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Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years (according to BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek ^ | Damien Joseph

Posted on 11/03/2009 9:01:16 AM PST by DemforBush

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...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: automotive; cars
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To: spetznaz

Hah!! I was looking for that hideosity...


61 posted on 11/03/2009 9:46:17 AM PST by wigswest
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To: DemforBush
What? No Trabant?


62 posted on 11/03/2009 9:46:43 AM PST by chopperman
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To: DemforBush
Remember this Caddy for the common man (1988 Cimarron)? It was a (somewhat) souped up Chevy Cavalier!


63 posted on 11/03/2009 9:47:43 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: kidd

It sure is!


64 posted on 11/03/2009 9:49:07 AM PST by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY ( The Constitution needs No interpreting, only APPLICATION!)
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To: chopperman
Wartburg.


65 posted on 11/03/2009 9:49:19 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Revolting cat!

It’s on the list.

And it was a terrible car. A Chevy Cavalier with power everything.

But as bad as it was... I don’t think it was all that ugly.


66 posted on 11/03/2009 9:51:01 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (I am Legend)
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To: Revolting cat!

67 posted on 11/03/2009 9:51:13 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: GeronL

Hey, the Element is not ugly if you want a functional beast for hauling stuff. The problem is that its weight and poor aerodynamics means poor fuel economy. Otherwise I would buy one.


68 posted on 11/03/2009 9:54:14 AM PST by hellbender
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To: TexasBeth

In the mid 70’s a friend of mine had a Gremlin, black on black. We put a highly modified AMC 401 in it, a Super T10 tranny and a narrowed Ford 9” rear end with 4.11, equipped with a Detroit locker. Short wheelbase resulting in great weight transfer made for the finest stop light drag racer ever. And talk about a sleeper, all the Camaro and Mustang folks never, ever told their buddys a Gremlin kicked their butts and then mopped the floor with what was left of them!!!! The thing was just awesome off the line.


69 posted on 11/03/2009 9:54:14 AM PST by biff
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To: CottShop

My Gremlin was tough little car. I was hard on it. Layed it on its side in a ditch trying to see how fast I could drive in reverse. Turns out....not that fast. Old farmer pulled us out and it drove away just fine.


70 posted on 11/03/2009 9:54:51 AM PST by TexasBeth
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To: chopperman
“What? No Trabant?”

Yeah, I wondered about that too.

The Germans used to tell a joke:

Do you know how to triple the value of a Trabie?

Fill up the gas tank!

71 posted on 11/03/2009 9:56:42 AM PST by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY ( The Constitution needs No interpreting, only APPLICATION!)
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To: DemforBush

You don’t have to go back 50 years to find ugly.

There’s plenty of ugly for sale today (or not long ago):

Nissan Murano
Mercedes R Class
Kia Soul
Subaru Tribeca (previous verson)
Subaru Impreza/WRX
Mazda 3 (current version)
Mazda 5
Mazda CX-7
Toyota Prius
Scion x-box (current version)
Mini Cooper
Chrysler Crossfire
PT Cruiser
Toyota Yaris
Porsche Cayenne
Audi TT
Audi Q7
VW New Beetle
Volvo C30


72 posted on 11/03/2009 9:57:34 AM PST by Fresh Wind ("Prosperity is just around the corner." Herbert Hoover, 1932)
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To: biff

They were fun to drive. I had to learn to double clutch before I could learn to drive. This car was what my dad bought for my mom as part of the divorce settlement. I got it from her with a dead battery.


73 posted on 11/03/2009 9:58:09 AM PST by TexasBeth
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
Separated at birth?
74 posted on 11/03/2009 9:59:01 AM PST by Hoffer Rand (There ARE two Americas: "God's children" and the tax payers)
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To: dfwgator

LOL! :)


75 posted on 11/03/2009 10:01:25 AM PST by proud American in Canada (my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
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To: Califreak

Looks like a Nazi staff car


76 posted on 11/03/2009 10:02:25 AM PST by mlmr (Angry with what leftists are doing to our country, our children and our culture...)
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To: Fresh Wind

Jeez, how could I forget the Smart Car or the Toyauto FJ cruiser?


77 posted on 11/03/2009 10:02:30 AM PST by Fresh Wind ("Prosperity is just around the corner." Herbert Hoover, 1932)
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To: latina4dubya

It’s a Pontiac Aztek. It’s the SUV version of the Toyota Pious, more ugly and angular, only not a hybrid.


78 posted on 11/03/2009 10:03:00 AM PST by Hoffer Rand (There ARE two Americas: "God's children" and the tax payers)
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To: DemforBush
I didn't know they made a Star Trek Work Bee in to a car! List is somewhat nuts, the Prowler, DeLorean and Enzo are hot!
79 posted on 11/03/2009 10:03:32 AM PST by edge10 (Obama lied, babies died!)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

My best friend in highschool had a family with a volkswagon bug, a pacer and a gremlin in the driveway. Would that be a trifecta?


80 posted on 11/03/2009 10:05:04 AM PST by mlmr (Angry with what leftists are doing to our country, our children and our culture...)
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