light up the reflectors on cars and signs pretty far down the road, but the visual beam on the road is only like maybe 20-40 feet in front of me. |