Glad we stayed off this list:
Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years: A Half-Century of Automotive Eyesores - BusinessWeek

 

Thanks for sharing. I liked the descriptions that came with each. Thankfully, I've never owned any of those.

 

DeLorean DMC-12, Plymouth Prowler, and omg the Enzo should not be on there. HAHA glad Prius made the list

 

Oh, the humanity.

 

I didn't know Chip Foose designed the Prowler??? There's more than a few that don't belong on the list and like you said Romio, glad we are not on his list. Maybe he hasn't seen a Crossfire yet?

 

What kind of person created that list. The lamorghini Lm002 is cool looking and the prowler and the enzo.

 

Ok, there are some cars on that list that should duly be there. But come on........... Who in their right mind would list these in with the 50 ugliest?

• Bricklin SV1
• Aston Martin Lagonda
• DeLorean DMC-12
• Lamborghini LM002
• Plymouth Prowler
• BMW 7 Series
• Ferrari Enzo
• Hummer H2
• Chevrolet SSR
• Cadillac Escalade

Now don't get me wrong. I am not saying that all of these are the epitomy of beauty..... But, in the 50 worst...... I don't think so!

 

Oh he saw one alright that's why we didn't make the list.

Now if he had seen a BLACK XF...

 

A good portion of this list is correct... but the rest is total crap.

The Enzo doesn't belong anywhere near this list.

The Prowler... although very cramped and not a "high performance" sportster... the styling is unique and very eyecatching and appealing. (I was able to drive one back around 02/03 and I had to put the top down just to be able to sit up. My head was well into the top and i could barely move.

The DeLorean was one of the flagship cars of my childhood... MARTY McFLY all the way!

The Avalanche??? Come on... in fact I'm actually shopping for one right now. I think they look great.

The Escalade was a product of the "I drive an SUV" era. Naturally rich folks would have to have a "flashy" off-roader to take the kids to soccer practice. Don't hate people because they paid an astronomical price for an 4x4 that will never leave asphalt... the Escalade is a good looking vehicle.

My dad had a El Camino when I was a kid... Black w/Black Vinyl... no A/C... ahhh those were the days. I burnt off several layers of skin on those seats on those scorching July days. I think they were cool.

 

there's no way the Prowler should be on this list!!! Actually it's one of my all-time faves

SSR is quite neat too

as for the toyota iq - love the rims

 

Honestly, I don't think the person that wrote this is a truly seasoned car guy. In fact, a person who really knows his stuff would steer clear of making a list like this in the first place. It's far too subjective in nature. He obviously hated the idea of the car/truck convergence, IE, the El Camino and such. Little cars seem to be another sore spot. One example being the Pinto. While being a historical flop of sorts, is actually a cute little car. Small, foreign, commuter cars, while funny to look at, were never meant to be high art. And were a waste of space on this list. He should have saved them for a list of cars clowns might be seen exiting. Altogether, I would say there are a lot of hits and misses. Many of them, if not all are on the list for personal reasons. It looks as if it were thrown together by one person with a few coffee table books, and meager experience with automobiles.

 

Ha! I had a friend of mine when I lived in Houston who owned one of the two (I think) DeLoreans in town. I have to admit, it was pretty fun to drive.

 

These list pop up all over the place and always include cars that just should not be included. It's always one man's idea of beauty, so these lists are always highly flawed.

Case in point - while I agree the current Avalanche is OK for a truck (I just don't like trucks/SUVs at all) the first gen versions with all that plastic cladding were beyond hideous - sort the pickup equivalent of an Aztek. But that crown currently belongs to the Honda Ridgeline.

Of course, that's MY opinion which, in the overall scheme of things doesn't mean much of anything. I'm a firm believer that when spending your own hard earn $$$ you buy what you damn well please and tell anyone who thinks you bought an ugly car to go pound sand.

 

OK, come on guys, 'fess up. How many of you have owned at least one car from that list?

I had a 75 Mustang, 78 Pinto, and a 86 Toyota Van. The Mustang was a dog even with the V8, the Pinto was not a bad looking car for the time and fun to drive. The Toyota was a bear to drive in the slightest breeze with that short wheelbase and tall height.

 

I'm man enough to admit it: I owned a Chevette.

We were just married, two kids - no money. Got a brand new 1983 two door for $5100. Put 86,000 miles on it and never even bought it brake pads (well, it was a stick...).

It was the last of the line, didn't look all rounded like the early ones. Chevy built a good, cheap car - and we gor 32 to 35 mpg with it. I still think it was a nice looking car.

 

Well...they do say confession is good for the soul. I've owned 3 of the cars on that list, and considered buying 4 others at one time or another.

 

I think it's safe to say I've never owned any of these. Of course, I've only been on this earth for the past 20 years, but hey, I managed to keep away from the actual ugly ones on this list. Like everyone else has been parrot-ing, there are some that don't belong here, and some that don't belong anywhere near here.

Some that do belong on this list though IMO are:

Suzuki X-90
Honda Element (although not hideous, a complete failure of styling)
Volkswagen "New Beetle" (I hate this car with a passion)
AMC Gremlin (this is just a novelty, c'mon)
Corbin Sparrow (what is this thing anyways?)
Pontiac Aztec (eww... it hurts my eyes...)
Almost forgot the PT Cruiser (why are these popular, or were popular? They're terrible aesthetically and mechanically)

 

^ PT Cruiser was extremely popular when it came out. IMO it was one of the first to start the current retro phase we're in. But today, however, it is out of style. They need to redo it.

On a side note, the Prowler was developed by Foose? I should have seem the resemblance between that and his customs!

 

Here is a fun fact. In 1998 a prowler was sealed in a above ground mausoleum in Tulsa, Ok and will be opened in 2048.

 

Admitted previous owner of an El Camino and Pinto.

Pinto was cool. El Camino was one of those ugly years. 1972 I think.