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dude you forgot something the most blyatfull car on this world MULTIPLA!!!! :) it got everithing 3 seats in front big glas because you want to see that idiot who buy it :) an its realz cheap!
My grandfather was a farmer and he had a Corvair Rampside. I loved that truck. It was so fun to ride in, and he showed me that the ramp made things extremely easy to load, especially livestock like hogs, and anything he needed to use a dolly or hauling tool with. I dont know what happened to the truck after he died in 1984 though. Even for a farmer, he kept it in beautiful condition.
The Saab96/ My dad had one. It had a 3cylinder 2stroke engine. This was one of two cars I learned to drive, when I was 16. Over 50yrs ago. My father also had the 1962 Studebaker 4door sedan. Had the V-8 in it. Fun car to drive. Had the automatic transmission.
I had an enormous LTD Ranchero with a rare truck cap on it. That thing could tow enormous pontoons to the lake and not feel it. A tree feel on it after a tornado hit the neighbourhood. The cab caved in on the passenger side, making the passenger's side door worthless and breaking the glass on it. Nobody could sit in it because the roof was so low on that side after it caved in. I drove it like that for almost a year. Someone offered me money for it and I accepted. He had one with a perfect body but a cracked cylinder head and ruined transmisson. I sold it and missed it immediately. I still think about that old aircraft carrier. I miss it.
@@freddieh5539 The Nash Metropolitan was definitly the original clown car. They would look right at home under the big top with 25 clowns crammed inside.
I actually when I was a teenager owned a 1974 Gremlin. It had a Levi interior and a 3 speed on the floor transmission. No A/C and my Dad installed an 8 track tape player in it for me for Christmas one year. Nobody that's ever had an 8 track player will ever forget the click sound it made changing tracks in the middle of your favorite song.
@@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930 You can't tell none of them apart they all look just alike. Tesla look like a Austin Martin Ford Fusion look like the Tesla.
1964 Chevy Greenbrier was my first car. When I purchased it in 1973 it had been converted into a Hippie van with Earl Scheib orange paint, wide 70-series tires on chrome wheels, back seats removed, carpeting on the floor and curtains covering the windows. Yeah it was homely, but I loved that machine!
I would love to have the Ford falcon ranchero, parents had one when I was little, we used to cram 2 adults & 4 kids in there. Love that little pickup !!
I'm old, 73, and I had both a Gremlin and a Pacer Station Wagon ( O yes bright yellow with fake wood trim on the sides, stylin'), drove them both for many years. Only real gripe about the Pacer was you had to become proficient replacing the bushings in the door hinges, those doors were long and heavy. Hell, that thing was so heavy it road like a 58 Buick Roadmaster loaded for a 2 week camping trip.
I have to say I always thought the mid 50's Studebaker truck was beautiful, not a square line on it. Nice aerodynamics when you pass the 150mph mark LOL.
@@TheOzthewiz Not that anyone knows of. However there were two R2 trucks built, a black one which is in a collection, and a white one that disappeared somewhere in Indiana in the late 60's. Who knows, it might be sitting in a barn waiting to be found.
I had a 1976 (?) Yeller, not yellow as shown. :-) 180,000 miles on the same brake cylinders. Sold to my mechanic for almost same amount as I purchased it. Great little truck and with a camper top, we pulled a Rockwood popup camper to many a good weekend for the two kids. Oh, they loved riding in the back. Good fine. Thanks for the memories. You have a great site. Art L. New Orleans, LA
I could imagine that Rampside with the original Chevy engine, but turbocharged. With the Chevy you would probably have a few oil leaks, but NO blown head gaskets like you would with the Subi.
I have. 3 vans & clone corvair jenko stinger no are running got hooked on them put a 140 hp. Into a 71 vw camper bus motor totally modified about 215 hp. It was awesome.
Actually the only advantage, if you call it that, is liquid cooling, that only helps keep emissions in check. But the simplicity of air-cooling can’t be dismissed off hand! Plus the Covairs latest engine, the 164 c.i., boxer, with modern gaskets an viton pushrod tube seals can be tight as a drum, without any oil leaks! Plus with modern ignition systems and fuel injection systems, with or without a Turbo, develops great torque at low rpm’s.
My vote is number 18, the Bedford van. I remember working on these as a mechanic in the 1960's in Australia. They were very popular and there are still a few fully restored and running around as mobile ice cream vans, etc.
The Chevy COE. Ford and GMC also had them, that looked nearly identical. My father drove one, as a wrecker driver for a Ford dealership. Man, you rode tall in the saddle in that baby! And what a view! Going on runs in that was my favorite thing to do, as a kid.
I don't know why the Ford Courier is on this list. It was a just a Mazda truck with a Ford badge and pretty contemporary for the time. I had a 1982 XLT with a 2.3L engine and a 5 speed transmission. I bought it in 1981 and sold it in 2005 for $1600 to a collector. About one third of what I paid for it new. He couldn't believe what great condition it was in considering it has over 160k miles on it. I lived in the southwest most of the time that I owned it so, it had almost zero rust on it.
A co worker bought one of those Pontiac Aztecs for his wife. She liked it because it had a lot of neat features inside. She had a small wreck in it and put it in a body shop for repairs. I asked him if they were going to work some of the ugly off of it while it was in the shop. His reply "I don't think that there is that much body work available". While walking from the parking lot into work a guy drove past myself and another co worker in a new Chevy Avalanche. The co worker yelled out "how much they payin you to drive that thing?". Some things just can't get no respect.
I have a soft spot for both the Pacer and Gremlin, as I hired both during trips in the 70's. In the UK I had a Bedford van. I like quirky cars and I'd love a Saab 95.
My wife had a Prius. I hated the way it looked, operated and drove but my wife loved it. She’s smart and a great driver so to each his own. I also went to college in 1978 in a Studebaker pick up I was ashamed of but would dream of owning it now.
Hunter Glass Ain’t that the truth! I look back on some of the cars I had and didn’t appreciate at the time. If I could only afford one of them now. A 1957 Chev pickup, a 1968 Dodge van, and more.
I know what you mean. In 1979 I went with my wife (then girlfriend) to trade in her 1974 Nova Custom for a Toyota celica because it was costing her over $10 a week to fill up. 🙄
Never could understand why the Corvair pick-up was not more successful. It was produced in an era when 4 x 4's were rare. With its rear engine design it had far better traction than most pick-ups when empty. The drop down side panel was convenient and would be handy on today's vehicles. Cousins son drove one as a parts delivery vehicle and loved it.
