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Wednesday 14 May 2008

The 100 most beautiful cars of all time: Beauties and beasts

Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 11/03/2008

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Over the rest of this week will reveal the most beautiful cars as chosen by readers of The Daily Telegraph

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When we asked Telegraph Motoring readers to nominate the most beautiful cars of all time (in an online poll that began last autumn, alongside our reviews of the new Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Aston Martin DBS) the response was as substantial as it was diverse.

Dream machines: over the next few days we shall reveal the most beautiful cars ever made, as voted for by our readers

Hundreds of you argued and voted for 367 different models, although no points were awarded if you simply wrote "any 1950s Ferrari" or nominated the Vincent Black Shadow (only cars were eligible).

Some nominations were very specific (and possibly mischievous – "Austin Allegro, but only in beige") but most revealed the breadth and depth of your passion for all things automotive. Thank you all for your input. After many hours spent sifting through the stats, we can now reveal the top 100, a remarkably varied collection of curves and straight lines, old and new.

If classic cars predominate, it is probably because, like great art, it takes time for a design to escape the influence of fashion and be fairly judged on its own merits; it also explains why many modern cars take older models as their inspiration.

Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this is a never-ending debate. To comment on these nominations, or to add new ones, please continue to do so at the beautiful cars forum.

But that's not all. Next, as an entertaining counterpoint to the most beautiful cars, we'd like to receive your nominations for the ugliest cars of all time. Ssangyong Rodius? Nash Metropolitan? Austin Allegro, but only in beige?

What's the ugliest car of all time - and does it have to be beige? Have your say below this article

There are some real shockers out there, cars so hideous it's a wonder they were ever offered for sale, let alone bought and driven in public. Cast your votes in the box below this article and we will publish the X-rated results in due course...

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Comments

Three quarters of those cars are ugly as hell. Why isn't the '72 Lincoln Mark IV on here?
Posted by Doug on May 8, 2008 6:06 AM
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Where is Wiesmann GT Roadster, or am i blind and didn't regonize it?
Posted by Jyri on May 5, 2008 5:59 PM
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Stutz Blackhawk and Bearcat remakes of the 70's. Hands-down, flat-out, no contest, ugliest cars every assembled, nothing elese even comes close.
Posted by Mark Stewart on May 2, 2008 4:53 PM
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Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan - what more do I need to say.........
Posted by Oliver Webb on May 1, 2008 11:14 PM
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There have been some spectacularly ugly motorcars in the past but in general terms I would suggest that their looks were reflected in their sales figures, or, rather lack of them and some of these such as the Edsel and Lea Francis Leaf Lynx have already been mentioned. Others were products of their times and as tastes have changed time has not been kind to them.

I'm more concerned with some of the more recent and even current offerings as we don't tend to see AMC Pacers every day. Thankfully.

For me the Ssangyong Rodius takes the biscuit. No doubt the designer was inspired by a dormer bungalow.

Then the beautifully built and no doubt very fast triumph of bad taste that is the Porsche Cayenne. This looks like the designer's inspiration came from seeing cars piled on top of one another at a breaker's yard. To be fair VW and Audihave not done much better with their versions on the same platform.

My third vote would go to Chris Bangles BMW 7 series where the boot appeared to be stuck on as an afterthought. A bit like the rear end of a babboon.

One not mentioned previously is the BMW Z3 M Coupe. Another oh dear, what a rear.

And how about the new MINI estate version. Retro gone wrong.

