# Ugliest Car? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 19, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052 "2022-04-19T14:18:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/181 "2022-07-17T05:15:01Z")
Lebaron Town Car. What on earth is with the rear bumper/spare wheel ma-jig? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/182 "2022-07-17T15:38:37Z")
The first thing that comes to my mind are some of those c1960 [Ramblers](https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-1961-amc-rambler-classic-104731176.html). ---
**Author:** ![omenran](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omenran/32/3318_2.png) [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/183 "2022-07-18T04:22:32Z")
I think back to the 30s or so when cats had spares stored in the back of the car exterior. Which still looked much classier than what I saw looking at a 1980s Chrysler with one. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/184 "2022-07-18T17:39:22Z")
You mean like this? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UKQFgZllmIw/hqdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UKQFgZllmIw/hqdefault.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/185 "2022-07-18T18:36:28Z")
Since the OP didn;t restrict it too just US/Euro models, I give you the East German Trabant: [https://revsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Trabant-front-3-4.jpg](https://revsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Trabant-front-3-4.jpg) And if that is not offensive enough, Try this arfticle on the 9 Ugliest Soviet Cars of All Time (note: have eyewash available). [9 Ugliest Soviet Cars Of All Time (1 That's Stunning)](https://www.hotcars.com/9-ugliest-soviet-cars-of-all-time-1-thats-stunning/) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/186 "2022-07-18T18:43:46Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Since the OP didn;t restrict it too just US/Euro models, I give you the East German Trabant: [https://revsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Trabant-front-3-4.jpg](https://revsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Trabant-front-3-4.jpg) No, just no! The Trabbi is one of the cutest cars ever, it looks just like a car I would have painted at four years. It also has a cardboard/plastic hybrid body and a two-stroke engine, what’s not to love? (except the fact that East Germans had to wait 10-15 years between ordering a new Trabant and delivery…) ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/187 "2022-07-18T18:49:03Z")
My first car, a 1988 Monte Carlo. Absolutely disgusting. I think my mom was doing her best to make sure I didn’t pick up any girls. [![](https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/ha0322/ha0322-510387/images/-12-1645735377272@2x.jpg?1648247804000) ](https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/ha0322/ha0322-510387/images/-12-1645735377272@2x.jpg?1648247804000) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/188 "2022-07-18T18:50:09Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > My first car, a 1988 Monte Carlo. It looks downright _evil_, at least in this black color. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/189 "2022-07-18T18:50:56Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > And if that is not offensive enough, Try this arfticle on the 9 Ugliest Soviet Cars of All Time (note: have eyewash available). [9 Ugliest Soviet Cars Of All Time (1 That’s Stunning)](https://www.hotcars.com/9-ugliest-soviet-cars-of-all-time-1-thats-stunning/) It’s probably just me, but I find most of those _Cool As Fuck!_ ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/190 "2022-07-18T18:53:51Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > It looks downright _evil_, at least in this black color. Mine was not black, it was a metallic evening blue, which made it look less evil and more dorky. When I complained to my mother she said “it’s sporty! it’s got sporty lines!” and that multiplied the disgust by 1000x ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/191 "2022-07-18T18:54:31Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > And if that is not offensive enough, Try this arfticle on the 9 Ugliest Soviet Cars of All Time (note: have eyewash available). [https://www.hotcars.com/9-ugliest-soviet-cars-of-all-time-1-thats-stunning/](https://www.hotcars.com/9-ugliest-soviet-cars-of-all-time-1-thats-stunning/) > [@Gatopescado](#): > > It’s probably just me, but I find most of those _Cool As Fuck!_ Apart from that, it must be noted that the author of the article is confused about the difference between “Soviet Union” and “eastern block”. It’s quite jarring. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/192 "2022-07-18T18:57:40Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > [9 Ugliest Soviet Cars Of All Time (1 That’s Stunning)](https://www.hotcars.com/9-ugliest-soviet-cars-of-all-time-1-thats-stunning/) > UAZ created a 4x4 van in 1965 for civilian and military use. > > The UAZ-452 has a reputation for being an incredibly rugged vehicle for those living in rural eastern European communities. Unfortunately, it’s offroading capability is the 452’s only redeeming quality. In terms of aesthetics, most of the body appears to be a bland copy of the iconic VW Type 2 bus. VW? Looks more like they borrowed from Britain: > **[Morris Commercial J2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Commercial_J2)** > > The Morris J2 was a small, forward-control van (driver's cab on top of the engine) launched by Morris Commercial in 1956 and produced until 1967. It was offered with the familiar B-series petrol engine, initially in 1,489 cc (90.9 cu in) form, but this was subsequently enlarged to 1,622 cc (99.0 cu in). > The Beatles were transported in a Morris J2 owned by their then-manager Allan Williams when he drove them to their first residency in Hamburg, Germany, in August 1960. > Until 1961, the van was... > **[Morris Commercial J4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Commercial_J4)** > > The Morris Commercial J4 was a 10 cwt (0.5 ton) forward-control van (driver's controls in front of front wheels) launched by Morris Commercial in 1960 and produced with two facelifts until 1974. > The van was marketed first as both the Morris J4 and the Austin J4. Following the formation of the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968, into which British Motor Corporation (BMC), by then a subsidiary of British Motor Holdings, had been absorbed, the van was branded as the BMC J4. > The van was ... ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052/193 "2022-07-18T19:18:57Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > My first car, a 1988 Monte Carlo. It looks amazing, like a Grand National or GNX. Those are high on my list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052.md?page=9)