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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.
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 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.
@@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.
I like the old Studebaker pickups too. In the late 70's there was an abandoned late '40's one in the NH woods I liked to pretend to drive. In good condition, it was taken out and restored.
@@notinterested5787 It's NOT a Lark pickup, it's a Champ. While the front sheet metal of the Lark sedan was used the structure is all truck with solid axles and leaf springs on all four corners. There were two different style beds offered, the one they show in these pictures which is actually a Dodge bed... Studebaker made a deal to acquire the dies from Dodge in exchange for providing crash parts. The narrow bed... stepside not shown here is all Studebaker and much better looking, if less practical.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 !!
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. 🙄
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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'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 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
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.
VW Thing. Top contender for #1 spot! I should add I owned 3 Saab’s, one 99 , 1 5-door turbo, and a 25th Anniversary 4-door. Great driving cars with excellent driver and passenger comfort & safety. Wife was t-boned by a guy going about 50 in a full-sized Plymouth. No one hurt in the Saab. He went to the hospital.
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.
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 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.
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 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!!!
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!
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 Gremlins weren't built that well but the body design was ahead of its time with Honda and other makers adopting the chopped off end. Liked the video.
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 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.
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
Don`t forget that a special edition Gremlin came with "Levi`s denim" interior, metal buttons and all. Gf in '73 got into car and Immediately screamed bloody hell. Levi button "brand" on back of thigh. Date over...
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!
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.
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.
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.
I had such a love/hate relationship with my first car. A 1974 AMC Gremlin-X. Ugly? Yes(just the back half). Rattly? Oh yeah. And definitely falling apart way before its time. But OMG would that car haul ass!!! That 305 paired up with a "Three" on the floor(always wished it was four) was a great match for its time. Hard to start sometimes on those cold Oklahoma winter mornings, though. Brings back fond memories of blasting down the highway with Alice Cooper blaring from my 8-track player. Good times.
When the Lincoln Blackwood was introduced as a new model mercury also introduced a new cougar, I felt like I was at a baby shower and had to say something nice like what a beautiful baby. Everyone else was doing it... Thanks.
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
Well, The COE WAS THE BOMB! I THINK THEY MAKE KILLER RAMP/ROLLBACK /FLAT BED/MODIFIED PICK UP BED. THE COOLEST ONE'S IN MY OPINION ARE THE NEWER DRIVE TRAIN TRUCKS RE-BODIED WITH THE OLD COE!GREAT VIDEO! THANKS, JOE C.😎
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 AMC Pacer came about when an American with a car companies cheque book saw a British Made Jensen Interceptor in a magazine. Problem came about from the fact he was looking at the picture through his glass of water on the counter at the cafe. Half the damn car is missing due to Snells Law. Also it seems funny that what was ONCE considered ugly, is now a thing of beauty.....all these really needed was some bling wheels and flashy paint.....turns a turd into a trophy winner in no time.
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!
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.
The Saab 93 and 95 (wagon) were very well designed when America was build 3 ton behemoths. It lead to the modern Saab which still used the front end design.
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.
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 SAAB 92 looked gorgeous, especially early fifties. Then they ruined the aerodynamic design gradually until it looked very ugly in the sixties and seventies
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.
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.
Tatra 603 should be on that list.RR layout featuring an air-cooled v8 it was partially successful in European rally back in the cold war.Looks VERY bizarre, but has an enormous precense
My Granpa had the ramp side Greenbrier and it as perfect for his purposes. Easy loading and unloading of the toys he loved to play with, cycles and go karts.
Studebaker made only 50 or so beds that actually matched the lines of the truck. My grandfather owned one and never let anybody be ignorant about how rare they were. He liked to brag about it. And it was beautiful too. Haven't seen any pictures of those though. They must have been rare.
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!
I own 3 AMC Gremlins, 1 1971 and 2 1972's. They may not be the most beautiful cars ever made, but the 232 straight 6 is the most dependable engine ever on the market. I will never sell any of them and may even make one of the 72's my casket. My road 1972 has 250,000 miles on it. It has been cared for and totally maintained. The Gremlin should have been a main-stay car for AMC, but to many heads trying to keep up with the fords and Chevys did the company in. you have a car that works, you keep it, beauty isnt everything.. That my 1/2 penny of sense.