Posted by David M Bennion on May 1, 2008 11:10 AM
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volkswagen golf mk4 :D
Posted by sam on April 30, 2008 12:34 PM
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As a schoolboy visiting the 1959 Motor Show I was appalled by the sight of the Lea Francis Leaf Lynx. The grotesque shape was further enhanced by a lilac paint job and gold plated bumpers. The antidote appeared in a street in Paris two years later in the form of a BMW 507.
Posted by Mark Berry on April 16, 2008 5:48 PM
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The most beautiful car of all time, in my opinion is the Lamborghini Countach. No Contest. My second favourite is a Signal Red Jaguar XJ-S Convertible.
Posted by Brian Quinn on April 15, 2008 4:11 PM
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at last ,someone came up with the same beautiful car as would be my choice. I owned ,with great joy ,the finest little, sweetest handling, albeit somewhat unreliable,sports car of all time. Yes ====== The Ginetta G15.
Posted by Alan Burden on April 12, 2008 8:05 PM
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The Pontiac Aztec. Woefully, sinfully ugly.
Posted by N0G on April 4, 2008 4:26 PM
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The Toyota Yaris Verso has to be up there with the worst ever designs at least in terms of aesthetics. Having said that, I still run one! It's got superb carrying capacity, amazing rear leg room and it's seriously comfortable getting in and out if you're no longer in the first flush of youth and are a bit creaky.
Try as I might from any angle however, I look at it and always think "What was the designer on? Had he misplaced his glasses? Was it done on April 1st?"
Posted by Phil on April 3, 2008 10:54 PM
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I put my 1961 FERRARI up
against
"ALL"
contenders..
except the
Bugatti Veron
Sincerely
JT
(hhow do I post a picture of my car
to enter dudes)
Posted by JT Johnson on March 28, 2008 1:33 AM
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I see the Telegraph is bravely entering the Targa Tasmania rally in April, where you'll come across the Skelta G Force, a car designed for the event - it surely wouldn't sell anywhere else! See www.skelta.com.au
Posted by bruce on March 27, 2008 8:00 PM
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Marcos have been responsible for a couple of absolute horrors - the Mini Marcos of 1965 and the Mantis of 1970. What were they smoking in those days?
Posted by Tom Hewitt on March 27, 2008 7:44 PM
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El auto más feo del mundo ? Ford Pinto, Ford Edsel, Wartburg y Zaporozets.
No estoy de acuerdo con que se coloque al DS como un auto feo.
Creo que fue y sigue siendo un diseço revolucionario. Es hermoso por donde se lo mire.

Posted by Carlos Daniel Arena on March 27, 2008 5:51 PM
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The Austin Princess: when my girlfriend's Chernobyl Orange princess broke down in a cloud if steam on the M62 in Liverpool the Police Officer asked her "Did soemone die and leave you this car ?"
Posted by Jeff Parr on March 27, 2008 5:23 AM
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Surely one of the ugliest EVER must be the Suzuki X90, then the AMC Pacer, then the Fiat Multipla
Posted by Neil Munn on March 26, 2008 6:49 PM
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ugly...Datsun B210
beautiful...Jaguar XKE
Posted by Dan Vehling on March 25, 2008 9:53 AM
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Uber-ugly:

Renault Le Car
Yugo
Any mid '70s American boat

Daimler Dart - looks like an angry catfish
Posted by Michelle Rand on March 25, 2008 7:26 AM
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Ugly cars:

80's Mustangs
07 Impreza
Ford Edsel
Hummer H3
Scion xb
Honda Ridgeline
AMC Gremlin
Posted by Anon on March 25, 2008 1:19 AM
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Reva G-wiz, BMW 3-series sedan (new one), Suzuki XL7, Tata Indigo, the entire Kia range, Subaru Tribeca are all hideous but none of them is uglier than the Pontiac Aztek.
Posted by Vinit Bansal on March 22, 2008 2:17 PM
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Ugliest car for me would have to be the Renault Vel Satis, Hyundai Accent, Citroen DS, Lancia Ypsilon ... hey wait a minute.. i almost forgot the hedious Fiat Multipla!

Most beautiful cars to me are the Aston Martin DB5, Merc 300SL gullwing, Ferrari 288GTO, Miura, Porsche 911 turbo type 930, Jag E-type, Aston DB9 & Maserati Granturismo
Posted by Quixilver on March 22, 2008 10:25 AM
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I was bemused by all the references to the pontiac aztec so I looked it up and found some pics. Oh sh**. It is truly truly ugly. I concur. Ssanyong Rolling in the Aisles or whatever and pontiac aztec, joint winners. had did they ever sell any?
Posted by clifford on March 22, 2008 9:12 AM
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This may seem rather parochial, but for ugly cars you can't go past the efforts of the Lightburn cement mixer company in Adelaide, South Australia in the 1960s. Look up the details under 'Lightburn Zeta' in Wikipedia.
A truly amazing 'design' department.
Their sports version does look perhaps a little cute, but the sedan is - ugh! Examples are kept at the Birdwood Australian Motor Museum in the Adelaide Hills.
The whole of the Eastern Bloc couldn't excel it in 40 years...
Posted by Barrie Wright on March 21, 2008 11:32 PM
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I've never seen something worse than the latest Scion concept introduced in NY yesterday, the Hako.
Posted by Nicolas Meunier on March 21, 2008 9:01 PM
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Subaru Tribecca (pre-facelift) - it looks like a blowfish.

