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Everyone Says Pop-Up Headlights Were Banned, but That Is Not What Actually Happened

Few automotive features can make a parked car look as alive as pop-up headlights. Turn the switch and two neat sections of bodywork rise from the hood, pause with theatrical precision and reveal the l

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This Talking Datsun Hid a Tiny Six-Track Record Player Beneath the Dashboard

A new car speaking to its driver no longer feels remarkable. Navigation systems issue directions, safety assistants complain about lane markings and voice controls wait patiently for somebody to remem

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The Seatbelt That Chased You Across the Door Was America’s Cheaper Alternative to an Airbag

Open the door of certain 1980s or early 1990s cars and a small buckle begins travelling along the roofline. Sit down, close the door and the shoulder belt glides toward the B-pillar, hopefully passi

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One Rule Forced American Car Designers to Reuse the Same Headlights for Over 40 Years

Park a 1940s Jeep beside a Chevrolet sedan, an early Volkswagen Beetle and a British roadster, then look closely at their headlights. The surrounding bodies could hardly be more different. The glass c

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Your 1980s Sports Car May Stop Counting at 85 MPH. The Government Told It To

Open the door of an American-market performance car from the early 1980s and something may appear terribly wrong. There is the dramatic driving position, a powerful engine and perhaps a body design

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Car Touchscreens Were Supposed to Make Driving Easier. Now They’re Making Us Look Away for Half a Mile

There was a time when changing the temperature in a car took half a second. You reached down, turned a knob, and somehow civilization survived. Now, in some cars, the same job feels like openin

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5 Car Features Regulations Killed, And Why Enthusiasts Still Pay Big Money

Cars keep changing and not everyone's thrilled about it. Automakers used to build whatever they wanted. Now there are rules for everything. Emissions, noise, safety, design, all of it. The EPA say

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Car Enthusiasts Name the Worst American Cars Ever Made

America's built some incredible cars over the years, but let's be honest - not everything that rolled off the assembly line was a winner. Some were downright terrible. Car enthusiasts were ask

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The End of an Era: Why Pop-Up Headlights Were Discontinued on Cars

For anyone who grew up in the ’80s or early ’90s, pop-up headlights were peak cool. They showed up on everything — exotic supercars, oddball sports coupes, even perfectly normal fami

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Quirky Car Features That Didn't Stand the Test of Time

Remember when cars had ashtrays or when everyone bragged about their new CD player? Well, the car world has always had its fair share of quirky features—some cool in their day, and others... wel

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