My dad had a 62 Corvan, six-cylinder, 3 on the tree. Not only ugly as sin, but so under-powered, and geared so high in first you had to slip the clutch like hell to get it moving, and it went through multiple clutches in the few years we owned it. And dad was NOT hard on clutches, that thing was a p.o.s., especially on the hills of Duluth, MN. Not to mention the jug seals always leaking oil, and it needing a valve job like twice within some 50,000 miles we owned it. And COLD in winter, in Duluth, let me tell you. We hauled bundles of newspapers in it on Sunday mornings, and used a gas burner to keep me from freezing to death in the back. One time some of the newspapers caught on fire. Lucky nobody complained. Dad made me to learn to drive a straight-stick with it. He said, "If you can learn to drive this one, you'll be able to drive any straight-stick.
Trick question: Which of the 3 basic EV (electric vehicle) drivetrains -- BEV vs PHEV vs HFCEV -- offers the most benefits, advantages, applications and potential to reduce fuel/energy consumption, emissions AND insane traffic? The correct answer (as I see it) is plug-in hybrid PHEV tech rather than all-battery BEV tech like the Tesla 'S' road lizard sedan. There are a lot of reasons I make this claim starting with a good rule of thumb - the heavier the vehicle, the more applicable to PHEV tech. The lighter the vehicle, the more applicable to BEV tech. Hydrogen fuel cell HFCEV may serve only niche markets for stationary power supplies.
I learned to drive in a 1968 V4 Saab 96. I would love to have another or a Saab 95. I would especially like to have a pre-1968 model with the 3 cylinder 2 stroke engine. There is nothing more unique than a car with a snowmobile engine build by a Swedish jet fighter manufacturer.
1974 Ford Courier, my parents had one in the early to mid 80's. We got a lot of use out of that gutless little wonder. I loved that truck! I wish a true mini-pickup were available again, current models are already too big for me.
I take exception to people thinking the Avalanche was ugly. I presently own a 2013 Black Diamond Edition which is my third one and one of the last ones produced. They got rid of most of the plastic and mine received the Cadillac cab faring. I like it better than the fifty cars I've owned in 60 years, even my S430 MB.
There were two, no three of your choices that should have never been on the list. All Chevy, the Avalanche and Greenbriar, Corvair Sideramp Truck and one Cadillac EXT. Especially after leaving off such unholy stunners as a couple Citroën’s
I bought me and my new wife then in 1973 a new AMC Gremlin . 4 1/2 years later the auto transmission fell apart . The dealer said your warranty was for 2 years. That was in Christmas time. The price was not bad for that new car . It was $2800.00 and had everything. Fixed it then later trade it for a Pontiac Catalina.
My parents, brother, sister, and I traveled from San Diego, Ca., to Western, New York in a windowless Corvair Van, in 1965. There were no rear seats, so my father built a platform off the floor, so we could store camping items, and we, (brother, sister, and I) simply sat on the platform looking out the windshield, or back windows. No seatbelts, no A/C, no radio, just us. I guess we had fun...when stopped for the night!
I'm the one who suggested the SAAB 95 here. I also fiercely love SAAB and their cars - but the 95's design really takes some getting used to - particular the later ones with those triangular tailfins and round lights in them were extremely… hmmm… "courageous" … or downright eccentric. Somehow all this blends to a very lovable whole - which is why I think the SAAB 95 is pretty right on this list.
My wife drove a 3 cyl 2-stroke one. She was perpetually pestered by people when they saw that dumb woman pouring oil into the petrol tank and when buying three spark plugs was mostly told she should replace ALL of the plugs. We used to take it for a burn-up once in a while to literally burn all the oil out of the exhaust - which NEVER needed replacing. My brother-I-L still has one and swears by it. I had a Wartburg Knight estate that also attracted laughs until I'd leave them in my smoke.
I learned to drive in my parent's 67 saab wagon. Great car. 30 mpg when nobody cared, Seat belts for 6, and never got stuck due to the front wheel drive (unheard of back then...)
My neighbor had one, in the early 60's. SAAB's were all he'd buy. Big Al was obese, so he loved the suicide doors. He was an aviation engineer for GE, so of course a big fan of SAAB.
The Corvair Greenbrier is definitely be one of my favorites cars for my book. Considering that i have soft spot for Vans & would likely drive a vintage 60's, the Greenbrier shows the best on what Vans are known to be.
My first car I had, my parents bought me from a coworker of my mom's: A 1984 Dodge Omni, #11 on the list. I felt & still do feel it was a nice cute little car. Dodge's version of Chevy's Chevette & Ford's Escort.
I liked the Corvair vehicles. I have a soft spot for them. As small child who often has in the rear window shelf or on the rear floor as my Mom drove from next to Binghamton, NY to Baltimore City, MD on the weekends to see my Dad who was a teacher. I ALWAYS loved to be awake going through the area around Harrisburg, PA. There was a bar called somebody's Landing, can't get the 1st part, but they took part of a plane on the front of the building & lit it up like it's a crash. This was along US#11, as I-81 hadn't been built yet! I still LOVE train's & Enola was a HUGE freight yard & reverse it's name for how the workers felt being there. So many bridges across the river on a Moon lit night made me giddy with the reflection! When I got to drive as an adult I got 1964 red Corsa & I joined the Corvair Club of Baltimore. I made friends with Gary Segal who had a bunch of Corvans & Rampsides! He even had autocross events at a church next to Towson where we rented for meetings. I carpooled to Lincoln Tech in Baltimore when it was on Wilkins Ave & I rode in Bill Atkinson's Bicentennial-like paint job on his Pacer! I'd an opinion that 80's Dodge trucks had a flat odd grille, but I guess I'd missed the really UGLY ones!
My dad has had a long career of building custom cars. During the 70's he retrofitted three Ford Rancheros; a '62, and two '64's, with Mustang 289 V8's and transmissions and the beefier Mustang running gear and suspensions. It was easy since the early Mustangs were built on Falcon chassis and everything pretty much bolted right in. They were fun. In the 70's, beat up and trashed out Mustangs were for sale on every street corner, so he had plenty of parts. Rancheros were not as common but he had no trouble finding as many as he cared to mess with. I wish I had that little '62 right now.
Still have my '63 two door hard top nova! Prettiest compact(mid size now) american vehicle of lt's time. Also have wife's falcon. These were real Godsends both in lines I my dad or best friend could fix anything on them, super reliable can't say enough good thing about straight 6's built in U.S.between 50 in 70's love them all.
The only sort of ugly yet beautiful car I ever owned and later regret selling was my 68 123GT Volvo. It was an ugly duckling of a sleeper. For those unaware, it had the same drive train as the P1800 I think was the number of "the Saint's" sports car. Handled like a gokart. 4 speed manual with electric switched overdrive. Dual SU carbs, header, chrome rings, sway and lat bars on the rear, sway bar up front, about a 4" thick roof to accomodate the built on roll cage. I put it in the paper for sale @ $450. The guy who bought it looked for all of 3 seconds and said, "$450?, I'll take it." Didn't even want to start it. That's when I realized I should of asked much more.