Pontiac Aztek
Most AMC products
Honda Element
Toyota xB
Daimler Dart

Posted by Joe on March 21, 2008 6:55 PM
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Any current Dodge
Posted by Gordon Hall on March 21, 2008 6:38 AM
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These, I think are the ugliest cars ever made:
Fiat Multipla
Scion Hako
Nissan Micra
Austin Allegro
Posted by Leo on March 21, 2008 6:12 AM
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100 most beautiful was a pretty good list. However, I seem to have some bones to pick - some of my candidates for 100 most ugly were in most beautiful! Enjoy.
Lotus Europa
Cadillac Eldorado
Saab 95
Lancia Fulvia 'Berlina'
Jensen CV8
Triumph TR7
Austin Allegro (in lime green, please!)
the big Ford before the 1972 Grenada. You know, the one where the front end designer wasn't speaking to the rear end designer. Production 1965 - 1970ish but can't find a record anywhere. Quelle surprise.

Posted by Glenn Hyde on March 20, 2008 8:23 PM
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Once again, Cinderella, the lovely and virtually unknown Ginetta G33, didn't get to the ball. Why? Because most people don't really know their cars - e.g. The Mazda RX8 chosen for its engine!! Dear, oh dear.
Posted by Glenn Hyde on March 20, 2008 7:26 PM
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The ugliest car during the years is Austin Allegro no matter the colour
Posted by john beckermann on March 20, 2008 3:38 PM
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A joke - half of them are pig ugly!
Posted by nick on March 19, 2008 8:43 PM
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Ugliest British car of all time? -- has to be the 60's Ford Corsair or the big square Zodiac 'Executive' thing of a few years later.
Posted by John Dean on March 19, 2008 2:08 PM
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4 Jags and 3 Astons in top 20?
You must be joking!
Posted by Peter Hansen on March 19, 2008 12:17 PM
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Hyundai Pony
Posted by Stevie Stenbridge on March 19, 2008 11:38 AM
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Ugliest cars - two from the present day:
Renault Megane 3-door
Porsche Cayenne
Posted by Chris Turner on March 18, 2008 8:50 PM
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For the 100 ugliest - Datsun 100A Cherry Coupé 1974.
Posted by John Holden on March 18, 2008 7:37 PM
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Your readership has some very strange ideas of
beauty! The positions do not seem fair in that
sports cars are mixed in with saloons, rather like
comparing a skyscraper with, say, the Acropolis.
And some of the selections are downright ugly.
Posted by David Cunard on March 18, 2008 6:13 PM
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The Most ugliest car?

Hummer H2o
Posted by Matt on March 18, 2008 5:30 PM
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Ssangyong Rodius
Every other Ssangyong
1976 Volvo 343.
1984 4-door Volvo 360. It deserves a second mention.
Saab 99
Toyota Yaris Verso
2000 Vauxhall Agila (Suzuki Wagon R+)
Peugeot 407 - they've lost the plot with that grill.
2001 Renault Megane Classic (saloon) - why the boot? It's just wrong.
Daihatsu Materia
Daewoo Tacuma
1986 Toyota Celica
Posted by mr s on March 18, 2008 4:39 PM
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Ugliest car - The Mercedes C-class coupe. It looks like a squatting female baboon on heat.
Posted by GT on March 18, 2008 4:04 PM
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The Ford Granada IS a Mk 1 (72-77) Mk11 wasn't introduced till 77. Fiat Multipla far and away the ugliest on the planet.
Posted by Peter on March 18, 2008 3:36 PM
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Looking at some of the absolute mingers on the full list of 100, I cannot believe some of them got in ahead of the Fiat Coupe Turbo.
Posted by scorzon on March 18, 2008 11:09 AM
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Anyone who has sat behind the wheel of a Morgan plus eight on a sunny day will tell you what the essence of a beautiful car is. (As long as it's not driving on a on a rough road)
Posted by John Hudson on March 18, 2008 10:41 AM
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How on earth did the original Lotus Elan not make the top 100 when the Europa and the Esprit did?
Posted by Robert Budd on March 18, 2008 10:31 AM
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Looks like toy to me...I don't believe it's real car. Even the ugliest car have detailed auto">link parts. But it is really ugly..big time!
Posted by Chonks on March 18, 2008 12:58 AM
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I think you have the wrong Maserati Ghibli! The '67 Ghibli was rather better looking than the '92 Ghibli II in your picture.
Posted by Paul on March 17, 2008 11:17 PM
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The 1992 Maserati Ghibli II (#41) is pretty ugly, It might have looked fresh in '82. Please fix that picture and put a '67 Ghibli in.
Posted by Dennis Canuck on March 17, 2008 10:21 PM
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Ugliest Cars:
Subaru Impreza
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO
Volvo 340
Fiat Multipla
Hyundai Accent

