World's 15 Ugliest Cars

[TypicallyTropical]

Don't forget the Trabant, the Commie Classic, the great two-stroker! Made of hardened(?) cardboard!

[margaretcarnes]

I am a real Lotus lover but in the trade LOTUS stood for Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious!

Fiat= Fix It Again, Tony

Isn't it sad that the cars we really love are usually shite? I kept a 1966 Rover 2000 going for years and lavished TLC on it. The boot lid had a habit of popping open on the M62 but I forgave it. The exhaust system was in 3 expensive parts but I forgave it again. It reached it's ultimate shake the whole damn car thing at 79 mph but I put my foot down to the floor and yes - forgave it. I ended up trawling back street dealers for a gearbox and ultimately gave up when yet another exhaust part packed up and couldn't be replaced without a lottery win.
It sold to a dealer in Harrogate via a Yorkshire Post ad and hopefully went to a good home, but I shed a tear or two and bought a bike.

[richard]

Mags

I had one of those too and called it 'hissing sid' Head gasket had gone and the radiator leaked so I had to carry a 5 gallon drum of water in the boot to refill her every now and again on my 10 mile journey to work every day

[The understudy]

Don't forget the Trabant, the Commie Classic, the great two-stroker! Made of hardened(?) cardboard!

Hey TypicalTropical
Since ya mentioned the Trabi here are some uther cool facts of this East German relict.
Did you know: That in the last dying years of zhe GDR when you wanna have a Trabi you hafta order it and due to lack of manufacturing parts delivery time was time ranges from 8 to 12 years.
Now fyE = For your Entertainment:
A few Trabi Jokes:
1. How mammy workers does it take to build a Trabi?
Two, One to glue and and one to fold.
2. What's the outcome when ya crash a Trabi head on against A Wall?
A New Gratify!
3. How do you call an Accident involving three Trabis?
A Tupper party (in reference to Tupperware)
4. Why do all Trabi drivers go to heaven?
Coz they had already Hell on Earth!

5. What is a Trabi on a Mountain?
A Wonder
6. What's a Trabi with a Calculator in the glove Compartment?
Answer from Zhe GDR: Knight Rider
7. Do you know a Trabi 16V?
Four Valves on each tyre.
8. A German to German joint venture test: A VW Golf Engine in a Trabant 601 Body. Question to the Engine: "How does it feel?"
Engine: "I feel like a cardiac Pacemaker in a dead Body!"
9. Why the number 601?
600 ordered it. 1. Actually got it!

I hope y'all enjoyed it!
Your's The one & lonely
The understudy

[luckyalf]

pretty much any American car ever built would qualify.I dont know why but septics just dont have any idea about style,not just cars,but everything in general

[TypicallyTropical]

pretty much any American car ever built would qualify.I dont know why but septics just dont have any idea about style.

I respectfully disagree, the Fiero was one of the most stylish cars ever built in the US!

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[johnnyk]

What else can compare with this "un-stylish" American car from the early 50s?

[hhfarang]

pretty much any American car ever built would qualify.I dont know why but septics just dont have any idea about style,not just cars,but everything in general

Pretty offensive post there luckyalf... winning friends fast as a rookie I see!

While there have been a lot of abortions in the American car market, earlier and current Mustangs (not the middle years), Cameros, Corvettes, earlier Thunderbirds, and many, many, other American cars have been very stylish.

That Studebaker pictured above was very stylish back then but it was way ahead of it's time in an era of mostly boxy sedans.

[TypicallyTropical]

That Studebaker pictured above was very stylish back then but it was way ahead of it's time in an era of mostly boxy sedans.

I wish I had one of those now, I would be a millionaire!

[STEVE G]

While there have been a lot of abortions in the American car market, earlier and current Mustangs (not the middle years), Cameros, Corvettes, earlier Thunderbirds, and many, many, other American cars have been very stylish.

Yes, there weren't many European cars in 1950 that looked this good:

[hhfarang]

Nice old Chevy Belaire there Steve!

[johnnyk]

Or this good except for a very few expensive, limited production Italian jobs intended for movie stars and rich layabouts. These cars were produced for the common man.

[STEVE G]

Meanwhile, back in fifties Europe BMW were making these:

[caller]

Ha, I'd forgotten about the old bubble car! They used to fascinate me - is that the model where entry was gained from the front?

Of course, talk of this reminds me of another 3-wheel design wonder, this time from the UK - the Robin Reliant! I had a few uncles who drove there - t'was interesting!

Cushty!

Great stuff here from Clarkson on Top Gear

[dtaai-maai]

I had a few uncles who drove them...

A few? A FEW?