I owned a Ford Courier for a number of years but had to sell it when my first child was born due to lack of room in the cab. It was hands down the best vehicle I ever owned when it came to reliability and great mileage. I was even able to install an aftermarket cruise control package that worked like a charm despite it having a four speed manual transmission.
All of these cars look way better than the crap that is coming out today. Many car companies went bankrupt and begged their respective governments for bailouts when they switched to the ugly upside down soup bowl look. As you can see when you look out the window, none of them learned much. The cars are still getting uglier, more cramped, flimsier, lower to the ground, and getting ever more ugly plastic on the inside and outside. I hate modern cars. I doubt I will ever own one. It is a shame. I used to love to upgrade to the latest model every four years or so. I have had my current car 24 years and climbing. I just could not trade in my beautiful vehicle for a deformed jellybean with an tiny little engine operating on the edge of self destruction.
@@indridcold8433 Agreed! And that also goes the same with these ugly four door station wagon trucks to along with these ugly wagon wheels and thin tires they put on onler along with newer cars and trucks of today.
My Dad bought a Pacer. I borrowed it while I was in college, went ‘cruising the strip’ in Daytona Beach during spring break with three friends from the dorm. That’s when they first understood just how big those windows were. You never saw four guys ditch a car so fast. Sadly, my first new car was a Dodge Omni, so I can’t really point fingers here.
My old man had a 1962 SAAB GT.. had a racing steering wheel and a built in roll bar.. and it was actually fast. He had earlier had a 96 and it was slowwww...
Loved the Currier, had 2 of the later modeled ones, one exactly like the light blue one, and a 94 Mazda B200 in silver, loved both of those little trucks.
You also missed the 1964-65 Chevy flat windshield van. Mid engined straight 6, driver ahead of front axle and nothing in front of the dashboard, same wheelbase as a VW Beetle (90"). The mid engine allowed you to work on the engine out of the elements. Mine was geared too low for efficient highway driving so I installed a 1957 Chevy Overdrive transmission, plopped in with no modification, 6 speeds, freewheeling clutch. Put over 300,000 miles on it.
My Mom had a '75 Courier and I had a '64 Ranchero. The Ranchero had a hard time finding a place.. A Fairlane in the '50's, a Falcon in the '60's and a Torino in the '70's...
Wow the Pug nose Bedford made its way to Australia in the 60's I picked one up in 1980 for $400. A tiny 1100 cc four we went everywhere with a bed in the back but not very fast, dang I wish I still had that van. I'm glad it made it to the list because I owned one and because of its practicality, sliding side doors, and barn doors ait the back.
I have a 62 greenbriar van, I got it when I was 15 and I'm 39 now. My brother has a 61 panel van and our dad has a 61 rampside. Now our kids are getting into corvairs
While there are some on these list that most people agree with (Saab, Aztek), a lot of these aren't ugly (Omni/Horizon, most of the pickups/panel vans) and in fact were considered good looking at the time.
A good friend of mine owned two of the Saabs of that vintage. You had to mix oil with gas (2 cycle motors), but they were WELL MADE GOOD CHEAP TRANSPORTATION!
The Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon is about the only normal, acceptable looking car on the list. It was the first car for three of my family members. It was my quasi first car when I shared it with a cousin for work. They seem to be the economy cars of choice in the Southern United States during the 70's and 80's, and popular re-sellers all through the 90's even. The Colt and the Dart were the unofficial sedan versions and are still sought after novelties.
My dad had AMC Gremlin he drove, plus a 2nd one disassembled in the shed for parts. They were such a Heinz 57 car, when going to the auto parts store you always had to have the VIN# with you. Depending on which year the car was made it might have Chevy brakes one year then Ford brakes the next. But it was the best car for doing donuts in the snow!
The Bedford CA was made by GMs UK division in Luton, Bedfordshire, it was very successful, watch any film footage of London streets in the fifties and sixties you're gonna see a CA! It sold well until Ford brought out the bigger and faster Transit in '65.
I've owned a 1965 Corvair four door Monza,(my first car). I traded it for a Greenbriar van and I traded that for another Corvair van with solid panel sides. I then bought a 66 Ford Falcon. Years later it was a Ford Courier. Until I owned a Toyota pickup I had to suffer eccentric vehicles. They were reliable against all odds.
I had one of the Ford Courier pickups I'm 6-foot 6 and was about 350 lb at the time wonderful truck great room much more than the Ranger and it always ran great I miss that truck
Chaosdemonwolf1 - true - our next fleet was Luv pickups - Chevy logo, Isuzu build- couldn't destroy them either - I'd like to have one now but they cost too much.
There was a '66 Falcon. Most of these cars aren't ugly. I started to note cars in the 1980s in rural California and have seen nearly every one, and have personal experience with several.
I once had a 71 Torino station wagon. I chopped it down and made my own homemade ranchero. Almost everyone thought it was the real thing. I called it an "El Torino" for a while, or ranchino or El ranchero. That was one of my favorite trucks and it sure turned a lot of heads.
You missed my favourite vehicle made by Chevrolet 2003 to 2006 the SSR retro style pickup meets corvette interior. They came with either a 300 or 400 horsepower V8. Retractable steel roof. Making it truly unique
When compared to the angry looking cars of a few years ago, most of the 60’s cars do well aesthetically. In the 70’s I thought the Gremlin was ugly but the Pacer (first two years)
The Pacer was original and nice. I am surprised to see the Omni/Horizon in this video. That car was well designed and the Horizon had an excellent acceptation in Europe...
I owned a 1970 Saab 95 same ugly green as your video. We all called it the Turtle. I was constantly stopped & told how ugly the car was but shut everyone up when I responded that with it's V4 engine front wheel drive, 4 speed on the column, duel range transmission & locking or freewheeling front wheel hub's I got 53, yes that's right 53 miles per gallon during the late 70's fuel shortages. I once drove from Chicago to Cleveland, Oh. & back on one tank of gas. Sure wish I had a brand new one today!!!
The Lincoln Blackwood is not an ugly truck. The Chevrolet Avalanche and the Cadillac Escalade EXT were cool looking trucks. The Studebaker Transtar at 4:40 is a beautiful truck.
I like and would vote for #12, CO E Chevy, and I would make a camper out of it, 4 wheel drive, camper add- on to be the height of cab. As a matter of fact, as a kid, I had this as a toy truck made to look like a farm truck with big sides,. wood-like.
