18 UGLIEST Cars of the 1970's

[@American.legends]

20 Ugliest Cars Of The 1980's kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYC4n2hjoK2sjdU

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

5:21 I think it looks cool.

[@gloryBE-o1w]

@@Gametester110-qf8vs the cars some of them were ugly and some not so , anyway that voice narrator is so annoying

[@edc8909]

You can have them all. I'll keep my 2018 camary 😅

[@multicyclist]

Any of these look better than a Cybertruck including the thumbnail.

[@genestallons5926]

Yeah , the Cyber truck. Ugliest vehicle put out by the richest man on the planet . IDK who approved this ugly turd being produced. I also can't imagine winning one of these in a lottery . I would sell it before opening the door

[@frstwhsprs]

My dumbass saw the thumbnail and thought it's a real car, then I realized it's AI generated. Then I remembered the Renault Backwards car existed.

[@ExtrovertedCenobite]

Amen!

[@dewardroy6531]

TRUE 100%

[@mick-berry5331]

Most of these cars still look much better than todays ugly and bulky SUVs.

[@UKMike2009]

I won't lie, I'd have a Riviera or a Thunderbird in a heartbeat.

[@jimmiesmith5811]

I'd like the 70 Riviera

[@guysolis5843]

You, sir are a righteous man!

[@hcrun]

Most certainly. It's not ugly! Who's the idiot who cobbled this list up?

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

Both are only pretty as long as you blind yourself to the previous generation of each.

[@DISGUYROX]

I had 5 mid 60 Rivieras, 3 65's, a 66 & one 67. The 65 was the greatest American car ever built. I hope to have one more before I get put in the garage.

[@nitro74cs]

Loving the narration and the terms used to describe the overall concept. Couldn't get any better, seriously this is far better than any comedy show as the narrator's sense of humour is 10/10. Keep up the good work. Subscribed and liked.

[@kennethanway7979]

Gremlin wasn't ugly!

[@krisswegemer1163]

The Gremlin was super cool!

[@davidbrown8517]

Oh yes it was.

[@davidsingleton9864]

Saab Sonnet was a disaster

[@shaytepes7351]

None of these cars are ugly...... Except the Gremlin Damn.....

[@kaelidovid1531]

Cute car

[@rogerdale5451]

Who wrote this? Hilarious. "Consumers didn't complain, because they were too busy not buying them".

[@gearmeister]

The narration dialog was much better than the cars were ugly... I think that the AMC Pacer was a Gremlin on crack... LOL

[@spoony00se]

It's AI generated crap!...

[@EJBert]

Feces on canvas?

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

Nobody is standing in line for an EV either !!! Biden s crap !

[@infidelcastro5129]

@@spoony00seIf this is AI generated, then we have finally found the true purpose of AI 😂 This is Brit level sarcasm lol

[@romad275]

I never considered the Porsche 914, Saab Sonnett, or Volvo 262C ugly. I wanted all 3.

[@austindarrenor]

I wanted a Gremlin. Thought it looked really cool 😎

[@mike58greenberg]

The Saab Sonnet was a cool-looking car for sure!

[@mamoladk]

The Volvo 262C isn't ugly, but I'd rather have a Volvo 780.

[@RafWu]

A very respectable perspective, if you ask me! I found the 914 okay and never had a problem with the Volvo Bertone, which isn't much different from many other Volvos.

[@RafWu]

@Scott-o6i How different was the Volvo from other Volvos of the same era? Seems to me that if you don't like the Bertone, you wouldn't like any other Volvo from that period.

[@thegrimspeaker8987]

All of these cars are awesome. Every car today looks the same.

[@3DPeter]

dude, when taste would have a face you wouldn't regornize it!

[@alexanderweigand6758]

Every Car? Sorry one of this not. At 4:30

[@marvin4827]

Back then car designers had way more lee way to express their creativty. Now safely rules, cost cutting, etc, have resulted in mainly bland & safe designs to appeal to the masses, so the cars with a stand out character designs are more on the expensìve end of the market. Sadly most manufacturers are too focused on mass production....

[@gabrielv.4358]

Back then they all looked alike also....

[@guysolis5843]

No shit. Cars back in the day had personality. A girlfriend got pissed when her dad gave her a Mercury Montego but I told her "we're free" and we took that car to concerts and parties and to the lake where we made sweet, sweet love in the back of that most uncomfortable thing but we were FREE!

