I thought this Ten-Worst was pretty spot on, although I would have made a couple of changes. Your list of your own Ten Worse American Cars The comments about the '74 Mustang II were interesting.
Ten Worst Cars In U.S. History.
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I’ll say this about the Mustang II, many cars adopted its front suspension style and use it as a restomod for 50’s-60’s cars/trucks. But the car is ugly.
Yep! That's the way I see it, too. I never like it, visually, but it did serve an important purpose in the Mustang lineage.
A friend of ours had one many moons ago, and it was hideous. She bought it used and probably got a super deal on it. But man, yuck!Came here to say Aztec, didn’t leave disappointed
Yep, it was a rather good looking car at the time, but hood scoops, bold stripes, bold model name, and bold snake graphics couldn't make up for snail like performance. LOL.I still think the cobras look pretty good.
My dad has a '58 Edsel Corsair rusting away somewhere, but I honestly felt like that car was ahead of it's time. With the push button shifting and I thought when you'd close the door, there was a little metal flap that would seal the window was pretty cool.
She makes the car look very appealing.....well, the hood, deck lid, and back seat anywayFarrah sure made it look GOOD!
Came here to say Aztec, didn’t leave disappointed
Aztec = Avalanche larvae
I have a funny story about the Aztec.
There was a Japanese national in my business school class that was sponsored by a Japanese bank. The foreign nationals are babied like you would not believe. They moved his whole family over to the US, bought him a house, paid his salary and his tuition.
Breaking Bad was on at the time and they thought the Aztec was the hot car at the time. For a Japanese it probably looked incredibly exotic considering they have very little exposure to American cars or SUVs. Perhaps it was reminiscent of a radioactive lizard that destroyed his hometown.
So that was the car that the baller Japanese bank bought my classmate. A ****ing Aztec. He now works 100 hours a week and hates his life.
There was a Japanese national in my business school class that was sponsored by a Japanese bank. The foreign nationals are babied like you would not believe. They moved his whole family over to the US, bought him a house, paid his salary and his tuition.
Breaking Bad was on at the time and they thought the Aztec was the hot car at the time. For a Japanese it probably looked incredibly exotic considering they have very little exposure to American cars or SUVs. Perhaps it was reminiscent of a radioactive lizard that destroyed his hometown.
So that was the car that the baller Japanese bank bought my classmate. A ****ing Aztec. He now works 100 hours a week and hates his life.
In Fords defense, the 77 Vette was only 210 HP. A single purpose use (to go fast and that was it) built sports car. It was a horrible time for HP, overall.
Honda Crosstour.
At that time, 210hp was pretty big. Tough days for horsepower. The 1974 Mustang II put out 88hp (105hp with the optional V6). The 1976 King Cobra put out 139hp. Nobody back then ever thought/dreamed of Mustangs some day making 760hp, or Challengers making 717-807hp from the factory.
#11 - the Mockery.
As far as ugly goes, I always though the last gen Lexus SC was ugly as well as the Nissan Murano convertible.
I was born in ‘61. The mid ‘70s through the 1980s were the absolute worst for car guys. Every car coming out of Detroit was a rattle trap, anemic POS. Z28’s were base cars with resonators and a stripe package. Vega’s were good only for a V8 swap. Mustang II’s were complete shit. And don’t get me started on the f’g velvet interiors. Jesus. The whole thing was a painful.
I still think the cobras look pretty good.
@oldmachguy, velvet interiors from the '70s. Brings to mind the big Chryslers of that period.
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