Ugly but Cool

[ajprice]

Cooler than the standard one...

[Captain Cadillac]

My 1960 Lincoln is considered to Boone of Detroit's worst creations even if I adore it.

Mines the silver one n the left, the beige one is my friends 1959.

[mph]

dartissimus said:

One is One isn't

Is the top one an Allard by Gould or someone similar ?

[mph]

Okay, not a classic but still....

What a fantastic car, went to buy one, drove it, loved it.

But ....I couldn't bring myself to own one - it's just so ugly and the proportions are all wrong. OH and her friend hated it too so it wasn't just me.

[Dave Hedgehog]

the GTR is one of the ugliest cars on the road, but its like mike tyson or a pitbull, got presence in spades

[dartissimus]

mph said:

dartissimus said:

One is One isn't

Is the top one an Allard by Gould or someone similar ?

They're both Allards, one a typical V8 beastie and the other is the Allard Clipper

Wickepedia says:
"Allard, better known for light sports cars produced a pilot run of around twenty glass-fibre bodied three-wheeled Clipper microcars in 1953-1954. They had a rear mounted Villiers 24B 346cc single-cylinder two-stroke motorbike engine driving the rear left wheel via a Burman gearbox and chain.
The car was designed by David Gottlieb and was advertised as having an 'indestructible' plastic body made by Hordern-Richmond Ltd.
It was the first ever car to have a plastic body.[2] and seated three adults on a bench seat and two children in optional 'dickey seats' revealed when the rear boot was opened.[3]
Cooling difficulties and driveshaft weakness made the Clipper very unreliable and the project was not continued "

Don't know about 3 adults and 2 kids and 346cc. Last car to have a dickey seat, one only left in the UK

[occrj]

mph said:

dartissimus said:

One is One isn't

Is the top one an Allard by Gould or someone similar ?

Allard image "sourced" from here:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/allard-experimental...

RJ

[niagra]

Captain Cadillac said:

My 1960 Lincoln is considered to Boone of Detroit's worst creations even if I adore it.

Mines the silver one n the left, the beige one is my friends 1959.

Very nice, I personally don't think they're ugly.

[85Carrera]

dartissimus said:

Some cars are ugly but cool at the same time.
My personal preference (big surprise) Daimler Dart
also I think the Austin Atlantic qualifies, and the Panhard Dyna,
but notable failures include the Fiat Multipla & Triumph Mayflower
I'm not sure about the Austin Metropolitan

Suggestions please

I thought Daimler Dart as soon as I saw the thread title!

Jensen CV8 also qualifies

[85Carrera]

ajprice said:

Cooler than the standard one...

But still not cool, more chavvy

[kwak]

mph said:

Okay, not a classic but still....

What a fantastic car, went to buy one, drove it, loved it.

But ....I couldn't bring myself to own one - it's just so ugly and the proportions are all wrong. OH and her friend hated it too so it wasn't just me.

How on earth is that a cool car?

[budgie smuggler]

[nicanary]

budgie smuggler said:

I wouldn't call that ugly. Unwanted, yes. Citroen could make ugly though...

[mph]

kwak said:

How on earth is that a cool car?

You're right of course, I was off track.

It's a very good car though that looks crap.

[nicanary]

http://www.google.co.uk/imghp?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&a...

Most folks think Bristols (stop sniggering at the back) are cool. Le mans racer 1953.

[nicanary]

Sorry, that didn't come out...

[slomax]

[Riley Blue]

grahamw48 said:

LordBretSinclair said:

Cool???? Really????

IMHO that's just a mess

Well, I'm devastated that it doesn't meet with YOUR personal approval.

Nor mine.

[dartissimus]

nicanary said:

Sorry, that didn't come out...

the essence of what I meant.
Early Bristols up to 406 or so are good. 409's onword just too big to be cool

[odyssey2200]

340cc of power, ugly as sin but such a laugh