[@thisisanfield7085]

“It’s lovely but have you got something smaller and shitier” lmao 😂

[@toddanderson6952]

I'm in tears, a lot of good cuts in this, but that was the best

[@jon420]

OK... This is the funniest AI narration I've ever heard 😂 The review of the Riviera was brutal😂

[@Sn0trocket]

6:30 "And a wheel chock shaped body that must've cost *tens* of dollars to design" That got me 😄

[@American.legends]

😂😂😎

[@jamesrecknor6752]

Hilarious

[@gabigolescu]

🤦‍♂️🤪😂🤣😂

[@exoc1]

I giggled out loud. 😁

[@philiprice7875]

gawd i thought the G wizz was ugly compared to some here but glad to see BL did not own the exclusive rights to make ugly cars.

[@joel8034]

Whoever wrote the script on this is a sarcastic genius.

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

AI set to "Super Sarcasm".

[@1zanglang]

It seems that for you sarcasm is synonym with stupidity...

[@jdcp8976]

​@@lunarpollen not trying to defend the maker of the video but Im curious about why you say that, got proves?

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

Sarcasm is not genius. Its the lowest form of wit.

[@good-bye_blue_sky]

"It's lovely but, have you got anything that is smaller and shittier?" C'mon folks....that's some funny.....................stuff!

[@etienneetienne]

Any of these cars looks better than more of the cars we drive today.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Do you possess a white cane, with a red tip on it🤨⁉️

[@etienneetienne]

@@rogerrendzak8055 No I just have eyes and know how to use it

[@mudman6156]

Yeah, today’s choices are very few and far between. They’re not ugly. They’re just not pretty. They have no style at all. They’re just rolling blobs of nothingness. And they all look the same. Interesting, daring designs are now a thing of the past. I doubt we’ll ever see another 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V or a 67 Oldsmobile Tornado. Those days are over with.

[@centralscrutinizer9591]

Stuck in the 80's are ya?

[@carlosrosas7249]

​@@mudman6156 That's probably with the american cars . You should look to the European cars . Style was never your strong thing but I think you have learned a lot with the european designers .

[@scubatrucker6806]

Boat tail is my favorite Riviera ❤

[@nycj3ahudson341]

"BOAT TAIL" is my favorite 7th-Series PACKARD Model 735 (1930)...

[@dickgoesinya9419]

I worked at a Buick dealership in 1972-1974 during my last high school years. All the Buicks were nice well-made cars. I always loved the Wildcat and Riviera cars. The 1971 and 1972 Riviera were flat-out bad ass looking cars! The 1973 model looked great as well, but they had to put that ugly extended front bumper on like all cars that year. The government has a way of f*cking everything up.

[@trainnerd3029]

1965 Buick Riviera is arguably the most beautiful car ever built! The headlights are another case… They are the coolest put on any automobile… Ever!!

[@billg2025]

I had a 65 Riviera Gran Sport. I miss that car was a showstopper.

[@veygathis]

Indeed

[@lennartdahlback]

Some of these cars are lemons. However, after a decade of pork chop and potato design, lemons are refreshing.

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

Potatoes and pork chops are preferable to lemons any day: 1950s-1960s cars are prime rib and Beef Wellington. Everything Detroit built post-1972 are lemons and Limburger cheese of the worst variety.

[@ronk9830]

The owner had a comfortable place to enjoy lunch while waiting for the tow truck. 😂😂😂😂

[@mgguyvintagevehicles]

"It's lovely but have you got anything smaller and shittier?" LMFAO!

[@guysolis5843]

Sarcastic bastard,,love to meet his tailor!

[@deans2917]

My favorite saying in the show. Matter of fact I will use that in my conversations from now on.

[@sirhcmi3]

I can't believe you included the 914 and 914-6 in this list. I'll take them.

[@mrgundersen3117]

Word!

[@RealMash]

@@mrgundersen3117 Americans..Cybertruck. Do I have to say more?

[@MidnightPolaris800]

Lol so ugly

[@multa765]

No, the film makers were right.

[@martynwaters2358]

I agree. The 914 had an unique sporty look & an affordable Porsche sticker price.

[@elpeto6923]

Porsche 914 is so beautiful

[@RogerMillerInVA]

The 914 is one of the most beautiful cars ever, especially the 914.6.

[@andrewcrowder4958]

Damn, the script is vicious. I'm here for it.

[@seatspud]

Now imagine it read by the likes of Clarkson, Hammond, and/or May.

[@bruasGT]

"i'm here for it" means you do or don't like it.? not familiar with the phrase

[@trannymutilator]

True, but the AI voice is bad

[@commandervile394]

This dude was not holding back.

[@commandervile394]

@@bruasGT It means we like it.

[@orwellboy1958]

Datsoon! What the hell is that? Dat-sun.