Never owned one but I will ALWAYS love the Pacer. I did own a Courier, and my dad owned two. With a gas engine it was tolerable because it got around 30mpg. Dad's diesel, on the other hand was a pathetically weak beast. BTW Long time since I saw a Willies CO pickup.
The thing that surprised me about the Prius is that unlike most of the other Clown Cars (tiny car) is that it has a five bolt lug nut pattern on it. I think that looks cool and kind of respectful for a little car like that.
For what it's worth, there were more people burned up in rear-end collisions in AMC Gremlins than Ford Pintos. Ah yes, the power of the Press! Also, for what it's worth, the Gremlin with a 304 V-8 and a 4-speed was a wild, little, fun, car. Replace the 304 with a 360 (bolt in) for real kicks!
John Oakes , you mentioned "The Power of the Press". On an unrelated subject, the "Press" is the reason that Honda had to cease building the ATC... they caused a national uproar about how dangerous they were. As a machinery lover, my belief is a machine is only as dangerous as the operator. Take a look at some ATV / UTV crash compilation videos and look at the redoculously stupid way they ride these things, many times with little or no protective gear. But none of this matters to the "Press". They had their drive-by shooting and 3-wheelers are gone.
Over three times as many people burned to death in Crown Vics and Merc Marquis than in Pintos. The Pinto fiasco was a bit of a scam perpetrated by safety groups who were looking for a scapegoat in the guise of a popular car over which they could "champion" their crusades and condemn so as to give some meaning to their lives. The official NHTSA figures (last time I checked in) put Crown Vic / Merc Marquis deaths from Fires Alone (and not deaths by trauma) at 109. The Pinto? Same criteria, 27. Hell, 1st gen. Mustangs killed more people than Pintos in fires, including one fairly recently in a restored 1st gen. Mustang that got rear-ended and burned, resulted in a big lawsuit. Heaven save us all from these "civic organizations" who claim to be only looking out for us, the citizenry...
@@tonyunderwood9678 Something like 35 people burned up in the AMC Gremlin and Nader's Raider's didn't raise a fuss about that. Why the American public would give credence to someone who didn't drive telling everybody how unsafe cars were is beyond me!
Missed one of my favorites, the 50/51 Studebaker Starlight Coupe AKA the 'which way is it going' car. The series ran from 47-52 but 50/51 were the 2 years where the bullet nose was used which added to its unique looks.
@@garybrown7044 Don't blame you Gary. I did a body off resto on the 51 in my profile picture and kept it for 20+ years. I sold it nearly 4 yrs ago and kick myself almost daily for doing it.
The SAAB 92 looked gorgeous, especially early fifties. Then they ruined the aerodynamic design gradually until it looked very ugly in the sixties and seventies
None of these entries are ugly, especially the Stude pickups and Corvair vans and the rampsides. And that Saab wagon is adorable. I guess you simply can't please everybody...
OMG, I owned 3 on this list: SAAB 95, Dodge Omni, Dodge Rampage! Loved all 3, but especially the SAAB 95 since it was my first car and truly unique with 3-cylinder 2-cycle motor and free-wheeling.
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Loved the rampy
dude you forgot something the most blyatfull car on this world MULTIPLA!!!! :)
it got everithing 3 seats in front big glas because you want to see that idiot who buy it :)
an its realz cheap!
This is a viewers choice video and we only had room for 20.
Minds Eye Design ahh ok but I think multipla might have that 21 plače😂😂😂😂😂😂👌👌
I agree and very good suggestion. I'll save your pick for the next ugly vehicle video. 👍
Nothing ugly about the 50s era Studebaker trucks: they were gorgeous!
My grandfather was a farmer and he had a Corvair Rampside. I loved that truck. It was so fun to ride in, and he showed me that the ramp made things extremely easy to load, especially livestock like hogs, and anything he needed to use a dolly or hauling tool with. I dont know what happened to the truck after he died in 1984 though. Even for a farmer, he kept it in beautiful condition.
My first car was the yellow 72 Ford Courier pickup. I had it all thru high school in the late 80s. Lot of good memories with that truck.
The Saab96/ My dad had one.
It had a 3cylinder 2stroke engine.
This was one of two cars I learned to drive, when I was 16.
Over 50yrs ago.
My father also had the 1962 Studebaker 4door sedan. Had the V-8 in it. Fun car to drive.
Had the automatic transmission.
The Falcon Ranchero's are cool looking, not ugly at all.
The only thing I didn't like about the early rancheros, was the roofline, other than that they were cool
When I was a kid in the '70s my uncle drove a '63 Ranchero as a work truck. California framer/surfer.
I like the Falcon Ranchero. There is so much that you can do to mod it and make it your own. Lots of Mustang parts will fit it.
I had an enormous LTD Ranchero with a rare truck cap on it. That thing could tow enormous pontoons to the lake and not feel it. A tree feel on it after a tornado hit the neighbourhood. The cab caved in on the passenger side, making the passenger's side door worthless and breaking the glass on it. Nobody could sit in it because the roof was so low on that side after it caved in. I drove it like that for almost a year. Someone offered me money for it and I accepted. He had one with a perfect body but a cracked cylinder head and ruined transmisson. I sold it and missed it immediately. I still think about that old aircraft carrier. I miss it.
@@indridcold8433 That was the only vehicle I said "There's nothing ugly about that, what's wrong with people?"
IMHO- the Falcon Ranchero needs to be taken out of the video, then add the Nash Metropolitan in its place.
@@freddieh5539 The Nash Metropolitan was definitly the original clown car. They would look right at home under the big top with 25 clowns crammed inside.
Agreed, the Ford Falcon Ranchero is beautiful, as are a lot of the other vehicles that appeared in this video such the COE truck that appeared in here
I really like the Ford Falcon pick up.
I actually when I was a teenager owned a 1974 Gremlin. It had a Levi interior and a 3 speed on the floor transmission.
No A/C and my Dad installed an 8 track tape player in it for me for Christmas one year. Nobody that's ever had an 8 track player will ever forget the click sound it made changing tracks in the middle of your favorite song.
4:40 Studebaker Transtar pickup is the nicest I've ever seen. This thing is gorgeous.
All of these cars have more character than any of this late model junk we have now.
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@@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930 You can't tell none of them apart they all look just alike. Tesla look like a Austin Martin Ford Fusion look like the Tesla.
A few of these would make minty work vehicles!
AMC Gremlins were raced successfully on the Nurburgring by Team Highball. Definitely not an ugly car or even a poor performing one
1964 Chevy Greenbrier was my first car. When I purchased it in 1973 it had been converted into a Hippie van with Earl Scheib orange paint, wide 70-series tires on chrome wheels, back seats removed, carpeting on the floor and curtains covering the windows. Yeah it was homely, but I loved that machine!
