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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: Michael.SF.

My best friend’s father had 3 of those...he had a bumper sticker that said “i think your car looks funny too”


61 posted on 12/15/2009 7:12:54 PM PST by chasio649 ( Palin 2012...'nuff said!)
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To: BattleHymn
Love it or hate it, you have to admit it was a very innovative car for it's time.

Oh, I fully loved the Citroen, the hydraulic system was superb. But the car was butt ugly.

Now, the Citroen SM.................... that is a classic.

62 posted on 12/15/2009 7:14:51 PM PST by Michael.SF. (At least Hitler got the Olympics for Germany)
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To: DogByte6RER
This is the 2009 Government Motors Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm BarryMobile. The driver has a permanent view of the President.

63 posted on 12/15/2009 7:15:05 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: exDemMom

I always thought the PTs were ugly, but apparently a lot of people like them.


64 posted on 12/15/2009 7:15:44 PM PST by DLfromthedesert
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To: Michael.SF.
That was a classic. Ugly, but a classic.
65 posted on 12/15/2009 7:15:52 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: DogByte6RER

Gosh, I owned a Pacer and a Pinto and my wife currently owns a Honda Element in the colors shown.


66 posted on 12/15/2009 7:16:25 PM PST by JoeGar
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To: Michael.SF.

SM or DS, both are beautiful in their own ways. How many cars out there can raise themselves up to change a flat, or even drive on three wheels only, if they had to?


67 posted on 12/15/2009 7:19:09 PM PST by BattleHymn
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To: GeronL

Is the Honda Element the one that looks like a breadbox?


68 posted on 12/15/2009 7:19:17 PM PST by DLfromthedesert
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To: Neidermeyer

I like that Valiant(I was born in 71). Doesn’t have great lines but looks clean and classy(is that the word). Did it have built in reverb in the radio?

OK, for the ultimate flame)))

The Delorean was UGLY pos and so was early 80s Camaro..

Favorite? Anything corvette.


69 posted on 12/15/2009 7:20:49 PM PST by goseminoles
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To: ThomasThomas

ha! the Grizwald mobile!!!

“You think you hate it now, just wait till you drive it.”

lol


70 posted on 12/15/2009 7:23:07 PM PST by Hammerhead
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To: tapatio

No Maverick but the Pinto’s there.


71 posted on 12/15/2009 7:23:10 PM PST by abigailsmybaby (To understan' the livin' you got to commune wit' da dead.)
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To: DLfromthedesert
A multi-colored blocky breadbox.
72 posted on 12/15/2009 7:23:24 PM PST by GeronL (Join the Palin Beer Summit Putsch!!)
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To: DogByte6RER

Half of these are perfectly decent looking cars. I really don’t think too many people’s aesthetic sensibilities are offended by a BMW 7 Series.


73 posted on 12/15/2009 7:23:33 PM PST by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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To: Michael.SF.
Lovely! Also available in the poor man variant: Photobucket
74 posted on 12/15/2009 7:23:53 PM PST by BattleHymn
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To: BattleHymn

that damn thing looks like a Parrot fish!


75 posted on 12/15/2009 7:24:05 PM PST by Hammerhead
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To: DogByte6RER

The PT Cruiser. Uck!


76 posted on 12/15/2009 7:24:47 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: dfwgator

beat me by a mile.

good job.


77 posted on 12/15/2009 7:25:01 PM PST by Hammerhead
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To: DogByte6RER
Odd. I didn't see my first car on the list ...


78 posted on 12/15/2009 7:25:56 PM PST by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: Hammerhead

Only 400 of them available, and for a cool $90k apiece. Better get in line!


79 posted on 12/15/2009 7:26:28 PM PST by BattleHymn
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To: goseminoles

Best looking car: 1963 Vette with the split rear window, don’t see many of those anymore.


80 posted on 12/15/2009 7:26:36 PM PST by GeronL (Join the Palin Beer Summit Putsch!!)
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