[@marlobreding7402]

My Norwegian grandfather was hired by Nissan to name the new vehicle. He asked when do you need the name by? They said Monday, he said Dat soon? He also named Statten Island by asked the captain of the ship he arrived at Ellis Island. He said is Dat an island? True Story 😂😅

[@marko7843]

Not to mention the "B-two-hundred-ten" and the "Two-hundred-forty Z"...

[@alanprouse2193]

Just regular American mispronunciation, like Nee-sarn and Mozda. Not to mention Jagwar and Hunday.

[@tjs114]

You do know that this site uses text-to-speech, right? The t2s applications don't handle some things well. That's why they tends to stutter a bit on numbers.

[@tjs114]

@@alanprouse2193 Nope. Text-to-Speech software that hasn't been trained well. Anyone old enough remembers how to pronounce Datsun. Note how the software pronounces numerical model names. Jaguar in American English is Jag-War. And Hyundai Motor Company promotes in the U.S. that their name is pronounced Hun-Day. And if you ask a Korean how to pronounce Hyundai, they will say something to the effect of HYUN-day. So the American pronunciation is far closer to correct than the mangled mess the Brits do of "Hi Un Dye".

[@DevinHurst-py2kr]

The video gets funnier and funnier as it goes along!! Great video!!

[@sirhcmi3]

I remember, as a kid, finding an AMC Pacer in our garage one Saturday morning. I thought my mom had lost her mind and traded in her 280Z. Luckily it was just one of her friends bad life choices. They had taken my mom's Z to tennis. The Pacer was in our garage because her friend didn't want to leave it outside because she wanted it to "retain it's value"! 🤣😂🤑

[@randyhanson837]

Notice that Pacer is one of few cars that DO NOT have a user group fan club.

[@kathybarber5240]

My father bought me a car when I was a teen. I was so excited going to the AMC dealer, with my heart set on a Matador. He got a Metallic Jade Green Pacer. I knew he hated me.

[@luckyguy600]

Hide it more likely.

[@MikeConrad-oj6se]

Whoa that was scary.

[@petuniasevan]

"Retain its value"? So she'd get the nickel deposit back on the thing?

[@blueabattoir]

The Porsche and the Volvo Bertone don’t belong here.

[@JamesAllmond]

really...

[@arch9enius]

The Princess and the Volvo don't belong here. Replace them with a'70ss Suzuki, and another '70s Suzuki. Not sure GM hatch or the P76 belongs here either . And it gave us the underparts for the SD1. The Princesses were pretty much the most common taxi when I was growing up. But BL were pointing everyone who wanted a hatchback towards the Maxi (which is he same size as a BMW Mini).

[@edwardtupper6374]

@@arch9enius The Princess in black was gorgeous. A lovely car to ride in as well.

[@arch9enius]

@@edwardtupper6374 Would look like you were on your way to a funeral though ...

[@RafWu]

Agreed. They were both quite acceptable.

[@Frank-st6gd]

Gremlin was a Awesome car. 😂

[@fenrisulv66]

Volvo 262C is one of the most beautiful Volvo's ever made. You are actually the first i ever heard say that it's ugly. They are highly sought after.

[@alexthelargue3089]

Mi hermano solo a tenido autos Volvo . excelente motor y buenas prestaciones! ..

[@Zemaj]

Hey, I owned a P-76 Leyland … until my wife of the time wrote it off in a head-on. (But she and my kids survived without so much as a scratch, which alone says much about the P-76’s advanced design.) It was the best car I’ve ever owned.

[@RafWu]

Pleased to hear you made out well!

[@RobMacKendrick]

Good on you! And hey, Leyland also bankrolled Top Gear's entire production run, so it's time we rethought their role in automotive history.

[@GlenHine]

And it had an all-aluminium V-8 that was way ahead of its time and surprisingly reliable

[@lefantomer]

Thank you! I laughed for nearly 14 minutes straight. The dis-honorary mention Granada was not only the ugliest car I ever owned but the most prone to everything on it breaking down. The alternator twice in one night was a first. Finally a road assistance mechanic mercifully set it on fire and I delivered the Fried Ford to its resting place. It was followed up by an Escort which I loved because it kept going no matter what went wrong: cracked radiator block, snapped drive belt... no, wait, that actually stopped it dead in the street. I am now the proud owner of an '05 Toyota Matrix which sees the mechanic twice a year whether it needs it or not.

[@kizzume]

I didn't mind the 914, it seemed ahead of its time.

[@jdoesmath2065]

I'd love to have my '75 914 today. Appearance group and the good fuel injection. Man I miss that car.

[@plantfeeder6677]

They were fun to drive. Light on their feet. The affordable Porsche. That's beautiful in my book.😊

[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

the 914-6 was sorta badged or nicknamed "The Volks-Porsche" - and really wasn't a bad little knock-around.

