Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years
Considering how many new cars are rolled out every year, it's no surprise that a few might be just plain homely. There's a chance that certain styles might become fashionable with a dash of retro hip. (Well, maybe not from the 1970s.) But for the most part, the following 50 cars will never be anything but design duds.Here's the teaser:
Now go read the story that accompanies it - if you can stomach the sheer ugliness inside... Now, some of the cars included aren't really ugly IMHO - some were poorly conceived ideas, some just didn't appeal to the writers - but some are absolutely monstrosities that should only be viewed in a mirror lest ye be turned to stone.
And yes, I did own one of the vehicles on the list - guess which one!
That is all.
14 comments:
OMG I completely forgot it was Friday. I gotta find a job, STAT . . .
I'll guess you owned a Chevette - mostly because it's one of the few commonly-found models in the list, and because I had one (a '79 Scooter, the bottom-rung variant).
Given the cars of the day, I find it hard to put the Chevette firmly in the "ugly" category. It does, however, find numerous honors in "poorly designed/built" categories, which probably helps push the Chevette into the "ugly" ranks.
Actually, I can't complain too much about my Chevette. I got it for free (unassembled!). It had a number of annoying weaknesses - but they were fairly easy and cheap to repair. Once I took care of the many problems from its formerly-abuse life, it ended up being fairly dependable. However, it was clear I wouldn't be able to get rid of all of them. A leaking head gasket finally prodded me to trade it in while it was still running...
El Camino.
That is what you owned.
Or a gremlin ;)
Fiat Multipla. No competition even.
63-66 Dodge Dart is missing.
http://www.a2zracer.com/page9.html
Oh come on - hatin' on the H2. If money was no object I'd be driving the H2 pictured - bright yellow.
No sense in trying to blend in.
Urban assault vehicle - if you don't get out of my way I shall run over you.
What is wrong with that?! :-)
So many errors on that page.
Volvo 240 is the classic Euro Estate.
DeLorean DMC-12 is art! Body pannels made out of stainless steel. No paint. NO Freakin' Paint!
That Scion IQ has potential. I wonder if they'd produce a tuned version for gear heads...
But how, just how, could they forget the Reliant Robin?! That just looks like poo on 3 wheels. I guess that Bond Bug is supposed to be the uglier version.....
I'm with lord jim. I can think of FAR uglier cars than the Delorean, the Escalade, or the Volvo 240. I quite like the 240, especially one that's looks kinda beaten up.
If there is any doubt, I leave you with this Top Gear link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLW4tVGgz9o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9SBavZ9YVc
The El Camino?
Methinks they just hate rednecks.
I'm betting you had a Chitvette.
Which wasn't really ugly. Neither was the Pinto, which is my second guess.
The VW Thing was ugly, but it was cool, so the ugliness was reduced.
Even if they didn't have it as number one, they did list the ugliest car ever made: The Mustang II.
It wouldn't have been that ugly if they hadn't treated the Mustang nameplate the way Lucas treated Indiana Jones to make it.
That list lost all credibility when they included the Enzo.
The Volkswagen Thing was an attempt to bring back the Nazi-era Kubelwagen. Actually had more interior room than the Beetle, and one could remove the doors and the windscreen and go play Rat Patrol.
I'm going for the Subaru Brat, because they were all over the New England Area for all the Tree Huggers to use in College. Then when they had to get married and maintain their Liberal Elite status, many were turned in to the Volvo Dealer for the Station Wagon, so I'm guessing Jay got his off the used car lot up there.
Any of the cars that lordjim mentioned could have been replaced on the list by the Dodge Neon, an ugly car offered in ugly colors.
Heh. No one has guessed the car yet. Here's a big hint - it wasn't a *car*...
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