I would love to have the Ford falcon ranchero, parents had one when I was little, we used to cram 2 adults & 4 kids in there. Love that little pickup !!
I'm old, 73, and I had both a Gremlin and a Pacer Station Wagon ( O yes bright yellow with fake wood trim on the sides, stylin'), drove them both for many years. Only real gripe about the Pacer was you had to become proficient replacing the bushings in the door hinges, those doors were long and heavy. Hell, that thing was so heavy it road like a 58 Buick Roadmaster loaded for a 2 week camping trip.
I have to say I always thought the mid 50's Studebaker truck was beautiful, not a square line on it. Nice aerodynamics when you pass the 150mph mark LOL.
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Guy in town has one. Fully restored 4x4 not lifted 31/10.5s ...
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
Wonder if Andy Granatelli had any "R3" Stude trucks that he modified in the late'50s or early '60s!
@@TheOzthewiz Not that anyone knows of. However there were two R2 trucks built, a black one which is in a collection, and a white one that disappeared somewhere in Indiana in the late 60's. Who knows, it might be sitting in a barn waiting to be found.
I had a 1976 (?) Yeller, not yellow as shown. :-)
180,000 miles on the same brake cylinders. Sold to my mechanic for almost same amount as I purchased it. Great little truck and with a camper top, we pulled a Rockwood popup camper to many a good weekend for the two kids. Oh, they loved riding in the back. Good fine. Thanks for the memories. You have a great site. Art L. New Orleans, LA
Corvair Rampside is the pinnacle of AWESOME. Imagine that beauty today with a Subaru Boxer engine. Some modern styling cues... I will take THREE!
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I could imagine that Rampside with the original Chevy engine, but turbocharged. With the Chevy you would probably have a few oil leaks, but NO blown head gaskets like you would with the Subi.
I have. 3 vans & clone corvair jenko stinger no are running got hooked on them put a 140 hp. Into a 71 vw camper bus motor totally modified about 215 hp. It was awesome.
Exactly what I was about to text , a boxer eng. would make it great .
Actually the only advantage, if you call it that, is liquid cooling, that only helps keep emissions in check. But the simplicity of air-cooling can’t be dismissed off hand! Plus the Covairs latest engine, the 164 c.i., boxer, with modern gaskets an viton pushrod tube seals can be tight as a drum, without any oil leaks! Plus with modern ignition systems and fuel injection systems, with or without a Turbo, develops great torque at low rpm’s.
My vote is number 18, the Bedford van. I remember working on these as a mechanic in the 1960's in Australia. They were very popular and there are still a few fully restored and running around as mobile ice cream vans, etc.
The Omni isnt ugly Its normal
Edit The rampage and ranchero are awesome too
The Chevy COE. Ford and GMC also had them, that looked nearly identical. My father drove one, as a wrecker driver for a Ford dealership. Man, you rode tall in the saddle in that baby! And what a view! Going on runs in that was my favorite thing to do, as a kid.
Dad had the Ford falcon what a mighty little Workhorse. bought used and lasted 12 plus years. With no problems
Dad's Falcon pulled a 2 horse trailer with no complaints. One strong, well engineered little old workhorse.
My dad bought one and we took it on a family trip to Canada. Put a 16` boat onto with roof racks. Reall_ looked odd going down the road.
I don't know why the Ford Courier is on this list. It was a just a Mazda truck with a Ford badge and pretty contemporary for the time. I had a 1982 XLT with a 2.3L engine and a 5 speed transmission. I bought it in 1981 and sold it in 2005 for $1600 to a collector. About one third of what I paid for it new. He couldn't believe what great condition it was in considering it has over 160k miles on it. I lived in the southwest most of the time that I owned it so, it had almost zero rust on it.
My first car was a SAAB 96 with a 2stroke engine. I often miss that car.
Just out of high school I worked for a company called Rupert Plastics. We made the taillights for the Dodge Omni and the Plymouth Horizon.
Owned a 72 Gremlin. Loved it despite the rather rude remarks about forgetting the rear half.
A co worker bought one of those Pontiac Aztecs for his wife. She liked it because it had a lot of neat features inside. She had a small wreck in it and put it in a body shop for repairs. I asked him if they were going to work some of the ugly off of it while it was in the shop. His reply "I don't think that there is that much body work available". While walking from the parking lot into work a guy drove past myself and another co worker in a new Chevy Avalanche. The co worker yelled out "how much they payin you to drive that thing?". Some things just can't get no respect.
I have a soft spot for both the Pacer and Gremlin, as I hired both during trips in the 70's. In the UK I had a Bedford van. I like quirky cars and I'd love a Saab 95.
i also love quirky cars, and AMC cars
I recognized the Bedford from my Dinky Toy collection. I love the first Pacer.
I actually love the Horizon, #11, and #20 and #13 seem really cool.
My wife had a Prius. I hated the way it looked, operated and drove but my wife loved it. She’s smart and a great driver so to each his own.
I also went to college in 1978 in a Studebaker pick up I was ashamed of but would dream of owning it now.
Hunter Glass Ain’t that the truth! I look back on some of the cars I had and didn’t appreciate at the time. If I could only afford one of them now. A 1957 Chev pickup, a 1968 Dodge van, and more.
I know what you mean. In 1979 I went with my wife (then girlfriend) to trade in her 1974 Nova Custom for a Toyota celica because it was costing her over $10 a week to fill up. 🙄
@@treojoe1077 Oh, you thought me spelt it The Top Speed Guy I thought I did it but treojoe did it
Never could understand why the Corvair pick-up was not more successful. It was produced in an era when 4 x 4's were rare. With its rear engine design it had far better traction than most pick-ups when empty. The drop down side panel was convenient and would be handy on today's vehicles. Cousins son drove one as a parts delivery vehicle and loved it.
The AMC Pacer and Gremlin are my personal favorites 🥰
My dad had a 62 Corvan, six-cylinder, 3 on the tree.
Not only ugly as sin, but so under-powered, and geared so high in first you had to slip the clutch like hell to get it moving, and it went through multiple clutches in the few years we owned it. And dad was NOT hard on clutches, that thing was a p.o.s., especially on the hills of Duluth, MN.
Not to mention the jug seals always leaking oil, and it needing a valve job like twice within some 50,000 miles we owned it.
And COLD in winter, in Duluth, let me tell you. We hauled bundles of newspapers in it on Sunday mornings, and used a gas burner to keep me from freezing to death in the back. One time some of the newspapers caught on fire. Lucky nobody complained.
Dad made me to learn to drive a straight-stick with it. He said, "If you can learn to drive this one, you'll be able to drive any straight-stick.