[@BrightBlueJim]

Yeah, no. Think back with an honest mind, and you will remember that your initial reaction to the 914 was probably, "THIS is a Porsche?". Yeah, we got used to it, but nobody actually loved it.

[@silentepsilon888]

the 914 was a joint development between VW and Porsche and while I am not sure how it was sold in the US, in Germany and other European countries it was commonly known as the VW Porsche. It was available with either a VW Engine or a Porsche Engine and the majority of vehicles sold in Germany were the VW version. So to Germans and Europeans it was clear that this was more of a VW than a Porsche.

[@tygattyche2545]

The Volvo 262 had a great design and it became something like Volvos signature design.

[@kendallevans4079]

True! It's iconic now when you think of Volvo

[@Newf-qn3yi]

Yeah Danny de Vito says so too!

[@ehsnils]

The worst problem with the 260 series was the V6 engine - a grenade waiting to blow with worn down cams or internal coolant leaks due to wet iron sleeves in an alu block. A French engine construction... The DeLorean also used the same engine.

[@trex2621]

I don't see anything signature in 262. Typical 200-series below the window line and American top, never used again on Volvo.

[@mamoladk]

I like it, but I'd rather have a Volvo 780. images.pistonheads.com/nimg/45690/mceu_92265336821652784041559.jpg

[@eddiedog1]

The voice over is the best ever! 😂✊🏼🤠

[@tonybenci2796]

Who could possibly think that any car that could store a 44 gallon drum in the boot (trunk) is ugly. The P76 was a masterpiece

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

Wasn't as poorly made as the other BL cars of the time either.

[@deliveryguy7402]

You could also sneak a couple buddies into the outdoor movies plus a keg of beer.

[@paultaylor7082]

It was suppsed to be a saloon (sedan) car, not a pick up truck.

[@Cogitotal]

The contemporary Holdens and Ford Falcons were so ghastly the the P76 was way ahead.

[@commandervile394]

Bruh, this dude's commentary about these cars had me rolling, especially about the Pacer.

[@artmoss6889]

My college girlfriend had a Pacer. It was a laugh riot.

[@patrickrose1221]

Brilliant voice over 😆😅 What a refreshing change 👌👏 Reliant Robins were great for us bikers in winter, and you could roll them easily when you pulled up in front of your friends, by applying the handbrake while turning the wheel suddenly 😆😅🤣 landing on all three wheels was optional, but a bonus 😅😂🤣😂🤣

[@mibnsharpals]

The 914 is a child of its time and drives worlds better than a 911. Yes, the 911 has the more elegant proportions, but the 914 also beats the 911 in terms of comfort.

[@dougpeters1625]

I want this guy to give the eulogy at my funeral.

[@Jett-Crash]

Don’t you mean “yoo-lodge-ee at your fun-ear-al”?

[@tcalcut]

Me too !!!

[@luckyguy600]

"you think it is bad now, just wait till you drive it"

[@luckyguy600]

He could do a run-through on Classic/ and not-so-Classic/ Funeral Hearse vehicles. Like anybody ever complained about riding in the back anyway... At least not out loud.

[@stephensmith799]

I wish he’d got a part in The Blues Brothers. He’d have stolen every scene.

[@advocaten-nl]

The video is great. The audio is brilliant

[@American.legends]

thanks ❤️

[@neilbarnett3046]

In the UK, we have Reliant racing, which often appears in "Banger" or Stock Car racing nights. You can not believe just how funny a dozen lightened 3-wheelers racing round a short oval can be! They have a roll cage, but otherwise, everything is taken out except the driver's seat, an appropriately small petrol tank and a tank of water instead of a radiator. They roll over a lot and drivers "help" a flipped car back ont its wheels by driving straight at the inverted vehicle. I would have been offended at you bashing the poor old Vanden Plas Allegro, but the narration was spot on and identified exactly the flaws of one of the British motor industry's biggest mistakes. The Princess turned into the Ambassador, which was a hatchback, I drove one for a year or so and it was smooth, comfortable, extremely roomy and reliable but it was too little, too late.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Plastic Pig Racing!

[@hughjass1044]

18 dream cars. I love 'em all! And whatever the hell that thing is in the thumbnail, I've absolutely GOT to have one!

[@Soundbrigade]

Agree! Many of the cars on the list are MUST-HAVEs. The Gremlin and the Pacer are 🥰🥰🥰🥰. Had a colleague though who bought a Princess out of “shorted brain-fuse” and that car was more often in a garage than on the street.

