Over the years, decades, heck since the beginning of the 20th century, car design has changed and evolved quite a bit. A lot of original car features have disappeared through the years, and some of those changes were probably for the best because some were downright ridiculous. Others on the other hand, some car features common on once classic cars still appear today. You may even be surprised to know some of the new-age designs we’re seeing now are just copies of old features that fizzled out before they became popular.

Round Headlights

Today, round headlights are definitely not as common as they were previous to the ‘80s. Most headlights are square or slanted, and that design looks pretty neat. Look at the Dodge Charger for instance; although a sedan, the slanted headlights and front fascia really make the car look like more of a muscle car. However, the Dodge Challenger still keeps its round headlights in pretty much all of its trims, and the look is as iconic as the name itself. With the new Dodge Challenger T/A coming back for 2017, that’s a double-whammy: a classic car with classic features.

Automatic Headlights

Surprise! Didn’t think this was a classic feature, eh? Yeah, automatic headlights were introduced by General Motors in the ‘60s, but they didn’t work that well. The lights were temperamental and inconvenient most of the time, so they pittered out until technology became more refined and such a system could work without fail. Now that vehicles are basically run by computers and have sensors, automatic headlights have been redesigned and work effectively; aside from sensing daylight, the headlights also turn on in dimly lit areas such as tunnels and parking garages.

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