Sleek, stylish, and full of retro charm -- discover the lost art of hidden headlights in 20th century automotive design.

Pop-up headlights—or hidden headlamps, as they are technically deemed—first appeared on the Cord 810 in 1936. At the time, they were implemented for their supposed aerodynamic advantage; ...

The mechanics of Pontiac pop-up headlights, or opening hidden doors, from a car's front facia eventually presented problems.

Pop-up headlights, also known as hidden headlamps, first emerged in 1936 on the Cord 810 automobile. Free from the kerosene-powered headlights of early cars, designers and engineers were able to ...

Model year: 1969 – 1975 The first car with hidden headlights was the Cord 810 from the 1930s, but the first car on our list is the Maserati Indy from 1969. Built as a four-seat alternative to ...

A family-owned Cougar XR-7 tries to use the power of the Internet to convince an online stranger to take it home; the car is ...

The history of the headlamp is as old as the history of the car, perhaps older. Headlamps are known to have been used on the first horseless road carriages (powered by steam engines) of early 19th ...

Its fastback coupe shape and split rear window became iconic Corvette design elements, as did its hidden headlights, which became a Corvette hallmark until 2005. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below ...

Rotary power isn't the only piece of Mazda heritage the Iconic SP looks to carry into the future – it also wears a set of hidden headlamps. If we had to quickly name off cars of the past with ...

Here’s the complete DSE RS Headlight Door Kit. At top is the control module that mounts under the dash and to either side are the electrical actuators and linkages.