All hideous to look at!!
Posted by Peter on March 17, 2008 5:14 PM
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The late 60's American muscle cars such as the Mustang, Camaro, Nova, Pontiac GTO, Challenger, etc. Also the 1970-71 Cuda.
Posted by Richard on March 17, 2008 4:20 PM
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A Ford granada more beautiful then a Porsche 911 says averything about this ridiculous competition
Posted by Peter on March 17, 2008 4:08 PM
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Ugliest car: Fiat Multipla. It looks like two halves of different models stuck on together horizontally.
Posted by Hilary Weale on March 17, 2008 3:31 PM
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Dear people,

By seeing this, I can finally truly understand why you have no Car industry anymore.

You just have such a bad taste.

Tnak you to prove me that.

Sincerely yours
Posted by christophe on March 17, 2008 9:30 AM
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Sorry but can somebody tell me what model is the car in the main picture, it looks like a Ferrari
Posted by mo on March 16, 2008 8:52 PM
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A controversial one... The Audi TT. It doesn't matter what year. They are all equally ugly, and personally, I would put the Veyron lower because it looks similarly odd.
Posted by P Singleton on March 16, 2008 7:46 PM
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The Citroen DS was, is and always will be at the top of the ugly list. To myself and other motor-trade colleagues, we have always considered it to be the road-going equivalent of a giant cockroach.
Other repulsive looking vehicles: Triumph TR7 (what were they thinking?), Reliant Scimitar (aaaargh! I want to poke my eyes out!!), Datsun 120y (a veritable piece of snot on wheels), Skoda Octavia Estate 1959-64 (drove as bad as it looks), Ssangyong Rodius (plumbing new depths of hideousness), Renault Fuego (horrifique), Hillman Imp (quick pass me a bucket, I think I'm going to be ill...), MMC Smart Car (would look better with the contents of the bucket all over it). Also worth mentioning - any of the following cars circa 1960-64: DAF 600, DKW Junior, NSU 1000, Simca, Saab 95, and VW Variant.
Posted by Grant Taylor-Smith on March 16, 2008 5:48 PM
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A seriously ugly car is the Daimler Dart. The front of it looks like one of those horrible fish that lives about 10000 feet down.
Posted by Howard Royse on March 16, 2008 4:42 PM
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It's easy to pick the most beautiful. Even the most ugly are often perversely beautiful. Take a Citroen Ami 6 saloon, in my opinion 'beautiful' and designed by the same talented man who designed the DS: Bertoni.

For some reason an ugly car often has something to do with economics mean-spiritedness and mediocrity on the part of the manufacturers. Sometimes the design is just a blunder like the Ford Edsel or uninspired like the box shaped mid 70's and 80's cars.

ugly:

Ford Mustang '74
Trabant 600 combi
Datsun 120A coupe '70
Morris Marina '71
Austin Allegro '73
Triumph TR7
Lada 1200 '72
Volga M-24 '70
Skoda 12 LS
Robin Reliant 3/25 '64
Toyota Corona '65
Wolseley Hornet '63
Datsun Cherry '74
Studebaker Champion coupe '50
Stutz Blackhawk '66
Stutz Bearcat convertible '71
Citroen Visa
Renault 8
Renault 12
Chrysler Le Baron K '82
Chevrolet Chevette '84
Ford Edsel '58
Tatra 2-603 '63
Ford Cortina
Ford Granada

I was going to add 'any white van', but I think it's the maniac at the wheel combined with the vehicle that seems to fit the description!

Posted by H. Staartjes on March 16, 2008 3:58 PM
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Ugly cars - Toyota Aygo takes some beating, even worse than the original Yaris and Yaris Verso.
Posted by Ian Elliott on March 16, 2008 1:03 PM
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The Pontiac Aztec - does it have 1 chassis or 2; it
belongs on Mars, but there again 'Rover' got there
first and probably does a better job.

