OHH DA HORROR -- 100 ugliest cars of EVAH!

[spike60]

Fiat. Probably cos of Yanks, though...

Seems it was part of a range built by Fiat, as explained on the web site.

 

"ESV - Experimental Safety Vehicle prototypes

The E.S.V. (Experimental Safety Vehicle) were prototypes built subsequently to a contest banished by the American NHSB (National Highway Safety Bureau) in the 1971. The greatest difficulty of the project consisted in the resistance of the car to the proofs of bump without reaching enormous weights. For this the vehicles were divided in different categories of weight in pounds." 

   Glad that's clear now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hauserplenty]

The first of those ESV'S looks ok actually. Maybe autonomous cars will have bumpers like those so they can just bounce off obstacles, turn 90 deg. any old way and just resume traveling. As for "resistance to proofs of bump", well...I guess a good way to spot a time machine would be to look for this numberplate:

 

BO11 UXD

 

...though the format might be incorrect...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Never let it be said that Britain wasn't the equal of the Italians in making ugly yellow safety cars in the 70's.

 

All seem to be Dunlop Denovo's which were available on production BL products long before BMW saw the benefit of saving the cost of a spare, jack and wheel brace on every car sold.

 

The low fronts predates the current pedestrian safety requirements by a couple of decades as well.

But those crazy rubber bumpers on the MGB, who in 1972 thought that anything as ugly as that would end up on a production car........

[Vin]

Did somebody say 'deja vu'...not even 12 months gone... :-P

 

  http://autoshite.com/topic/17567-ugly-cars-or-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/

[hauserplenty]

It's deja vu all over again, as Yogi Berra once said. If nothing else, perhaps this goes to the pointlessness of judging books by covers, as I once did with the Nissan Joke...until I drove one. Car design is such a subjective thing anyway. If we as Autoshiters can agree to disagree about anything, perhaps it would be: "One man's shite is another's shit."

With that, I never liked the Pontiac Aztek, nor could I be convinced. The Buick Rendezvous ticks more of my boxes.

[Andrew353w]

My contribution, can't remember what it is but think some yank safety prototype.

 

pig ugly yank.jpg

I'm ashamed to say I like this! What is is, though?

 

EDIT: just read later threads-now I know.....

[hauserplenty]

It's deja vu.

All over again.

(*sigh*)

[Andrew353w]

Seems it was part of a range built by Fiat, as explained on the web site.

 

"ESV - Experimental Safety Vehicle prototypes

The E.S.V. (Experimental Safety Vehicle) were prototypes built subsequently to a contest banished by the American NHSB (National Highway Safety Bureau) in the 1971. The greatest difficulty of the project consisted in the resistance of the car to the proofs of bump without reaching enormous weights. For this the vehicles were divided in different categories of weight in pounds." 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Does anyone else see a bit of an FSO Polonez in here?

[Squire_Dawson]

But those crazy rubber bumpers on the MGB, who in 1972 thought that anything as ugly as that would end up on a production car........

 

Wasn't that done to meet US regs, though? A bit like the Morris Minor's headlamps being moved upwards. The Leyland Marina cum TR7 contraption doesn't actually look bad!

[hauserplenty]

I've never seen an FSO Polonez, except on here. I seem to remember thinking it was a bit ugly though.

[Negative Creep]

Don't think I've ever seen one in real life either. Hardly pretty but there are worse things out there

[hauserplenty]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/research/100-ugliest-cars-of-all-time/ss-AAbzZxl#image=7

 

...an icon of English decline??

 

Did it really have a square steering wheel?

 

I think it looks kinda cool. The ride height on the example pictured seems well suited to choppy roads as well.

Looks better than a Chevette, anyway.

With cheap entry-level cars, styling seems to take a back seat.

 

[HH-R]

It's the law that the Allegro must be included in all derogatory lists about cars, even though it has been the same unfunny jokes since the 70s. They've broken it by not including the Marina too.

[martc]

Seems it was part of a range built by Fiat, as explained on the web site.

 

"ESV - Experimental Safety Vehicle prototypes

The E.S.V. (Experimental Safety Vehicle) were prototypes built subsequently to a contest banished by the American NHSB (National Highway Safety Bureau) in the 1971. The greatest difficulty of the project consisted in the resistance of the car to the proofs of bump without reaching enormous weights. For this the vehicles were divided in different categories of weight in pounds." 

   Glad that's clear now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does anyone else see a bit of an FSO Polonez in here?

 

Yes, a bit, but I think the middle one (127 based) looks even more FSOish.