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    The Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Last Fifty Years.

    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

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    According to the late Tom McCahill, the absolute winner is the Citreon 2CV...

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by suddenseer View Post
    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.

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    Winner of what?? The ugly contest??


    Quote Originally Posted by W1GUH View Post
    According to the late Tom McCahill, the absolute winner is the Citreon 2CV...


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    Quote Originally Posted by WA4TM View Post
    Winner of what?? The ugly contest??
    Yep. Featured as such on the cover of Popular Mechanics, sometime in the 60's.
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    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.

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