My AMC Gremlin X was the best car I ever owned, I just wish I still had it and I only sold it because I was short of money at the time.. Kind Regards Fred
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.
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...
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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!
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.
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 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.
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.
I really like the Ford Falcon pick up.
AMC Gremlins were raced successfully on the Nurburgring by Team Highball. Definitely not an ugly car or even a poor performing one
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.
All of these cars have more character than any of this late model junk we have now.
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Lawnmowerman lawnmowerman j7
martin morgan: j7? what does that mean,please explain.
@@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!
I totally adore the Studebaker pickup trucks
I like the old Studebaker pickups too. In the late 70's there was an abandoned late '40's one in the NH woods I liked to pretend to drive. In good condition, it was taken out and restored.
That Lark pickup looks like it has a late 50s/early 60s Ford pickup bed, with a Studebaker tailgate. It even still has the Ford pickup taillights!
@@notinterested5787 It's NOT a Lark pickup, it's a Champ. While the front sheet metal of the Lark sedan was used the structure is all truck with solid axles and leaf springs on all four corners. There were two different style beds offered, the one they show in these pictures which is actually a Dodge bed... Studebaker made a deal to acquire the dies from Dodge in exchange for providing crash parts. The narrow bed... stepside not shown here is all Studebaker and much better looking, if less practical.
The Dodge A100 was a horrible thing that I had to drive in order to get my military drivers license.
The Studebaker grill is easily as iconic as the Beemer kidneys grill.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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 !!
The AMC Pacer and Gremlin are my personal favorites 🥰
I actually love the Horizon, #11, and #20 and #13 seem really cool.
Owned a 72 Gremlin. Loved it despite the rather rude remarks about forgetting the rear half.
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
The Omni isnt ugly Its normal
Edit The rampage and ranchero are awesome too
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 love the looks of #13 Studebaker Transtar
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.
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 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.
the Greenbriar van and pick up are my favorite
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 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.
I owned a dark red 89 Dodge Omni, it was pretty decent on gas, it was a nice driving car.
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
My first car was a SAAB 96 with a 2stroke engine. I often miss that car.
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 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
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.
VW Thing. Top contender for #1 spot! I should add I owned 3 Saab’s, one 99 , 1 5-door turbo, and a 25th Anniversary 4-door. Great driving cars with excellent driver and passenger comfort & safety. Wife was t-boned by a guy going about 50 in a full-sized Plymouth. No one hurt in the Saab. He went to the hospital.
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!
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 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.
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 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
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!
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 Gremlins weren't built that well but the body design was ahead of its time with Honda and other makers adopting the chopped off end. Liked the video.
Better than the pinto and the Vega
My favorite is the Corvair. When you drive a Rampside, you'll be amazed by the lack of engine noise.
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!
I owned several Saab 95s and 96s from 1967 - 1974 and I loved their oddball looks and the way they drove. Crap clutches, though.
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.
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.
Number 10! I always loved the Pacers too.
Don`t forget that a special edition Gremlin came with "Levi`s denim" interior, metal buttons and all. Gf in '73 got into car and Immediately screamed bloody hell. Levi button "brand" on back of thigh. Date over...
the Gremlin is number one of the what were they thinking category But you can still get them on ebay for the low price of 22k restored.
But a lasting impression....? What the hell was THAT?
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
l cant believe that most of these were put out of production, their awesomely cute and very versatile, l love them
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!
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.
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.
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.
I had such a love/hate relationship with my first car. A 1974 AMC Gremlin-X. Ugly? Yes(just the back half). Rattly? Oh yeah. And definitely falling apart way before its time. But OMG would that car haul ass!!! That 305 paired up with a "Three" on the floor(always wished it was four) was a great match for its time. Hard to start sometimes on those cold Oklahoma winter mornings, though. Brings back fond memories of blasting down the highway with Alice Cooper blaring from my 8-track player. Good times.
