You Won’t Believe These Exist! 13 DUMBEST and WORST Cars in the 1960s

You Won’t Believe These Exist! 13 DUMBEST and WORST Cars in the 1960s
Picture this: the 1960s, a decade of iconic cars and groundbreaking designs. But hidden among the legends were some serious flops-cars so bad, it's hard to believe they were even made. We’ve put together a list of 13 of the dumbest and worst cars of the era-bizarre designs, constant breakdowns, and pure automotive disasters. Ready to be shocked by the worst rides of the ’60s? You won’t believe these existed!
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[@wolfganggroebner1788]

I suppose, Your knowledge about European cars is very limited (just to say it in a fiendly manner). The OPEL Kadett was a much loved car by its owners, by meeting exacly their needs. Renault R4 and VW Beatle had a different customer target group. So nothing to comare with.

[@TheOzthewiz]

The Opel "Manta" was a direct competitor to the Ford/Mercury "Capri". The Manta was a VERY nice car, but didn't have a V6 like the Capri. So Capri would run rings around the Manta!

[@obesetuna3164]

Yes. Their knowledge is lacking. I imagine that the Opel was a fine car. In Britain, the slab sided little Vauxhall Viva was intended for the same kind of market, and much appreciated by many.

[@bwilsonduncan]

You said the same things about each of the cars . Really boring.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

What's wrong with the good old Opel Kadett A? The pride and joy of many European working class family. Who rejoiced in finally able to own a real automobile. It was a much better car than for instance the Renault Dauphine.

[@PeterCrosland]

Not enough chrome?

[@charleshendriks5789]

Mee eens, de Kadett was een hele betrouwbare en goede auto, in tegenstelling tot Renault, Rommel!

[@TheOzthewiz]

The Renault Dauphine had about 30HP from it's 845cc 4-cyl water cooled rear engine. But, it weighed about 636 kg (1400 lbs), so performance was about equal to the European economy crs from that era. The lack of a 4-speed gearbox hurt the car's performance!

[@edvardfaleide5207]

I agree. The video has also mixed up the Kadett A and the Kadett B, as it shows several pictures of the B model. Clearly, the Kadett B was a big improvement from the Kadett A. But I still find it wrong to classify the A model among the dumbest and worst cars of the 60s. It deserves better than that!

[@alfredvierling2521]

The Renault Dauphine was much more elegant but the Opel Kadett was made of almost rostless steel and cld reach decennia of age. I had both, it was not trash vs quality but elegance vs robustness.

[@trevorchapman1694]

Do even know anything about these cars? The dodge lancer performed better than most of the other cars of the time

[@TheOzthewiz]

I agree 100%! If nothing else, the Dodge Lancer/Plymouth Valiant were EXCELLENT handling vehicles compared to their American counterparts like, Falcon and Corvair. They used "torsion bar" suspension which gave them superior suspension geometry. Sadly, the build quality of "Chrysler" products was lacking, even today!! The "voice over" in this video seems to not realize that cars of the '50s, '60s were all lacking in performance, especially European vehicles, except for the EXPENSIVE "sports cars" !!

[@gregornolzen570]

I did grow up with a white Gogo from my dad. The sucsess of the Gogo was, that this was the first car in germany that could be driven with a driver license for motorcicles. First step to buying a car or like that...

[@TheOzthewiz]

Another car in that class was, the 2-seater "Messerschmitt". Kind of like sitting in a German fighter plane. I saw one in Minneapolis in 1957, I loved it!!

[@brucegillies1694]

This guy knows nothing about the cars he wants to talk to somebody who had liver knowledge ! 12:58

[@rasmuswittsell10]

Opel Kadett A was a very successful car. It also paved the way for Opel as a rally car. Please stop making s..t up!

[@trevorchapman1694]

That Renault has that motor in the front as per your video didn't you lookat it? Well done

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

A van version of the pre-war Renault Juvaquatre, which remained in production until 1960, because the new, rear engined Dauphine was not available as a van. Front-engined throughout, as is clearly obvious.

[@richardeldridge5305]

This fool claims that the Dauphinois was a version of the Dauphine and had an engine in the rear, but this car was totally different, with the engine n the front, while the Dauphine had the engine in the rear.

[@georgestreicher252]

The Mercury Comet was dolled up Ford Falcon, The Dodge Lancer was a dolled up Plymouth Valiant.

[@TheOzthewiz]

YUP!

[@edwinmayer2880]

In most scenes of the Opel Kadett-A you can see a Kedett-B.😂

[@jukkasarilo7573]

I do not know, wise or not. About 70years ago Ford Cortina was the most bought car in Finland. Volvos were expensive and Ladas are what they are. Ladas are no more Cortininas also.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Volvos were expensive because Sweden had the HIGHEST "standard of living" in Europe at that time. But, you have to remember that "Swedish Steel" was the BEST in the World! Their labor rates were among the highest in "Western Europe", therefore you WOULD expect very high quality products to be produced!

