This one is a concept car.1951 buick LaSabre. The definition of Fugly
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mikesim
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If it was intended to demonstrate the concept of ugly, it most certainly succeeded!
Mike
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But, fugly in a cute way! Given my affection for quirky things, I'd probably drive it.
Randall-in-Mpls
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I'd probably drive the Valiant, too.Campy. Its campy. THIS is ugly.
Randall-in-Mpls
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That, I can't argue with.No, this is ugly
Randall-in-Mpls
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Masquerades as a motorcycle at night?1951 buick LaSabre. The definition of Fugly
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DirtFlier
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When the GM Motorama came to town, I'd always attend by taking several different buses from where I lived. I was a kid and it was one of the highlights of my year. Yes, some of the concept cars were ugly as a whole but in later years individual, styling cues from those cars would appear on production models, such as the wraparound windshield, giant chrome "bullet" bumpers, tail fins, etc.
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Tosh, I too was a gearhead from a young age. I can remember from about 10 years old and on I would make a weekly trek to the drug store newsstand to get the latest issues of Motor Trend, Car and Driver, Road and Track, Cycle World, Cycle.... etc..... etc. If it had an ICE, I was fascinated by it. Then during the winter months going to the car show, boat show etc. was a way to survive a long dreary winter. It was interesting to see the concept cars and how certain styling cues and features made it to production. I spent my young fortune on models by AMT, Revell and Monogram..... those were the days.
Mike
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I only made it to one car show. It was Dallas in '57. It turned into a great day. We were passed on US-80 by the first Porsche Speedster I'd ever seen. Then at the car show, there was one exhibit that was outside the main hall. It was Carroll Shelby with Maseratis and Oscas. There was nobody else there and he and I talked for nearly half an hour. He was a nice man humoring a 14-yr-old kid.
I'm like you, Mike. I walked downtown from school every day at lunch time and went to the newstand, where I'd read all (and mostly buy) all the car magazines, airplane magazines, and sailboat magazines. I don't remember Car & Driver being available at that time -- seems like it was Sports Car Illustrated.
Does anybody else remember funny articles illustrated with drawings of an exaggerated-looking car that looked something like a pontoon-fendered Ferrari 250TR? The imaginary car was called a "Pignatelli."
I'm like you, Mike. I walked downtown from school every day at lunch time and went to the newstand, where I'd read all (and mostly buy) all the car magazines, airplane magazines, and sailboat magazines. I don't remember Car & Driver being available at that time -- seems like it was Sports Car Illustrated.
Does anybody else remember funny articles illustrated with drawings of an exaggerated-looking car that looked something like a pontoon-fendered Ferrari 250TR? The imaginary car was called a "Pignatelli."
mikesim
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I had a vague recollection of the Pignatelli, I think this is it...
DirtFlier
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Phil - Yes, there was a magazine that preceded Car & Driver and it was called "Sports Car Graphic." I still have one dog-eared issue of SCG because it had a story about the Gran Sport Corvettes, which were 2000-pound specials that GM concocted to beat the Cobras.
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mikesim
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I too remember SCG. So, that was the predecessor to Car and Driver? Then of course, there was Hot Rod magazine. I was also into automotive fiction by William Campbell Gault... does anyone else remember those? Finally, non-automotive related, I was a fan of MAD magazine..... that should explain a lot 
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Phil was correct in that "Sports Car Illustrated" preceded Car & Driver. Sports Car Graphic was yet another offering from Petersen Publications and not related to Car & Driver.
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P51 exhaust stacks on Buicks!
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WANT! Oh wait...people would steal the machine gun clips at the post office.
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Thankfully, the Japanese did not continue to copy the Harley-Davidson. I shudder to think where we would be today in the motorcycling world if they had. Hmmmm..... interesting thought experiment though...
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Japanese BMW! 
I got a shiney new nickel that says the rear brake works better than my Vstrom /VFR
I got a shiney new nickel that says the rear brake works better than my Vstrom /VFR