Pop-up headlights are among the greatest car innovations EVER! You know we love ‘em - we wrote a hit song about them! But not all hidden headlamps are created equal. This list features the first, the last, and the most important pop-up headlights of all time. And we've got a big ol' honorable mention list, too
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Once I pulled into a parking space and put down the headlights and a little 5 year old boy screamed, "Whooooooa!" That honest reaction, more than anything else, made me proud of my car.
I think that was all of us the first time we saw it lol
My car has pop-ups, yet I still get excited every time I see another car with pop-ups.
No Doubt brother, and that’s the best feeling ever!! Not gonna lie I love women, and it’s cool whenever they notice and like ya car, but there’s nothing like seeing how excited a little kid gets whenever they see something new to them their eyes light up and they’ll smile from ear to ear
Pop Pop Pop POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIIIIIGHTS!
What's your car?
James: Honorable mention to everything with pop up headlights. Pontiac Fiero: Happiness noise
Yea boy I'm bout to by an 88 fiero this weekend 💪💪💪
😂😂
Happiness fire*
@@alexander1485 people that buy fieros typically aren't that smart 🤷♂️
@@TheScrubmuffin69 Uhhhh, sorry but you are wrong!! As long as you fix the gas tank issue on the early models they are fun cars.
8:09 is probably the best editing idea I’ve ever seen. I’m still dying.
True
BRO LMAOOOO THANK YOU!! i was working with this on the background, so i miss some ocasional visual jokes, thanks for saying that i went back and it CRACKED ME THE FUCK UP
As a C4 owner I can confirm it has the best pop ups ever, the twirl is the smoothest thing ever
careful you don't see the dodge detonator.
Do you have a ZR1
yeah i fucking love lights on my 85, might be my favorite part of the car.
one of the reasons why I'm trying to get one!
Massive respect. I knew I was right about those vettes having the best pop ups
James: sometimes the miata isn't always the answer Miata: are you challenging my superiority
Yes, yes he is
Jacob Kelly pfft, superiority
@340bärgarN lol yea let me hook up my 24 foot trailer to my miata too get me some lumber
James... We are here to fight you in the comments. Miata...
Miatas are JUST Great for trackdays and summer cruises. I live in norway, we have very limited syn and heat and we dont really have thst many tracks, that is why i personally believe that Miatas are overrated as f*ck
"it's like if Japan made a Corvette" I have never in my life heard the FD's body styling described so accurately
The c5 copied the FD
@@Anko88888 I wasn't saying Chevy copied Mazda or vice versa dude I just said they look alike.
@@Anko88888 lol how is that?
Or if the Japanese made an e-type
what did you say
What actually got me into cars with pop up headlights was a meme that had a Miata with the entire hood as one giant pop up headlight and the description was something like "The guy behind me at night."
i know exactly what meme you’re talking about 🤪
I got traumatic memories of miata memes… i ended up buying one and became a miata myself
James: number 1 Miata: my time to shine James: Corvette Miata:
Almost every time James say how much he loves his job and he loves us for it his voice breaks. James we love you too.
g
NSX: “AM I A JOKE TO YOU”
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT!
I WAS THINKING THAT. ALSO THE F40 BTW
NSX for sure
Best me to it haha
Think he says it in the hms
NSX: “Am I nothing to you?”
My thoughts exactly, those lights are super thin. They're like half the height of a C5 Vette light
I wanted to rebuild my RX7 FC to a NSX style headlight setup. Never got around to it though.
i was thinking about the same car, the 90s HONDA NSX!!! one of the best cars ever!!
I was just waiting for the NSX
James getting emotional at the end. I like it. Thanks for the shoutout to my 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT, black and tan, with the pop up headlights.🏎
Whoever edited this video, the part at 5:26 when he says "pop up" but instead of his hand popping up his body went sideways, I appreciated it. Thanks for that.
Bradley Dillingham u needed to watch his hand
NSX: *beats out ferrari* *didnt get to the list* NSX: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (angry vtec noises)
neither did Ferrari
All the way with you bro, Where is the Legendary Honda NSX, it beats most of the cars on the list.
8:09 Best editing I've ever encountered 😂😂😂
true
I'm so happy to see the Cord, the 928 and the Lagonda on your list. They are all legitimately ground-breaking. And I had forgotten about the M1. Car and Driver loved that car.
The 65 clamshell Buick riviera is my favorite pop up headlights
@@cornholio329 That’s one of the greatest American cars ever.
