All The Best Cars Have Circular Headlights

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi) 01/16/2014 at 14:18 • Filed to: None

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It's science. And while modern science has brought us some pretty cool lights, like those on the new Cherokee, all the most beautiful cars use simple, circular headlights. Take for example this Cobra. The design is timeless, the car is iconic and revered.

Take a look at this BMW 507. This may be the sexiest car BMW ever made. It has circular headlights. As does this 250 GTO

Here's a few more.

Feel free to add your own.

HammerheadFistpunch > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:21

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But circular headlights were a requirement of cars in that era, that's like saying all the best Zeppelins were from the 30's. Well of course they were.

Agrajag > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:21

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Round fog lights add extra points.

Sn210 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:24

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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:25

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PROOF:

RacecaR > HammerheadFistpunch 01/16/2014 at 14:25

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Best zeppelins were from the 30's? You sure about that?

EL_ULY > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:25

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agreed...... most of the time :]

RacecaR > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:25

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Guys...GUYS!!

ttyymmnn > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:27

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Yes, yes they do.

CAR_IS_MI > RacecaR 01/16/2014 at 14:27

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See it is true!!

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > HammerheadFistpunch 01/16/2014 at 14:27

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You know the best 1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GTs are all from 1969.

CAR_IS_MI > EL_ULY 01/16/2014 at 14:27

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As with any rule, there is always an exception to the rule.

jatkat > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:27

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Proper round headlight Cherokee-

Brian, The Life of > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:27

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There are some exceptions ...

Casper > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:29

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Don't be forgetting the Z...

RacecaR > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:29

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And I'm glad the site asks before I can dismiss comments. I have hit the "x" so many times when I was actually trying to hit the star it's not funny!!

CAR_IS_MI > Brian, The Life of 01/16/2014 at 14:29

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There is always an exception to a rule.

EL_ULY > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:30

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yup

lol :]

CAR_IS_MI > Casper 01/16/2014 at 14:30

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Never forgot. I need one of those in my life.

EL_ULY > jatkat 01/16/2014 at 14:32

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niiice!

TheJWT > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:34

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spanfucker retire bitch > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:35

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I'm gonna pick nearly every modern Aston Martin to dispute your claim.

CAR_IS_MI > HammerheadFistpunch 01/16/2014 at 14:36

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For the era I posted, sure, but look at all the replies showing SO many more.

CAR_IS_MI > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 01/16/2014 at 14:36

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Actually.

Yes

CAR_IS_MI > spanfucker retire bitch 01/16/2014 at 14:38

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Yes, new Astons are very good looking, one of the few, but also, look at all the old Astons and their beautifully circular head lights.

EL_ULY > spanfucker retire bitch 01/16/2014 at 14:39

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I see you..

spanfucker retire bitch > EL_ULY 01/16/2014 at 14:42

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You've opened up a whole can of worms if you're including the projectors and lams themselves and not just the housing. Nearly every car is included by your logic.

stuttgartobsessed > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:44

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I agree with you whole heartedly. However there are some mighty fine exceptions but they are few and far between.

CAR_IS_MI > stuttgartobsessed 01/16/2014 at 14:45

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Exactly!

Textured Soy Protein > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:47

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Except for the best cars with square headlights.

Orange Exige > RacecaR 01/16/2014 at 14:50

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Beat me to it!

Orange Exige > Sn210 01/16/2014 at 14:51

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Oh yes please. All four.

Orange Exige > ttyymmnn 01/16/2014 at 14:52

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Always loved me some Mk2 GTI dual roundies as well.

Sn210 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:55

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Orange Exige > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 14:55

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Not perfect circles, but close enough!

I love round headlights and taillights.

mmmm....

ttyymmnn > Orange Exige 01/16/2014 at 14:57

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First car I ever drove was my dad's Mk1 Rabbit (not sure the year, either '82 or '83). It had square headlights, and at the time, I didn't like the round headlights. I thought they looked goofy. Age and wisdom have taken over, and I have come to appreciate the round headlights. Still like the square, but the round are somehow more iconic.

CAR_IS_MI > Orange Exige 01/16/2014 at 14:58

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I will allow this!

CobraJoe > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 15:08

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While I don't completely agree:

I do think that forcing the designers to use standard headlights forces some creativity out of them. It's tricky to design around something you have no control over, but it's also freeing because it's one part you don't have to change.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 15:18

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True.

Orange Exige > ttyymmnn 01/16/2014 at 16:07

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It's funny because I actually like the Mk1's square headlights better than their single rounds despite being a huge round headlight guy myself. They don't look bad, but they just don't look as good.
But the Mk2, I'm a bigger fan of the round headlights, particularly the double rounds. They give it a ton more character.

So basically what I'm saying here is that the GTI did headlights best in Mk1 and 2 era. I'd love to have a Mk1 Rabbit (GTI a big plus) and would consider one as my next car (still looking!) with either headlight set - I'm not that picky...

