Ugly Vehicle Contest (Open Thread)

[fotografr]

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I think Elon Musk's Cybertruck is the ugliest vehicle ever put on the road. If you have a Leica photo of one you think is uglier, please feel free to post it here. 😵

Cheers, Brent

 

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[stuny]

I have hundreds or even thousands of car/truck vehicle photos, but I'm not sure I can find one to challenge your photo

[NigelG]

4 minutes ago, stuny said:

I have hundreds or even thousands of car/truck vehicle photos, but I'm not sure I can find one to challenge your photo

Have you got a Pontiac Aztec hiding in there…🫣

[fotografr]

24 minutes ago, NigelG said:

Have you got a Pontiac Aztec hiding in there…🫣

Definitely a competitor, but Musk took that design and eliminated all the curves. 

IMHO, the Cybertruck even makes the Citroen DS 19 look attractive in comparison.

[Aram Langhans]

It looks like something that would be pieced together in a high school metal shop because the lack the ability to do proper curves and bends.

[Keith (M)]

On 12/24/2024 at 12:29 PM, fotografr said:

Definitely a competitor, but Musk took that design and eliminated all the curves. 

IMHO, the Cybertruck even makes the Citroen DS 19 look attractive in comparison.

Surely the ultimate ugly Citroen was the Ami!  

PS - nothing wrong with the DS19 family - speaking as a former owner of a DS21 😉

[fotografr]

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10 minutes ago, Keith (M) said:

Surely the ultimate ugly Citroen was the Ami!  

PS - nothing wrong with the DS19 family - speaking as a former owner of a DS21 😉

You'll have to admit, this thing wouldn't win any design awards.

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[Dazzajl]

10 minutes ago, fotografr said:

You'll have to admit, this thing wouldn't win any design awards.

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I think this is one of the bravest and most elegant of car designs. Would be very dull if we were all the same huh. 
 

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[Keith (M)]

Compare & contrast the svelte, futuristic lines of the DS range with the ugly sister Ami depicted here.  No contest as to their comparative aesthetic appeal!

[D Fuller]

1 hour ago, fotografr said:

You'll have to admit, this thing wouldn't win any design awards.

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Ummm... That's a Citroen DS. It won "product of the century". (Ahead of Apple's Macintosh, Boing's 747, the transistor...)

https://www.citroenet.org.uk/miscellaneous/potc/product-of-the-century.html

And was named the most beautiful car of all time according to the world's leading car designers. (Ahead of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, et al...)

https://www.motortrend.com/news/top-auto-designers-name-classic-citroen-ds-most-beautiful-car-of-all-time-3476/

 

[fotografr]

17 minutes ago, D Fuller said:

Ummm... That's a Citroen DS. It won "product of the century". (Ahead of Apple's Macintosh, Boing's 747, the transistor...)

https://www.citroenet.org.uk/miscellaneous/potc/product-of-the-century.html

And was named the most beautiful car of all time according to the world's leading car designers. (Ahead of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, et al...)

https://www.motortrend.com/news/top-auto-designers-name-classic-citroen-ds-most-beautiful-car-of-all-time-3476/

 

I'd say the DS two door convertible is in a different class than the four door sedan. The convertible bears a strong resemblance to the Porsche 356, which I think is spectacular.

 

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[fotografr]

2 hours ago, D Fuller said:

Ummm... That's a Citroen DS. It won "product of the century". (Ahead of Apple's Macintosh, Boing's 747, the transistor...)

https://www.citroenet.org.uk/miscellaneous/potc/product-of-the-century.html

And was named the most beautiful car of all time according to the world's leading car designers. (Ahead of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, et al...)

https://www.motortrend.com/news/top-auto-designers-name-classic-citroen-ds-most-beautiful-car-of-all-time-3476/

 

Ah, well, everybody should taste crow at some point in their life. A little BBQ sauce makes it go down more easily.🥴

[NigelG]

Whilst the standard DS or the “Décapotable” are both beautiful IMHO…also check out the custom coachbuilt versions by Henri Chapron esp the “Dandy”😉 (or the more obvious Citroên SM)

Frankly to feature any DS in an “ugly” contest is more than tasting crow…given as Kieth points out they also made the Ami and currently produce the Cactus…🙄

Edited December 28, 2024 by NigelG

[NigelG]

*Keith* 🙄

My fat fingers on the iPad know no bounds…hence I’m also often visiting peoples’ profiles when I’m just intending to reply…

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by NigelG

[stuny]

When I was in 8th grade when I saw my first DS.  At that time, when American cars would make baroque seem plain and ordinary, the cleanliness of the DS shocked me in a very positive way.  Since then, my views have moderated drastically.