Editing Headlamp (section)

==== Headlamp styling outside the United States, pre-1983 ====
[[File:Citroen Headlamps - Euro vs US.jpg|thumb|upright|European (top) and US (bottom) headlamp configurations on a [[Citroën DS]]]]
[[File:Phare ami.jpg|thumb|left|Rectangular headlamp with [[Selective yellow]] bulb on [[Citroën Ami|Citroën Ami 6]]]]

There was no requirement in Europe for headlamps of standardized size or shape, and lamps could be designed in any shape and size, as long as the lamps met the engineering and performance requirements contained in the applicable European [[ECE Regulations|safety standards]]. Rectangular headlamps were first used in 1960, developed by [[Hella (company)|Hella]] for the German [[Ford Taunus P3]] and by [[Cibié]] for the [[Citroën Ami|Citroën Ami 6]]. They were [[Trade restriction|prohibited]] in the United States where round lamps were required until 1975.<ref name="HeadlampHist"/> Another early headlamp styling concept involved conventional round lamps faired into the car's bodywork with aerodynamic glass covers, such as those on the 1961 [[Jaguar E-Type]], and on pre-1967 [[VW Beetle]]s.<ref name="ridelust.com">{{cite web |url= http://www.ridelust.com/illuminating-a-brief-history-of-the-headlight/ |title=Illuminating! A Brief History of the Headlight |access-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171201192155/http://www.ridelust.com/illuminating-a-brief-history-of-the-headlight/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>