07-14-2009
( Reply#: 3313 ) |
Tom J |
Here's a picture of a 1958 Olds.
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/1958-oldsmobile-dynamic-88.jpg[/IMG] |
07-14-2009
( Reply#: 3314 ) |
wvcogs |
That is a beautiful vehicle!
Ken |
07-14-2009
( Reply#: 3315 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by wvcogs
That is a beautiful vehicle!
Ken
Well, show me an ugly one, then. Or, tell us which one would get your vote, Ken.
Tomster |
07-14-2009
( Reply#: 3317 ) |
Pro2am |
IMO the Edsel was sure nothing to write home about! [:D]
Mike Rapchak Jr.
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by wvcogs
That is a beautiful vehicle!
Ken
Well, show me an ugly one, then. Or, tell us which one would get your vote, Ken.
Tomster
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07-14-2009
( Reply#: 3318 ) |
wvcogs |
I have to agree with Mike on that one.
Ken |
07-14-2009
( Reply#: 3321 ) |
duane |
I will side with Tom on this.
While I think the '55, '56' and '57 Chevy's looked great, somehow GM did something horrible to the '58 Olds and Pontiac. The body style was similar, but far more bulky. My neighbor had a 58 Pontiac and during the cold winters, we'd love to watch him try to get it started. He'd shoot massive amounts of ether down the carb and a huge flame would leap from under the hood!
I've got a nominee for runner up to the '58 Olds....that would be the 1958 Chevy Biscayne. Here's a link to a photo (not mine) http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/126/8/0/1958_Chevy_Biscayne_by_BlueLoneWolf.png
After making great cars in 55 thru 57, Chevy went for a massive body style change... and how ugly. It only lasted 1 year, as the 1959 was a complete redesign. Our family had a '58 Biscayne for about 7 years. It was pink over white, with hub caps (not wheel covers). I remember the metal over the headlights rusted completely out, my dad had it redone and in 3 years it rusted completely out again. |
07-14-2009
( Reply#: 3323 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by duane
I will side with Tom on this.
While I think the '55, '56' and '57 Chevy's looked great, somehow GM did something horrible to the '57 Olds and Pontiac. The body style was similar, but far more bulky. My neighbor had a 57 Pontiac and during the cold winters, we'd love to watch him try to get it started. He'd shoot massive amounts of ether down the carb and a huge flame would leap from under the hood!
I've got a nominee for runner up to the '57 Olds....that would be the 1958 Chevy Biscayne. Here's a link to a photo (not mine) http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/126/8/0/1958_Chevy_Biscayne_by_BlueLoneWolf.png
After making great cars in 55 thru 57, Chevy went for a massive body style change... and how ugly. It only lasted 1 year, as the 1959 was a complete redesign. Our family had a '58 Biscayne for about 7 years. It was pink over white, with hub caps (not wheel covers). I remember the metal over the headlights rusted completely out, my dad had it redone and in 3 years it rusted completely out again.
This is so revealing! It just shows what different tastes we all have, and that's what makes life so interesting. I happen to think the '58 Chevy is one of the coolest looking cars ever built. Now, I am not at all fond of the one in that picture, Duane, because of the color combo, but a solid black '58 Chevy is way up near the top of my list for all time beautiful cars!
Duane, it's the 58 Olds that I think is ugly, but you kept saying 57 Olds. I think the 57 Olds looks pretty good. Did you really mean 57, or did you mean 58?
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/CC%20Cruise%20In%202007/IMG_0014.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/CC%20Cruise%20In%202007/IMG_0022.jpg[/IMG] |
07-15-2009
( Reply#: 3326 ) |
Jim R |
My vote for the ugliest car of the 50's/60's is the 1951 Studebaker.
[IMG]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee288/effenger/1950-1951-studebaker-1951-2.jpg[/IMG]
Harding K thru 7
Morton 8 thru 12
Class of 1972 |
07-15-2009
( Reply#: 3328 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by Jim R
My vote for the ugliest car of the 50's/60's is the 1951 Studebaker.
[url]http://i.pbase.com/u30/xl1ken/upload/18507703.061lo.jpg[/url]
Harding K thru 7
Morton 8 thru 12
Class of 1972
Jim:
I guess you have to be logged-in with a password or something to see the picture. I says "forbidden" when I click on the link.
Tom |
07-15-2009
( Reply#: 3331 ) |
duane |
Sorry Tom... I did mean 1958. Funny coincidence...there was an old car show I stopped at on the way home from work, and they had a '58 Pontiac in it. First one I've seen in years. And yes, it was a 58 Pontiac that my neighbor had. It was customized with a white and purple color combination....while it wasn't an Olds, I thought of you.
