Re: [AMC-list] ugly cars of past 50 years

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Certainly there's no accounting for taste. But design is not always about
pretty. The question to ask about design is: did it meet it's goals? We love
the Gremlin because it is ugly, cute-ugly, but because we know it sure as
hell met it's design goals -- quick-to-market success from a cut-down
existing design. It was in production for a long time and helped prolong the
life of AMC so it sure as hell was a successful design -- ugly or not.

Wartburg isn't even ugly -- it's just a FIAT-meets-Datsun as are a lot of
"eastern bloc" country cars. It was 30 years ago. Different cultures,
different tastes, different markets. Not fair to call someone else's fashion
"ugly" unless it's really a stinker.

Sad enough, most of the actual design failures are American.  Did it meet
it's goals?  -- Mustang II? NO. Chevy HHR? NO. Cimarron? NO.

Prius as a failure? clearly not. Ugly? ... it is a classic
meets-design-needs. That fat flea shape (hardly unique to Prius) is a good
use of space for a small car. The 60's, 70's are over -- thank $DIETY -- all
the people I know who own them love them and not many of them are car
people.



>
> The ugliest car ever, Pontiac Aztec singlehandedly put Pontiac out of
> business.
>
> Amen to that! Wow is that thing an eyesore and embarrassment! A Furd
Granada is sad, but the Aztec is depressing.
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