When the Lincoln Blackwood was introduced as a new model mercury also introduced a new cougar, I felt like I was at a baby shower and had to say something nice like what a beautiful baby.
Everyone else was doing it...
Thanks.
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.
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
Well, The COE WAS THE BOMB! I THINK THEY MAKE KILLER RAMP/ROLLBACK /FLAT BED/MODIFIED PICK UP BED. THE COOLEST ONE'S IN MY OPINION ARE THE NEWER DRIVE TRAIN TRUCKS RE-BODIED WITH THE OLD COE!GREAT VIDEO! THANKS, JOE C.😎
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?
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.
Also, every single Citroen is poetry in motion!
The AMC Pacer came about when an American with a car companies cheque book saw a British Made Jensen Interceptor in a magazine. Problem came about from the fact he was looking at the picture through his glass of water on the counter at the cafe. Half the damn car is missing due to Snells Law.
Also it seems funny that what was ONCE considered ugly, is now a thing of beauty.....all these really needed was some bling wheels and flashy paint.....turns a turd into a trophy winner in no time.
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 little Bedford van is cute,not ugly!!!!
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!
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.
The Saab 93 and 95 (wagon) were very well designed when America was build 3 ton behemoths. It lead to the modern Saab which still used the front end design.
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.
Well, nevermind that Creeper thing, I've seen custom COEs that were/are just plain gorgeous. If you like trucks I guess.
Yeah those coe's are ultra cool.
Like that giant truck that had a raisable light bar on the roof....and a jet engine in the load bay.
I'll take the one from jeepers creppers
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.
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
It's wonderful to see old SWE-classics around the whole world. 🙏
Greetings from: SWE 🇸🇪 :-)
I remember the first car I learned to drive was the Saab96 2dr-Sedan.
It was a fun car to drive. It came with a 3cylinder 2 stroke engine.
Also the SAAB 93. I still remember SAAB's slogan " 3=6".
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.
You forgot to mention the Aztek also had a Tent an Ice Chest Seats on the tailgate and an air mattress.
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.
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
My absolute favorite is the 1941 Chevy COE as a flat bed truck. I really like that "cab over engine" look.
Tatra 603 should be on that list.RR layout featuring an air-cooled v8 it was partially successful in European rally back in the cold war.Looks VERY bizarre, but has an enormous precense
My Granpa had the ramp side Greenbrier and it as perfect for his purposes. Easy loading and unloading of the toys he loved to play with, cycles and go karts.
That Studebaker was/is a good looking truck and they bring top $$$$ now days.The oversized bed was bought from Dodge.
Studebaker made only 50 or so beds that actually matched the lines of the truck. My grandfather owned one and never let anybody be ignorant about how rare they were. He liked to brag about it. And it was beautiful too. Haven't seen any pictures of those though. They must have been rare.
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!
I own 3 AMC Gremlins, 1 1971 and 2 1972's. They may not be the most beautiful cars ever made, but the 232 straight 6 is the most dependable engine ever on the market. I will never sell any of them and may even make one of the 72's my casket. My road 1972 has 250,000 miles on it. It has been cared for and totally maintained. The Gremlin should have been a main-stay car for AMC, but to many heads trying to keep up with the fords and Chevys did the company in. you have a car that works, you keep it, beauty isnt everything.. That my 1/2 penny of sense.
Giri Gritzi youre lucky because yours is not a lemon my uncle had a gremlin back in the 80s and its a shit car and they look like a cutted cheese
My AMC Gremlin X was the best car I ever owned, I just wish I still had it and I only sold it because I was short of money at the time.. Kind Regards
Fred
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.
Owned both a 1963 Saab 93 and a1972 Saab 96 also owned a 1963 Volvo 544
Thank You!
The AMC Pacer is beautyful!
It was designed by a committee of people, none of whom were on speaking terms!
LMAO
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...
Studebaker truck is cool truck
I 've bought five four-cylinder Nissan trucks.
Can't find a Studebaker dealer in my city and South Bend is a bit of a hump from here.