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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:26 AM
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"World's Ugliest Car" restored . . .
I dunno . . . it's not THAT ugly . . . is it? . . .



http://www.rexfeatures.com/features/516925/
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mark11727 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:27 AM
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1. It looks like its SMILING at me (shudder).
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:28 AM
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2. That's the car Homer Simpson designed...
...and put his brother out of business...
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MrPrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:31 AM
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3. What Was It In It's Previous Life?
Might make for an interesting contest...

looks like an old Desoto Conv...
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jswordy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:31 AM
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4. Ahhhh, if you read the TEXT, it is actually quite beautiful!
It's maker was WAAAAY ahead of his time! (But could have used the services of a car designer, I will admit.)
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:35 AM
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5. Don't know...it's close to the brand new 'box on wheels' sitting beside
my car in the parking lot.
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fob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:39 AM
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6. I thought that windshield looked odd!


How do you get wipers to work on it though?
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:42 AM
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7. not any uglier than some of what's in the showrooms today n/t
n/t
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:43 AM
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8. Apparently they never saw this car....
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:50 AM
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10. I swear I did not look at any other posts before I wrote "Pacer."
Were we each other in former lives? :freak:
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 11:50 AM
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9. It's not as ugly as the Pacer. eom
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Wilber_Stool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 12:04 PM
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11. Strangely enough,
I'm sitting here with the April 1958 edition of Mechanix Illustrated and this car is on the cover. First appeared in '56 while still under construction.
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Huckebein the Raven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-05 12:14 PM
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12. We can't forget The Homer



:P
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