my parents were all about tauruses and crown victorias.
― Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:07 (fifteen years ago) link
The 928 is residue of great Porsche design.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:07 (fifteen years ago) link
I loved that Porsche as a kid. Never liked the 911.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:08 (fifteen years ago) link
not sure what i think about this
http://netauto.spb.ru/Aston_Martin/Aston_Martin-Bulldog_Concept_Car_1980/Aston_Martin-Bulldog_Concept_Car_1980_1024x768_wallpaper_05.jpg
― brownie, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Panhard made some strange cars. Here's the P 17
http://www.philseed.com/images/panhard17a-jr.jpg
http://www.philseed.com/images/panhard17b-jr.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Okay but the 928 is kind of great. I don't know about the other angles but I'm enjoying the side view.
― One Community Service Mummy, hold the Straightedge Merman (Laurel), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I think that's what would have happened if the Germans won the war xp
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link
the 928 doesn't belong anywhere near this thread
Agreed. Same with the 944.
It's the 914 I don't like...
http://www.pelicanparts.com/literature/914/914_literature_3.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link
@brownie: that's an Aston Martin?!!!1!!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link
See? I think the 914 is pretty awes.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:13 (fifteen years ago) link
I think I've only ever seen one of these on the street in the US, and am only familiar with it from browsing the model kit aisles in K-Mart as a kid:
http://projecthp.ford23.com/Pics/Merkur1.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link
I love late-70s/early-80s Lotuses, but the Lotus Eclat misses by a lot
http://www.carloten.com/images/lotus-eclat-2.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:20 (fifteen years ago) link
The Opel GT is not by any means an ugly car, but doing this to one should be a criminal act punishable by 20 years or more in prison...
http://www.4x4offroads.com/image-files/1972-opel-gt-264.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's definitely a love/hate model.
I'm not sure how I feel about the new Porsche Panamera. Admittedly, I strongly believe that Porsche should NOT be making a four-door anything.
http://www.motorauthority.com/content/thumbs/2/0/2010_porsche_panamera_turbo_003_2-1124-950x673.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I am NOT on board with that.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:27 (fifteen years ago) link
some sort of concept car by them. concept cars contain a wealth of ugliness
― brownie, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
http://homepage3.nifty.com/monorev/tsubuyaki/b210hatch1.jpg
This one's more about the factory hubcaps than anything.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
caddy
http://www.westsidecruisers.com/Pictures/2006/20060507_Vaarmoenstring_Ekeberg/1990%20Cadillac%20Fleetwood%20Brougham%20dElegance.jpg
― brownie, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Just about every Caddy made after 1965 is ugly.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
what the christ.
― cankles, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
http://honestjohn.com/classad_image4441.jpg
― brownie, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/
― brownie, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Ha, my grandma had that car.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:43 (fifteen years ago) link
The early '80s Olds Toronado
http://encyclopedia.classicoldsmobile.com/toronado/83.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:44 (fifteen years ago) link
At least whitewalls, spokes and vinyl tops seem to be a thing of that past now.
The angle on that Cadillac Seville makes it look almost normal, you got to get the back end in to see the full horror...
http://www.gmphotostore.com/images/53218144_pr.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:45 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not sure how I feel about the new Porsche Panamera.
the porsche cayenne is ugly too, but i'm biased against SUVs anyway.
― Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:45 (fifteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/03-05_Chevrolet_Cavalier_coupe.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:46 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm going to jump in for the Lebaron. They've always reminded me of little fedoras.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:47 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.desktopcar.net/wallpaper/33533-2/Porsche_cayenne-249.jpg
― Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:47 (fifteen years ago) link
That car just looks like it costs about $200 to make. xxp
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Olds simply could not get the later Toronados right at all
http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/1992/Oldsmobile/1763/1992.oldsmobile.toronado.8657-300x189.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I guess I'd never seen the Cayenne before, because I would've had nightmares.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:48 (fifteen years ago) link
ooh yeah that's way worse than the one Fever posted
x-post
― my inbox so hot (will), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:49 (fifteen years ago) link
(vinyl top notwithstanding)
― my inbox so hot (will), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
there's a "transparent" cayenne hybrid:
http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/0907/12/Porsche_Cayenne_Hybrid_2-thumb.jpg
― Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Srsly, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF VINYL RIGHT AT THE VERY BACK OF A CAR'S ROOF? I don't get it.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
The current "stealth fighter" design aesthetic Cadillac has now isn't terrible, though I think it'll look dated pretty quickly. I'm not a big fan of the CTS sedan (even though it's a terrific car), but I saw the new CTS wagon at the LA Auto Show last weekend and I think it's a big improvement
http://www.drivearabia.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2010-cadillac-cts-wagon-2.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I still stand by my previous assertion re: Caddys.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I can't find a picture to do it justice, but when I was car-shopping this past August, the lot full of unsold 2008 Ford F-150s and F-250s seemed like the ugliest thing ever.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Ah, Merkur. That was Ford's attempt to compete with BMW and Mercedes in the US, by importing German-made Fords and giving them a German-sounding name. Didn't work.
― Sara Sara Sara, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Even uglier... A lot of unsold Hummers
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/01/business/01gm2-650.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Better unsold than sold.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Chevrolet SSR: The redneck roadster.
http://www.desktopcar.net/chevrolet/ssr/Chevrolet-SSR05.jpg
― SongOfSam, Thursday, 4 December 2008 22:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Omnis, Colts & LeCars (which I actually sorta like) have nothing on the early-to-mid-90s Geo Metro, easily the most turdish of all unfortunate sub-compacts IMO:
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2008/06/23-End%20of%20Month/Geo%20Metro.jpg
― The Most Photographed Barn on the Internet (Pillbox), Thursday, 4 December 2008 22:03 (fifteen years ago) link
All circles and squares
http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/1973travellall_01_resized.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 22:04 (fifteen years ago) link
When gas went up over $4, people were buying old Metros like crazy. 40mpg or something iirc.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 22:05 (fifteen years ago) link
anybody a fan of the fiero? I am not
http://dtcc.cz28.com/85FieroL36/85fieroL36b.jpg
― mizzell, Thursday, 4 December 2008 22:05 (fifteen years ago) link
There's a salvage yard in N. Alabama that's strictly Fieros. I'll take a pic when I'm there at xmas.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 December 2008 22:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I remember having a crush on someone who had a Fiero. A red one. I don't think anything ever came of that crush, though.
― One Community Service Mummy, hold the Straightedge Merman (Laurel), Thursday, 4 December 2008 22:07 (fifteen years ago) link