Pop-up headlights. There’s not a single gearhead that doesn’t love them and believe it or not, they date back to the mid 1930s, when they were first used on the Cord 810 for aerodynamic purposes. However, the last pair of modern pop-up headlights we can remember were those featured by the 2004 Chevy C5 Corvette, but what about a Nissan R34 GT-R with such headlights?

Bring back the pop-up headlights…but just for some cars

Khyzyl Saleem wanted to see what a R34 GT-R would look like with pop-up headlights and the result is, well, polarizing to say the least.

While his render looks pretty neat with the lids closed, once they’re open, the overall appearance shifts from bad ass to sleepy. Really, the GT-R with the headlights up looks like it had a very long, party-ridden weekend and just reported late for work on Monday.

As signalled by some of Khyzyl’s followers on Facebook, the new set of headlights looks inspired by the Isuzu Impulse (aka Piazza in Australia), the rear-wheel-drive liftback coupé sports car built by Isuzu between 1981 and 1993.

Elsewhere, the R34 GT-R pictured here gets the full Khyzyl treatment and pop-up headlights aside, it looks like the JDM delight some of us have been dreaming of thanks to a body kit that’s nothing short of perfect.

Now, obviously, a lot of car got the pop-up headlight treatment over the years. You’ve got the 1989 Honda Accord, BMW 8 Series (E31), BMW M1, Ferrari Testarossa, Lamborghini Countach, Mazda Miata, Lotus Esprit, Porsche 944, the aforementioned C5 Corvette, and, of course, the undersigned’s childhood obsession from the nineties, the Ford Probe.

Speaking of which, what’s your favorite car with pop-up headlights?