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Old 05-30-2007, 08:16 PM
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Ugliest car in the world restored

And, no, it's not the Aztek (the angry kitchen appliance).....

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Old 05-30-2007, 08:41 PM
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I dunno that does look pretty bad. The Tahoe/H2/Escalade was made from dropping an unfired clay brick from a height of 10 feet and then shaping that out of sheetmetal.

At least that designer had function following form.
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Old 05-30-2007, 08:45 PM
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Restored? Could've fooled me.
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Old 05-30-2007, 08:48 PM
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That looks like a growth, not a car.
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Old 05-30-2007, 11:27 PM
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I dunno that does look pretty bad. The Tahoe/H2/Escalade was made from dropping an unfired clay brick from a height of 10 feet and then shaping that out of sheetmetal.

At least that designer had function following form.
I agree, At least with this design it looks like only one person was involved. With some of the recent Tupperware designs coming out of Detroit it looks like there are there are more individuals working on them, just they don't talk to each other. Even the Homer makes more sense then some of the designs by committee (where nobody meets).
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Old 05-31-2007, 05:49 AM
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Finally - a car that lives up to its billing....

Jim - Thanks for the link.
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Old 05-31-2007, 07:55 AM
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OMG that is one butt-fugly car. It definitely has earned its title. And I'm a fan of some less-than-purty rides.
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Old 05-31-2007, 09:08 AM
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Reminds me of the government funded "safety car" prototype built in the 1970s. I'm suprised the government wasn't behind this...this......thing
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Old 05-31-2007, 09:33 AM
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It looks like it started to melt and then cooled off. Too bad it cooled off.
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Old 05-31-2007, 09:51 AM
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Old 05-31-2007, 09:59 AM
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The Pilsbury Dough Porsche?
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Old 05-31-2007, 10:38 AM
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It looks inflamed.
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I give the guy credit for his efforts, considering what he had to work with. It's cool that he restored a bizarre little piece of automotive history. Too bad its so ugly though. It could be a great prop in Halloween Town.
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Old 06-01-2007, 01:49 AM
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I dunno that does look pretty bad. The Tahoe/H2/Escalade was made from dropping an unfired clay brick from a height of 10 feet and then shaping that out of sheetmetal.

At least that designer had function following form.
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