World's 15 Ugliest Cars

[hhfarang]

The first Honda model sold in North America was the N600 in 1970. It had 2 cylinders and 36 horsepower. Zero to sixty in ...... uh.... well..... better pack a lunch.... top speed was around 80mph.

[caller]

I had a few uncles who drove them...

A few? A FEW?

Oh okay, three in total. 2 of my Dad's brothers and a sisters husband. Don't know what the fascination was - cheap, I guess? None of them had any money. My uncle from my mum's side drove a Ford Zephyr at one stage! As a very young kid, that seemed the bees knees to me.

[STEVE G]

On the subject of three-wheelers, Morgan have started making these again:

[PeteC]

They must have exported these to the USA in the late '50's, early '60's as my sister had one as a young adult. Pete

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[Big Boy]

They must have exported these to the USA in the late '50's, early '60's as my sister had one as a young adult. Pete

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Of Harry Potter fame of course - did your sister know they could fly?

[STEVE G]

Yes Pete, it's a Ford Anglia and the man who lived over the road from us when I was a kid had one.
I'm amazed they ever sold those in America but I've found this American website dedicated to them:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~stanchfi/anglia/index.html

[Big Boy]

The Harry Potter car:

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[luckyalf]

you cant compare any of the american cars to early alfa`s, mercs even citreon which were admittedly an acquired taste but years ahead of their time.2 seater british sports cars - mg,triumph sunbeam etc rubbish build but looked stylish.Even today, money no object,people buy flash European cars.NO-one aspires to buy American.Why?Its about Brand name and style and there is no cudos to owning an American car in Europe.Im not having a go at Yanks just telling the truth,sorry if it hurts

[caller]

Its about Brand name and style and there is no cudos to owning an American car in Europe.

Well I'm no expert, but I think there is absolute kudos in owning a Mustang, or Corvette here!

[johnnyk]

Corvette Sting Ray = huge kudos in Europe. Tons of them in Germany and Switzerland sold by US military before going home.
Get off your damp grey little island, luckyalf, there's a big world out there.

[johnnyk]

Yes Pete, it's a Ford Anglia and the man who lived over the road from us when I was a kid had one.
I'm amazed they ever sold those in America but I've found this American website dedicated to them:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~stanchfi/anglia/index.html

Anglias like this were quite common when I was growing up in Montreal early '60s.

[johnnyk]

On the subject of three-wheelers, Morgan have started making these again:

An old friend lived in England many years had a Morgan Plus 4 with the handwritten bill of sale given to him when he picked it up at the factory. If I remember it was about 2300 quid.

[STEVE G]

Corvette Sting Ray = huge kudos in Europe. Tons of them in Germany and Switzerland sold by US military before going home.
Get off your damp grey little island, luckyalf, there's a big world out there.

Yes, one of my German colleages here has one of those ridiculous old Stingrays from the early seventies with the seven litre engine.
I wouldn't say it's a hugely good looking car but it is impressive.
It reminds me of when I used to go to watch historic car racing with my Father in the Eighties when there were a couple of guys racing old Can-Am cars that used to sound like a Spitfire taking off!

[Takiap]

Well, I'm not really a fanatic, but if you ask me, America has produced more great looking cars than any other country in the world. Oh, and I'm not American. Sadly, one rarely sees a really good looking car on the roads nowadays. I mean, there's nothing about the looks of your average Toyota, Nissan, Honda, BMW, or even Merc.

[johnnyk]

Yes, one of my German colleages here has one of those ridiculous old Stingrays from the early seventies with the seven litre engine.
I wouldn't say it's a hugely good looking car but it is impressive.
It reminds me of when I used to go to watch historic car racing with my Father in the Eighties when there were a couple of guys racing old Can-Am cars that used to sound like a Spitfire taking off!

I used to go to the Can-Am Group 7 races in the 60s. John Surtees, Chris Amon, the late Mark Donohue were among the pilots. Donohue raced a factory Porsche (forget the model #). Car weighed in about 1500lbs with about 950 horses. Complete monster car. I saw Donohue come over a rise at well over 100mph and push it into 6th laying down 50 yards of rubber and smoke. In 6th!!!!!!!!!!