[@obesetuna3164]

I don't know about a consistent 60's theme. The history here is a bit upsidedown. Some of these models like the Austin Atlantic and Jeepster are cars from at the early 50's. While the Hillman Husky may have been available up until the early 60's, it too was first released a the late 1950's. In fact, the Ford Popular was pretty much a 1930's throwback, and like the "more modern" Morris Minor, was first produced in Britain when car production started to resume after the end of WW2! Without checking, I am willing to bet that the antiquated little Renault was also a late 40's product from what they term: the Post-War Austerity Era. Dismissing all of these old cars as dumb, is another issue.

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

This man knows nothing whatever about cars of the 1960s. He does know how to sneer, though.

[@jimburig7064]

In 1967 a friend had a suhiny new Opel Cadet. With four teen passengers on board, the brakes couldn't bring the car to a stop. I have always regarded brakes as highly important.

[@tommyreid2317]

The Lancer does not belong on this list, and they definitely were not sluggish with the 225 and the torsion bar suspension was ahead of it's time,when you cosider gm ford Toyota etc.used torsion bars in later years, also the 63 dart you say had better performance used the exact same engines the 170 and 225

[@jolaod84]

Renault Dauphinoise is a version of Juvaquatre. Nothing to do with Renault Dauphine.

[@thepageturnerify]

The Renault Juvaquatre (1938-1953) was basically an Opel Kadett with modified front (1003 ccm SV engine, 27 bhp). Its break version named AHG, built from 1946- 1954, I owned for some years. Easy to drive, but the weak engine and a three speed gearbox, ahem... These cars vanished quickly as in the mid fifties more and more motorways came up. You can drive a sv engine forever at 80 km/h, but do not dare to drive for 1-2 hours at top speed - it will be killed soon. So after1954 these breaks were fitted with a 4 CV engine (747 cc ohv), later with a Dauphine engine (845 cc ohv, some 30 bhp), called Renault 2100 or Dauphinoise. The bodywork was the same, distingiushable only by the Renault rhomboid on the grille. With the outcome of the R4, it was hopelessly outdated and vanished in 1960.

[@lancetronify]

My uncle had a Consul Classic for years, he loved it!

[@rossbrumby1957]

The styling and performance of the dodge lancer was exact opposite of stated. More power than the tired, droopy looking falcon. Lancer was simply a restyled Valiant which was the styling and performance success over its rivals. Same bs about any other old cars of the era calling them basic and utilitarian- all cars back then was basic compared to now.

[@TheOzthewiz]

The AI voice over is "180 out" of reality!

[@BarryRudge]

The British Hillman Husky was the estate version of the Hillman Minx which was a well built quality car compared to a Ford of similar size. Of course there were numerous badge engineered version with increased interior and exterior trim together with more powerful engines. The Ford popular was a very popular model and sold well. It was meant to be a no frills car even down to having just one wiper just for the driver. Even a heater was an extra. The Austin Atlantic was a disterous move on both sides of the Atalantic but today it is a reare much sought after car that commands decent prices especially the convertible

[@SAM-dm5qg]

A Lot Of These Cars Got You From Point A To Point B. 😁 What else do you need? 😉

[@bettyshallcross4547]

The Lancer may have tried unsuccessfully to incorporate the styling of it's bigger brothers, but it certainly was was not as bland and boxy as it's main competitors, the Ford Falcon and the Chevy II, and it's slant six was legendary for its reliability.

[@arthurlincoln220]

As someone who was born at the end of WW2 and grew up in the 50's and 60's your comments on British cars of that era are missinformed and out of context,unlike America our infrastructure was destroyed by warfare and it had to be rebult,how much of your industry was destroyed by bombing?? The cars and commercial vehicles built here reflected the petrolrationing post war hence small engines not V6's used by you,the same goes for European countries raviged by war how do you have the nerve to compare your car industry in a country that suffered no damage to its factories with European manufactures.

[@paulrowe9486]

The first car I ever drove was a Citroen Bijou ! It was a very good car ! Very few were made ! It was a product of the British Citroen factory at Slough ! Most of this video is a load of rubbish !

[@MCTonra]

There are far too many AI generated listicles masquerading as motoring content here.

[@PeterCrosland]

Hilarious, competition for robot chicken.

[@TheOzthewiz]

The AI narration SUCKS, BIG TIME!!

[@jackjacko8706]

Beauty is always in the eyes of the beholder. All these cars are now classics.

[@jonathangriffin1120]

The Ford Consul Classic was introduced as a 'stop-gap' model until the Cortina was introduced, people who I knew who owned Classics often rated them superior to the Cortina, as for the reverse raked rear window and tail fins they didn't do the 105E Anglia any harm did they? Those things sold like hot cakes!

[@ClausHeissler]

Die Kadett mit niederländischen und schwedischen Kennzeichen zeigen den Kadett B!!!!

