I love the premise of the article, as I too prefer hidden fixed headlights over pop-up or rotating lights. When the headlights themselves move, there is always the potential for misalignment. I agree with many of the selections, and the '42 DeSoto, '69 Camaro RS, '65 Riv, GTO, Cougar, Charger, and Torino/Ranchero are all personal favorite cars of mine. As mentioned, the Galaxie 500 didn't have hidden headlights. They were standard on the LTD and XL(and the Country Squire wagon, too) for 1968-70, and those two cars had become separate models from the Galaxie for 1966(LTD) and 1967(XL). The '70-'71 Ranchero was the only car/truck hybrid to ever have concealed headlights, and with the Country Squire package you'd also get the woodgrain applique...very unique. A close cousin of the Torino/Ranchero that should have been mentioned was the Mercury Cyclone and Montego. I believe the hidden headlights were standard on the Cyclone GT and Montego Brougham in 1970-71, and optional on the Cyclone Spoiler.
Growing up there were a couple of hidden headlight cars in our family. Our family truckster was a 1970 Mercury Colony Park wagon with hidden headlights, green with woodgrain sides and green inside with a 429 lump under the hood. And my granddad had a 1969 Ford XL Sportsroof that I loved. Beautiful bright blue with white vinyl top and interior. The flying buttresses and hidden headlights outside and the space-age wraparound dash(with radio controls all the way to the left and thus out of reach of meddling passengers!) and "U-bar stick shift" automatic shifter were so cool! Sadly before I could get my hands on that car it was mortally wounded by the insidious dark lord of oxidation.