Posted by From:Crossthebeettledidntmakeit on March 16, 2008 1:01 PM
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Oh, I forgot, what about the Audi Q7, has any company ever produced so many attractive cars and yet gone off he rails so spectacularly? OK maybe BMW with their entire current "concept"
Posted by Colin Gorton on March 16, 2008 12:35 PM
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Ugliest cars? Citoen Ami 6 (the designer must have had a guide dog), The SSSangyong Rodius thingy (cut and paste exercise by Korean schoolkids), Jaguar XKS (What did they think they were doing with those headlights), Allegro Estate, Tatra T 603, Daimler Dart (how ugly can a sports car get?) and of course the truly disastrous original Fiat Multipla. However, don't confuse ugly with bad. The Marina was bad, but not ugly!!
Posted by John Rogers on March 16, 2008 10:21 AM
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Remember the Datsun Sunny 120Y?- awful, especially when you had to follow one doing 25mph.

BMW could qualify for the most beautiful and the ugliest. How about the E46 M3 and the current 3 series?

Posted by Gruff Price on March 15, 2008 7:49 PM
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Ugliest? Datsun 120Y
Posted by Ian on March 15, 2008 6:32 PM
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Ugly- Yugo 55 GLS 1985
Beautyful- Aston DB9 -
Ageless- Jensen Interceptor Mk3
Posted by Neil Brookes on March 15, 2008 10:29 AM
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Ugliest car? Ssangyong Rodius without a doubt,
although the Skoda Roomster seems to have been
influenced by the same Cut 'n' Shut school of car
design. Also the back end of any modern BMW; you
walk round a 6 Series thinking "this isn't too bad"
then you get to the back end and it all goes horribly
wrong.
Posted by mowf on March 15, 2008 10:28 AM
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"Ugliest car

The TALBOT Solara

"Passed my test in it because the instructor didn't want to have to sit in it for the retake"

A very comfortable car, with excellent all round vision and a nice torquey engine, shame it rotted like a cabbage.
Posted by Steve on March 15, 2008 9:18 AM
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New mini estate

Which would also be on my list for "most pointless pastiche which loses the point of the original without having any point itself", if we were voting for that.
Posted by Redcliffe on March 15, 2008 9:04 AM
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Why no Hillman Avenger,it's pretty ugly!
Posted by John Spayes on March 14, 2008 3:11 PM
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All Japanese cars are hideous
All German cars are purposeful
All British cars are classic
All pre 70's American cars were fantastic
All French cars are rubbish
All Swedish cars are boring
and All Italian cars are beautiful
Posted by Anton Wheatberg on March 14, 2008 1:29 PM
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There does seem to be a confusion between bad and ugly. It also seems that often the confusion comes from those who previously had the model in question, notably the Austin Princess. I don't doubt that it was an appalling car to drive, own etc., but to put it in the same league of ugliness as the Rodius is absurd.
One car that seems to have been ignored in the ugliness stakes is the last model Ford Scorpio; so ugly that Ford stopped making cars in that category from then on, presumably becausenobody would take them seriously after that!
So for me:
1 Ssang Yong Rodius
2 Ford Scorpio
Posted by Colin Gorton on March 14, 2008 9:32 AM
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Ugly cars:

* Ford Scorpio (last one)
* Mitsubishi Debonair AMG (seeing is disbelieving)
* Citroen Ami
* Pontiac Aztec
* Nissan Autech Stelvio

Horrors, every one....
Posted by Peter Nunn on March 14, 2008 4:10 AM
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For the ugliest car award even the Morris Marina is beaten by the Pontiac Aztec - probably the strangest concoction of used parts ever mounted on 4 wheels - and then sold (or attempted to be) for a lot of money. Poor GM.
Posted by David Morris on March 13, 2008 8:30 PM
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Are people here voting for the ugliest or the most beautiful? Jaguar E-type the ugliest?
Posted by Haz on March 13, 2008 7:46 PM
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Umm, some of these cars are so ugly. What idiot put the Bugatti Veyron so low? Too many old cars that quite frankly, are rubbish cars.
Posted by John on March 13, 2008 6:53 PM
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Morris Marina Coupe - preferably in chocolate brown, as mine was.
Posted by DJ Davey Cameron on March 13, 2008 3:26 PM
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Somehow I don't think they meant that Maser Ghibli at No 41...
Posted by James D on March 13, 2008 2:02 PM
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Ugliest car

The TALBOT Solara

Passed my test in it because the instructor didn't want to have to sit in it for the retake
Posted by Martin Maidenhead on March 13, 2008 12:46 PM
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Edsel
Mini (either age group)
Goggamobile
Vauxhall Viva HA
Fiat 500

were all dreadully badly styled but most of these are cheap of course. The competitons for nice and nasty looking needs sorting into cost bands to be of any real interest.