Miata: Am I a joke to you? James: Yes. *sad miata noises*
bannablitz247 cries in Miata
😪😭😭
And why does a Miata have pop-ups? Because there were copying the late sixties Lotus Elan.
cries in pop-up headlights
Cries in Zach’s Miata
8:09 you guys have the best editors in the business I'm 100% convinced
That was some sick Dance, Dance, Jamesvolution. Just needs some eurobeat
you're just now figuring this out?
lol it’s one of the most common editing techniques, it’s on a lot of cheap editing softwares
The face is just pen tooled and then set to move at the right time frame so that it matches up perfectly.
@@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb yk your stuff bro
Yep, the 63 vette is certainly a looker. I particularly like the split rear window. Don't know what has happened to car styling over the years. Classic cars are so much easier on the eye than some of the monstrosities cutting about today.
I've said the exact same thing
5th gen Celica was always my favorite and I Managed to snag up a 1992 Celica two years ago, almost done the restoration too! Love this video keep it up guys!
Ooh. I'm sure you'll appreciate this one: Toyota 2000GT. It's such a beautiful machine. What a car.
M : agree! 2000 GT deserves to be in the list.
Preach
xD Wx: I swear! It’s such a pretty car!
M : Totally agreed. Otherwise, I would not have bought both ST18X and ST20X Celica and kept for many years! See my KZhead Video: kzhead.info/sun/ldKjqZV8mYd_iIE/bejne.html
"sometimes miata isn't the answer" *laughs while attaching trailer hitch to my miata*
Reed Farrell “watch me”
I saw a dude once with a miata that had ponies all over it go to home depot and he just kinda put potting soil on top of his trunk like it was the bed of a pickup truck
@@Revoxem If you need to get something big from Home Depot, they rent small trucks for a very reasonable price, at least the one by me does. I know from experience, I had a NA Miata as my only car for about 5 years.
I have 3 of them and people are amazed what i can transport sometimes
@@TheAdatto sell me one 👀
Always great content! The late 60's dodge charger and chevy camaro had great pop up head light doors as well. Great Video!
The C4 tumble pop up headlights are amazing. All pop up headlights should roll baby!
What my non-car friends hear when I start talking about cars: 15:44
u got dat right
that segment right there is a mood
I got an add that was in Spanish 🤣
Lol an ad played XD
@@WscMetro same
James: "The Miata isn't in this video." Also James: shows a Miata at the beginning of the video. Me: sad Miata fanboi noises.
The Miata is 100% the poster car for pop-ups!
Did u see the end of the video?
I'm not a miata fan but how does technology off Mazda rx-7 dismiss the popularity of the miata as an economy car and the cult following that the rx-7 doesn't have. #morepowermeansmoremoneywithlessclass
So you mean sad minecraft villager sounds
I've got a Pontiac Firebird with pop ups- love it so much
Thank you, James, for making the most important car related video in the history of car related vidoeos in the universe!!!!!! Pop-up headlights are the coolest thing to be included in car designs EVERRRRRRR!!!! And You will have my eternal gratitude for that. Also, you proved to be the COOLEST Donut presenter in the face of the universe!!!
Starion: Goes racing Headlights: Add drag Mitsibushi: STYLE POINTS ARE GREATER THAN SPEED
Loved the starion/conquest
@@ganzo86 facts i'm so hype that they added it on the list man i love them engines on the starion/conquest
Every Ricer ever... YES!
lol. I have a tab open rn looking for one.
@@heyitsdurancitooo5212 you could turn up the boost on that thing and the engine would take it like a champ.
Most iconic popup headlights for me, 87 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si, they were everywhere when i was a kid lol
I had one too, a red one and I thought it was the sexiest cars ever at the time! When I got out of my Prelude I felt like a supermodel with that perfect fan blown hair! I loved that car!
Same for me god bless
That was my first car. Like most, I regret ever letting it go.
Me too
Ah, a man of culture I see!
One of the most important rules to make a video about best pop-up headlinghts is show the headlights poping-up
Honestly one of my favorite things about my c4. It NEVER gets old🥰🥰
Everyone:popups increase drag Pop up cars: haha headlights go flip flap
agreed
When they are up
@@billymorgan7717 don't speed at night = double the safety!
"Pop-ups are just like my dad, they disapeared, and never came back" - someone 2020
GHØST he disappeared in his 94 trans am going to the store for lottery tickets 😭
That was deep and sad and I'm sorry for you
But you have an amazing relationship with your mum as a result (better than my relationship with my mum anyways)
James -2029
James -2020
Testarossas have my favorite pop-up up and down headlights
the Tim and Eric-esque editing of this channel is why I keep coming back honestly
James: "The Toyota triplets, AE86, Celica, and Supra" Toyota MR2: Am I a joke to you...?