[@FlankerTanker]

who ever wrote the commentary to this video should be given an award - one of the few videos on KZbin that really did make me laugh - great video, enjoyed watching and listening - Thanks

[@gasgas2689]

The reason that the Reliant Robin existed was that in the UK you could drive any three wheel vehicle on your morotcycle licence which you passed at 16yrs old, but to drive a four wheel car you had to pass a different, more difficult car driving test. So lots of motorcyclists got married, had kids, and needed a 'car'.

[@gdaholic]

That’s cool! I didn’t know that!

[@derekshipley-o4k]

Not True. if the vehicle had a reverse gear, which the regal and Robin had, one had to have a full drivers licence.

[@gasgas2689]

@@derekshipley-o4k not true. My brother passed his motorcycle test but never his car test. He had a couple of reliant robins and never needed to pass a car test

[@artmoss6889]

The Robin would have been great in a crowded city like London.

[@1980sforever]

100% true.

[@springbloom5940]

Someone really has a grudge with the Riviera

[@franckauger9490]

Riviera in black robe is cute !

[@46wireboy]

The '69 was a looker, the '70 was butt-ugly. I had a '69 and a '63. The '63-'65s were the real lookers.

[@mikeweizer3149]

​@46wireboy If you want Butt UGLY in a Buick Riviera wait until you see the 1986-89 models a 70 Riviera is gorgeous compared to those electronic turds!!!!.

[@guysolis5843]

Pa had a 65 Riveria with a 429 and he let me take it to Senior prom...No one else knew the car like I did but I was the king...good old days.. miss them. Chicks were so cool, clean hair, sexy and not tatts!

[@franckauger9490]

@@guysolis5843 😉

[@carlosballesteros4670]

Absolutely funny the speech in each case 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you've made me the day!

[@shanidar]

Hilarious commentary... Thank you... I subscribed

[@American.legends]

Thanks for subbing

[@Bluesmobile3]

The Gremlin was a shortened Hornet

[@luckyguy600]

Made just a mile or two south of where I live in Brampton. The plant is long gone. Loes and a large parking lot. Not even a memorial plaque anywhere near there. Maybe it was best that way.

[@carlbruschnigjr1757]

@@luckyguy600 Same thing in Kenosha, my father-in-law worked there.

[@StupidEarthlings]

.. and a Handsome lil feller at that.. Get it with the V8 (or add a chevy V8 of choice) and you got a Sweet whip, and envy of the block.. (k, maybe not the whole block). But look at the POS they making today, EVERYTHING (almost) looks the same.. and all the same grey colorless colors.. whatev.

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

My MIL had the custom Levi's version.

[@curtgervelis8521]

This video kept me laughing for an hour. Please make more!!

[@TheButcherHicks]

And yet, I would love to have ANY of these cars today! It doesn't take long for the 71 Riviera to grow on you. That rear end is one of the greatest designs of that era.

[@izzywaan]

where are all the french cars ??? c'mon....

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

Yeah !

[@dadautube]

yes, some French cars are / were ugly ... but not all of them ... and even the ugly ones were actually 'good' cars to use in the purpose they were designed for ... 🙂

[@MichaelBradley1967]

That could be a whole video unto itself.

[@morrisjvan]

And you do mean ALL !

[@hawkman9333]

@@dadautube Which ones weren't???

[@yonbear1]

Love the commentary ... keep up the good work!

[@RCBirds]

Having lunch, while waiting for the tow truck😂😂😂 Great commented video

[@deliveryguy7402]

Hell, that's a Ford every day.

[@Cancun771]

0:50 Hey hey HEY *TRIGGER WARNING!* I'm _German!_ The sight of those *panel gaps* could have KILLED me! It's almost *_Wartburg_* levels of poor craftsmanship! And even including any other Porsche beside the Panamera in this video disqualifies you from even thinking about car appearance and design. The 914 looks brilliant.

[@KaviDalal-f5d]

This is the funniest dialogue I've ever heard in a KZbin video. I subscribed without being asked too. Well done. Who is writing this?

[@SuperMickey57]

I haven't laughed this much over a car video! The snarky script is genius!

[@frankkrunk]

counterpoint: no it isn't. snark is used instead of wit.

[@luckyguy600]

He is so sarcastic. And that is why guys like his blog!

[@philiprice7875]

commentry is Jermery Clarkson school of irony

[@Bribie12]

The Australian P76 was brilliant, the odd one still pops up at car shows.

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

I still see some on the road.

[@grahamrich3368]

Excellent video -- and brilliantly narrated!! 👏👏 😅

[@HenryFrederick]

Great narration - sarcastically hilarious digs...

[@TexTom1981]

You actually like deadpan AI narration? This one is used a LOT and becomes monotonous.

