There IS a rubber there if you have a euro 1972 car with the metall headlight buckets! (I guess the usa type of 1972 and later had them too?)

Maybe the early ones with the "plastic" buckets didn't have/need them?

12 hours ago, Patcon said:

They show up on the parts diagrams. I have never seen a car with them on it. I'm unsure if the ever really existed, at least in North America

There was a seal of sorts there. Here's a pic of me making a note of the remains of the seal for a future reminder (which I later forgot). The remains were consistent with the open cell foam material used eslewhere.

Edited January 15Jan 15 by jfa.series1

Thinking about this later this morning I now remember why I took the pic. When I tore down the car 10 years prior I now remember seeing fragments of the open cell foam seal. At the time all I had was a film camera and didn't take pics of all of the tiny details. Forward to 2009 and getting into the resto, I recalled the seal details and took the digital pic, intending it as a reassembly reminder.

No seals between fender and headlight scoop on my 4/71 240Z.

None on the 1/78 280.