Tiny Star fr
Seriously
It should've been MR2 instead of AE86...
Tiny Star: Toyota 2000gt: Am i a joke to you?
@@alexander1485 more beautiful too imo.
Disappointed a little - was expecting to see the NSX somewhere :D
I agree with you . I was like has to be the Acura Nsx . :(
And the 2000gt
Spicy Mochi I agree cause there was another car if anybody grew up in the 60’s there was the Opel GT and they had rounded pop up headlights.
Was expecting it to be the first place actually.
yeah, NSX and the Testarossa
i own a 1986 c4 corvette and personally when my little guy hits that summer salt spin it brings me joy
My first car was a champagne pink Ford probe with pop-up up and down headlights love you guys keep up the great work
14:55 Excuse me James, Miata’s can go to Home Depot and bring back something. Open the top and the sky is the limit.
You can probably fit a ratchet set in there or something... ;) Just kidding, Love the Miata. :)
The curbside pickup at my local home depot can vouch for this.
There is nothing better then the looks I get putting a bunch of 2x4s in my race spec miata, roll bar is perfect to tie down lumber!
📠
i want terry crews to scream "pop up and down headlights" like hes in an old spice comercial
With the pecs going !
@@deejeh9494 With his pecs wired to the headlights. Like his muscle drum solo.
POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIIIIIIGHTS!
My biggest memory of pop ups is those corvettes that had em. I remember when I was like 6 I saw them absolutely all around town and they were more common than the non pop ups somehow. Interesting to think back on how different the streets are nowadays, hearing my dad say he used to see Supras on the daily is crazy to think about.
In high school, late 90s, I had a Nissan pulsar NX. Loved that car with its pop up and down headlights!
The C4 has the coolest pop up’s for the corvette with the spin that it does
It could have been so lazy and go up not twirl
Exactly
I giggle everytime I use it
8:09 most underrated edit
It was godly
Dude I tapped it and found an ad
the final face pose had me absolutely dead, damn that was epic!! lolll
Oh
fr
I’d love to see these come back. One thing that I think would be great would relocating the locations. Imagine instead of it being in the front it was located further back like mid hood. That’s give the intake plenty of room for air scoopin! Or you could have lights that don’t up up like how these do but have them open up and the metal above them folds may King Bc a triangle kind of shape with the body. I’d love to see that.
Except they absolutely murder the everliving FUCK out of any pedestrians unlucky enough to be in collisions with cars with them, but suuure..... Go on...
I had 2 cars with pop up, up and down lights an 89 Prelude and a 96 Probe GT and I loved them. I used to flip the switch on/off to get them out of sync to mess with people.
Me: “where’s the firebird?” James: “#1... Corvette” Me: ...oh yeah...
Corvette C5 was and the lotus espirt were the last cars to have pop ups
@@masterhybrid16 I believe you mean the C5 Corvette. C6 was the first generation to have fixed headlights.
Third gen firebird has my favorite pop up headlights of all time
@@Clydeisms I own a 4th gen WS6. I love those headlights. They just fit the the car so perfectly.
@@jonotto1997 Yeah! As an 83 firebird owner I might be a little biased lol
So he's totally going to ignore the mad roly-poly popups on the Opel GT?
I was thinking the same thing.
I'd be more concerned about the iconic f40 not getting a mention
@@MASSIVEsock true, but they're not exactly unique to the F40, they were like many of the other high performance race cars of the time.
Frog eye flip over head lights.
Same here... FLIPY FLOPY HEADLIIIGHTS
Brother , I’m sure you realize, there is a huge need for a pop up , up and down headlight song remix !!! I personally can not die a happy man unless this legendary song is revisited !! Please make this happen, it’s for the greater good of man kind , thank you .
Always loved the way the 928 headlights came up.
Yep , I had one for 1 glorious, epic summer ...😊 still puts a smile on my face when I think about it 😉👍💯
Me awaiting final car: “please F40 please F40 please F40... oh Corvette works to, I’m good with that”
Outlawed XJ tbh it should have gone to the f40 or the stratos
I thought about the 91 NSX
Shoulda been the plymouth superbird
You people don't understand, he chose the Corvette because of it's long loyalty for Pop-Up Headlights, it's the brand that has used it the most years out of all of them (50 freaking years), and also the last one to have them before they got banned...
@@MiguelMedV well the Corvette being the last car with pop ups is not too true now right? I mean there is another modern car with pop up headlights now
Me watching this video with my Miata: "He didn't mean that, buddy, you're always the answer for me, even for going to home depot."
