Ugliest car of all time
in [Aussie Drivers]
|
From: George W Frost on 7 Jun 2010 20:14 "hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in message news:huk1ce$530$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > John_H wrote: >> >> George W Frost wrote: >> >"John_H" <john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote in message >> >news:1j6p065mo1hntl7ceaell58l9bkn7is73s(a)4ax.com... >> >> Scotty wrote: >> >>>http://fat.ly/ik1es >> >> >> >> For frontal treatment 1950 Studebakers would have to be a close >> >> contender. To which I'd add they probably look a lot better now than >> >> they did then.... http://fat.ly/j5cgs >> > >> >Utter bullshit !! >> >The Studebaker was a wonderful looking car >> >I remember selling papers around 1953 at the Malvern Town Hall tram stop >> >in >> >the mornings and I saw my first Studebaker Champion >> >I thought it was Buck Rodgers spacecraft >> >It was a coupe with windows all around the cabin and the rear windows >> >came >> >right around to the side >> >The link you posted showed only a pink one, but they came in green or >> >grey. >> >That car was and will always be a true classic. >> > >> >> Were you a crossed eyed kid who'd been dropped on his head perchance? >> >> Up the seppo super heroes as well... Dan Dare was our hero. We >> reckoned the Martians he did battle with drove Studes on the approach >> and Triumph 1800's in retreat. (The Triumph roadster had the ugliest >> rear end of its era). :) >> > > The various Stutz Bearcats from the 70s and 80s are hard to beat for > continuity of ugliness and increasing absurdity. Then again, some people > bought them! > I visited a bloke in the bush who has restored a Stutz, but I don't think it was a Bearcat It was a two seater tourer and I can't recall seeing any bodywork around it, apart from the guards and bonnet
From: D Walford on 7 Jun 2010 20:30 On 8/06/2010 12:14 AM, Jason James wrote: > "John_H"<john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote in message > news:1j6p065mo1hntl7ceaell58l9bkn7is73s(a)4ax.com... >> Scotty wrote: >>> http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/motoring//3776785/Ugliest-cars-of-all-time >> >> For frontal treatment 1950 Studebakers would have to be a close >> contender. To which I'd add they probably look a lot better now than >> they did then.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/hudson666/3197747637/ > > Love it or hate it.... BTW, what is that grey thing on the car at the top > LHside? IMO a good thing about cars from the past is that there was so much variety in the styling unlike now where every car looks too similar. Daryl
From: John_H on 7 Jun 2010 21:08 hippo wrote: >John_H wrote: >> George W Frost wrote: >> >"John_H" <john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote in message >> >news:1j6p065mo1hntl7ceaell58l9bkn7is73s(a)4ax.com... >> >> Scotty wrote: >> >>>http://fat.ly/ik1es >> >> >> >> For frontal treatment 1950 Studebakers would have to be a close >> >> contender. To which I'd add they probably look a lot better now than >> >> they did then.... http://fat.ly/j5cgs >> > >> >Utter bullshit !! >> >The Studebaker was a wonderful looking car >> >I remember selling papers around 1953 at the Malvern Town Hall tram stop in >> >the mornings and I saw my first Studebaker Champion >> >I thought it was Buck Rodgers spacecraft >> >It was a coupe with windows all around the cabin and the rear windows came >> >right around to the side >> >The link you posted showed only a pink one, but they came in green or grey. >> >That car was and will always be a true classic. >> >> Were you a crossed eyed kid who'd been dropped on his head perchance? >> >> Up the seppo super heroes as well... Dan Dare was our hero. We >> reckoned the Martians he did battle with drove Studes on the approach >> and Triumph 1800's in retreat. (The Triumph roadster had the ugliest >> rear end of its era). :) > >The various Stutz Bearcats from the 70s and 80s are hard to beat for >continuity of ugliness and increasing absurdity. Then again, some people >bought them! The connection is Virgil Exner, who designed the Champion when he worked for Studebaker. He was also responsible for the "revival car" concept on which the modern Stutz Bearcat was based. They were worse than awful, but the epitome of American bad taste would have to be the Zimmer.... http://www.visualdesignsbynormajean.com/ZimmerAutos_WS-sub/2dr_SportsCoupe.html OTOH the original Stutz Bearcat (circa 1916) was one of the best looking, and most desirable, cars of the pre 1920 era.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stutz_Bearcat -- John H
From: hippo on 7 Jun 2010 21:48 John_H wrote: > > hippo wrote: > >John_H wrote: > >> George W Frost wrote: > >> >"John_H" <john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote in message > >> >news:1j6p065mo1hntl7ceaell58l9bkn7is73s(a)4ax.com... > >> >> Scotty wrote: > >> >>>http://fat.ly/ik1es > >> >> > >> >> For frontal treatment 1950 Studebakers would have to be a close > >> >> contender. To which I'd add they probably look a lot better now than > >> >> they did then.... http://fat.ly/j5cgs > >> > > >> >Utter bullshit !! > >> >The Studebaker was a wonderful looking car > >> >I remember selling papers around 1953 at the Malvern Town Hall tram stop in > >> >the mornings and I saw my first Studebaker Champion > >> >I thought it was Buck Rodgers spacecraft > >> >It was a coupe with windows all around the cabin and the rear windows came > >> >right around to the side > >> >The link you posted showed only a pink one, but they came in green or grey. > >> >That car was and will always be a true classic. > >> > >> Were you a crossed eyed kid who'd been dropped on his head perchance? > >> > >> Up the seppo super heroes as well... Dan Dare was our hero. We > >> reckoned the Martians he did battle with drove Studes on the approach > >> and Triumph 1800's in retreat. (The Triumph roadster had the ugliest > >> rear end of its era). :) > > > >The various Stutz Bearcats from the 70s and 80s are hard to beat for > >continuity of ugliness and increasing absurdity. Then again, some people > >bought them! > > The connection is Virgil Exner, who designed the Champion when he > worked for Studebaker. He was also responsible for the "revival car" > concept on which the modern Stutz Bearcat was based. They were worse > than awful, but the epitome of American bad taste would have to be the > Zimmer.... > http://fat.ly/1ymwc > > OTOH the original Stutz Bearcat (circa 1916) was one of the best > looking, and most desirable, cars of the pre 1920 era.... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stutz_Bearcat > I agree the original Bearcat was nice. Kind of makes the later travesty worse really, doesn't it? As far as the Zimmer goes, my first image was more like: "When you arrive in a Zimmer, they'll think you've escaped from Aged Care." -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: John McKenzie on 7 Jun 2010 22:19
John_H wrote: > > Scotty wrote: > >http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/motoring//3776785/Ugliest-cars-of-all-time > > For frontal treatment 1950 Studebakers would have to be a close > contender. To which I'd add they probably look a lot better now than > they did then.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/hudson666/3197747637/ I wouldn't call any stude ugly, just different. Of course, as per OP eye of beholder etc. -- John McKenzie tosspam(a)aol.com abuse(a)yahoo.com abuse(a)hotmail.com abuse(a)earthlink.com abuse(a)aol.com vice.president(a)whitehouse.gov president(a)whitehouse.gov sweep.day(a)accc.gov.au uce(a)ftc.gov admin(a)loopback abuse(a)iprimus.com.au $LOGIN(a)localhost I knew Sanchez before they were dirty root(a)mailloop.com $USER@$HOST $LOGNAME(a)localhost -h1024(a)localhost abuse(a)msn.com abuse(a)federalpolice.gov.au fraudinfo(a)psinet.com abuse(a)asio.gov.au $USER(a)localhost abuse(a)sprint.com abuse(a)fbi.gov abuse(a)cia.gov |