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Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years
Business Week ^ | Damian Joseph

Posted on 12/15/2009 6:24:04 PM PST by 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.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: automotive; autos; cars; list; topten; ugly
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To: mad_as_he$$

Don’t know have not been back in 20 yrs...
When i lived Ireland 30 yrs ago a gallon of gas cost approx $5,so you can understand people driving a car with a 500cc engine.. I believe it is about $8 dollars a gallon now...


141 posted on 12/16/2009 10:33:16 AM PST by GSP.FAN (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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To: DogByte6RER

The Prowler and the Ferrari Enzo? What? This is all the evidence I need to know that the editors of Business Week are all high on crack - Crack is whack, get some help Business Week.


142 posted on 12/16/2009 12:16:15 PM PST by OldDeckHand
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To: Neidermeyer

When I was really young (late 60’s), my Dad had a black Valiant that looked a lot like that one. I remember it had push buttons on the dash for gear selection. He used to tell me R is for Race. L is for Leap.

Man that brings back memories.


143 posted on 12/16/2009 12:23:55 PM PST by Jack of all Trades (Stop the change - I want to get off!)
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To: Fresh Wind
"A low radar profile doesn’t help that car much. Any cop that sees one will pull it over just on principle. They KNOW it has to be speeding!"

On a related note, you might find this story interesting...

An Ear For Crime: Ohio Appellate Court Rules that Officer Cannot Issue Speeding Tickets Based on Sound Alone

144 posted on 12/16/2009 12:27:48 PM PST by OldDeckHand
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To: dfwgator

I will say one thing for the Wagon Queen Family Truckster. It took one heck of a beating and kept on running.


145 posted on 12/16/2009 2:26:26 PM PST by yarddog
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To: OldDeckHand

LOL! Of course, the defendant’s excuse that he couldn’t have been speeding because he knows cops patrol that road is just as funny.


146 posted on 12/16/2009 2:36:31 PM PST by Fresh Wind ("...a whip of political correctness strangles their voice"-Vaclav Klaus on GW skeptics)
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To: Fiji Hill

Dang, you can’t be serious. A buddy of mine had a ‘59, and at the same time I had a ‘60. I do like the ‘60 a little better but in my crowd those two cars were the pride of the fleet.


147 posted on 12/16/2009 3:24:28 PM PST by Clinging Bitterly (MMM MMM MM!)
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To: lmr
That's the Scion IQ.

The Scion XB is a clunky, boxy SUV.

The earlier years looked like some kind of bizarre, angular hat.

I thought it was ridiculous, the worst motor vehicle ever, but then I saw #34, the Nissan Cube.

148 posted on 12/16/2009 4:05:11 PM PST by x
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To: Fresh Wind

74 Vega is missing (I had an orange one...with racing stripes!)

Let me guess. The racing stripes were needed so it could race past the entrance to the local junkyard?

Yeh, that and to score PeeLENTY of hot chicks! (lol)


149 posted on 12/16/2009 5:09:39 PM PST by Hammerhead
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