1969 was the first year the front parking lights had to stay on all the time. Prior to that, they mostly turned off with the headlights on. There are lots of changes each year starting in 1967 due to the 1966 US motor vehicle safety act. Canada also passed similar laws around the same time. Safety regulations are also why chrome trim disappeared from dashes and steering wheels around the same time (that was either mid-year 68 or mid-year 69), why lap belts showed up in 1968, why we got collapsible steering columns for 1967, and why AMC redid the structure on Americans during the 1968 model run. Matt JOE FULTON wrote: > On a 1964 model car I believe the parking lights were > not meant to stay on with the headlights on. The > vehicle code changed sometime in the late sixties to > require the parking lights along with the headlights. > The idea was to give oncoming drivers a warning that a > car and not a motorcycle was approaching. > > Joe Fulton > > --- grobblee@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Just got this 64 Ambassador, and all the lights work >> properly except that when I turn the headlights on >> the front parking lights go off. Directionals still >> work. I have cleaned up all ground connections and >> checked continuity between the wires at the >> headlight switch and the parking light conector all >> good. Also plugged in new headlight switch, problem >> still persists. Any ideas what could cause this? >> Thanks >> -Gary >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> > http://www.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20070617/32d18cc1/attachment.htm >> _______________________________________________ >> Amc-list mailing list >> Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > -- mhaas@xxxxxxx Cincinnati, OH http://www.mattsoldcars.com 1967 Rambler American wagon 1968 Rambler American sedan ================================================================= According to a February 2003 survey of Internet holdouts released by UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online. _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list