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"Execution France" on the E30.
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02-05-2006, 09:03 AM | #1 |
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"Execution France" on the E30.
When I was a kid I remenber my dad talking about this option on the E30.Back then,in certain markets you could order your E30 with amber lenses,I thought it looked so great.Some pics I've collected.
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02-05-2006, 11:34 AM | #2 |
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All cars in France had to have yellow lights until about 10 years ago, when EU legislation allowed everyone - finally - to have white. Most manufacturers just used yellow bulbs, but for some reason BMW actually had different lanses. In any event, the yellow light they threw out lacked contrast & was very tyring to drive with at night. I drove illegally with white lights for a number of years before the law changed without any problem.
BTW, that "59" plate is my local département, le Nord
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That yellow lens thing is still in use in Le Mans Racing events during night time.
During the Le Mans racing event usually sponsored by Rolex, the cars at night illuminate yellow for the slower GT cars (Porsche GT3, BMW M3 GTR) and white for the faster LMP cars (e.g. Audi R8, Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR).
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Yellow lights on French cars were a throwback to WWII when the occupying German forces wanted an easy way of identifying French vehicles at night. You would have thought that would be a good enough reason for the French to want to revert to white as soon as the war was over, but for some reason they waited until the mid 1990s.
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He replied:"The german occupation." |
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Me is also driving an e30 I really love it.
Just passed the 200000km, and that in 18 years. I hope i can drive it a few years more. Then i must choose between an e90 or an old e39(facelift). Here is my precious..... |
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