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Old 23 September 2022, 07:48 PM   #31
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Alec Issigonis can do no wrong And what's wrong with a Safari jacket?

I do feel some sympathy for Harris Mann as the Alegro should never have looked like that.



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I reckon the Maxi was worse. Imagine driving that wearing a mustard-yellow safari suit
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Old 23 September 2022, 07:56 PM   #32
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@padi56: Have you seen this Top Gear video of Reliant Robin? One of the funniest ever.
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Old 23 September 2022, 08:04 PM   #33
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Alec Issigonis can do no wrong And what's wrong with a Safari jacket?

I do feel some sympathy for Harris Mann as the Alegro should never have looked like that.
I'd wear a safari suit in an E-Type or Toyota 2000GT

What were those 1960s/70s cars for disabled drivers that only seemed to be available in light blue? Three-wheelers that made the Robin look quite appealing...
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Old 23 September 2022, 08:10 PM   #34
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[QUOTE=JP.;12390594]@padi56: Have you seen this Top Gear video of Reliant Robin? One of the funniest ever.



It may have been ugly but it handled well.
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Old 23 September 2022, 08:11 PM   #35
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Ah, the Invacar, some were built by AC. They have a bit of a cult following now.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invacar




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What were those 1960s/70s cars for disabled drivers that only seemed to be available in light blue? Three-wheelers that made the Robin look quite appealing...
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Old 23 September 2022, 08:17 PM   #36
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@padi56: Have you seen this Top Gear video of Reliant Robin? One of the funniest ever.
Yes many time but most of them were purposely staged like most things on Top Gear.
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Old 23 September 2022, 08:23 PM   #37
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Yes many time but most of them were purposely staged like most things on Top Gear.
Of course. But it doesn't make it any less funny. Jeremy Clarkson could have been a comedian... he always cracks me up.
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Old 23 September 2022, 08:23 PM   #38
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I remember the AMC Pacer as being quaint and cute in it’s day.

It’s funny how some cars like the Volkswagen Beetle maintained it quaint and cute description and never devolved into an ugly description.

Of course a lot of AMC models were pretty ugly.
We had a friend in high school who drive a Pacer.

He was aptly nicknamed “Fart Bubble”. Him not the car
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Small children shouldn't see this before bedtime as it's so freakin' ugly …
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Ah, the Invacar, some were built by AC. They have a bit of a cult following now.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invacar
That's it. My gran's neighbour had one. I still remember it being referred to as an Invalid Carriage, but not an Invacar. Didn't realise the govt gave them away to deserving drivers. Thanks for the link
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Old 24 September 2022, 12:16 AM   #42
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Old 24 September 2022, 01:42 AM   #43
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Hey! I love the Fiat Multipla. Check out Doug Demuro's review of it on YouTube, then you will love it too.

I nominate the Porsche 993. The front end of it is all wrong.
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Old 24 September 2022, 03:10 AM   #46
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Nissan Juke, Fiat Multipla, Pontiac Aztec are all good candidates... but imho Marcos Mantis takes the cake.

Small children shouldn't see this before bedtime as it's so freakin' ugly.
Any other candidates?
The fit and finish in the car you’ve pictured is so bad


The juke is the most ridiculous name…”juke” sounds like an insult.

But it is darn fun to drive and super practical for city use.
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The Pontiac Aztec HAS TO BE one of the worst ever...
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Hands down Murano convertible...blows my mind a group of execs saw this car then said YES WE HAVE TO MANUFACTURE THIS.
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A new candidate.
I would buy this car. It's far sexier than my Prius.
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I would buy this car. It's far sexier than my Prius.

IMO it’s far sexier than any of the Tesla SUV models as well as any Prius.


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It's far better than Toyota's electric. What is going on with the black wheel well surrounds?
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Hey! I love the Fiat Multipla. Check out Doug Demuro's review of it on YouTube, then you will love it too.

I nominate the Porsche 993. The front end of it is all wrong.
Blasphemous talk we have here.
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I was going to say this as well.
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