Posted by Paul J. Weighell on March 13, 2008 11:58 AM
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No41 Maserati Ghibli. So far ahead of its time. Or just another example of people not being fit for the job that they are in. Fire that woman!
Posted by Mosrite Ventures on March 13, 2008 10:14 AM
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The first model Fiat Multiple.. looked as if it were frowning all the time.Not a pretty sight!
Posted by Roy Taig on March 13, 2008 7:08 AM
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AMC Pacer is the UGLIEST CAR IN THE WORLD. Even their commercials reeked.
Picture tap-dancing women in elegant dresses and Guys in White evening clothes, top hat, cane the works.
All singing about the beauty of the pacer, and as they roll it out the dancers are all forced, two at a time, to fall of the catwalk because "It's SO WIDE!" Ands that was what AMC designed the car to be, they imagined that people wanted a WIDE small car, that was difficult to park.

Is it any wonder that AMC is now defunct?
Posted by Burt Kaufman on March 13, 2008 4:55 AM
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I wish people wouldn't confuse "pretty" or "ugly" with "good" or "bad".

The Allegro was a horrible car but to me looked quite good. The BMW 2002tii was a superb car that looked awful.

Let's stick to just looks.
Posted by Peter on March 13, 2008 2:19 AM
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'63 Rambler American, lime green Granddad bought one new. I bought it from him when it was ten years old so he would stop driving.
Posted by Clyde Key on March 13, 2008 2:14 AM
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Have you ever really looked at a Mazda Eunos 800? Its proportions are perfect. On the other hand, The Vauxhall MkI Viva (The Mk II was quite attractive) had the one saving grace that its appalling appearance truly reflected the quality of its build!
Posted by Arni on March 13, 2008 1:44 AM
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Maserati Sebring. Think Aston Martin DB5 mated with a shark!
Posted by Tim Parker on March 13, 2008 12:30 AM
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AMC Gremlin
Posted by J. Jordan on March 12, 2008 10:40 PM
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Pontiac Aztec
Posted by Mike A on March 12, 2008 6:37 PM
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Ugliest car: Voxhaul Viva - On the plus side, it tended to rust out of existence before causing permenant eye damage to unfortunate passers-by
Posted by Ian on March 12, 2008 6:35 PM
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British Leyland Princess wins it ...God it was horrid!
Posted by Iain, Lisbon, Portugal on March 12, 2008 5:59 PM
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I fail to understand how most of these managed to get in the top 100 most beautiful cars. There must be an awful lot of people who need to go to Specsavers!
Posted by SHANDYSMUM on March 12, 2008 4:52 PM
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One of the ugliest cars has to be the Nissan Figaro - even my kids (age 9 & 12) comment on how ugly they are whenever they seem one! I'd also like to add the Fiat Multipla in there too.
Posted by A Simpson on March 12, 2008 4:01 PM
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Ferrari Pininfarina Modulo picture">link here
Posted by Paul Carden on March 12, 2008 2:44 PM
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The unsmart "Smart"
Posted by henrr barnett on March 12, 2008 2:43 PM
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Some of the worst looking cars ever made were the 1979-1984 Mustangs.
Posted by Julie on March 12, 2008 2:27 PM
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UGLIEST CARS OF ALL TIME
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3. Morris Ital - as if the Morris Marina could not get any worse

2. Pontiac Aztec - who signed off on this car at General Motors? They should be shot, hung, drawn and quartered - and shot again just to make sure. Was this just a joke in the modern age?

1. Austin Allegro Estate. The Allegro was bad enough, but the estate had the worst lines in history. It was just wrong.

Posted by Geoff Mitchell on March 12, 2008 2:27 PM
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BMW CS 3.0
Posted by Aison on March 12, 2008 2:15 PM
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Check out the Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan if you want ugly.
Posted by Noel Coyle on March 12, 2008 2:00 PM
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Jowett Javlin
Jowett Jupiter
Posted by Neil Jones on March 12, 2008 1:28 PM
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When I saw the Ford Granada waaay above the TR4/5, for example, in the list I thought that your readers must be a bit wierd. But then when I came across the Rover SD1 even further up still I began to get a bit scared. Are these people loose in the community.........
Posted by Alex on March 12, 2008 1:15 PM
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1969 BMW 2002.So ugly it had to be at the back of the house.
Posted by EDWARD SYNGE on March 12, 2008 1:07 PM
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The ugliest? Ford Crown Victoria/Mercury Grand Marquis - all models!
Posted by Alan Bennett on March 12, 2008 1:07 PM
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I don't think I could nominate many cars designed after about 1975. I'm all for hiring the handicapped, but blind car designers? That's going a bit far. Before then, cars were sculpted works of art with form and functionality. My nominee won't hit the charts It's the 1960 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon. Uglies car ever made? I don't even have to ponder the question. Without any doubt, it's the Pontiac Aztec.
Posted by Bryan Morton on March 12, 2008 12:54 PM
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Who remembers the Panhard in the 60's in that ghastly lime green or orange.....YUK
Posted by dave pounds on March 12, 2008 12:29 PM
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Ugliest car ?
Ssanyong Rodius
Posted by JB on March 12, 2008 12:01 PM
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1959 Cadillac Eldorado = with the rocketship rear lights and fins.
Posted by John Ovenden on March 12, 2008 11:01 AM
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The Ford Granada Mk 1 pictured is actually a Mk 2!!!!
Posted by Wardy on March 12, 2008 10:59 AM
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The Series 1 E-type Jaguar (4.2 Roadster), the first car designed by an aerodynamic engineer.
Posted by Phil Judd on March 12, 2008 10:57 AM
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The most beautiful car is the Aston Martin DBS 1970-1971 in white with ivory leather interior,my boyfriend had one and I adored driving it,JAYNE MADRID SPAIN
Posted by JAYNE CLEVELEY on March 12, 2008 10:45 AM
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Our wonderful Jaguar E Type will always be up there in front when it comes to beautiful automobiles!

They are simply miles ahead and as an ex Austin, MG, BMC and BMH employee I just lice the cars and the feel and smell when sitting in them and driving them!

Thank you Sir William Lyon - great work!
Posted by Maj Stuart Beveridge on March 12, 2008 10:16 AM
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Aston Martin DB9
Posted by Liam on March 12, 2008 10:13 AM
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Only 81 to 100 is published today.
Telegraph do these things to keep us on our toes.
Come back next day or so and you will see the others.
Posted by John Avos on March 12, 2008 10:12 AM
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Carol Shelby's 427 AC Cobra - the fastest accelerating road car for 18yrs - 1966 to 1984.
Posted by James on March 12, 2008 10:11 AM
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Strange
81 - 100 are in alphabetical order!
So you must be putting an AC in first place.
Posted by Berts Son on March 12, 2008 9:58 AM
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For those looking for cars 1-80, read the caption under the picture:
"over the next few days we shall reveal the most beautiful cars ever made"

You'll have to wait...
Posted by Steve on March 12, 2008 9:54 AM
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Lotus Elan!
Posted by Richard Cooper on March 12, 2008 9:50 AM
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Most hideous
Morris Marina - no plus points at all.
Posted by Chris from Moulin on March 12, 2008 9:48 AM
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Subaru SVX
Unique design, 4wd Sports Coupe with a boxster engine.
Posted by Chris from Moulin on March 12, 2008 9:45 AM
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the 356a porsche okay it had a vw type engine

but it accelerated to a 100 mph and sounded

like a banshee.and did it look good. this was in

the 1960 s . all cars look the same now.
Posted by r.baker on March 12, 2008 9:42 AM
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Mark wrote...

"How about the 1932 Duesenberg"

Ahhhhhh! That was a car... But then I have taste, I used to own a Vincent Black Shadow. :-)

Ampers.
Posted by Andrew Taylor on March 12, 2008 9:39 AM
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No American cars please....since the mid 60s they have consistently produced the worlds ugliest cars. Before that, they were even uglier with the rare exception!
Posted by john wordsworth on March 12, 2008 9:19 AM
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Mk.II Jaguar, with the wire wheels.

Stunning in every sense of the word.
Posted by JP on March 12, 2008 9:18 AM
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Jaguar E-type - esp. the Series 3, 5.3 litre
convertable.

Posted by Frank Salmon on March 12, 2008 9:13 AM
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My vote is for the Jaguar 1988 model year XJS V12 convertible ,a true continental grand tourer in style
Posted by jonathan williamson on March 12, 2008 9:03 AM
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Worst cars....too numerous to mention, but a special mention must go to the following;

Ssanyong Rodius
Austin Princess (1970's version)
Fiat Multipla
Mini Metro
Austin Allegro
Pontiac Aztec
Scion XB
Hillman Imp
Renault Fuego
The beloved Trabant (Trabi), of course.

But the winner has to be the AMC Pacer. There cannot be an uglier car, can there?
Posted by Neil on March 12, 2008 8:58 AM
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When Bob Lutz announced the Ford Sierra, he was reported to have said that his only real competition was the GM/Opel equivalent, and that the British Leyland Princess was "just a great big ugly flying t*rd."

