| Hidden headlamps are an automotive styling feature | | | | A 1973 SAAB Sonett III |
| that conceals an automobile's headlamps when they | | | | A Mazda 323F |
| are not in use. Depending on the design, the | | | | Opel GT |
| headlamps may be mounted in a housing that rotates | | | | Dodge Charger |
| so as to sit flush with the front end as on the | | | | Volvo 480 |
| Porsche 928, may retract into the hood and/or | | | | List of cars with hidden or pop-up headlights |
| fenders as on the 19682004 Chevrolet Corvette, or | | | | Acura/Honda Integra, 19861989 |
| may be concealed behind retractable or rotating grille | | | | Acura/Honda NSX, 19902002 |
| panels as on the 1966 Dodge Charger. | | | | Alfa Romeo Montreal, 19701977 |
| Hidden headlamps first appeared on the Cord 810 in | | | | Aston Martin Lagonda, 19761989 |
| 1936. Each unit had a crank on its side of the | | | | Aston Martin Vantage Zagato Volante, 19861989 |
| dashboard, which was turned by hand when the | | | | Aston Martin Bulldog, 1980 (concept car) |
| headlamps were needed. | | | | Asna Sunfire, 1993 |
| Powered hidden headlamps were pioneered in GM's | | | | Bitter CD, 1973 |
| Buick Y-Job concept car of 1938 and were used | | | | Bitter SC, 1979 |
| briefly on Chrysler Corporation's 1942 production | | | | Bricklin SV-1, 19741976 |
| DeSoto. The feature's popularity has waxed and | | | | BMW 8 Series, 19891999 |
| waned over time. Hidden headlamps regained | | | | BMW GINA, 2008 (concept car) |
| popularity in the late 1960s, particularly in the US | | | | BMW M1, 19781981 |
| market where aerodynamic headlamps were not | | | | Buick Reatta, 19881991 |
| permitted. A relatively large variety of cars | | | | Buick Riviera, 19651969 |
| incorporated hidden headlamps in the 1970s, '80s, and | | | | Buick SkyHawk, 19821988 |
| early 1990s. Currently, hidden headlamps are out of | | | | Buick Y-Job, 1938 (concept car) |
| favour. | | | | Cadillac Eldorado, 19671968 |
| Numerous car manufacturers used hidden headlamps | | | | Chevrolet Camaro, 19671969 (optional) |
| to get around the headlight height regulation in the | | | | Chevrolet Caprice, 19681969 (optional and very rare) |
| United States, for instance Toyota exported their | | | | Chevrolet Corvette, 19632004 |
| retractable headlight version of the AE86, known | | | | Chrysler 300, 19681971 |
| domestically as the Sprinter Trueno in favour of their | | | | Chrysler Imperial, 19901993 |
| Corolla Levin as the former had higher headlamp | | | | Chrysler LeBaron, 19871992 (coupe & |
| height, enough to satisfy US regulations rather than | | | | convertible only) |
| raise body height which affected handling. | | | | Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue, 19901993 |
| US laws now permit aerodynamic headlamps, relative | | | | Chrysler New Yorker, 19761981 and 19881993 |
| to which hidden headlamps represent added cost, | | | | DeSoto, 1942 |
| weight, and complexity as well as reliability concerns | | | | De Tomaso Mangusta, 19701971 (US-spec) |
| as cars age. Internationalized ECE auto safety | | | | De Tomaso Pantera, 19711974 |
| regulations have also recently incorporated | | | | De Tomaso Guar, 19932004 |
| pedestrian-protection provisions restricting | | | | Dodge Charger, 19661970, (optional in 1971 & |
| protuberances from car bodies, making it more | | | | 1972) |
| difficult and expensive to design compliant pop-up | | | | Dodge Charger Daytona, 19691970 |
| headlamps. | | | | Dodge Daytona, 19871991 |
| The last time pop-up headlamps appeared on a | | | | Dodge Magnum, 19781979 (clear covers) |
| volume-production car was in 2004 when both the | | | | Dodge Monaco, 19721973 |
| Lotus Esprit and C5 Corvette ended production. | | | | Dodge Royal Monaco, 19761978 |
| A 1937 Cord 812 | | | | Dodge Stealth, 19911993 |
| A 1938 Buick Y-Job | | | | Dodge St. |
| A 1967 Ford Thunderbird | | | | |