The Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Last Fifty Years.

[N2NH]

The 50 ugliest cars of the last half century according to a list compiled by BusinessWeek (Slideshow).


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.

Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years (http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1028_50_ugliest_cars_of_past_50_years/1.htm)

http://i53.tinypic.com/ju7cr7.jpg

[KG4CGC]

:clap::clap::clap:

[W3MIV]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, too, with its opposite.

[W1GUH]

According to the late Tom McCahill, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McCahill) the absolute winner is the Citreon 2CV...

http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/stories/world/motoring/citroen-2cv.jpg

[suddenseer]

I owned one of those. I disagree with the super Italian sports car that look like its going 200 mph parked. I test drove a chevy avalanche. damn near bought it.

[KG4CGC]

I owned one of those. I disagree with the super Italian sports car that look like its going 200 mph parked. I test drove a chevy avalanche. damn near bought it.
Yeah, that is a pretty popular truck and many GM trucks use the same basic design. They chose one with the stock wheel option for the article.

[WA4TM]

Winner of what?? The ugly contest?? :mrgreen:



According to the late Tom McCahill, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McCahill) the absolute winner is the Citreon 2CV...

http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/stories/world/motoring/citroen-2cv.jpg

[W1GUH]

Winner of what?? The ugly contest?? :mrgreen:

Yep. Featured as such on the cover of Popular Mechanics, sometime in the 60's.

[KG4CGC]

The Chevy Citation and Pontiac Phoenix were not included and MOST DEFINITELY should have been. Not just from a looks standpoint but from an ugly engineering aspect as well.
ETA: I forgot to add the Oldsmobile Omega that was the Olds version of those same two above.

[W1GUH]

And, of course, the ubiquitous Post Office trucks just gotta get at least honorable mention.

[kc7jty]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/1978_AMC_Gremlin_b-fl.jpg/800px-1978_AMC_Gremlin_b-fl.jpg

[KG4CGC]

http://listoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/01/10-ugliest-cars-ever-made.html
Couple of unmentioned ones here.

[WØTKX]

http://www.drifting.com/forums/attachments/general-chat-drifting-discussion-news-and-site-updates/5444d1091068978-ugly-car-photo-contest-free-shirt-drifting-com-jhhh.bmp

[NQ6U]

A Deux Cheveaux may have been ugly, but it was a cool little car designed to fill many different needs, extremely rugged and designed to get you where you're going even in adverse conditions. An old friend of mine was a huge fan of those cars and had a bunch of them over the years. He could take one apart and reassemble it in a day and knew them down to the last bolt and lock washer.

One time were were driving back to San Francisco from Sacramento with a large quantity of a certain unapproved herbal supplement when we got a flat. Of course, the spare was no good either; things could have gotten hairy but my buddy wasn't fazed one bit. He rearranged the load (including me), took off the wheel with flat tire and drove on three wheels to the nearest gas station. We were safely on our way again within the hour.

[W1GUH]

And you can illuminate the treetops with the adjustable headlights.

[KG4CGC]

A Deux Cheveaux may have been ugly, but it was a cool little car designed to fill many different needs, extremely rugged and designed to get you where you're going even in adverse conditions. An old friend of mine was a huge fan of those cars and had a bunch of them over the years. He could take one apart and reassemble it in a day and knew them down to the last bolt and lock washer.

One time were were driving back to San Francisco from Sacramento with a large quantity of a certain unapproved herbal supplement when we got a flat. Of course, the spare was no good either; things could have gotten hairy but my buddy wasn't fazed one bit. He rearranged the load (including me), took off the wheel with flat tire and drove on three wheels to the nearest gas station. We were safely on our way again within the hour.
Now THAT! That is a trick.

[W1GUH]

Wonder what the CHP would say about that today?

[KG4CGC]

http://www.ucapusa.com/oneadmin/photogallery/home.slidshow.php?category_id=104&parent_id=104&photo_id=3427&pageaction=slideshowplay&start=

ETA: http://www.ucapusa.com/oneadmin/photogallery/home.slidshow.php?category_id=104&parent_id=104&photo_id=2217&pageaction=slideshowplay&start=

[kc7jty]

The Corvair and Vega were POSs but that doesn't make them ugly from a visual perspective.

[KI6LWI]

I can't believe they put the El Camino, DeLorean, Prowler, Avalanche (they could stand to lose the fugly plastic though...), BMW 7 series, and Enzo in there, but left out the Scion XB, Toyota Yaris, Nissan Juke, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Chevy Aveo, etc...