[@Boxpok]

Yep AI can’t get a seebring “spelled phonetically” right

[@MichaelRoy-hc3lz]

​@@TexTom1981monotonous is exactly what these cars deserve. When you're unleashing this kind of witty sarcasm is needed to make you recover from looking at these monstrosities.

[@ralphsawyer9535]

I don't think 70 Rivies are ugly at all.

[@robertglas5854]

Interesting, and the superbly witty, sarcastic commentary is an extra plus!!

[@altbeetle]

if you can't appreciate the beauty of the Porsche 914's engineering thought, that doesn't mean it's ugly. personally, I like this model more and more

[@andrewdavie386]

I was a P76 owner and to be honest, though I loved it... car was a nightmare. Forward opening bonnet (hood) which had a tendency to open when driving so you literally couldn't see what was coming. Was in a heavy rainstorm one day and both wipers snapped off. One day I parked at home and it literally woldn't turn off. I had to rip out the distributor cables. Did an unintentional 360 in it when going around a gentle corner one day. For all that, though, it had a lovely engine and a fair bit of grunt. The V8 engines, in particular, were particularly sought after.

[@malcolmgee6812]

Not to mention that when set up correctly these were a great race car on NZs tight and twisty circuits. Left Falcons and Monaro for dead . Have to admit though they could be beaten by another Leyland at times. The mighty Mini.

[@weskitten]

Executive? Super?

[@russelldawkins9094]

This was excellent and I agree with every choice and loved the pointed, biting, deserved commentary. Subscribed. Bravo.

[@monkmchorning]

The Porsche 914 has a utilitarian charm.

[@dmandman9]

True. If it wasn’t a Porshe , it would have actually been considered a decent looking car. But it just doesn’t look like a Porshe

[@forestghost7]

I drove one Miami - NY in 18 hrs (5 speed 914 - 6), it was capable and comfy, memorable trip

[@monkmchorning]

@@forestghost7 I never owned one, but I got a ride in one while hitchhiking as a student. It wasn't fast, but it cornered as if on rails.

[@luckyguy600]

German Engineering eh Herr Bartlet? Hands up!

[@GAIS414]

One of my neighbors had an orange Porsche 914 back in the late 70's. I was about 5 years old, and I remember thinking that it looked like it was driving backwards.

[@cloudbudget]

A ton of fun! Some shocking designs and funny commentary! The Gremlin and Pacer were odd, but there is something about them that warms my heart. AMC took design chances and the risk taken deserves some kudos. : )

[@chairrider2462]

The Sonnet III was stunning! I had one when I was a young man. It looked like a F100 Super Saber with the wings clipped. It was sporty, reliable and even economical. What was there to not like?

[@mrgundersen3117]

Spot on! Saab was brillant! Rest in peace..

[@johngraves6878]

Yeah, I adored the Sonett, almost bought one.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

I guess there's some one that likes almost anything. Like Rakfisk, or an angry f*t chick with purple hair.

[@stevewales7266]

My dad nearly bought a Sonnett ll. But he didn't fit in it, so he bought a 68 SAAB 96. I later had the rubber bumper 1972 Sonnett lll, and then a "crash test" bumper 1974 Sonnett lll. I loved them. Especially as Minnesota winter sports cars when fitted with 4 dedicated mud and snow tires.

[@kenbrown2808]

I think it looks better than the "classic" saab the writer called an improvement.

[@jamessalomon9343]

I owned a Plymouth Cricket (AKA Hillman Avenger). It was such a dog it stopped at fire hydrants and telephone poles. After a year it needed a muffler. The muffler cost $250 which was a lot of money in 1974. After a year of driving this beast, I gave it to my dad. He drove it for around a year before a woman in a Buick crushed it in a rear end accident. It was a good thing my dad was driving. I would have run back, kissed the woman on the lips and offered to name my first born after her.

[@angelicasilberstein3928]

Despite I do believe in your bad experience, I already heard many issues related to Plymouth Cricket a.k.a. Sunbeam Avenger . Here writing back from Argentina: can you believe the domestic assembled Hillman was produced in over 300,000 units since 1971 `til 1991 ? That was the most dependable car ever made in this region. Me owned the earlier version ( Dodge 1500, exact sibling of the Brit Hiillman ) and the latest edition , rebadged and relaunched neverless than from Volkswagen, called the Volkswagen 1500 . To tell you in shorts : this is the car thet never ever absolutely ever left me stranded . Possibly Volkswagen de Argentina corrected and improved its inherent features from the original Hillman. Yet please believe me : there is a cult`s crew for all ex-Hillman Avengers , proven the most reliable car ever !!!

