Honda Civics

I saw TWO different truly uglified black Honda Civics on the same day, on the same trip. I took the picture of the first one, happy to have found new blog material. At first, I thought the second car was the same car as the first, because it appears to have the same huge wing, but then I noticed the missing "Eire" sticker and the extra chrome trim and realized that I had spotted two of these abominations in the same trip!

Washboard Wheels?

As seen on Flickr with the caption, "I had to take a picture these things were so ugly. At least if the driver gets stuck he can slice cheese or something." I think the car is an Audi, which is doubly bad because a large part of the appeal of an Audi is the subtle, restrained style of the car. Until chrome washboards are bolted to the thing.

Photo by James (aka "monkeyatlarge" on Flickr.

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Unknown "Art Car"

From an Art Car parade in Houston, Texas.

This is supposed to be art? I do like the color, though, but the rest of it, well, come to think of that color I think it was a waste of good paint on that car.

Photo by falsecognate
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1959 Edsel Villager

What a lot of people don't realize about "The Edsel" was that there were actually more than one model. The classic Edsel, the Gold Standard of Ugly 50's Cars, the Edsel that comes to mind most when the name Edsel is brought up, is usually the Pacer model. But there was also the Ranger, Villager and Corsair. More on those later...

Public domain photos by ChiemseeMan

Isuzu VehiCross

Good lord, that thing's ugly. Like the Aztek, a rugged, capable, useful vehicle. And proof positive that form does not necessarily follow function. You can have plenty of function, and form is nowhere to be found on some vehicles!

Public domain photograph by IFCAR

Toyota Pod

The ugliness doesn't stop with the car's shape: the Pod was supposed to be like driving one of those little keychain pets...depending on how one treated the car, it had exterior lights that would change colors, blue for sad, yellow for happy, red for angry, and the radio antenna could wag like a puppy's tail. It really would have put the "Toy" in "Toyota."

Photo by Mytho88
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1977-1979 Ford Thunderbird

Specifically, I'm talking about the 1977-1979 "Torino Birds." I don't have a photo of it, but I've even seen them with vinyl trim running along the side of the car. Even among the 70's ridiculousness in automotive styling, this car stands out. And not for a good reason.

Public domain photos by IFCAR, Bull-Doser, and Morven (respectively).