Merlinpix wrote:

Oh yeah, that's a chick magnet for sure!

I didn't know Dr. Seuss also designed automobiles.

-Nicole- wrote:

Yes.

And El Caminos

Gasp   


How DARE you!!! 

Raoul Isidro Images wrote:
Mitsubishi L200

(just look at how weird the rear door shapes are...)

Ssangyong Korando

(the cross-eyed 4WD)

Mercedes Benz Cardboard Cutout

It really is made of cardboard...

.

IT is one of MB best sellers..Since 1979....and they aint going to stop selling them.

intense_puppy wrote:


For those that never watch Top Gear - this baby is famous for being more aerodynamic driving backwards than it was forwards

Busted.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythb … ce-car.htm

-Nicole- wrote:
Yes.

And El Caminos

DougBPhoto wrote:
Gasp   


How DARE you!!! 

And she chose to pick on 68 which happens to be my favorite year for the new body style....

Vintagevista wrote:
Well, the Ford Flex looks like it was assembled out of welded together municipal park benches.

Griswald Family Truckster

MS Foto wrote:

Griswald Family Truckster

OMG I can see that........ So true

SayCheeZ!  wrote:
BLASPHEMY!

Every time I see a Smart Car I think to myself, "What a stupid-looking car."

Maybe the designers watched this How-to before they went into production;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjyZdqg1sEo

DougBPhoto wrote:


Pontiac Aztek

The first model year Aztek was even worse:



My only guess is that it was named after an Aztec pyramid.

Jules NYC wrote:

Every time I see a Smart Car I think to myself, "What a stupid-looking car."

Maybe the designers watched this How-to before they went into production;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjyZdqg1sEo

If Smart cars got 80mpg like they do in Europe, they'd make a hell of a lot more sense.

But America has stricter emission rules and we're mortally afraid of diesel for some reason here.

Tim Little Photography wrote:
The AMC Matador. Fugly!

I forgot these things existed. 

When I was in high school, I worked at an AMC dealership.  I had to do the showroom prep for them.  In addition to ugly, they were also really poorly made.  It was like they had one coat of paint.  I had to be especially careful washing them because you couldn't buff scratches out of the paint.  It was also difficult to get the protective plastic off the seats without pulling the upholstery stitching apart.  I think the plastic was better than the upholstery anyway.

Paul Richard Wossidlo wrote:
No one has mentioned the Honda Element yet.

My niece once referred to the Element as a "f-ing milk truck." lol.

Paul Richard Wossidlo wrote:
No one has mentioned the Honda Element yet.  The excessively large and squared-off plastic panels make it look like it was made out of Legos:

I've got an Element in that same color scheme.

It's not ugly... it's just misunderstood.

Paul Richard Wossidlo wrote:
No one has mentioned the Honda Element yet.  The excessively large and squared-off plastic panels make it look like it was made out of Legos:

Orca Bay Images wrote:
I've got an Element in that same color scheme.

It's not ugly... it's just misunderstood.

I noticed that earlier model Elements are like this, and later models did away with the square gray panels.  Even Honda eventually realized it was ugly.

Paul Richard Wossidlo wrote:
No one has mentioned the Honda Element yet.  The excessively large and squared-off plastic panels make it look like it was made out of Legos:


And the SmartCar is actually shorter than my tandem bicycle, and has fewer cylinders...

James May of Top Gear likes the Element. He declared it to be the ratest of things - a cool Honda!

Alec Dealty wrote:
Some fantastically ugly cars here. Of the ones I have driven, my niece's Nissan Juke gets my vote. WTF with the lights on top of the hood?? You can see them while you are driving, lol.

It would also be a strong competitor in the worst car names category.

I love the Nissan Juke. When my sister first saw it she said "What is that beautiful little adventure?!"   We now call it the Beautiful Little Adventure.

I also love the Smart Car, and the Fiat 500 aka the "little silly".

Koryn Locke wrote:
I fully acknowledge the ugliness of El Caminos, but they are absolutely my favorite cars of all time, and I revel in the knowledge that someday, some way, I will own an El Camino.

Complete with fuzzy dice and animal print seat covers!

hey mannn, something like this?

Good Egg Productions wrote:
If Smart cars got 80mpg like they do in Europe, they'd make a hell of a lot more sense.

But America has stricter emission rules and we're mortally afraid of diesel for some reason here.

A car must be beautiful.

I have an ongoing love affair with cars.
I am an excellent driver; honestly I think I'm a latent gearhead.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sjbK9qSU-20

SayCheeZ!  wrote:
1939 Crosley on display at the CES/PMA show today

By any chance made by the folks who gave us Crosley refrigerators?  Because it certainly looks like a car-refrigerator hybrid.

MN camera wrote:
By any chance made by the folks who gave us Crosley refrigerators?  Because it certainly looks like a car-refrigerator hybrid.

Yep!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powel_Crosley_Jr.

Powel Crosley, Jr. (September 18, 1886 – March 28, 1961) was an American inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur. He and his brother Lewis were responsible for many "firsts" in consumer products and broadcasting. He was the builder of the Crosley automobiles. He was the owner of the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team for many years. Crosley Field, a stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, was renamed for him. The street-level main entrance to Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati is named Crosley Terrace in his honor.

The original photo that I took was at the Crosley Radio booth at CES.  They specialize in making radios and other audio devices that look vintage.  I don't know if it's actually the original company that made radios and appliances, or a company that is using the brand long after the original company ceased.

Tina Marie Desaro wrote:
A lot of the cars listed are not ugly at all. I pick any cube style kind of car as worst of all.

Toad L.E. agree!

DougBPhoto wrote:


Pontiac Aztek

I have to agree.

AdelaideJohn1967 wrote:
It makes me think of a Citroen 2cv.......

DougBPhoto wrote:
Didn't James Bond drive one of those Citroen's?  Can't be THAT ugly if it was a Bond car!!

"Die Ente" (the duck) was a favorite car (next to VW Bug - Der Kaefer) of students and ecologically as well as artistically conscious people, especially in the 80's.

My friend had one... was fun to drive.

Because of the target group in Germany, this car wasn't called and automobile, but a life-style!

Caradoc wrote:

Disturbingly high center-of-gravity. If you hit a curb while parking, you might end up rolling a ways.