[PA5COR]

I resent that, i had one, and lots of fun with it ;)
Specially when replaced the engine with a Citroen Visa engine, then i had the fastest 2CV6 in the Netherlands, doing 100 miles an hour flat out.
:)


According to the late Tom McCahill, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McCahill) the absolute winner is the Citreon 2CV...

http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/stories/world/motoring/citroen-2cv.jpg

[WX7P]

I resent that, i had one, and lots of fun with it ;)
Specially when replaced the engine with a Citroen Visa engine, then i had the fastest 2CV6 in the Netherlands, doing 100 miles an hour flat out.
:)

How did you fit into that thing?

[PA5COR]

It has an open roof ;)
Seriously, there was more headroom for my 7 feet in that ugly duck as we call them here, as in many US 6/8 cylinder cars i owned.....
Driving was fun, i even got it to cornering on 2 wheels around sharp bends or the city ;) you really had to try hard to do that with the suspention of that car.
You simply could replace everything with a basic set of tools.
Same colour as in the picture....



How did you fit into that thing?

[N9FE]

Nash had the most fugly upsidedown bathtub lookin, Can't tell the front from the back cars on the road.

[W1GUH]

And...the 2CV had a centrifugal clutch

Tom McCahill Tests
The World's Ugliest Car (http://www.citrobe.org/2cvugl.htm)

Mr. McCahill was always a great read.

[W1GUH]

Nash had the most fugly upsidedown bathtub lookin, Can't tell the front from the back cars on the road.

Oink Oink

But the were built like a tank. Gas Tank, Oil Tank, Water Tank.

[WA4TM]

Yep, I grew up reading his stuff in MI,, got my a$$ in trouble several times using some of his lines at the wrong time!!!:mrgreen:



And...the 2CV had a centrifugal clutch

Tom McCahill Tests
The World's Ugliest Car (http://www.citrobe.org/2cvugl.htm)

Mr. McCahill was always a great read.

[W1GUH]

Remember when he was asked if it's more expensive to get hit in the front end or the rear?

He replied that it depends on whether you're a boy or a girl!

[WV6Z]

Okay, so how is it that this didn't win top marks for UPS (Ugly Piece of Shit)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Robin

[WA4TM]

It's a damn shame that got left out... It sure deserved a mention at least!!:lol:


Okay, so how is it that this didn't win top marks for UPS (Ugly Piece of Shit)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Robin

[WV6Z]

I recall their being like a pox on city streets back in the UK...... minor bump up, roll over..... Gran breaks a bit to hard...... roll over........ fart near one, sit on the fender and simply for no apparent reason, yeah, you guessed it. They can be pretty good for laughs though.....


http://youtu.be/QQh56geU0X8

[WV6Z]

Oh and this obviously makes it the best choice...... battle over....... game won.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20

[W1GUH]

Then there's the King Midget (http://minutia-microcarsminicars.blogspot.com/2008/07/king-midget-pint-sized-royalty.html):

http://bp1.blogger.com/_HVhWEd7g-h4/SHYMpRvQxbI/AAAAAAAAAUo/TIPDRXNBgjc/s400/King+Midget+1.jpg

[N2NH]

One that they didn't have was the Cadillac Seville with the "old fashioned" rear end.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2mwa6nk.jpg

[KG4CGC]

Them is sum dumb lookin hindquarters on that there Caddy.

[KI6LWI]

How could I forget about the humpback Seville? Good call!

[NQ6U]

Them is sum dumb lookin hindquarters on that there Caddy.

I think they was trying to emulate this:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSX6TB-yJYm9Nut8XGZqvSUXY6cJPHk2hGZktcyi24egWJcEg-_lQ

Rolls Royce—classy, y'know?

[KI6LWI]

They failed. Miserably.

[NQ6U]

They failed. Miserably.

Forkin' A.

[ka4dpo]

Everyone missed this one? It was so ugly kids wouldn't ride in them.

[KG4CGC]

Everyone missed this one? It was so ugly kids wouldn't ride in them.
I knew someone who had one of those. Smart guy but a total lack of understanding with PM.

[W7XF]

Vega. Chevrolet's EPIC FAIL.

[W3WN]

Everyone missed this one? It was so ugly kids wouldn't ride in them.Wasn't the Vega the car that made the Gremlin look good by comparison?

Could have been worse, though. It wasn't a Pinto.

[KI6LWI]

I'd actually sorta like to build a V8 Vega wagon some day. Unfortunately they're extremely rare these days...

