It looks exactly how I used to draw cars when I was about four.
That’s the one I wanted to post, but I didn’t remember the model name. Yeah, that’s definitely the ugliest car I’ve ever seen. But since this thread is rather US centric, I give you another ugly European car from around the same time, the Renault Kangoo:
I like almost all of the hatchback subcompacts in this thread, the Gremlins, Pacers, etc. If I were to ever get a project car, it would probably be a Dodge Shelby GLH/GLHS. I used to have a couple Dodge Shelby Daytonas, fairly zippy for a late 80s 4 cylinder.
Now that is an ugly car.
I’m not ashamed to admit that I owned several cars mentioned here: the AMC Gremlin, Dodge Colt Vista, Ford Fairmont, 1990s-era Ford Taurus. I got a great deal on every one of them, and they all suited my needs at that particular time.
My daughter seems to have inherited my complete disregard for style. Her first car was an uninspired Hyundai Elantra, and when it died, she ended up with (and still drives) a Scion IQ.
Gremlins are fine. But it’s easier to not feed them after midnight than it is to avoid sunlight.
No disdain for the 2CV?
Dead heat with that Fiat up-thread, but I’d love to have one!
The Silver Hornet, perhaps?
I like the look of Beetles and I think the 2CV is stylish. Styling. Stylistically okay. It needs a glimmery paint job to make it into ranks of Auto Show antipathy.
Maybe I’m weird but I’m hard pressed to call any car ugly. Weird, maybe, but not ugly.
And I love Gremlins. My first two vehicles were Gremlins, wish I still had them.
mmm
How about the Nissan Cube?
Reminds me of something you see in a Dr. Seuss book
Sorry, I don’t know how to post an image.
Plymouth Volare was pretty ugly. https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/gaa/43/24141/218466/790x1024/1977-plymouth-volare
I thought it was easy to make Gremlins multiply?
So that’s why they had trouble getting to Solla Sallew (spelling may reflect large time lapse between consulting source).
They were outdone by Nissan.
I submit for your viewing pleasure: the 1958 Zunndapp Janus.
Time Magazine’s compendium of the 50 worst cars of all time had this to say about the Zunndapp Janus:
Built in Nuremberg, Germany, by the well-established motorcycle firm during a downturn in the two-wheeler market, this push-me-pull-you was based on a Dornier prototype and powered by a 250-cc, 14-horsepower engine, giving it a top speed of only 50 mph, assuming you had that kind of time. Its unique feature was the rear-facing bench seat, which meant passengers could watch in horror as traffic threatened to rear-end this rolling roadblock of a car. Soon it became clear — “Ach Du Lieber!” — that the Janus was a disaster, coming or going.
From the same source, but on the opposite extreme of size, the 1971 Chrysler LeBaron two-door hardtop:
As Time describes it: “over 19 feet long, with some of the longest fenders in automotive history … and an interior that looked like a third-world casino”.
I kinda liked the look of the Cube. It was weird in a cute way, and that wrap-around rear window looked as if it gave you an excellent field of view.
Some friends of mine had one of those. They loved it because it had 3 rows of seating in it and a substantial cargo space. This was useful if you were hauling yourselves (a couple) and a friend or two plus gear for a week’s camping at Pennsic.
For some reason, that car reminded me of the English Reliant Robin (reliably tips over going around a corner)…
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What, with only three wheels, think of the cost savings! This thing will be a hit for sure!