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Gee I Wonder Where VW Got This Idea?
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Gee I Wonder Where VW Got This Idea?
by Tuckerfan1053 » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:44 pm
If you pay close attention to VW's specs for the new Passat they mention that the headlights are "connected to your steering wheel." Gosh, that sounds familiar, I wonder where I might have heard of that before. . . .
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by noguice » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:46 pm
If I ever come across a link to this again, I'll post it....
Although Tucker was the first to really intergrate the Turning headlight into the car, the concept did preceed him.
Alot of the pre-war era luxury cars... Rolls, Bentley, and the 1920s packards had a steerable headlight system that sat on the front bumper, frame member or dirrectly infront of the grill and was tied into the steering through tie-rods.
nathan
Although Tucker was the first to really intergrate the Turning headlight into the car, the concept did preceed him.
Alot of the pre-war era luxury cars... Rolls, Bentley, and the 1920s packards had a steerable headlight system that sat on the front bumper, frame member or dirrectly infront of the grill and was tied into the steering through tie-rods.
nathan
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by Tuckerfan1053 » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:28 pm
The title was tongue-in-cheeck. I'm well aware that Packard had an aftermarket kit which mounted a turning headlight in the center. Interestingly enoough, Preston Tucker worked for Packard when those would have been for sale. . .
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