I love the looks of #13 Studebaker Transtar
Trick question: Which of the 3 basic EV (electric vehicle) drivetrains -- BEV vs PHEV vs HFCEV -- offers the most benefits, advantages, applications and potential to reduce fuel/energy consumption, emissions AND insane traffic? The correct answer (as I see it) is plug-in hybrid PHEV tech rather than all-battery BEV tech like the Tesla 'S' road lizard sedan. There are a lot of reasons I make this claim starting with a good rule of thumb - the heavier the vehicle, the more applicable to PHEV tech. The lighter the vehicle, the more applicable to BEV tech. Hydrogen fuel cell HFCEV may serve only niche markets for stationary power supplies.
The Shelby Omni did have something in common with the Shelby Mustang. It was fast,it was turbo charged which made it a pocket rocket.
I learned to drive in a 1968 V4 Saab 96. I would love to have another or a Saab 95. I would especially like to have a pre-1968 model with the 3 cylinder 2 stroke engine. There is nothing more unique than a car with a snowmobile engine build by a Swedish jet fighter manufacturer.
1974 Ford Courier, my parents had one in the early to mid 80's. We got a lot of use out of that gutless little wonder. I loved that truck! I wish a true mini-pickup were available again, current models are already too big for me.
Good looking and the Saab
SUPER RELIABLE because Mazda designed it, BUT was a real rust bucket up here in North Country!
Thanks for the video. Mi favorite is the number 4: the Ford Falcon Ranchero, model 1964, but also the sedan that was the right hand of the Mustang
Love that Saab Wagon, had a 1969 96 with V four Ford motor, love to have a 1969 95 wagon today.
The Saab is def the best here, beautiful innovative car.
Mine was a Saab 96 V4 deluxe
I take exception to people thinking the Avalanche was ugly. I presently own a 2013 Black Diamond Edition which is my third one and one of the last ones produced. They got rid of most of the plastic and mine received the Cadillac cab faring. I like it better than the fifty cars I've owned in 60 years, even my S430 MB.
There were two, no three of your choices that should have never been on the list. All Chevy, the Avalanche and Greenbriar, Corvair Sideramp Truck and one Cadillac EXT. Especially after leaving off such unholy stunners as a couple Citroën’s
They were viewers picks not ours. Though I'm not a big fan of the Avalanche look, You could very well be right.
I bought me and my new wife then in 1973 a new AMC Gremlin .
4 1/2 years later the auto transmission fell apart .
The dealer said your warranty was for 2 years.
That was in Christmas time.
The price was not bad for that new car .
It was $2800.00 and had everything.
Fixed it then later trade it for a Pontiac Catalina.
I owned a dark red 89 Dodge Omni, it was pretty decent on gas, it was a nice driving car.
My parents, brother, sister, and I traveled from San Diego, Ca., to Western, New York in a windowless Corvair Van, in 1965. There were no rear seats, so my father built a platform off the floor, so we could store camping items, and we, (brother, sister, and I) simply sat on the platform looking out the windshield, or back windows. No seatbelts, no A/C, no radio, just us. I guess we had fun...when stopped for the night!
I had a SAAB 95 Wagon with three cyl. 2 stroke engine. I loved that old SAAB!
We had one too! I liked riding in the back seat even though I was too tall for it.
Ted Smith Mine was a V4 4 cycle. Loved mine as much as you loved yours.
I have a Saab with Three cyl. 2 stroke and a 4cyl.v4
I'm the one who suggested the SAAB 95 here.
I also fiercely love SAAB and their cars - but the 95's design really takes some getting used to - particular the later ones with those triangular tailfins and round lights in them were extremely… hmmm… "courageous" … or downright eccentric.
Somehow all this blends to a very lovable whole - which is why I think the SAAB 95 is pretty right on this list.
My wife drove a 3 cyl 2-stroke one. She was perpetually pestered by people when they saw that dumb woman pouring oil into the petrol tank and when buying three spark plugs was mostly told she should replace ALL of the plugs.
We used to take it for a burn-up once in a while to literally burn all the oil out of the exhaust - which NEVER needed replacing.
My brother-I-L still has one and swears by it. I had a Wartburg Knight estate that also attracted laughs until I'd leave them in my smoke.
Say what you want about number 7, but ever since I was little I always wanted a Saab 95
Same.
I learned to drive in my parent's 67 saab wagon. Great car. 30 mpg when nobody cared, Seat belts for 6, and never got stuck due to the front wheel drive (unheard of back then...)
My neighbor had one, in the early 60's. SAAB's were all he'd buy. Big Al was obese, so he loved the suicide doors. He was an aviation engineer for GE, so of course a big fan of SAAB.
The Corvair Greenbrier is definitely be one of my favorites cars for my book. Considering that i have soft spot for Vans & would likely drive a vintage 60's, the Greenbrier shows the best on what Vans are known to be.
My first car I had, my parents bought me from a coworker of my mom's: A 1984 Dodge Omni, #11 on the list. I felt & still do feel it was a nice cute little car. Dodge's version of Chevy's Chevette & Ford's Escort.
I had a 73 courier, I liked it, never thought it was ugly. I thought it had simple styling
I liked the Ford Courriers to. They were a simple pickup truck and were made by Mazda for Ford.
I also have a Ford Courier - it works and has now run reliably for 1.47 million kilo-metes being re-bored twice. Solid hard worker!
I liked the Corvair vehicles. I have a soft spot for them. As small child who often has in the rear window shelf or on the rear floor as my Mom drove from next to Binghamton, NY to Baltimore City, MD on the weekends to see my Dad who was a teacher. I ALWAYS loved to be awake going through the area around Harrisburg, PA. There was a bar called somebody's Landing, can't get the 1st part, but they took part of a plane on the front of the building & lit it up like it's a crash. This was along US#11, as I-81 hadn't been built yet! I still LOVE train's & Enola was a HUGE freight yard & reverse it's name for how the workers felt being there. So many bridges across the river on a Moon lit night made me giddy with the reflection!
When I got to drive as an adult I got 1964 red Corsa & I joined the Corvair Club of Baltimore. I made friends with Gary Segal
who had a bunch of Corvans & Rampsides! He even had autocross events at a church next to Towson where we rented for meetings. I carpooled to Lincoln Tech in Baltimore when it was on Wilkins Ave & I rode in Bill Atkinson's Bicentennial-like paint job on his Pacer! I'd an opinion that 80's Dodge trucks had a flat odd grille, but I guess I'd missed the really UGLY ones!