Did your dad ever pass down the Rabbit to you?
Back in the day you prolly didn't think anything of it, but now I bet you'd think it's a sweet car to have :P
Maybe if we had more tiny hatches in this country the Mk1 would be easy to forget about, but alas I can never forget it now.

ttyymmnn > Orange Exige 01/16/2014 at 16:16

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No, he didn't pass it on. I did drive the hell out of it, though. It was a 4-speed, and while it wasn't exactly high performance, it was a blast to drive. I've been driving a stick ever since (I've got an '01 Golf 5-speed now with 190k miles on it). I don't remember exactly what happened to that Mk1. He probably traded it in for something boring. When I went to grad school in 1989, I got an '88 Fox wagon (well, my dad paid for it and I paid him back over time—with interest). I put 175k miles on that, eventually replacing it with the 'o1 Golf. The Fox ended its life somewhere in Central or South America after I donated it to charity. The interior had gone to hell, but it still ran and the AC still blew cold. There was a strong design relationship between the Mk1 Rabbit and the Golf, especially at the front. I loved the two door wagon/hatch design. I wish you could get something like that today.

SpeedSix > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:27

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Counterpoint: Rotating Rectangular Headlights

Walfisch > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:28

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You are absolutely right.

Disclaimer: I used to own a 2002 bugeye, loved the car, still to this day I miss it.

PushToStart > Textured Soy Protein 01/16/2014 at 16:29

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Don't forget!

TheBaron2112 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:30

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Counterpoint.

ttyymmnn > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:31

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Ribbit!

bhardoin > Casper 01/16/2014 at 16:31

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I love that on these posts I can count on either you or Ghost to have already commented something like this for me. haha

MIATAAAA > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:33

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CAR_IS_MI > MIATAAAA 01/16/2014 at 16:34

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Exactly

Tom McParland > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:34

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And if they don't already have round lights... any car is made better by the addition of said lights. :)

CAR_IS_MI > Tom McParland 01/16/2014 at 16:35

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Preach!

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:35

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ME TOO! MEEEE TOOOOOO!

CAR_IS_MI > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/16/2014 at 16:37

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Weellll...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:38

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Vehicles that are meant to have round headlights but are fitted with square headlights: THE DEVIL

deekster_caddy > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:43

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Not so much that it's automatically a great car, but.. well. Maybe it is. I love it, anyway.

davedave1111 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:45

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Are you sure about that?

Proper square headlights are awesome - like a little row of baguette-cut diamonds on that Alfa.

Chairman Kaga > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:45

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Orange Exige > ttyymmnn 01/16/2014 at 16:46

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Two/Three-door hatches are definitely at a shortage now.

My dad's got a habit of buying his dad's cars and it's not uncommon to keep cars in the family so that's why I figured maybe you kept the Rabbit. Me personally, I would never buy my parents' cars because they're boring pieces of shit.

If they had a manual Mk1 on the other hand...

DatASSun > bhardoin 01/16/2014 at 16:50

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I second that motion

Anima > Orange Exige 01/16/2014 at 16:51

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The series one had fairly round headlights!

Crocket Bernet > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 16:54

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So true.

Sunray09 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 17:15

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And....you are wrong...its ok happens to me all the time...I like the aerodynamic sleekness of a hidden light until you need them at night they should be protected and hidden....and I am right...its ok it happens to me all a time...

CAR_IS_MI > Sunray09 01/16/2014 at 17:16

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Wut?

Runonsentencesandfragmentsarethewayweliketospeak.com

Sunray09 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 17:18

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If you are going to be a spelling and grammar Nazi...

CAR_IS_MI > Sunray09 01/16/2014 at 17:21

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I'll be whenever I want to be!

Sunray09 > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 17:25

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I am unable to formulate a cogent argument to the contrary.

By all means Sir...carry on. I yield the floor without malice.

CAR_IS_MI > Sunray09 01/16/2014 at 17:26

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Congratulations!

Orange Exige > Anima 01/16/2014 at 17:30

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Good call!

Don't think of the S1 as much to be honest...
It's not as realistic as the S2 (considering it's not available in the US) and it's not as absurd as the S3.
I have no doubt the S1's are still amazing cars... It started the look that defined every other Elise and Exige. Although these were well under 2000 lb o_O

CPT Speedbump > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 17:35

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I have one :D

revrseat70 > Textured Soy Protein 01/16/2014 at 17:40

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If anything... it's even

Axial > CAR_IS_MI 01/16/2014 at 22:45

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Judging by what I see in this thread, it almost feels like this should be revised to say "the best cars have sealed beam headlights."

Tony Montana > Textured Soy Protein 01/16/2014 at 22:51

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But even most of those cars with square headlights also have round headlights (F40, Countach, pre-facelift Diablo) inside their popups

CAR_IS_MI > Axial 01/16/2014 at 23:23

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Because projector type circular headlights look awkward...

Textured Soy Protein > Tony Montana 01/17/2014 at 10:58

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Countach yes, F40 and Diablo no, and actually 288 GTO yes (although the only pic I could find showing this is of a model not a real car).

Tony Montana > Textured Soy Protein 01/17/2014 at 19:15

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I stand corrected. Thank you.

wizkashifa > Textured Soy Protein 01/17/2014 at 19:34

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You have taken every car that was (is) on my wall and placed it on the internet.

wizkashifa > MIATAAAA 01/17/2014 at 19:36

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I just want to pet it. It's so cute.

wizkashifa > CobraJoe 01/17/2014 at 19:37

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I was waiting for a standard headlights post. The restorods you could make with 7inch LEDs.

Rwlong > TheJWT 01/18/2014 at 22:53

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So much round!

Rwlong > CAR_IS_MI 01/18/2014 at 22:58

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Headlights, what headlights!

EStuitos > CAR_IS_MI 01/25/2014 at 12:45

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Louis Subearth > RacecaR 01/26/2014 at 14:09

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