I was thinking about this because I happened to be in a drugstore where I saw this orange Toyota AE86 ... pop-up headlights! Almost every cheap die-cast car I’ve had of a car with pop-up lights ...

Perhaps the most famous cars with pop-up headlights did not make our list, even if they are a defining feature, such as the Mazda MX-5 NA, Toyota AE86 Trueno ... with the lights opened, all ...

In the case of cars with pop-up (hidden until needed) headlights, they are a thing of the past due to pedestrian safety. Still, some of those cars are still out there, and pop-up headlights are cool.

That's an original factory spec AE86 Trueno with a silvertop 4AGE ... actual struts holding up the rear hatch and working pop up headlights. We're in love with this lovely piece of scale art.

I wish I had more exciting news to share and Dai echoes the same sentiment; however, it's a promising sign to see the AE86 R finally start up and see that all of the pieces are meshing well ...