Practically Classics Forum

Those ones don't have a flat front, they do look like modern headlamps though. The pic on the auction is rubbish, i'll take a snap in the light tomorrow to give you a better idea of how they look.

The lucas sealed beam lamps on Minis have always been crap. I've always fitted hallogens. My Moke has the flat-front ones, but it doesn't look odd, becase the Moke has a flat front too.

The 74 Beetle's lamps are not too bad, but I will be doing a halogen conversion at some stage.

Martin Evans wrote: Once, after a week abroad, in a left hand drive car, I went to change gear on the right (And when I was out there, I once got into the passenger side by mistake) .

I've driven an LHD car for a day once - it was a Beetle. Every time I wanted second gear I'd end up winding the window down an inch instead.

All out Mk1s have halogens. The sealed beam efforts are pants. The mini conversion kit works a treat.