The American Motors Super Six uses H5001 bulb size for high beam headlight and H5006 bulb size for low beam headlight applications. The replacement chart covers 1961 to 1962 vehicle production years with corresponding bulb size specifications.
The year-by-year compatibility chart below provides a quick reference to verify the correct bulb size for your vehicle.
The H5001 and H5006 are sealed beam units, meaning the lens, reflector, and filament are fused into a single assembly. When the filament fails, the entire unit requires replacement rather than an internal bulb swap.
The H5001 is a 4-inch square sealed beam unit operating at 12V, conforming to ANSI standards recognized in both the United States and Canada. It serves as the high beam headlight on the American Motors Super Six for the 1961-1962 model years.
The H5006 is a 5.75-inch round sealed beam unit, also rated at 12V and built to the same ANSI standard. It fills the low beam headlight position across the same 1961-1962 model years.
Because the H5001 and H5006 differ in both shape and size, the two units are not interchangeable with each other. The square format of the H5001 and the round format of the H5006 correspond to physically distinct housings in the vehicle.
Both units share the same 12V electrical rating, which is consistent with the 12-volt electrical systems standard in passenger vehicles of that era.
ANSI compliance for both units indicates conformance to a defined photometric and dimensional standard, which in principle allows replacement with any other ANSI-conforming sealed beam of the same designation.