just to go the other way, what do you think is the ugliest cars ever foisted upon the public by auto companies. Please limit to stock offerings, we all know that kits can go to places that defy any definition of taste. Sorry if we list one of your cars.
I'll start
71 buick riviera
60 thunderturd
Not even close man.
Try any of the new Chinese knock-offs. The early Hyundai's. Anything pre-1920. All modern Acura's, most Honda's, and most Toyota's. The PT Cruiser. The Edsel. The Aztec.
'70s Monte Carlo
Come to think of it, the '70s in general. There are actually quite a few really good looking cars from that era (some of my favorites), but the ones which went wrong went so spectacularly wrong and with such gusto and so little redeeming value that the ugliness is more than skin deep. They are ugliness incarnate.
ddavidv
SuperDork
2/28/12 5:05 p.m.
Ugliest American car:
(62 Dodge Dart)
Ugliest Japanese car (sold here):
(78 Datsun F-10)
Ugliest European car (you knew it had to be French):
(81 Renault 18i)
Javelin wrote:
Not even close man.
Try any of the new Chinese knock-offs. The early Hyundai's. Anything pre-1920. All modern Acura's, most Honda's, and most Toyota's. The PT Cruiser. The Edsel. The Aztec.
Which Hondas? Maybe new ones but the 90s weren't bad not great but not ugly.
Fiat Multipla
Nissan Cube
anything by renault, ever.
anything by Nissan in the last 5 years (Sentra, Altima Coupe, Murano VERT, Versa, JUKE, and the list goes on).
Chrysler LeBaron of the 1980s
Ford Monza of the late 1970s
speedbiu wrote:
If it's for the ugliest, the Aztek has to be it.
I do take umbrage at the Riv, though....
And the ugliest cars of its' era:
1977 AMC Matador Barcelona The only thing uglier than the outside was the Tijuana bordello interior.
Don't get me wrong, there's an appeal to this car, but as cars go, it's pretty ugly:
I'm gonna go with one of these three:
Pretty much any Chrysler K Car. Oh, and my parent's old Dodge Aspen wagon. And their first gen Toyota Van. And their current PT Cruiser. Man, they buy some ugly cars. Not sure how they missed out on the Aztek.
speedbiu wrote:
You know... an Aztek is probably the only minivan or GM product that I would seriously consider buying.
It would have to be yellow, though. Bright freakin' yellow.
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the riv is beautiful, therefore you have no credibility
I could not disagree more with the Riv, T-bird and 70's Monte being included here. The Riv especially is one of the most elegant looking cars in history ever period end of story.
My vote is anything from the eighty's. Nothing good ever came from the eighty's.
Ian F
SuperDork
2/28/12 7:52 p.m.
patgizz wrote:
the riv is beautiful, therefore you have no credibility
Agreed. The Riv was one of the better looking cars from the 70's.
The rest of the cars... yeah... some of the ugliest. My father had a F10 - the hatchback version.
kazoospec wrote:
Pretty much any Chrysler K Car. Oh, and my parent's old Dodge Aspen wagon. And their first gen Toyota Van. And their current PT Cruiser. Man, they buy some ugly cars. Not sure how they missed out on the Aztek.
Who asked you anyway :p
My vote since the aztek is already listed.
fastoldfart wrote:
And the ugliest cars of its' era:
1977 AMC Matador Barcelona The only thing uglier than the outside was the Tijuana bordello interior.
I've been saying this for 35 years.
Really, the Aztec doesn't look all that ugly to me. Beautiful, no, but not nearly as ugly as anything else posted here (except the Monte Carlo, I like those)
JFX001
SuperDork
2/28/12 8:08 p.m.
Lot's of love here for the boat tail Riv.
My vote: Geo Metro convertible.
nicksta43 wrote:
My vote is anything from the eighty's. Nothing good ever came from the eighty's.
How can you say that about a decade which gave us Phil Collins' No Jacket Required?
Javelin wrote:
Anything pre-1920.
You don't like Stutz Bearcats?
JamesMcD wrote:
nicksta43 wrote:
My vote is anything from the eighty's. Nothing good ever came from the eighty's.
How can you say that about a decade which gave us Phil Collins' No Jacket Required?
And Metallica's Master of Puppets, Slayer's Reign in Blood, and Jim Cameron's The Terminator.
And you know what ELSE came from the 80s? Uh-huh. That's right. Miata.
(I bet you thought I was going to say Hitler. I'm sorry, but Hitler is not the answer to everything.)