[@allenantrim3676]

I bought a used kadett when I moved to Spain with the Air Farce back in 73. I think it was a 69. Great car for the 3 years I was there. I could not ship it back and had to sell it. I wanted to bring it back though. It reminded me of a smaller version of the Chevy 2. The Kadett took my family all over Spain. I think at the time tires were better made in Spain than buying from the base.

[@marccherry7409]

Hang on a lot of the cars shown are 50's cars. The Austin Atlantic ceased production in 1952!

[@timsiragusa9096]

An ad every two minutes. Gave up watching

[@TheOzthewiz]

Believe me, you DIDN'T miss much! I managed to SUFFER through because I loved the cars of that era!

[@peterruddick1952]

The Comet does not belong on this list... it was one of the better looking compacts and came with good engines, incl. a nice Windsor V8. Also, as for the Checker Marathon, Phoebe Buffay would strongly disagree with the negative comments ..

[@beelancaster8115]

On our side of the " pond " we had smaller narrower roads and petrol was dearer the complete opposite to the USA ,

[@TonyLing]

Grab a load of AI tosh, voice it up with TtoS and nick a load of video clips. Hardly a winning formula.

[@dancahill8555]

Jeepsters were featured in Kerouac novels.

[@victorpalamar8769]

How about the Volkswagen "The Thing"?

[@bettyshallcross4547]

Mercury was supposed to be a little better/more stylish point in the Ford lineup. Going down market with a compact just muddled Mercury's image.

[@johnlaws3904]

Whoever put this together talks a load of ROT. Most of these cars were acceptable in their time, and it is great to see them again. However, it would be better without the inane commentary, so if you haven't got anything worth hearing, stay silent.

[@jeffhammers5677]

Owned many of these....all good

[@9014jayvictor]

I had a cadtet around around 1987 must have been a 1974 model; ,.... It was very good

[@franksummers7009]

I love the unique cars I owned two Barracudas in my time a 1965 and 1966 and dad owned a 1960 Valient ( similar to a Dodge Lancer

[@michaelhole4894]

Tell me that the Renault has a rear engine, then show me the engine under the bonnet at the front. I've seen some stupid posts, but today you win. 🤣😅🤣😅

[@ghw7192]

The 225 Slant Six was not a sluggish engine. I had a mid size '67 Dodge Coronet with thst engine and it easily ran at our interstate speeds. It also had the torsion bar front suspension and it hsd very good handling. There are too many mistakes concrrning other cars as well in this video, so no subspcription.

[@johncburt2774]

What’s wrong with reliable boring cars, by the way, whoever told you about the Austin Atlantic talks a load of rubbish it was brilliant, same about the husky. Why Americans should be worried about performance I don’t know, your speed limit was 55 mph

[@peterward3965]

GOOD OR BAD, THEY ARE HISTORY OF MOTORING. APPRECIATE THEM FOR WHAT THEY ARE, AND FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THEY WERE BUILT IN. THEY ARE NOW JUST FUN HOBBY MOTORS, ENJOY THEM.

[@Andystonemusic]

Don't you dare diss the Hillman Minx one of the best British cars of the 60s! And the Opel Kadett look similar to the Vauxhall Viva HA which went on until early 80s as a van. Do you know nothing?

[@barryphillips7098]

You have upset Richard Hammond picking on 'Oliver' 🤣 yes i have some pretty dull cars; a Mini 850 van that barely got above 50mph, a Morris 1100 it was ok performance was very average, a Ford Escort Mk2 1300 ( i think the motor was Tired ) it was GUTLESS and it did Not like the change when unleaded fuel came in!!

[@davidclinch1358]

Rubbish !!

[@gphilipc2031]

My dad owned an Isuzu I-mark diesel. Woff,woff

[@JamesMartland65]

I'm only watching because the ignorance is hilarious!

[@JamesMartland65]

"They designed this car to be cheap and practical, but it didn't have the pace of a Lambo or the luxury of a Roller. I can't understand why anyone bought it." Repeat until everyone is snoring.

[@JamesMartland65]

Who spotted the really slow, boring car fitted with a Cobra engine?

[@Alex-w2v4x]

Look at Russian cars and will understand everything. They can make death but have not learned to make cars. It's just a lame self satisfaction

[@jmartin4030]

that was a waste of an hour, big thumbs down here....

[@richardeldridge5305]

Another AI scripted piece of clickbait.

[@drstevenrey]

Half way in and I disagree on everything blabbed here. American standard I guess. Clearly a Trump voter.

[@asteriospapas4744]

Just another AI generated video... Waste of time

[@RoyCousins]

Poorly researched video. Avoid.

[@oldhick9047]

You know not of what you speak.

[@SAM-dm5qg]

👀 🤔 😁 😎

[@SAM-dm5qg]

These Cars Are All Democrats. 😁 😎 🤣 😂

[@ojtveito]

Rubbish video