which looks like a dead walleye with the lights down
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Hah, I agree. And kind of like a frog with them up. OTOH the 944 has nicely integrated pop up headlights.
I had a couple of ‘80s era Supras with good pop ups. They also had headlight sprayers which were cool. Some BMWs had headlight wipers which were even cooler. There’s something about complications related to headlights that’s just neat.
I had a ‘91 Mitsubishi Eclipse with pop-ups, and later a ‘93 Miata. I liked the pop ups on both, though I think later model Eclipses look better with the flush lights. I’m kind of indifferent between the new and old Miatas, but if they were getting rid of the pop ups, I wished they would have gone with something round to further evoke the traditional MG/Triumph roadster spirit the original intended to capture.