Beefy Brazilian Mavericks...

Ok, this should end (but I doubt it) the discussion on marker lights.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_lighting

“In the United States, amber front and red rear side marker lamps and retroreflectors are required. The law initially required lights or retroreflectors on vehicles manufactured after 1 January 1968. This was amended to require lights and retroreflectors on vehicles manufactured after 1 January 1970. These side-facing devices make the vehicle's presence, position and direction of travel clearly visible from oblique angles. The lights are wired so as to illuminate whenever the vehicles' parking and taillamps are on, including when the headlamps are being used. Front amber side markers in the United States may be wired so as to flash in synchronous phase or opposite-phase with the turn signals; nevertheless, they are not required to flash at all. Side markers are permitted but not required on cars and light passenger vehicles outside the United States and Canada. If installed, they are required to be brighter and visible through a larger horizontal angle than US side markers, may flash only in synchronous phase with the turn signals (but are not required to flash), and they must be amber at the front and rear, except rear side markers may be red if they are grouped, combined, or reciprocally incorporated with another rear lighting function that is required to be red.“

Does this deter me from removing the marker lights from my 75 Comet?

NOW BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM

 

I'm exonerated?!??!

Lemme guess, it's all a elaborate April Fools joke?

 

If you want to keep vehicle within letter of law it does. The mfgrs didn't add them as a marketing point, Fed forced the requirement.

 

Manufacturers are required to equip cars with them. Depending on what state you live in, you can remove them with no problems.

Same with the 5mph bumpers: manufacturers are required to put them on. They are there to protect the car, not the occupants, so it's not a "safety" issue like seatbelts.