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Originally Posted by Rdrunner,Sep 21 2006, 09:44 PM
^ Absolutley one of the all time worst designs.
What were those guys thinking
dvh
From comments on the Aztek received by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka. Click anf Clack, the Tappet Brothers on Car talk dot com:
[I]"The auto equivalent of Picasso on a bad day.
In modern times there's no doubt that the Aztek wins the "Hit with an Ugly Stick" contest.
I never thought of the Nash Met as ugly........ heck, it used an MGA 1500 motor (slightly revised one with no tach, etc.). The Pacer was the ugly duck from that company that jumps to my mind.
IMHO most American cars made in the 70s and 80s were ugly and dogs to boot.
After the war the BMW factories lay in ruins, because they had been used for manufactoring war materiel. The German economy was not yet up and running by the 40s and 50s. Most families were happy just to have one motorcycle in the family.
You fail to mention that they essentially bought the design from an Italian company.
The Isetta is generally credited as "the car that saved BMW". They made enough profit to stay in business long enough to survive the post-war years.
I've always liked the looks of that car. Its the plain Jane girl with something special. You have no idea what it is but you can't take your eyes off her either.
I've always loved the turquoise and white color combination. Aside from the fact that I think it works, I think it perfectly represents the 50s.
And, most important, it was a small car when everything else was too damn big. I like small cars.
That was the time of Nash Metropolitans and Crosleys. Crosley was advertised in the back of Popular Science. You could purchase it as a kit car and build it yourself. Perfect for the ex-GI just getting out of school with a easy-payment schedule for that GI-loan and a job paying $1.00/hour (if you were lucky). Most of the cars here, when pictured with their contemporaries, were representative of their time. All cars had tailfins at one time, all cars wanted to be futuristic at one time, all cars were going to be powered by big honking turbines (Holman-Moody in Charlotte still has the Ford Turbo Semi on their lot (and it still runs). Taken out of context, I'm afraid every thing can look ugly. One day, someone is going to be saying that about Honda as well.
09-21-2006 | 05:18 PM
received by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka. Click anf Clack, the Tappet Brothers on Car talk dot com: 
