Ugly but Cool

[heretheygo]

Roman said:

Sugga







Volvo 262

Hmmm, this beauty is out of place here. (imo...)

[esso]

heretheygo said:

Roman said:

Sugga







Volvo 262

Hmmm, this beauty is out of place here. (imo...)

Best looking Volvo....apart from the P1800.....i have ever seen!

[LordBretSinclair]

esso said:

Best looking Volvo....apart from the P1800.....i have ever seen!

That C pillar is just plain ugly (IMHO )

[esso]

LordBretSinclair said:

esso said:

Best looking Volvo....apart from the P1800.....i have ever seen!

That C pillar is just plain ugly (IMHO )

....perhaps they should have cut the roof off full stop!;)

[LuS1fer]

I recall thinking that Volvo was damned ugly when they lauched it. It was a Swedish version of the American Pimp-wagons.

[Roman]

Another with a vertical rear window. Not pretty but very cool IMO.

Buick Grand National:

[nicanary]

The original Ferguson R4 prototype 4-wheel drive car was no looker, but is cool in that it is unique.

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[quiraing]

nicanary said:

The original Ferguson R4 prototype 4-wheel drive car was no looker, but is cool in that it is unique.

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Great post, never seen that one before.

Looks like it was based on early /mid 50s Rover P4.

[esso]

quiraing said:

nicanary said:

The original Ferguson R4 prototype 4-wheel drive car was no looker, but is cool in that it is unique.

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Great post, never seen that one before.

Looks like it was based on early /mid 50s Rover P4.

This car exists...its in the Heritage Centre at Gaydon.

[4rephill]

esso said:

This car exists...its in the Heritage Centre at Gaydon.

I don't think anyone was suggesting that it no longer exists.

[A9XXC]

Its not just the C pillars on the 262, its the whole proportions thing, looks like a tank without its gun. Same as some '60s Merc Coupes!

[mister.t]

Blib said:

That's one of Mrs Blib's favourite cars. She owned one as a student and she says she's determined to own one once again.

Spotted one of these today, first one I've seen for many years!

Edited by mister.t on Sunday 28th October 15:52

[beach bum]

How about these two Italian thoroughbreds by Zagato?

Lancia Flavia





Alfa Romeo Junior

[HaylingJag]

is Zagato italian for "butcher"?

everything they touch ends up looking like ratst!

[037]

Zagato for me any day of the week. uglier the better I say!
Fulvia Zagato is one of my faves though.
Cars that are deemed to be 'pretty' just don't do it for me.
(laptop is on its last legs so can't post any pics)

[nicanary]

The Alfa Junior is quite pretty by modern Zagato standards. I'd forgotten how weird some of their creations have been, using cool cars as a basis, and then wrecking their desirability...

[037]

Forced to agree wth you on the Ferrari.
Love that Aston Zagato.
Never liked the DB7, thought it was boring after the brute that was the AMV8 Zagato and the 70s/80s V8 Vantage

[nicanary]

037 said:

Forced to agree wth you on the Ferrari.
Love that Aston Zagato.
Never liked the DB7, thought it was boring after the brute that was the AMV8 Zagato and the 70s/80s V8 Vantage

The Aston looks like a basking shark.

[beach bum]

The rear of the Alfa Junior is identical to a Skoda Rapid

[dartissimus]

nicanary said:

The Alfa Junior is quite pretty by modern Zagato standards. I'd forgotten how weird some of their creations have been, using cool cars as a basis, and then wrecking their desirability...

I finf it strange that a company lookand style, such as Zagato have, can still be quite recognisable 50 years later.

Regarding cars looking like fish, here's the Daimler Grouper



And before anyone says, yes the grill is non standard