Wrap around taillights: An American tradition.

"JaxsterIIi" (jaxsteriii) 06/01/2015 at 19:32 • Filed to: None

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Remember when car companies used to think that Americans loves connected taillights that spanned across the trunk? Sure, Europeans got the boring 2 light design, but that wasn’t good enough for us.

Then of course you have the Aurora and Sable, etc. Personally I’m glad Dodge is bringing back the single taillight.

TheHondaBro > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 19:33

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Wrap-around taillights just look good altogether.

dogisbadob > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 19:37

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too bad no amber turn signals though :(

dogisbadob > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 19:37

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the 00-01 facelift removes the connected tail lights

AM > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 19:38

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If you do them right, single tail lights can look awesome. Dodge does them better than any other American company does.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 19:48

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How in the hell do you mention full-width tail lights without mentioning Buick? That was one of their trademark design features!

Buick LeSabre2000

Buick Regal/Century

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Buick Park Avenue (ultra, in this instance aka ‘the good one’)

Rendezvous

Riviera

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 19:48

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I still maintain to this day that the 1970-1971 Torino GT did it best.

DoYouEvenShift > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 19:59

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Ive honestly never thought or noticed any particular trends by country of origin.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 20:07

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The 60’s and 70s was littered with em.

even the Japanese got in on it.

and one I actually owned

and the non US version

carcrasher88 > TheHondaBro 06/01/2015 at 20:07

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I was just about to mention the NSX. Some of the best looking wrap around/full width taillights ever designed.

carcrasher88 > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 20:29

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Honda’s done some pretty good ones, too.

First generation Honda/Acura Legend (Best image I could find, even though there’s rust)

Sixth generation Honda Accord Coupe

Honda CR-X

And it’s not just Honda, either. Other non-American brands have made some pretty good ones.

Early 90’s Alfa Romeo Spider

Porsche 924 (ugly bumper, nice lights)

Most people don’t like these, but I think the Nissan Cube has some cool lights in the back.

Suzuki Cervo (Yep, that’s a kei car)

Mazda 323F

And who can forget the first two generations of Mitsubishi Eclipse?

Schaefft > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 20:56

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Definitely one of my favorite automotive design elements. You can never have wide enough taillights. Uuuuuhhhh

Also I cannot believe that Oldsmobile decided to not let the center section of the 1st gen Aurora taillight light up. It would have been the icing on the cake. Thankfully people figured out a way out to convert them to properly working units.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 21:01

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Subaru? Impossibru!!!

Delusion77 > JaxsterIIi 06/01/2015 at 22:58

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I like the MKZ’s

and the Legacy GT’s

NoneOfYourBiz > JaxsterIIi 06/02/2015 at 08:40

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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Mixed feelings on this. I don’t mind the look.

It doesn’t rust so that’s a plus.

Does it result in more rust on underlying metal? That’d be a downside but I imagine that’s design dependent.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > JaxsterIIi 06/02/2015 at 11:01

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