[KG4CGC]

High school friend bought a Vega that was set up for the drag strip. Two eighty something V8 and a Turbo400 tranny. The engine had a high rise manifold topped with a pair of Holley 850's connected to 4 fuel lines. He paid $800 for the whole car in 1980. Sold off the high rise, one carb and the wheelie bars and had a street car but the cam and the crank was so high that it vibrated to death just driving to school.
He just had to have it. Imagine old school 50s on the back (tires). It still had so much torque after the detune that you could squall the rubber off of them from a standing start in third gear. After realizing that it wasn't a good date car .... he unloaded it on someone who was going to build a drag car out of it.

[W1GUH]

I'd actually sorta like to build a V8 Vega wagon some day. Unfortunately they're extremely rare these days...

Saw one of them at a car show in Redondo Beach...there was also a Pinto set up the same way.

Why?

[suddenseer]

High school friend bought a Vega that was set up for the drag strip. Two eighty something V8 and a Turbo400 tranny. The engine had a high rise manifold topped with a pair of Holley 850's connected to 4 fuel lines. He paid $800 for the whole car in 1980. Sold off the high rise, one carb and the wheelie bars and had a street car but the cam and the crank was so high that it vibrated to death just driving to school.
He just had to have it. Imagine old school 50s on the back (tires). It still had so much torque after the detune that you could squall the rubber off of them from a standing start in third gear. After realizing that it wasn't a good date car .... he unloaded it on someone who was going to build a drag car out of it.
Must be me, when I read, or hear drag my mind goes elsewhere.

http://blog.reidreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/giuliani_drag11.jpg

[NQ6U]

Hey, how about the Borgward Isabella?

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTWGa7NM3H_Rfy8HzBJbN6bCoNJaK7Ys yp1fIGkSBZbmfyIXqdV

[KI6LWI]

Why?
Same reason I have an S-10 that lays frame...because I can :snicker:
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/PSYKO_Inc/Truck%20Pics/100_5345.jpg

[ka4dpo]

Same reason I have an S-10 that lays frame...because I can :snicker:
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m215/PSYKO_Inc/Truck%20Pics/100_5345.jpg

Do joo have lights in the wheel wells man?

[NQ6U]

Do joo have lights in the wheel wells man?

Joo ain't got no fuzzy dice or dingle balls, man!

[N1LAF]

Remember this one?

http://www.lovelyabandon.com/uploads/2011/04/amc_gremlin_74_2.jpg
http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/800px-amc_gremlin_mias.jpg

[suddenseer]

Remember this one?The green one is painted with "antiestablishmint green"

[W3WN]

Remember this one?

http://www.lovelyabandon.com/uploads/2011/04/amc_gremlin_74_2.jpg
http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/800px-amc_gremlin_mias.jpgDo I have to admit it?

[KI6LWI]

Do joo have lights in the wheel wells man?
Negative.

Joo ain't got no fuzzy dice or dingle balls, man!
An' den?

[NQ6U]

Joo ain't got no fuzzy dice or dingle balls, man!

An' den?

An' den joo need a leetle tiny steering wheel made out of chain, man!

[ka4dpo]

Do I have to admit it?

Please don't tell me you owned one of those butt ugly suckers.

[W7XF]

I never owned a Gremlin..... but I did own a SLIGHTLY modified Pinto...... 302 V8 and Borg Warner T-5 tranny (out of a rolled Mustang)... bolt-in fit too....ran like stink too :)

[KG4CGC]

1962 ... Impala?

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Dog%20Walk/7bb85ba1.jpg

[KI6LWI]

An' den joo need a leetle tiny steering wheel made out of chain, man!
No thanks...although I'd like to get a billet wheel at some point. Too many projects, not enough $$$

1962 ... Impala?

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Dog%20Walk/7bb85ba1.jpg
Yes, that's a '62 Impala, but it doesn't belong in this thread :stickpoke:
I think they look pretty sweet personally 8)
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l149/phatrideondubz/1962%20Impala%20Convertible/066.jpg

[KG4CGC]

but it doesn't belong in this thread
If you saw the original, you'd know why I boogered it up with photoshop.
It was kind of a rag with an outdated paint job. The rear end is kicked up in the air too.

[n3aiu]

mini Cooper = clown car

pt cruiser = elephant man = pt loser

[KG4CGC]

mini Cooper = clown car

pt cruiser = elephant man = pt loser
The first pictures of the PT Cruiser were very deceiving. I thought it was at least double the size, like the old vans of the 50s.