Ten ugliest cars?

Dave W · October 12, 2009, 09:34:22 AM

Maybe we need a list of the 50 Worst Lists and the people who compiled them.

Pilgrim · October 12, 2009, 10:01:37 AM

Lowend1, that list includes the 1961 Amphicar, which was actually an innovative car that's worth BIG $$$$$$$$$$$ now. Even their review can't find truly bad things to say about it. I always thought it was very odd but rather appealing.

lowend1 · October 12, 2009, 11:00:32 AM

Quote from: Pilgrim on October 12, 2009, 10:01:37 AM
Lowend1, that list includes the 1961 Amphicar, which was actually an innovative car that's worth BIG $$$$$$$$$$$ now. Even their review can't find truly bad things to say about it. I always thought it was very odd but rather appealing.

When I was a kid, my Grandmother lived in Jersey City, Nj. On the way home from her house we used to go through an industrial area where there was a parking lot filled with Amphicars. I'm not sure if it was the distribution hub or what, but that lot is stuck in memory along with all the other useless information - like who played Robby on "My Three Sons"??...

Dave W · October 12, 2009, 12:04:53 PM

Just look on YouTube, you'll find one or videos of Amphicar owners clubs holding splash-ins.

Edit: Don't know if this is an owner's club, but here's an example.

Highlander · October 12, 2009, 04:48:45 PM

Looks very much like a Triumph Herald...

Dave W · October 12, 2009, 04:54:00 PM

Quote from: Kenny Five-O on October 12, 2009, 04:48:45 PM
Looks very much like a Triumph Herald...

Amphicars ran on land and in water.

Triumph Herald couldn't make it across a parking lot without needing a major overhaul.

But aside from that, they're alike.

Pilgrim · October 12, 2009, 04:54:33 PM

Quote from: Kenny Five-O on October 12, 2009, 04:48:45 PM
Looks very much like a Triumph Herald...

Except it's moving under its own power......

No, not fair. Reports indicate that many Triumph Heralds have moved under their own power.

Highlander · October 12, 2009, 05:06:08 PM

Well, what do you expect... it's British... look, there's the puddle of oil...

the mojo hobo · October 12, 2009, 06:10:57 PM

Quote from: Dave W on October 12, 2009, 12:04:53 PM

Edit: Don't know if this is an owner's club, but here's an example.

Yea Dave, it is a club. I live very close to where that video was shot. The Amphicars come to Celina every year for the Lake Festival, and a bunch of them show up every year. They look like cheap little compacts, but are pricey collectables, you could probably buy a Lotus Exige for less money.

Dave W · October 12, 2009, 11:47:31 PM

Aha! Here's a longer one from the Celina Lake Festival.

Highlander · October 13, 2009, 01:14:52 PM

I can't even say, "Only in America..."

Yes, this is London and the tidal section of the River Thames...

Gotta admit a certain fondness for DUKW's

gweimer · October 13, 2009, 01:21:53 PM

I don't know why Time put the Lambourgini LM002 on the list. What's not to like about a vehicle that can do 60 mph in the desert with anti-aircraft guns attached? At the time when those were available, there were only 12 of them in the USA. Two of them were in the showroom of the Lambourgini dealer in Barrington, IL. I used to wonder what they were as I went past them on my way to work. My supervisor at work was a car nut, and knew what they were when I described them to him. I still wouldn't mind having one. They're certainly more interesting than a Hummer anyday.