Ugliest Car GM ever built

[sweettractors]

My French teacher in 1963 had the ugliest car (not GM) I have ever seen. It was a Renault. Ken Sweet

 

[_RaT_]

While we are on the subject....

That is one ugly French car, but the Datsun F10 has won it's share of ugly car contests.

Corbin Sparrow
Zeta
Gremlin

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Aztek

 

[Redneck in training]

KIA Souls make my eyes water. However, nothing GM ever produced can compare with what the French are capable of. Park an Aztek next to these and it doesn't look so bad any more. Here is the world's ugliest car surrounded by a few of the world's second ugliest cars.:confused2:

The Citroens on the background were actually called "Ugly duckling". Ugly or not they were the type of car that motorized Europe after the war. They didn't pretend anything but cheap and utilitarian. People loved them exactly for that.
They had questionable breaks.
Nonexistent acceleration.
Peculiar handling.
No upholstery except the seats.
No door handles.
To open side windows you pushed the bottom half out and then up.
The crample zone was where you sat.
You could remove the engine with your own hands, overhaul it on the kitchen table and put it back all in one afternoon.
People loved them.

 

[Bird]

Yeah, if Ken hadn't specified GM, the Citroen would have been high on my list. I went to school with a poor kid who had to suffer the indignity of being dropped off every day at school by his parents who drove a Citroen.:thumbdown:

Yep, it was sure ugly, in my opinion, but it was one of the smoothest riding cars I ever rode in.

 

[Bird]

My French teacher in 1963 had the ugliest car (not GM) I have ever seen. It was a Renault. Ken Sweet

Ken, I believe that picture is the Renault Dauphine. I considered buying one myself about 1959 or 1960. The Renault CV4 was cheaper, but I decided against buying one.:laughing:

 

[sweettractors]

Ken, I believe that picture is the Renault Dauphine. I considered buying one myself about 1959 or 1960. The Renault CV4 was cheaper, but I decided against buying one.:laughing:

I was just 16 at the time and figured the Renault was made in France because my French teacher was of that origin. Where were they made? Ken Sweet

 

[Bird]

I was just 16 at the time and figured the Renault was made in France because my French teacher was of that origin. Where were they made? Ken Sweet

Yep, they were French.

 

[czechsonofagun]

I was just 16 at the time and figured the Renault was made in France because my French teacher was of that origin. Where were they made? Ken Sweet

yes, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen - all French.

 

[studor]

Aztek wins the ugliest GM award and maybe ugliest of all time-- followed closely by the Escalade EXT (even uglier than the Avalanche and more expensive), the original Corvair and the x body hatchbacks (Citation, Phoenix etc). French cars are kinda like some dog breeds -- so ugly they are neat. For Fords, the Pinto has to rank high (even higher if hit from the rear). AMC had a string of ugly. Chrysler? The whale tale and nose on the 70 Superbird runner with lime green paint would rank up there:thumbsup: