Ford Thunderbird, Mexican Pimp Edition

eBay to the rescue! It's once in a great while you come across a car this monumentally fugly simply browsing eBay. But this is proof is does happen. And this can be yours for the low, low price of $1500 (as of 2/12/2010!

I’ll start off by saying the post title is not intended to be a racial slur in any way. The car actually has Mexican flags painted all over it, leading me to believe the owner is of Mexican decent. Well - they're technically Italian I suppose, but the plates appear to be from New Mexico so I'm making the assumption the "artist" didn't bother to add the bit in the white portion that makes it Mexican. Maybe they’re Italian New Mexican. Speaking of the paint, it looks like the painter may still be in elementary school. Plus I don’t think the flowers are supposed to be see through. And is that Jesus the Pimp, flaunting his hos?


The paintwork is just one of the many remarkable fugtastic features of this car. The thing that hits you most upon setting your sights on this poor ‘Bird (and it hits your like a Mack truck) is it’s hacked up face. Like new Lincolns, it’s face is slightly reminiscent of old steam trains, especially with it’s splitter accented with chrome bars. It’s grille looks like it’s made of chromed twisted rod iron bars ripped from someone’s balcony. It also looks a bit like a psychedelic, real-life interpretation of the Bender werecar from Futurama…



Other than the front end, the body is relatively free of tacked on detail. That is, except for the antennae sprouting like cancerous tumors behind the driver’s door and the strangely organic rear bumper. And the pillow top roof – an interesting (and water absorbing) variation on velour roofs. The pillow fabric has also spread into the engine bay for some reason.



The interior is pretty much standard fair for some low-riders, which pillow cushions and mirrors everywhere. A couple additions of note however are the chandelier and throw pillow steering wheel (possibly an experimental safety device in the days before airbags?). Also - what does "Te Best" mean? I thought it maybe have been a typo (for "The Best"), but the license plate says that too...