My dad has had a long career of building custom cars. During the 70's he retrofitted three Ford Rancheros; a '62, and two '64's, with Mustang 289 V8's and transmissions and the beefier Mustang running gear and suspensions. It was easy since the early Mustangs were built on Falcon chassis and everything pretty much bolted right in. They were fun. In the 70's, beat up and trashed out Mustangs were for sale on every street corner, so he had plenty of parts. Rancheros were not as common but he had no trouble finding as many as he cared to mess with. I wish I had that little '62 right now.
Still have my '63 two door hard top nova! Prettiest compact(mid size now) american vehicle of lt's time. Also have wife's falcon. These were real Godsends both in lines I my dad or best friend could fix anything on them, super reliable can't say enough good thing about straight 6's built in U.S.between 50 in 70's love them all.
the Greenbriar van and pick up are my favorite
The only sort of ugly yet beautiful car I ever owned and later regret selling was my 68 123GT Volvo. It was an ugly duckling of a sleeper. For those unaware, it had the same drive train as the P1800 I think was the number of "the Saint's" sports car. Handled like a gokart. 4 speed manual with electric switched overdrive. Dual SU carbs, header, chrome rings, sway and lat bars on the rear, sway bar up front, about a 4" thick roof to accomodate the built on roll cage.
I put it in the paper for sale @ $450. The guy who bought it looked for all of 3 seconds and said, "$450?, I'll take it."
Didn't even want to start it. That's when I realized I should of asked much more.
I owned several Saab 95s and 96s from 1967 - 1974 and I loved their oddball looks and the way they drove. Crap clutches, though.
I owned a Ford Courier for a number of years but had to sell it when my first child was born due to lack of room in the cab. It was hands down the best vehicle I ever owned when it came to reliability and great mileage. I was even able to install an aftermarket cruise control package that worked like a charm despite it having a four speed manual transmission.
When I was in High School I thought that the Stude Lark and Champ looked good. I still do! They do not belong on this list of 20ugly vehicles.
Love that Lark, but I worship the Avanti.
All of these cars look way better than the crap that is coming out today. Many car companies went bankrupt and begged their respective governments for bailouts when they switched to the ugly upside down soup bowl look. As you can see when you look out the window, none of them learned much. The cars are still getting uglier, more cramped, flimsier, lower to the ground, and getting ever more ugly plastic on the inside and outside. I hate modern cars. I doubt I will ever own one. It is a shame. I used to love to upgrade to the latest model every four years or so. I have had my current car 24 years and climbing. I just could not trade in my beautiful vehicle for a deformed jellybean with an tiny little engine operating on the edge of self destruction.
@@indridcold8433 Agreed! And that also goes the same with these ugly four door station wagon trucks to along with these ugly wagon wheels and thin tires they put on onler along with newer cars and trucks of today.
My Dad bought a Pacer. I borrowed it while I was in college, went ‘cruising the strip’ in Daytona Beach during spring break with three friends from the dorm. That’s when they first understood just how big those windows were. You never saw four guys ditch a car so fast.
Sadly, my first new car was a Dodge Omni, so I can’t really point fingers here.
I had an omni once, that thing was reliable and would scoot. I had a courier I bought for $50, put a 302 with a 5 speed in it...was fun.
My old man had a 1962 SAAB GT.. had a racing steering wheel and a built in roll bar.. and it was actually fast. He had earlier had a 96 and it was slowwww...
Loved the Currier, had 2 of the later modeled ones, one exactly like the light blue one, and a 94 Mazda B200 in silver, loved both of those little trucks.
You also missed the 1964-65 Chevy flat windshield van. Mid engined straight 6, driver ahead of front axle and nothing in front of the dashboard, same wheelbase as a VW Beetle (90"). The mid engine allowed you to work on the engine out of the elements. Mine was geared too low for efficient highway driving so I installed a 1957 Chevy Overdrive transmission, plopped in with no modification, 6 speeds, freewheeling clutch. Put over 300,000 miles on it.
l cant believe that most of these were put out of production, their awesomely cute and very versatile, l love them
My Mom had a '75 Courier and I had a '64 Ranchero. The Ranchero had a hard time finding a place.. A Fairlane in the '50's, a Falcon in the '60's and a Torino in the '70's...
Also, every single Citroen is poetry in motion!
Wow the Pug nose Bedford made its way to Australia in the 60's I picked one up in 1980 for $400. A tiny 1100 cc four we went everywhere with a bed in the back but not very fast, dang I wish I still had that van. I'm glad it made it to the list because I owned one and because of its practicality, sliding side doors, and barn doors ait the back.
I have a 62 greenbriar van, I got it when I was 15 and I'm 39 now. My brother has a 61 panel van and our dad has a 61 rampside. Now our kids are getting into corvairs
While there are some on these list that most people agree with (Saab, Aztek), a lot of these aren't ugly (Omni/Horizon, most of the pickups/panel vans) and in fact were considered good looking at the time.
Owned both a 1963 Saab 93 and a1972 Saab 96 also owned a 1963 Volvo 544
A good friend of mine owned two of the Saabs of that vintage. You had to mix oil with gas (2 cycle motors), but they were WELL MADE GOOD CHEAP TRANSPORTATION!
My favorite is the Corvair. When you drive a Rampside, you'll be amazed by the lack of engine noise.
The Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon is about the only normal, acceptable looking car on the list. It was the first car for three of my family members. It was my quasi first car when I shared it with a cousin for work. They seem to be the economy cars of choice in the Southern United States during the 70's and 80's, and popular re-sellers all through the 90's even. The Colt and the Dart were the unofficial sedan versions and are still sought after novelties.
My dad had AMC Gremlin he drove, plus a 2nd one disassembled in the shed for parts. They were such a Heinz 57 car, when going to the auto parts store you always had to have the VIN# with you. Depending on which year the car was made it might have Chevy brakes one year then Ford brakes the next. But it was the best car for doing donuts in the snow!
I had a Bedford CA and it was a great vehicle column change and sliding doors
The Bedford CA was made by GMs UK division in Luton, Bedfordshire, it was very successful, watch any film footage of London streets in the fifties and sixties you're gonna see a CA! It sold well until Ford brought out the bigger and faster Transit in '65.
I've owned a 1965 Corvair four door Monza,(my first car). I traded it for a Greenbriar van and I traded that for another Corvair van with solid panel sides. I then bought a 66 Ford Falcon. Years later it was a Ford Courier. Until I owned a Toyota pickup I had to suffer eccentric vehicles. They were reliable against all odds.
I had one of the Ford Courier pickups I'm 6-foot 6 and was about 350 lb at the time wonderful truck great room much more than the Ranger and it always ran great I miss that truck
Hay,bigman let me hold a dollar!
We had a fleet of them that just would not die. Probably in some zombie movie today or a Mad Max movie.