I don't know if he was reported accurately or not, but if so he was mirroring my own sentiment. The Princess was a ghastly vehicle; unattractive to look at, dire to drive, and miserable to maintain.

It really was a great big ugly flying t*rd of a car, you know.
Posted by Spike Young on March 12, 2008 8:56 AM
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My Ford Fiesta
Posted by M Harley on March 12, 2008 8:50 AM
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Shelby Mustang.
Shelby Cobra.
BMW M1.
Porsche 959.
Lamborghini Diablo.
Marerati Merak.
Austin Healey.
Lancia Delta HF Integrale.
Lotus Esprit S4.
Posted by Carl Taylor on March 12, 2008 8:48 AM
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Series One 80" Land Rover.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Posted by Robert Sunderland on March 12, 2008 8:41 AM
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Bugatti - Any
Mercedes 560 SEC
Corvette Stingray

Posted by Sam S. on March 12, 2008 8:38 AM
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E-Type Jaguar, in any of its guises.
Posted by Stephen on March 12, 2008 8:15 AM
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It has to ne E Type Jaguar
Posted by Monty on March 12, 2008 8:13 AM
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1967 Lotus 49
Posted by Alan Davies on March 12, 2008 7:55 AM
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1. Jaguar E-Type 3.8 Roadster
2. TR4A
3. DB6 Mk2
Posted by Graham Fletcher on March 12, 2008 7:36 AM
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Citroen CX (Pallas) - the one with the c-matic gearbox
Posted by Greg on March 12, 2008 7:34 AM
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1. Citroen 2CV, known in Spain as the "huevo frito."

2. VW Beetle
Posted by Mark Yannone on March 12, 2008 7:18 AM
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No American cars so far! How about the 1932 Duesenberg (now THAT's a doozie!) or the 1958 Packard convertible?

Try to be a little less parochial, eh?
Posted by Ian Price on March 12, 2008 5:48 AM
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I'd like to view your list of cars 80-1, but can't find a way to get beyond the 100-81 display.

Am using Vista and MSIE.

Hope you can fix soon.
Posted by Bob Henrickson on March 12, 2008 5:42 AM
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where are the links for 1-80?
Posted by lance on March 12, 2008 5:39 AM
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1972 BMW 3.0 csi
Posted by Patrick Moore on March 12, 2008 5:24 AM
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The Aston Martin DB6 will always take my breath away.
Posted by Sue Clarke on March 12, 2008 5:03 AM
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1949 Ford, two door.
Posted by Ray Schipani on March 12, 2008 5:00 AM
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This American Ford Torino is one of my favorites. I'd say it belongs in the top 100.

link
Posted by Michael Vitsek on March 12, 2008 4:50 AM
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Honda S2000, a superb combination of style and performance
Posted by John Lock on March 12, 2008 3:27 AM
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Most beautiful cars numbers 100-81 is probably the most viewed page because the link to the other 4 pages doesn't work
Posted by Alan Richardson on March 12, 2008 2:57 AM
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E-Type Jaguar
Posted by Trevor C Poole on March 12, 2008 2:56 AM
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Pontiac Solstice
Posted by Dan Milner on March 12, 2008 1:54 AM
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The most beautiful car in the world currently in production is undoubtedly the Mazda RX-8. The engine just goes round and round and round... none of those stupid pistons and conrods going up and down which you don't need - it just goes round and round...
Posted by Thomas Goodey on March 12, 2008 12:56 AM
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Most hideous car: Pontiac Aztek!
Posted by Simon Farrow on March 11, 2008 11:53 PM
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Rover 75
Posted by Revd J Walden on March 11, 2008 11:11 PM
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OK, but this is just the 81-100 in alphabetical order isn't it? Not the 81st to 100th most beautiful.
Posted by Andrew Wright on March 11, 2008 11:06 PM
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mini metro: only good for burying in the garden and using as a septic tank, but only if the windows will wind up.
Posted by andy beeley on March 11, 2008 10:27 PM
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1964 1/2 Ford Mustang
Posted by Paul on March 11, 2008 10:12 PM
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Jensen 541
Posted by andrew needham on March 11, 2008 9:55 PM
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Citroen Light 15
Posted by don rapley on March 11, 2008 8:57 PM
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volvo 340 gl
Posted by chris phillips on March 11, 2008 8:42 PM
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Lamborghini Countach
Posted by C. Nugent on March 11, 2008 6:11 PM
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