*sad Miata noises*
Fried Turkey 🦃 there there title be ok
My miata is crying out all her blinker fluid because it wasn't on the list
it's ok Miata, your pop-up cousin is here to take you to home depo in its massive hatchback
Love u 2 brother. Ur channel has helped me thru alot of hard times. So my thanks is to alll u guys. I think I might have an idea for y'all and feel free to take it .. but like u should do reviews or show u reacting to funny car videos and memes .
Man, such a good vid, love you
when james was about to reveal the last car; me: C5 corvette james: EVERY corvette me: i still call that a win.
Cuore Sportivo yeah my c4 got recognized
2004 FTW.
The C4 is the only car with rolling headlights, kunda bummed he didn't show that since it so unique.
is was waiting for the c5. almost yelled when i thought it wasnt on the list
@@DanielChristiansen midyear corvettes also had rolling headlights
I was was watching like “what about the Corvette?! The c4 lights do a damn backflip!!!” Then it was #1!! Completely satisfied 80s-90s car fanatic.
had a '89 ... loved the flip over lights! miss that car!
Love my ‘88. The headlights are one of my favorite parts.
@@rigjockey67 yep it was cool the c4
One thing I kinda wonder if headlights you see on late 60's GTOs, Camaros and Chargers would also count. They technically work in a similar fashion, but are just hidden differently (as part of the grille instead of part of the body). I think headlights like that do deserve a honourable mention too due to their different approach to the same mechanism (minus the ERRRRR DYNAMICS benefit but big plus for the looks).
I like the idea of a car being designed around not even having visible headlights by default
I currently own a 1993 st184. It’s a wrc trophy with a 2.2L 4cyl. Love the little 5s-fe
MITSUBISHI 3000gt: Am i a joke to you?;( *sadly active aeros*
Favourite gen
Trash car
Great car with cool tech which was ahead of its time! Too bad it was too heavy
The fact that it still 'aeros' is an achievement
@@WaffenSSaregods its because u never drove one our you probably drove a dodge stealth xd 3000gt is the best jdm car
Me: waiting for the song to come on this video James: no
Boom!! My thoughts exactly. “I’ve got a fevah, and the only thing that’s gonna cure it, is more cowbe... uh, I mean Pop Up, Up & Down Headlights!!”
guys when h showed the space boy intro i got shivers down my spine and goose bumps like what!
My first car was a '91 Celica GTS... The headlights were one of my favorite parts about it. That, and the 2.2L was BULLETPROOF.
James: "You might have noticed one important car missing from this list" Me: Obviously the F40. James: "Chevy Corvette" Me: .....
F40 & Countach shouldn’t be on the list because both of them already have faux-headlights that look like the main headlights until the pop-ups are raised.
Hahaha totally what I did
Nope, I got it right. The F40 was an iconic car, but it doesn't have the legacy or influence of the Corvette. If the Corvette hadn't been on this list, it would have been inaccurate.
One hit Wonder
The f40 isn't on the list, but he mentioned it
#10: Toyota Celica Scotty Kilmer: *Makes happy noises*
Zhuo Torres REV UP YOUR ENGINES
We did it boys 😎😎
Still have my 88 alltrac. Bought in 2003. Ill die with it
@@_-_-936 IT'S TIME FOR THE SCOTTY KILMER SHOW
Yo Donut Media,l really enjoy ur videos its a clash between funny and really well... Enjoyable
Just love the Trueno HACHIROKU and Rx7 so so much...pop up headlights rox
James : *doesn't include the F40* *Sad F40 sounds *
They don't mention Ferrari that much
Erika from Kuromorimine they might get sued bc ferrari's a b*tch
@@866Infernus it's so funny that both your usernames are related to german tanks lol But yea, Ferrari is kinda...eh...sensitive...
It was in the video in some form?
@@866Infernus yep, Ferrari needs to get their act right when it comes to social media, the worst thing is when you see people who work for them and they not only want, but try to make jokes and get with the fans (Charles Lecrerc using a Banana outfit), it's pretty sad that they prefer their higher tower of boring seriousness instead of their fans and people who like the cars they make Also, nice pfp fren :)
James: "the corvette has been made continuously since 1953..." 1983: "Am I a joke to you?"
Hey man, I think they were making them, just not selling them.
yes
Hey, they made 1 Corvette in '83
Why weren't any made in 1983?
@@chrism1106I believe it had to do with the change from 3rd to fourth generation.
Have got to love the z31 300zx popups!
They are just half popups for no reason than to be cool
12:10 “and… a set of pop up-ass-headlights”. 😂 frigin love ya bro
there's nothing quite like Takimu hiding his headlights in Initial D.
