A blog devoted to RANTS ON AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN, car reviews, and - above all - fugly autos. whether looking for vehicular plagiarism or rides of extreme tastelessness, you've come to the right place.


Monday, April 05, 2010

Sbarro Autobau




And this is the other 2010 Geneva Auto show disaster. Sbarro - king of weird - has apparently traveled back into the '70s and stolen a supervillian's getaway ride.

Bufugli




The 2010 Geneva Auto Show was actually pretty fug-free, which is why I hadn't really posted anything. One of few fugtastic entries was the ingeniously named Bufori Geneva, a huge Bentley inspired semi-neoclassic limo that looks vaguely Russian in my eyes. That and it kinda reminds me of this and this. And each time I see the headlights I think of Koenigsegg taillights.

Audi-scious

Not really sure what this is, so I can't really label it as anything. Not up on my European commercial vans. I'm sure it's a Fiat or something French. Whatever it is, it's not an Audi no matter how hard it tries. Also, it seems the Audi injections fave some unfortunate side effects, resulting in multiple headlights and door mirrors.

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Thunderfug



These are pics of a kit you can buy for your late model Ford Thunderbird, if you're one of the 15 people who actually bought one. I sadly lost who actually makes this kit - this saved 5 years ago right before I stopped posting the first time around. It has kind of a Packard Hawk meets the Jetsons thing going on, but I suppose it's more of a third gen Thunderbird throw-back. Oh - and does the grille look like a '69 Camaro to anyone else?

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Nash-Healy: Italian Fail




The 1951 Nash-Healey was a pretty little roadster. Nothing to write home about, but nothing offensive. Then in 1952 they hired Pinin Farina to do a redesign. I guess you can call it unique. It's unfortunate heavy and cross-eyed looks spread like disease throughout the Nash range - by 1955 most models shared the Nash-Healey look.

Updates...

For anyone who regularly watches this site, I've now added a search as well as "reactions" on the bottom of each post. It seems to only let me have 3, so I chose to keep it simple with, "verified fugly" and "404: fugly not found". Feel free to go check crazy.

Bavarian Sushi




Don't know what's up with all the Honda BMWs as of late. Mating an M3 with a Civic appears to suffer more than mating a 5 series with an Acura...

Pimp My Alero




Because a Olds Alero looks exactly like a vintage Cadillac. And because the Olds Alero is such a terrific base for a rat rod. I'm guessing rat rod due to the pinstriping and matte paint. I think it's matte paint... The door and the rest of the car seem to be different textures.

Monday, March 29, 2010

This... Is... SPARTA!


Well, the Spartan. Another neoclassic from the 70's, which strangely used a 280Z as it's base. I suppose it's kinda fitting, as the 280Z had kinda morphed into a luxobarge at that point. Why not make it more luxurious and more barge-y.

Lack of Intergraty



Almost thought it was a 6-Series...