Pop-up headlights can certainly make an impression when a classic vehicle rolls up, but which car actually sported the now-retro feature first?

A pristine 1991 Ferrari Testarossa, finished in classic Rosso Corsa and showing just 20,000 miles, has surfaced for sale on Bring a Trailer, offering collectors a rare chance to acquire one of the ...

Sold by Agostini toys, an Italian company, the Testarossa Junior came with a radio, functioning pop-up headlights (!), radial tires, and a real Momo steering wheel.

The Testarossa quickly became the automotive symbol of a whole decade among exotic cars, and has remained such nearly 40 years after its debut.

Some of the notable cars in the video include an Acura NSX, Mazda FD RX-7, a Ferrari Testarossa, and (of course) a Mazda Miata. A full list of the cars flexing their headlight motors can be found ...

Ferrari won an important legal battle this week, when the European Union’s General Court agreed to return the rights to the “Testarossa” trademark to the automaker. Ferrari had been stripped ...

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It keeps the original’s pop-up headlights, pillar-mounted mirror, and side strakes, design cues that defined the Testarossa.

A brief history of the Ferrari Testarossa, including the 512 TR and F512 M along with some fun facts, buying tips, recent auctions, and tons of stories about the iconic Italian supercar.

The Testarossa has been listed up for sale through Goo Net, a Japanese auction site and has only been driven some 13,000 km (~8,000 miles) since leaving the Ferrari factory.

Still, the Testarossa remains one of the most impressive pop-up headlights car ever made, one that doesn't look weird like the BMW 8 Series or scary as the Dodge Charger.

But I have eyes and was born in the 1980s, so I have a deep and abiding love for the 12-cylinder Testarossa and its aggressive side strakes, pop up headlights, gated manual and swooping curves.