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| Car Nominated |
Suggested by: | Your Comments | We say |
| Austin A90 Atlantic | Frank Shaffer | None | I guess this is going back a bit eh? |
| Toyota Tercel | Jet Ramos | That car is not stylish, it is a cheappiece of junk | All I remember about it is the strange offset rear number plate. |
| Ford Escort xr3 | gustavo ramirez riva | The Ford Escort XR3 is the best car of `80s. Yo estoy orgulloso de mi unidadan hoy es competitivo en lineas y poder. saludos Gustavo | So you've nominated your XR3, and yet you say it's the best car of the '80s (and you're proud of it) - now I'm confused. |
| Daewoo Matiz | nichola passmore | these cars are a load of bo!!*c#s I have had one for 6 weeks and they have let me down at the worst of times | Are you sure you're not letting the bad experience colour your aesthetic judgement? |
| Ford Escort Mark III | Stephen Walton | Called the Mark Three presumably because that's how many bullets it took to kill the designer, OK so the Mark 2 was ugly, but at least it didn't handle like a dog, and fall to bits if you as much as look at it. Why do so many people like it?! | People didn't necessarily like it - they just bought it. |
| Hillman AvengerTiger | Richard Sherrin | The upholstery and wonderful half vinyl roof were worth the nomination alone. Coupled with the kind of styling that made a mark 2 Vauxhall Viva look cool, this has to make the cut. The crowning glory was achieved by those tortured souls who managed to find an Esso 'Tiger Tail' and tied it to the ariel. Best of luck trying to find a photo. | Well I'll just try and imagine how awful it was. |
| Peugeot 309 & 505 | Richard | The Peugeot 309 is absolutely awful, and unfortunately my dad has one! It is just plain and simply pig ugly. Actually, that's quite an insult to pigs. And as for the 505, well what can you say ... Peugeot have excelled at making such an enormous estate car with the looks infinitely worse than the 309. Completely hideous! You have to wonder if they will follow on their current trend and redesign it as the 506? Lets hope not. | I agree - the 505 was pretty awful. |
| Datsun 120Y | Tony | This
car has the most hideous rear end design - ever! The frontal view
is not much better. PS It might be the 120J or 140Y - the 1970's were a long time ago! |
They certainly were - but they produced loads of lovely ugly cars for us! |
| None | jonsegal | The Citroen DS and BX MUST be taken off this site - they are beautiful cars, curvy , then angular, but futureistic even today. Great cars, great suspension - the 1st of its kind ever - so good infact, that Rolls Royce baught the design from Citroen. Please take them off, please!! | No |
| all Proton cars | Pytrik Heideman | When I was for the first time in Britain, I thought "I hope they never ship it to the continent." So it happened | Well if we have to suffer - why shouldn't you? |
| Volvo 244 Estate | Steven Hedley | I used to run a valeting business and Volvo estates were always my nemesis! What is it about Volvo drivers and their incessant need to horde as much crap as possible inside the car? I also would like to know why Volvo equipped them with indicators as the drivers apparently have no need for them! Great site, awra best, Steven | Cheers Steven |
| Rover 75 | Michael Redman | Although not released yet, look at any picture, and I'm sure you'll agree with me, the front of the car is simply hidious. | Too much chrome too. |
| Volvo 480 | Tim Poultney | It looks like a wedge of brie, and the light clusters are*really* nice. Apparently it's the only japanese designed Volvo, I wonder why? | Steady on - I happen to like Brie. |
| Suzuki X-90 | Andy Mac | It just looks craaaaaaaap. Why take what would be a perfectly usable 4 seater off-road type car and chop off the headroom where the seats should go ? Then try and say it's a sporty 2 seater...Hmmmm... | Look out for the X-90 in Part 3. |
| DeTomaso Longchamps | Dubbs | Want an exclusive exotic Italian beauty? Can't afford a ferrari? Always walk around showrooms with beer goggles on? Always had a secret hankering for a Cortina with X-pack bodykit but been afraid to tellanyone? Then this ugly old bird is definitely the one you want to wake up next too !! (I'll try and get you a piccie off the net if anyone wants to admit to this!) | Can't argue with that. |
| Nissan Almera | Dave Gymer | I own one (pics at http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1295/) andeven I admit this is one ugly mutha of a car | Nice shameless plug for your own web page. |
| Citroen Visa | Patrouillie | One of the ugliest backsides of any car ever. It also made you seasick. | An ugly Citroen ? - surely not? |
| Fiat 126 | Peter Clark | Surely one of the ugliest little boxes on the planet. Why on earth did Fiat design a car powered by a hair dryer engine, when in fact, there was only just enough room for the engine in this hideous little monster! | ...and don't call me Shirley... |
| Peugeot 206 | Paul | It looks all wronk. The front, back and sides were designed by chimps who simple took a MPV and squashed down to small car size and then put some ridiculous bonnet vents (to make it look REALLY sporty?). Strange car | The jury is still out on this one. |
| Tatra T2-603 | Bill McCoskey | Just look at a photo of one from the front, it looks like a bomb blew up inside the front boot! By the way, love your website, I collect ugly older cars (and beautiful younger ladies), I've got a Tatra, and have several Citroens, Vanden Plas Princess Limo (that's another one for the list I think!), and lots of "fin" cars from the USA. I welcome your contact too. I often travel to the Uk on car related business | You're a true hero Bill, and a sucker for punishment too by the sounds of it. |
| Frogeye Sprite | Dave Williams | I'm surprised this one hasn't already reared it's ugly little head. Well named and for some twisted reason hailed as cute by classic car buffs. Time to face up to the fact that it was and still is GROSS | An excellent suggestion - and now included in Part 4 |
| Fiat Cinquecento | Chris Niles | This awful little car surley deserves a mention. The Italians obviously designed this for 'the female market'. Well we all know what a sexist, macho lot the Italians are... So the bloke gets the Ferrari and his wife gets this square-ended, tiny piece of tin with a dangerously-high looking centre of gravity. They've got rid of it now. The main need for a paper bag here is to be sick into. | Has nobody nominated this before? |
| Renault 9 | Jan | I saw someone nominated the R 11. Well, its litte saloon brother was even worse. | I'm just glad somebody reads the other nominations! |
| Any Invalid Carriage | Prof. Andrew Feather | As a registered disabled person I am disgusted that no manufacturer has yet come up with a design for an attractive and well-engineered design for a vehicle suited to my own (and many others) needs. | Good point! |
| Hillman Imp | Tania Hewson | They are so ugly, I would rather be seen riding a donkey | They certainly are. |
| Daihatsu Sirion | Dave Cook | a car thats been hit hard with the ugly stick | Now in Part 4 |
| Marcos (any) | Steve Lloyd | Despite their
expertise with aerodynamics, every Marcos I've ever seen is hideous
almost to the point of being a joke |
I'm not a fan of the Marcos either. |
| FSO Polenza | Paul Leslie | A beautiful piece of Polish engineering. First visit to a highly amusing Web page. Keep up the good work! | Many thanks. |
| Renault Fuego | Faron Hartley | My music teacher had an orange one! Perhaps they came up with the name to suggest what should have happened to the designer of this hideous beast. | I remember this one - it was a bit strange to say the least. |