@@haroldwilkes6608 That's cause they were import mazda's from Japan with the Ford logo
Chaosdemonwolf1 - true - our next fleet was Luv pickups - Chevy logo, Isuzu build- couldn't destroy them either - I'd like to have one now but they cost too much.
A friend of mine had one, couldn't get parts. Neither Ford or Mazda would claim anything to do with it.
There was a '66 Falcon. Most of these cars aren't ugly. I started to note cars in the 1980s in rural California and have seen nearly every one, and have personal experience with several.
Number 10! I always loved the Pacers too.
I once had a 71 Torino station wagon. I chopped it down and made my own homemade ranchero. Almost everyone thought it was the real thing. I called it an "El Torino" for a while, or ranchino or El ranchero. That was one of my favorite trucks and it sure turned a lot of heads.
It's wonderful to see old SWE-classics around the whole world. 🙏
Greetings from: SWE 🇸🇪 :-)
You missed my favourite vehicle made by Chevrolet 2003 to 2006 the SSR retro style pickup meets corvette interior. They came with either a 300 or 400 horsepower V8. Retractable steel roof. Making it truly unique
The Ford Courier truck was a great product. Loved seeing the list
I owned 2 Mazda B1800 Pickups which was the Ford Courier in the USA....a very good Vehicle..why describe it as Ugly?
When compared to the angry looking cars of a few years ago, most of the 60’s cars do well aesthetically. In the 70’s I thought the Gremlin was ugly but the Pacer (first two years)
Beside the Omni, the Aztek, and the Pacer I don't find any of them ugly. Also, the AMC Matador should be on the list.
The Pacer was original and nice.
I am surprised to see the Omni/Horizon in this video. That car was well designed and the Horizon had an excellent acceptation in Europe...
I owned a 1970 Saab 95 same ugly green as your video. We all called it the Turtle. I was constantly stopped & told how ugly the car was but shut everyone up when I responded that with it's V4 engine front wheel drive, 4 speed on the column, duel range transmission & locking or freewheeling front wheel hub's I got 53, yes that's right 53 miles per gallon during the late 70's fuel shortages. I once drove from Chicago to Cleveland, Oh. & back on one tank of gas. Sure wish I had a brand new one today!!!
Beauty isnt everything like they say...
I had one also. Thought it was the best! If I could a new one today I wouldn'thesitate.
I owned six of these cars. Loved them
The Lincoln Blackwood is not an ugly truck. The Chevrolet Avalanche and the Cadillac Escalade EXT were cool looking trucks. The Studebaker Transtar at 4:40 is a beautiful truck.
The Dodge Omni's European cousin the Chrysler/Talbot Horizon had a Lotus tuned version as well, which was rallied.
I am sorry, but you confuse it with the Simca Horizon´s smaller brother, the Simca Sunbeam or Talbot Sunbeam wich even was sold as Lotus Sunbeam
I like and would vote for #12, CO E Chevy, and I would make a camper out of it, 4 wheel drive, camper add- on to be the height of cab. As a matter of fact, as a kid, I had this as a toy truck made to look like a farm truck with big sides,. wood-like.
Never owned one but I will ALWAYS love the Pacer. I did own a Courier, and my dad owned two. With a gas engine it was tolerable because it got around 30mpg. Dad's diesel, on the other hand was a pathetically weak beast. BTW Long time since I saw a Willies CO pickup.
The thing that surprised me about the Prius is that unlike most of the other Clown Cars (tiny car) is that it has a five bolt lug nut pattern on it. I think that looks cool and kind of respectful for a little car like that.
For what it's worth, there were more people burned up in rear-end collisions in AMC Gremlins than Ford Pintos. Ah yes, the power of the Press! Also, for what it's worth, the Gremlin with a 304 V-8 and a 4-speed was a wild, little, fun, car. Replace the 304 with a 360 (bolt in) for real kicks!
A 401 CID fits just as easily all AMC V8's are the same engine casting
John Oakes , you mentioned "The Power of the Press". On an unrelated subject, the "Press" is the reason that Honda had to cease building the ATC... they caused a national uproar about how dangerous they were. As a machinery lover, my belief is a machine is only as dangerous as the operator. Take a look at some ATV / UTV crash compilation videos and look at the redoculously stupid way they ride these things, many times with little or no protective gear. But none of this matters to the "Press". They had their drive-by shooting and 3-wheelers are gone.
Over three times as many people burned to death in Crown Vics and Merc Marquis than in Pintos. The Pinto fiasco was a bit of a scam perpetrated by safety groups who were looking for a scapegoat in the guise of a popular car over which they could "champion" their crusades and condemn so as to give some meaning to their lives. The official NHTSA figures (last time I checked in) put Crown Vic / Merc Marquis deaths from Fires Alone (and not deaths by trauma) at 109. The Pinto? Same criteria, 27. Hell, 1st gen. Mustangs killed more people than Pintos in fires, including one fairly recently in a restored 1st gen. Mustang that got rear-ended and burned, resulted in a big lawsuit. Heaven save us all from these "civic organizations" who claim to be only looking out for us, the citizenry...
@@tonyunderwood9678 Something like 35 people burned up in the AMC Gremlin and Nader's Raider's didn't raise a fuss about that. Why the American public would give credence to someone who didn't drive telling everybody how unsafe cars were is beyond me!
Missed one of my favorites, the 50/51 Studebaker Starlight Coupe AKA the 'which way is it going' car. The series ran from 47-52 but 50/51 were the 2 years where the bullet nose was used which added to its unique looks.
i have a '51 bullet-nose starlite coupe with 43,000 mi. on it. wouldn't part with it for anything.
@@garybrown7044 Don't blame you Gary. I did a body off resto on the 51 in my profile picture and kept it for 20+ years. I sold it nearly 4 yrs ago and kick myself almost daily for doing it.
Lurrrv the SAAB 95. My brother had one, and we had 3 or 4, 96's between us.
To me, the 93 and 96 models look a lot like a 3/4 scale '48 Packard fastback. Not a bad thing, and the Sonett 2 models are startlingly sharp.
The SAAB 92 looked gorgeous, especially early fifties. Then they ruined the aerodynamic design gradually until it looked very ugly in the sixties and seventies
None of these entries are ugly, especially the Stude pickups and Corvair vans and the rampsides. And that Saab wagon is adorable. I guess you simply can't please everybody...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so is ugly!!!!!
12 isn't ugly, it's just different. A true truck can never truly be ugly.
OMG, I owned 3 on this list: SAAB 95, Dodge Omni, Dodge Rampage! Loved all 3, but especially the SAAB 95 since it was my first car and truly unique with 3-cylinder 2-cycle motor and free-wheeling.
You forgot to mention the Aztek also had a Tent an Ice Chest Seats on the tailgate and an air mattress.