And now on to your pictures of the 1958 Impala....therein lies the difference. The debut of the Impala that year was as a 2 door sports vehicle. While I really don't like the body style compared to the 55-57 chevy's, I can see that the Impala has some appeal. If you remember, it was the car that Toad rode around in during the American Graffitti movie.
But it was the "poor family man's" version in the form of the 4 door Biscayne that I find so revolting....probably because I had to ride in the back seat of one for so many years. |
07-16-2009
( Reply#: 3334 ) |
Jim R |
Sorry about that, fixed it by posting a pic.
Harding K thru 7
Morton 8 thru 12
Class of 1972 |
07-16-2009
( Reply#: 3339 ) |
Pro2am |
How 'bout the late-'50s Ramblers? [:(]
Mike Rapchak Jr.
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by Jim R
My vote for the ugliest car of the 50's/60's is the 1951 Studebaker.
[url]http://i.pbase.com/u30/xl1ken/upload/18507703.061lo.jpg[/url]
Harding K thru 7
Morton 8 thru 12
Class of 1972
Jim:
I guess you have to be logged-in with a password or something to see the picture. I says "forbidden" when I click on the link.
Tom
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07-17-2009
( Reply#: 3346 ) |
tom w |
Thanks for the beautiful pix of the chevy and olds guys. My ballot for the ugliest has got to be the Buick Opal. I liked the big cars although they didn't have THAT much room inside. Not like, say, a 55 Buick
Century. tom w |
07-17-2009
( Reply#: 3347 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by tom w
Thanks for the beautiful pix of the chevy and olds guys. My ballot for the ugliest has got to be the Buick Opal. I liked the big cars although they didn't have THAT much room inside. Not like, say, a 55 Buick
Century. tom w
Here are some more pictures of classic cars, Tom, if you are interested. There are four pages of pictures. Be sure to blow them up to full size for the best viewing.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/556419860xZSVWY |
07-17-2009
( Reply#: 3350 ) |
tom w |
Thanks much, Tom. There used to be a place here called Old Town. They had a classic car show every week. Neat. I never owned a classic, just commons. I remember most of the muscle cars from U.S. 30 Dragstrip. My first was a 53 Bel-Air. I sure felt a lot safer in them than in todays plastic wonders. tom w |
07-17-2009
( Reply#: 3360 ) |
seejay2 |
Oh Tom! How can you pick on a '58 Olds that way? I would go a long way for one of those.
Ugly would be a Corvair, but the '51 Stud that 'Jim R' pointed out is a great contender. I used to know a girl that had a face like a '51 Stud.
But I believe that the ugliest crap of ALL time out there are these Nissan Cubes. I can't imagine what kind of thinking would cause someone to actually want one of those hideous anomalies.
EEEeee GODS!!!!!.....Cj |
07-17-2009
( Reply#: 3364 ) |
Pro2am |
Thanks for the pix, Tom. My first car (in 1968) was a '62 Chevy Biscayne - after which I graduated to the only new car I've ever owned: a '69 Daytona Yellow Z/28 Camaro. To this day I still miss it!
Is that white Nova Super Sport a '67? I also had one of those. Mine was bright blue. It had a de-smogged '75 GM 350 and a 4.88 rear end. If you weren't careful it could literally sprain your neck. [8D]
Mike Rapchak Jr.
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by tom w
Thanks for the beautiful pix of the chevy and olds guys. My ballot for the ugliest has got to be the Buick Opal. I liked the big cars although they didn't have THAT much room inside. Not like, say, a 55 Buick
Century. tom w
Here are some more pictures of classic cars, Tom, if you are interested. There are four pages of pictures. Be sure to blow them up to full size for the best viewing.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/556419860xZSVWY
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07-17-2009
( Reply#: 3365 ) |
Tom J |
Not sure, Mike, if the Nova was a '67 or not.
Tom |
07-18-2009
( Reply#: 3369 ) |
Pro2am |
Yep - the '66 and '67 were difficult to tell apart.
Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
Not sure, Mike, if the Nova was a '67 or not.
Tom
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07-18-2009
( Reply#: 3370 ) |
dilligaf717 |
My vote for the hands down ugliest car is the 1963 Mercury. I had a friend who's parents had one and it was really bad. It had the slanted rear window that rolled down into the trunk. Stubby little fins on the rear fenders. A grill that looked like someone that could eat corn through a picket fence. Need I go on. This one get's my two thumbs down.
Jim
Still runnin against the wind. |
07-18-2009
( Reply#: 3371 ) |
Joel357 |
Guys,
I think the 1958 Ramblers were pretty down right ugly. Had a neighbor, who had one and we nicknamed it the milk truck.It sounded like one. I think it had a one barrel carb and three on a tree. Don't think it would have made even a 1/4 mile at US 30 dragstrip and I think you would have to play Fred Flinstone to get it on the expressway.
