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Originally Posted by Tobra View Post
Aerodynamics happened to them
Pop up headlights originate because of US rules one minimum headlight height, lots of foreign cars with lower front ends, addressed the issue with pop up headlights.

Example - Ferrari Daytona, smooth front Euro, pop ups USA.

The USA raised the front bumper height, and this did away with many new cars with pop up headlights, the USA raised it even further, and this completely did them in.
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