Butt-Ugliest Cars Ever Made

Netscape.com ^ | 8-16-04

[sully777]

Take A Peak At Ugliest Cars Ever Made (PHOTO GALLERY)

[Included in the list are the Edsel Citation and AMC Gremlin]

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/autos/gallery.jsp?floc=g-uglycar1&gname=uglycar&gproj=u&grurl=http%3A%2F%2Fapple.netscape.com%2Fapple.adp&photo=1

[Solson]

We drove Allroads and the XC70. I loved the allroad for the acceleration but the price and the comfort and room of the XC was better.

I currently drive a Passat W8 so I really like the Audi/VW feel.

There is a used S8 around here with 60k miles on it for about $38k. I'm drooling.

[Solson]

[Xenalyte]

Oh . . . my . . . GOD. What is that? I want one of those, except I want it all rusted out and crappy so I can restore it. I'm gonna make it glossy hot pink, with a zebra interior and a chain-link steerin' wheel, and I will be even cooler than I am now (if that's possible).

[Petronski]

"...named after a parking ticket..."


That's appropriate. A fella sure would be hard pressed to use one of thsoe to commit a moving violation.

[gc4nra]

No! The Fiat 124 spider is considered a poor man's Ferrari.

[RightWhale]

Resembles the 2 door Pinto hatchback--sometimes mistaken for a really nasty-looking Gremlin.

[codyjacksmom]

Did you check this out? Brings back some really ugly memories.... LOL

[Darksheare]

I'd like a '69 Chevelle SS, with a 442 engine in it instead, and a Holley 4 barrel, with Hurst shifter...
..but with my luck I'd end up killing myself with it.

[longjack]

Renault R4. Made to compete with the Citoen 2CV. Had the shifter sticking out the middle of the dash about where the radio is.

This was around a long time, too.

longjack

[XBob]

289 - "Is that a early NASA design?"

Well, it was a 1958 Oldsmobile 'Rocket' 88/98.

[Revolting cat!]

[ValerieUSA]

This is a Peugeot? How can it be?

[XBob]

339 - "#286 - It's a BMW...No kidding."

Actually, it's not a really BMW. It was an 'Isetta', which BMW (motorcycles) bought to get into the car manufacturing business.

[Clay Moore]

Stick a sparkplug boot on the back side of the throttle cable tube between the fan shroud and engine shroud. Problem solved.

[XBob]

351 - "my girlfriend even threatened to leave if I sold it. [VW bug]
I hope there isn't an ounce of truth to that.

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It makes sense - it was rather hard, (though not impossible) for a girl to get pregnant in a VW bug.

[XBob]

Great looking car - Plymouth Prowler (yes they did sell several thousands of these in the late 90's):

[ClearBlueSky]

Range Rover! You're so SWEET to pass on the Pacer info!
I might be able to get one yet- not talking about how long it would last driving down flooded streets in this area tho! -lol

All the reasons people have for hating the Pacer are the reasons I like it. Wide base, lots of glass- no blind spots! What can I say, I like the fishtank look. Maybe it's a Pisces thing! :-P

[arasina]

May I interrupt this thread to include a photo of one of the all-time BEST looking cars IMO? :o)

[XBob]

457 - The AMC Pacer certainly was different, and I had one, which I liked and bought for exactly those reasons you mention: It had lots of space, wide as it was long, lots of viewable glass with no blind spots, easy to park (short). comfortable ride.

Biggest problems I had - 1. Too many mechanical problems, and 2. Here in Texas - toooooooo much glass - just couldn't get away from the sun inside it was like being in a hot greenhouse, even with the AC at full blast.

[XBob]

458 - I agree, the XKE jag was one of the best looking cars ever, but I liked the one with the shielded headlights, like the 1964: