Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years

Business Week ^ | Damian Joseph

[DogByte6RER]

Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years

A Half-Century of Automotive Eyesores By Damian Joseph

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.

[DogByte6RER]

See them and weep...

[Domandred]

Okay but why is the Enzo in there?

[steelyourfaith]

No Edsel?

[wally_bert]

Agree completely.

[abb]

I call bullsh!t on their opinions. My El Camino was the most enjoyable vehicle I ever owned in my lifetime so far. Wish they still made them.

[peeps36]

I don't think the Ferrari Enzo is an ugly car. The Pacer and Gremlin from the 70s were two ugly cars I didn't see on the list. The Toyota Rav 4 might not be great looking but they are good vehicles. Is the Prowler really an ugly car?

[biff]

I would be willing to take any Ferrari Enzo’s off anybody’s hands that think they are ugly.

[BattleHymn]

I first saw this list on Jalopnik back in November. A few of those cars should not be on the list. I cannot sum it up better than Jalopnik already did:

http://jalopnik.com/5396274/ten-vehicles-that-dont-belong-on-buisnessweeks-50-ugliest-cars-list/gallery/

[SoCal Pubbie]

Ridiculous list. Tons of worse looking cars to pick from.

[Fiji Hill]

The ‘59 Chevrolet Impala should be #1.

[Slings and Arrows]

So where’s the Scion XB? That silly thing was designed by Matchbox.

[tapatio]

Please tell me the Ford Maverick is on that list.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Pacer and Gremlin are both on the list.

[BradyLS]

Aw, c’mon! “The Thing” is practically a kubelwagen! For a utilitarian passenger vehicle, I think it looks kinda cool!

[moehoward]

Oh good lord. A list meant to PO everyone.

That Lambo LM has had more SUVs patterned after it then any car in history.

[GeronL]

Completely subjective.

Someone really liked the Honda Element and wood paneled station wagons.

[Bringbackthedraft]

In the eye of the beholder! More than several there I would have liked to have. Several are getting big bucks too as collector vehicles. I would love a “Thing” down here in FL.

[BattleHymn]

Kubelwagen or schwimmwagen, either one would be fine in my driveway!

[KarlInOhio]

Apparently the author thinks all big SUVs are ugly just because they are big SUVs.

Some of those cars were truly ugly, others were just odd.

Then there are the Pacer and Gremlin which are in a by themselves.

[EGPWS]

Show some true ugliness

Blah....

[Kickass Conservative]

I had a 69 El Camino. Best looking one ever built IMHO.

It was a Chevelle that could haul my Yamaha dirt bike out to the desert.

Best of both worlds...

[exDemMom]

The PT Cruiser is on the list???

I fell in love with it the first time I saw one! I love my purple PT!

Judging by how many PTs are on the road, I’m not alone in liking them.

[gargoyle]

...Bought a 70’s Dodge Dart 4 door in the early 90’s, ugly, but the slant six 225 was the best motor I ever neglected. Ahhh, I changed the oil and radiator every year, I couldn't kill it, 5 years I owned it. I gave it to my stepson, he ran it to doom in DC in 2 weeks. Name was Rita, she got me around, a great ugly car...

[GSP.FAN]

Jeez my parents drove us around in this..

[Fast Moving Angel]

Oh, man, there WERE some ugly ones in there! Aztek, Nissan Cube, Gremlin, Element ... tough to believe they started with a piece of blank paper and came up with those!!

[norge]

So where’s the Scion XB?

Is the Scion XB the stupid box Toyota built? I was sure looking for it, figuring it had to have made the list.

[BattleHymn]

I see your Challenger, and raise you a Mitsuoka Orochi:

[BradyLS]

... tough to believe they started with a piece of blank paper and came up with those!!

Would it be harder to believe if you add committees and management into the mix? :-D

[Hammerhead]

where’a the K-car?

and those godawful late 70s mustangs?

[paterfamilias]

It drove really well, but I always thought the Alfa Romeo Milano was a bit homely...

[ThomasThomas]

Businessweek doesn’t seem to much about cars but you would think they would recognize the sales record some of these cars have.

[BradyLS]

Damn. That thing looks like it’ll eat you alive!

[BradyLS]

K-Cars! My mom shoulda sued Chrysler over that lemon.

[niteowl77]

Some of these ARE pretty ugly (the Fiat Multipla makes the Powell Homer look like a Raymond Loewy effort), while others don't strike me as worse than just dull (Taurus... Sable.. my eyes are getting heavy... z-z-z-z-z...), in need of a slight makeover (the Plymouth Prowler needed a tolerable front bumper and more horsepower), or too arcane to be included (the VW Thing was a kubelwagen, for crying out loud).

A few of them (like the Lightburn Zeta or Tata Nano) are so utili-homely that they'd be sort of cool if someone with time and money to burn was willing to do pro street versions.

Mr. niteowl77

[yarddog]

Any list like this has to be a bit difficult and there are some really ugly ones in here but also a few which I think are quite attractive.

The Delorean, Ferrari, Mercury Sable, and several others are not even slightly ugly.

The forgot the wagon queen family truckster.

[beagleone]

yeah, they seem to have criticized every unusual design whatsoever as ugly. I’m sure they think the Toyota Corolla parked in their driveway is some masterpiece of design. A very weak article.

[ThomasThomas]

[dfwgator]

"You think you hate it now, wait until you drive it."

[Gil4]

Ugliest car in history. Even uglier in person than in the photo.

[goseminoles]

LOL! It sucked to be you as a kid.

[hinckley buzzard]

They were right about the Enzo's being overkill. Wretched excess sculpted in metal. The Viper actually was a much better looking car, if you insist on your car looking like a scifi rocket ship.

[hinckley buzzard]

Could have had a few more Citroens, and retired the trophy. *gack* for about thirty years.

[Brett66]

This car may be a lot of things, but ugly ain't one of them.

They didn't like it because it was too flashy? Hello? Why would you buy a Ferrari if it wasn't flashy? That's what that car is all about.

[Neidermeyer]

62 Valiant

[BradyLS]

Was the Lamborghini LM002 supposed to be the challenge to the Hummer?

[Michael.SF.]

How could this bad boy not be on the list:

[CJacobs]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

NOT THE DELORIAN!!!!!!

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1028_50_ugliest_cars_of_past_50_years/20.htm

[BattleHymn]

The 2CV, ugly?! S’il vous plait!

[hinckley buzzard]

There used to be a joke--

Q: "How are things?

A: Kiddin' me? No wonder the Germans lost the war.