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I know and have ridden with that Hooligan! Pedal Mulisha! Yeah babay!
Rick-O!

 

I believe so. His son's bike.

 

By the way, this car is mild compared to his current home-built track/street legal car. I'll post up some pics later.

 

That was a cool video! Thanks for sharing...

 

Vandenberg AFB rocket launch delayed until at least December 30, 2018.

 

This is where I admit I also owned the 2nd-ugliest car ever made.

Gray-ish 1972 AMC Gremlin. Quite the sleeper as it had a 304 V-8 Jeep engine in it, somewhat meaty tires on the back. I bought it while stationed in Tennessee, drove it back to CA where it disappeared while I was out on the carrier on workups. Looked something like this but primer gray:

 

I recently saw a beat up Gremlin for sale on the street. Asking price was $35K!

 

What's the ugliest?

I can't really play in this thread as I have had nothing noteworthy in my car-owning past, but I am having fun reading it.

 

Toss-up between the Yugo and the AMC Pacer.

Assuming Peugeot doesn't enter the contest, that is.

 

I would definitely say AMC something or the Pontiac Aztec.

 

Pontiac Aztec. AMC Matador. Worse than both of your nominees I think. Let's not forget the Cadillac Seville with chopped off trunk.

Didn't the Yugo just look like every other hatchback of the era from the Rabbit to the Fiesta to the Mazda GLC, Chevy Chevette and so on? I know it was considerably worse in performance and reliability, but I think it looked about the same.

Peugot not so bad. Citroen on the other hand...

 

This reminds me I once had a 72 Chevy Vega with a 427 BBC mounted behind the front seats with a boat v-drive. This was yet another project that seemed like a great idea that I lost thousands of dollars on...

 

You're right. I was thinking of Citroën.

 

Lol, I like Gremlins, but I looove Pacers!!! I've been trying to get my gf onboard for her, she's not having it!

 

Lol, that's what Vegas do! I have a 72 also (Hatchback)!! Did you get that car running??

 

I once watched a Vega panic-stop for an animal in the road. I then watched it get rear-ended and fold up like an accordion.

After seeing that, I don't stop for anything smaller than my car. So far my score is 2 pigeons, 3 cats, 1 porcupine, 1 possum, countless squirrels and other rodents. My car's only been hit once - and that because I stopped to avoid rear-ending someone else.

 

Started it once in all it’s 12:1 big cam tunnel rammed dual 850’s no real exhaust glory but it never moved under it’s own power.

 

Here is the 70-73 body style, my personal favorite style.

 

The only "muscle" car I ever had was a '93 Mazda RX-7 R1. Even though it only had a 1.3 rotary engine it was a rocket ship and 4 seconds faster around Willow Springs Raceway than my GSX-R750! I think I put over 130k on it during the four years I owned it. Here's a pic of one identical to mine.

 

I do like like this body style..and that color is not too bad!

 

The ugliest car IMHO is the 2000’s PT Cruisers...sorry to anyone out there that owns one

 

Hey, primer gray is all the rage right now. Actually, this car/color is the current object of my lust. Somebody that works in the building where my physical therapist is has one, so I'm seeing it twice a week.

 

and sequential twin turbos! the FD RX7 was a beast and one of the best handling and prettiest cars around, and fast around the track. Working in the product support/QA dept at Mazda US HQ at the time, it was also hugely complicated under the hood with the spaghetti bowl-like vacuum control lines and wiring to keep the emissions in check. Kept us busy. Still, awesome car!

 

I'll try to get a picture of my car tomorrow, but this car looks really close to what my car currently looks like. My car is at least all one color lol. Same green, same vinyl top, wheels, it tripped me out when I saw it lol!

 

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No fire? I think Vegas were recalled because they were prone to catch fire in a rear collision, I know Pintos were.

 

Lol, you could be right about the Matador!! That was ugly!!! I'm sure we'd all agree AMC made the most ugly cars!! I remember a 74 maybe Javelin from HS a guy had, uuuugh-lee!!!

 

Bringing the tree home earlier this month.

 

A lot of bikes are coming in this color now also.