*silence* *Pop-up motor sounds* *FOREVEEEEER TOGETHEEEEER*
correction : Takumi
Temuki Fiduwasa*
tauakeimai fuajrujew
Ferrari F40 and Honda/Acura NSX: “Are we a joke to you?”
Joey Jennette exactly.. was expecting one of them at n1
Joey Jennette yes waiting for a ferrari but he didnt include ferrari to his list sad😞 there are so many pop-up headlights in ferrari like F40, 288 gto, 328, 308 etc.
He probably said it in honorable mentions
FIERO GT BOIIIII
@@vvcarvlog2708 355😍😍
Your dream about driving Diablo’s with the boys killed me 😂 my coworker asked my I was laughing so hard!
“Any car on this list” James - THE BEST LOOKING CAR IN MY OPINION
well it's pop up headlights so can't really blame him
James is losing weight👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Shakeel yeah man, we all hope he keeps going.
Yeah..after the heart attack..annndd the sponsorship from NOS is gone too
@@pulkinpulman2028 it probably helped him be symptomatic enough to go get checked. May have saved his life. At least he didn't have a massive heart attack. Nos should sponsor them again.
Only person to lose weight during the stay at home orders.
James Rogers No, NOS ain't save him
To me the coolest pop up lights on the Corvette is the C-4’s with the way they come up and then spin around!👍👍
Nice list. The BMW 8 series has some sweet headlights.
Ferrari F40: “am I a joke to you?”
That's what I was gonna say !!!! 💯 #ferrari #f40
@@V23REN same bro
We are same 😐
@@toolazy9534 BMW 8 Series: "Am I a joke to you too"
Yes
Anybody else just randomly have the “POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIIIIIIIIGHTS” song playing in their head throughout the day??? No??? Ok
anytime i see/think of a car with pop up up and down headliiiights
Yea
I have in my yard a project gen 3 firebird with the pop ups and have been at it for months, can't wait to see the end results
I just wanted to shout out the Buick reatta, that CRT display and beautiful backlights, chefs kiss
The Corvette Stingray 1969 is the epitome of beauty, at least in my mind. They're just beautiful...
I think you meant to say the C4 lol
@@michaelwhitehead4446 Shhhhhh dont mention the c4,we gotta keep the values down so that we can buy those beautiful machines for cheap 🤫😉
Michael Whitehead my opinion 1. C3 2. C2 3. C7 4. C1 5. C6 6. C8 7. C4 I like all vettes though
@@tennesseecurtiss5741 uhhh where's the C5?
@@youngbull904 Hah, true!
Wife on the phone: I really like this car Me: Does it have Pop Up Up And Down Headlights? Wife on the phone: What do you mean Me:........uncultured. -Click-
James, 11:58 you can draw the Cybertruck.
The 928 was always my favorite Porsche. Love the pop-up headlights.
I do wish you would have showed how the C4 had the cool flip up headlights but I was stoked to see the corvette make the first spot. Definitely subbing
The F40 is literally a top 3 car for me behind only two Ford GTs (1966 and 2017) and I am so surprised it didn't make this list.
When the F40 has its pop ups up it looks fugly though
I was 100% expecting this video to start with the "POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS" song on full blast, i'm disappointed! 😂
Was probably an oversight.
You sir, are awesome. And now I need a car with pop up headlights!
Love the editing
When is pop up headlights coming to Spotify
Dont forget the remix roll up up and down headlights that needs to come too
@@kaydenupshaw2401 hideaway up and down left and right headlights
8:08 KZhead editing has reached its peak.
My brother owned a SA22 (FB) back in the day and the FC became my all time favorite car and my dream car and I ended up owning 2 S4 FC's. The FC has my favorite pop ups of all time as well, can't wait to own a few more again, except one will be a stock GXL, then a T2, and of course highly modified 20b or 26b eventually.
Hey, I have a white Celica with Pop-ups in my neighborhood and I love it!
I was whispering to myself “corvette, corvette, corvette, corvette” when u were hyping up #1 and then I screamed when u said it
*Happy American noises*
"Pop up drift party" is the best thing James has ever said. God I need to buy a 180sx or an ae86
honestly. good luck with that. in a few years you'll be more likely to run over an unicorn. .. so get to it.
the good old days of the vacuum powered pop up lights on the Vettes, which would drop down on long hard acceleration. But the 2nd Gen RX-7s had an awesome feature of being able to "flash your brights" through lenses in the front with out raising the lights.
I want you guys to succeed more than you have so badly I just watch every video you have now repeatedly and try to comment every time. Thanks so much for what you do.