[@jamessalomon9343]

@@angelicasilberstein3928 The dealer who sold me this car stopped supplying parts a few months after I bought it. The speedometer cable broke after 8 months, and I was never able to replace it. The car's suspension was so stiffly sprung you felt every pebble on the street.

[@billwhite9703]

@@angelicasilberstein3928 I admire loyalty.

[@luckyguy600]

Rented one out of Halifax NS Killed a robin with its radio aerial I thought it was cool, the wife not so much. I mean what are the odds, my friends? It was his time. She made me stop, recite the Lord's prayer, and chuck it into the long grass.

[@angelicasilberstein3928]

@@billwhite9703 much thanks , really

[@odgeetv8515]

Very cool classic unusual cars 😮

[@tpxchallenger]

My Dad was an engineer at American Motors in the 1970s and was given various cars to use. We had a green Gremlin for a while. It was an ok car but you have to wonder why they called it a Gremlin, which is a troublesome imp resonsible for creating unexplained problems.

[@mockmonkey1]

6:13 Perhaps the CitiCar was the early prototype for Huey, Dewey and Louie in "Silent Running".

[@chowpuppy4537]

I usually take issue with "Top Ten Worst" video clips, but I'm giving this one my highest praise. This has been thoroughly researched, and there's not a bad selection in the bunch. (AMC Pacer has always been my undisputed champ in the world of ugly cars.) The script is witty, funny and mostly well-written, and the announcer delivers his lines without ever sounding smarmy. Props to this channel.

[@Aygo84]

I wouldn't say that half of the cars are ugly, they're pretty much in the average of what was the design trends of that era. 95% of today's american mastodon crossovers and SUVs are uglier than these.

[@lordterra1377]

Gremlin is awesome, this guy is insane.

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

Sure buddy!

[@deedeewinchur]

So is Pacer

[@bradtaylor8096]

I love the Gremmy!!!

[@erikwige1353]

❤👍👍 mooie auto 🚘

[@John-wg6xw]

He called the Datsun a "Datsoon" .

[@Colorado_Native]

Yes, because a long time ago Nissan wanted a different name for the cars it was shipping out of country. They hired a German public relations firm and said, "We need a new name for our cars by the end of the week." The PR firm guy said, "Dat-soon?" And it stuck. A very old joke from the 70s.

[@John-wg6xw]

@@Colorado_Native HA! I Never heard that one!

[@gabrielv.4358]

datsunofabit....

[@Colorado_Native]

@@gabrielv.4358 datwun...

[@prunesauce]

It’s the same AI generated voice like TikTok’s woman voice Lol 😆 First thing that hit me too, mate! Good comment 👍👍

[@jorgezarco9269]

"Otto, there's a Gremlin on the side of the bus!" -Bart Simpson

[@rickodit7256]

Love your sarcastic comical narration, i enjoyed it

[@chrispalmer9838]

"British Leyland collapsed and had to be nationalised" Which killed them off completely...

[@mutteringmale]

What is worse than a car made by a communist Yugoslavia) or socialist country (Australia)? A car made by nationalizing a bad car company and using over paid union workers.

[@mickeyflynn5427]

I remember my aunt coming home from the dealership in a Pacer. She was so proud until her brother said, “If you ever crash that thing you’re sure to die from being cut up by all that glass!”

[@mikelight495]

what a nice nephew. he destroyed what should have been a priceless memory for his aunt. not only did he ruin that day. she probably was embarrassed & self conscious by the car. he gave her a serious case of buyers remorse. I hope she was wealthy & cut this prick out of her will. obviously he is a vicious spoiled brat.

[@mikelight495]

I must correct myself it was her brother that ruined her good feelings not her nephew.

[@jamesdeschenes8307]

Top notch writing and narration! Thank you

[@notroll1279]

The VDP Allegro didn't only have the stick-on radiator grille nicked from Jaguar and luxury interiors. The Vanden Plas workshops took the original Austin Allegro bodies apart, added lots of sound deadening and re-assembled them to much higher quality standards. So not only were they more comfy than the Allegro - they were a lot more likely to work as an Allegro was supposed to work than any original Allegro. So even if the radiator grille is a silly addition - a well maintained VDP is probably a much better buy than a comparable Allegro. Furthermore, I never found anything wrong with the looks of the Saab Sonett.

[@mrgundersen3117]

The only thing ugly on a sonet, was the horrible 5 miles bumpers the Americans added .

[@florkgagga]

And the Princess? An absolutely gorgeous car, my dad drove an Austin maxi from like 75-78, turned out to be too rusty, Opel were the cars for us foreigners in Zürich (vauxhall to the British) but when I saw the Princess as a kid in the 80s I thought oh Austin still around, good, nice car.

