My former friend, neighbor and landlord, Ray Heppenstall (God rest him) used to love Yugos. He even manufactured aero body kits for them. He used to say; "Steven, this is a disposable car. You drive it till it doesn't, then throw it away and buy another." Of course, that all didn't work out for him. However, he was a champion of small, cheap cars. He drove a gorgeous, highly modified Crosley Hot Shot on the vintage racing circuit. That and he could out-drive me in his Yugo any day of the week as long as it was a twisty, curly road. Never went around a corner on four wheels—he was fun to ride with. I miss that guy. Look up the Howmet TX and you'll find Ray. Or, just Google his name.

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Retro-grouch

while we're at it, lets bring back the pacer and the gremlin too!


Merthmobile inbound



Braden

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Estes Mosquito (Mini Brute)
under construction:
L1 5.5" Standard ARM
RIP Erik Gates. Your talents will never be forgotten.

About 30 years ago there was an article in Car and Driver magazine called the three ugliest cars ever made.

The winners were;

The AMC Pacer
The AMC Gremlin
And the Renault Le Car.

At the time I worked at a VW, Renault, AMC dealership.

We were "proud" of the fact that we sold all three!

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http://sandmandecals.com/

A VW GTI as a 'dream' car ????
C'mon now...aim HIGHER...sheesh.

I just may buy my dream car this spring....a YELLOW Corvette Z06...THAT is something to aim for.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

The only American car more disgusting than an AMC Gremlin or Pacer was the Pontiac Aztek.

Doug- fine choices for automobiles ! Thanks for supporting an AMERICAN brand !

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

Check this out.

http://community.discovery.com/eve/.../6861980149/inc

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http://sandmandecals.com/

Don't forget this peice of automotive ingenuity: The Family Truckster

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That was the car that the Top Gear guys converted into a Space Shuttle.

Reliant Robin Space Shuttle

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Bob Harrington
NAR #62740 L1
AMA #46042
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I always refer to that as the A$$tic and its Buick sibling as the Runandpoo

They used to have an annual contest at the TX state fair. They'd cram 5 or 6 people in an Aztek and whoever lasted the longest won the car. Sort of a dubious victory, eh?

Frankly, I think GM historically has some of the best styling in the industry, but they occasionally have leave of their (styling) senses and create something like the Aztek.

Doug

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I never thought the Pacer was all that ugly. In fact, only a few years later, the Ford Taurus wagon surprisingly looked a lot like a stretched Pacer.

To me, rather than ugly, the Pacer was simply just ahead of its time. But engineering-wise / reliability-wise, it was a typical AMC.

Doug

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