Miata gets DAMD

God - it's like a disease. Apparently this Aston Martin look is referred to as "Black X Metal" by DAMD, and it's about as infectious as Rebecca Black, in an equally bad way. It's the black plaque...

A Scent of Accent

Is it just me, or does the 2011 Scion TC look a little too much like an older Hyundai Accent?

'49 Ford Fairlady DAMnation

Found this research DAMD, but unfortunately I can't find any more pics. Looks like a 300ZX/Fairlady morphing into a '49 Ford, and I think it's safe to say this actually looks WORSE than previous attempts.

To Infiniti and Beyond...

Yeah - I may have used that tag line before. But these guys aren't above recycling, so why can't I be? The ironically named Japanese maker of bodykits knowns of DAMD, make the kits you see here. Turn your Infini G35 / Nissan Skyline / Nissan 350Z / Nissan Fairlady into a convincing Aston Martin ripoff from the headlights forward! Possibly a link to James Bond in here, as he's also molested many fair ladies.

Brooke Swan Car

Almost too absurd to be real, but it indeed was. It was conceived by the wealthy British engineer Robert Nicholl "Scotty" Matthewson in 1909, most likely because he was living in Swan Park, Calcutta. Matthewson travelled to England and commissioned the Brooke company of Lowestoft, Suffolk to make the car, with wooden body built by Savage of Kings Lynn, maker of fairground rides. The swan's head and body are carved with intricate feather detailing, and cover the radiator and hood.

Not only did it look bizarre, it also some unique (and frightening) mechanical details. Amber eyes glowed eerily in the night. Hot water sprayed from the swan's beak, scalding passersby so the car could navigate the crowded streets of India. The car even an exhaust driven organ so Mr. Matthewson could play chords an d bugle cars, and annoy the general public. Perhaps the most bizarre though was a dump valve the dropped splats of whitewash on the road. Yes - a car that s***s. Just to make it more lifelike. Just like a swan. That spits scalding water. And whose eyes glow in the dark. Not sure what kind of swans they have in India...

Abhorred Cord

An 84 Oldsmobile Toronado made into a Cord knockoff. The Cord Model 810 was one of the most beautiful and advanced cars of it's time. This is not. Although I suppose they both share front wheel drive architecture. This one seems to be more ill-conceived than most neoclassic cars, which is really saying something...

1959 Scimitar All-Purpose Sedan

Who would have thought a car with such a dull name would look so, um, not dull. Built on a 1959 Chrysler New Yorker 8-cylinder chassis, it's the nightmare equivalent of an Edsel. Apparently it was a concept, built mainly to showcase the use of aluminum components. The grille and most body panels were aluminum – the silver areas of the body were anodized brushed aluminum.

1955 Flajole Forerunner

The 1955 Flajole Foreunner was formed from remarkably unfugly origins. Starting with a svelte Jaguar XK120, Bill Flajole – designer of the Nash Metropolitan – designed and fitted this overwrought and cartoonish body. One of it's more dramatic features was a plexiglass roof that slid into the windowless bubble of a rear end. It's also worth noting that it's white fender "coves" appeared a full year before they did on the 1956 Corvette.

Through Space and Time...

Recently posting the Mohs SafariKar in a "Guess That Car" thread on Car & Driver Backfires, someone pointed out it's similarity (with the door open) to the Mini Rocketman concept - two cars featured on this site. And - amazingly - they do look remarkably similar exposing themselves. Proving that bad idea also withstand the test of time.

Daihatsu Ugli

The Daihatsu Opti Classic is one numerous neoclassic Japanese small cars produced by the manufacturers themselves. Not content to allow customers to go to companies like Mitsuoka for their taste in the bizarre. The Mazda 3 has nothing on these tooth grins. The first generation Opti Classic is pictured above, the second below.

Vignale Silver Wreck

This 1954 Vignale Bodied Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith is further proof that coachbuilt cars don't necessarily look better than the cars they're based off of. This car looks like someone accidentally dropped a Rolls-Royce onto a '57 Chevy.

2012 Chevrolet Impala

Behold the 2012 Chevrolet Impala facelift, meant to revitalize the car until it's replacement comes in the "near future". Basically, this is the facelift equivalent of shaving. Or growing stubble, if chrome mesh equates manliness.

Not fugly in the truest sense of the word, but if the automotive design world evolved at the same rate as the Impala cars would still have fenders separate from the body(no offense, Caterham). At least the car also gains some much needed improvements under the skin, including a more powerful and fuel efficient V6 3.6L engine that makes similar power to the previous V8 SS, and two extra gears in the automatic transmissions (bringing the number to a finally current 6 gears).

Drive one today at your nearest Hertz rent-a-car.