[@notroll1279]

@@florkgagga They had a reputation of being rather unreliable and prone to rust - but I found their design rather unconventional, not particularly ugly - with the exception of the Wolseley variant built during the very early part of the Princess lifespan. I think the Wolseley radiator grille made the car look like a sad anteater....

[@mark..A]

The Austin ambassador was nice in metallic red

[@buildthis99]

I might be wrong though I believe there was a VDP Princess too, the very best VDP was the Rover SD1 plus the Vitesse, which my father owned. pure class.

[@PowerTom286]

In Germany we called it British Elend, what translates to Misery, LOL

[@edwardtupper6374]

That's hilarious because it's accurate

[@georgehenderson7783]

"The Mustang II was a strong seller" That car, especially the Charlie's Angels version was cool af.

[@fd4639]

Buick Riviera looks awesome actually

[@michaelcourtney2754]

I'm guessing the cover image is so ugly because AI isn't good at creating images of cars yet.

[@thomasharding1838]

Just because AI put three headlights on one side and only two on the other and made the front fenders so the wheels can't turn but the rear wheel unfettered doesn't mean that the car is ugly. It means it is CLICKBAIT! AND IT HAS REAR WHEEL STEERING. IT'S A ZERO TURN CAR!!!! What a great idea.

[@edwardtupper6374]

@@thomasharding1838 I thought it was based on a Renault 12TL

[@jon420]

The Gremlin had uncommon good looks

[@gilwood7530]

I was a kid when the GREMLIN came out ...I LOVED THEM and still do

[@luckyguy600]

They had some cool colours. Electric Blue Almost a mauve with a tinge of blue. I liked it. Special interior seat covers made like blue jeans. Very innovative in that time period.

[@KingOFuh]

70's MG's had that ugly bumper on front for the AMERICAN MARKET. Now they are significantly worth LESS than other MGs

[@luckyguy600]

Still, see them at car shows in parking lots around souther Ontario. Not a fan.

[@javichanjapan]

Great video! 👍🏻subscribed

[@MrZlodeus]

"until the 900 came along" - the SAAB 900's rear end makes it look like a dog sitting down to poop 😜but generally everyone's view on whether a car is beatiful or ugly is *very* subjective. No one is unbiased and thus no one can lay claim to his view being the absolute truth.

[@sirbum1918]

I see you don't like dogs. Heaven just became much harder for you to enter!

[@crankychris2]

belongs on a Chevy van....shows early '60's Ford Econoline. "My readers don't know the difference'.

[@xaingwu]

Saw that actual van a couple of times. Including shortly after it wrecked on the freeway.

[@Moment-14]

I know... I just saw that was gonna comment...wtf haha

[@nomaam9077]

2:14 - The 914 is an ugly car? You're pretty much alone in that opinion.

[@russelldawkins9094]

I don’t think so!

[@salvatoreiadarola8420]

è veramente molto brutta la 914!

[@davidfairchild6882]

"Apparently there are a lot of short people with bad taste...". BaaaHaaaHaaa!

[@auto-Insight-yt]

😂😂

[@jdcp8976]

12:51

[@richardmiller6670]

What's ugly all the cars are all classics now and worth more now stop looking and start driving them

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

The only thing that makes them classics is their rarity. They were so much rubbish that very few escaped the crusher

[@Davidgoldenswan]

I must confess 🤔i ❤cars people say are ugly 🎉 when you look at todays💩 these old cars are works of art😍

[@tonydrake462]

As an Australian - I always wanted a P76 - you nailed it - which is why I wanted one... it's rare and $$$ now...

[@rosewhite---]

71 boat tail Riviera was beautiful!

[@unreliablenarrator6649]

OK, the narration on the Buick Riviera hooked me. Subscribed.

[@beatglauser9444]

The 1969 T-Bird was uglier than the 1970 model! It seems you hate the legendary "Knudsen Nose" that many Fords had, mainly the European models. Many people love this nose style and regard it as classic.

[@JoeL-re1dc]

I owned a '68.... that 429 would shove you right on down the hiway.... When gas jumped to .58 cents a gallon, I thought I was going to go bankrupt..... lol

[@edgarsnake2857]

My father had an AMC Pacer for awhile. It was goddamn ugly. I've always been puzzled by ugly cars. Who could take these designs all the way to actual production?

[@marko7843]

I knew someone who was very large and was driving a Coupe DeVille when the second oil crisis hit. So he traded in on a Pacer, "the first wiiide small car." 😁

[@luckyguy600]

Have you seen some of the Asian-built Toyotas for 2024? I rest my case.

[@serpentorzool5433]

The narrative is great guys . Thank you.