Joel |
07-18-2009
( Reply#: 3373 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by dilligaf717
My vote for the hands down ugliest car is the 1963 Mercury. I had a friend who's parents had one and it was really bad. It had the slanted rear window that rolled down into the trunk. Stubby little fins on the rear fenders. A grill that looked like someone that could eat corn through a picket fence. Need I go on. This one get's my two thumbs down.
Jim
Still runnin against the wind.
Jim:
Are you referring to this beautiful automobile?
Yuck! Gag a maggot! You're right, this one is UGLY.
[img]http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Mercury/63-Mercury-Monterey-Custom-DV_09_GC_a02.jpg[/img]
[img]http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Mercury/63-Mercury-Monterey-Custom-DV_09_GC_a01.jpg[/img] |
07-18-2009
( Reply#: 3374 ) |
dilligaf717 |
That's the one. I forgot that the grill was concave. I thought it stuck out. Still an ugly ride.
Jim
Still runnin against the wind. |
07-19-2009
( Reply#: 3375 ) |
Bill Bucko |
I don't know cars like youse guys; but I sure as heck remember what color Ricky Nelson wanted to paint his jalopy (however much it clashed with Ozzie and Harriet's artistic sensibilities).
Do you remember?
Hint: the color starts with h.
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63 |
07-19-2009
( Reply#: 3376 ) |
Tom J |
Henna? |
07-19-2009
( Reply#: 3377 ) |
duane |
Just like radio could create a picture in your mind without your eyes actually seeing it, B&W TV had lots of color in it, didn't it?
I don't know what color Ricky's jalopy was.
But here's another question.
On Leave it to Beaver, what color was Lumpy Rutherford's old car?
Hint, it was two words, with an adjective coming before the actual color, and the beginning letters of each were....S and P. |
07-19-2009
( Reply#: 3378 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by duane
Just like radio could create a picture in your mind without your eyes actually seeing it, B&W TV had lots of color in it, didn't it?
I don't know what color Ricky's jalopy was.
But here's another question.
On Leave it to Beaver, what color was Lumpy Rutherford's old car?
Hint, it was two words, with an adjective coming before the actual color, and the beginning letters of each were....S and P.
Shocking Pink? That was just from your clues, not because I remember that from the show. Right? |
07-19-2009
( Reply#: 3380 ) |
duane |
Good Guess....but the answer is....Sickly purple. |
07-19-2009
( Reply#: 3388 ) |
Bill Bucko |
quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
Henna?
[""sputter of indecent laughter""]
Hardly.
Further hint: h____t____.
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63 |
07-20-2009
( Reply#: 3399 ) |
duane |
Heather?? |
07-21-2009
( Reply#: 3402 ) |
Bill Bucko |
quote:
Originally posted by duane
Heather??
SHHEEESHH, youse guys sure as heck don't remember much about Ricky's jalopy!
Further hints:
10 letters long
he___tr___
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63 |
07-21-2009
( Reply#: 3403 ) |
Bill Bucko |
THINK, youse guys!
A WILD color--to match Rick's personality. Jazzy! Far out! A color that appealed to teenagers only!
Ten letters, he___tr___ .
If none of ya remembers by tomorrow, I'll tell ya.
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63 |
07-21-2009
( Reply#: 3404 ) |
S C Jones |
The word, HELIOTROPE comes to mind--a light purple flower, also the color.
Ricky and I were born on the same day.
quote:
Originally posted by Bill Bucko
THINK, youse guys!
A WILD color--to match Rick's personality. Jazzy! Far out! A color that appealed to teenagers only!
Ten letters, he___tr___ .
If none of ya remembers by tomorrow, I'll tell ya.
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63
Grand Park Subdivision 1940-1961 Boondocks of Hessville! |
07-21-2009
( Reply#: 3407 ) |
Bill Bucko |
SC comes to the rescue, with the right answer!
Rick wanted to paint it HELIOTROPE--that lurid, shocking amalgam of yellow + purple that so appealed to be-boppers of the '50's!
As for the rest of youse guys, here's a chance to redeem yourselves:
What flavor of ice cream did Ozzie Nelson have a craving for?
Hint: t_tti-fr__tti
(Miss this one, and I'll be compelled to say: you're no true Baby Boomers!)
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63 |
07-22-2009
( Reply#: 3408 ) |
S C Jones |
Bill,
The ice cream one is toooooo easy, so I'll just wait for one of the wannabes to answer. [:)] |
07-22-2009
( Reply#: 3409 ) |
seejay2 |
quote:
Originally posted by Bill Bucko
SC comes to the rescue, with the right answer!
Rick wanted to paint it HELIOTROPE--that lurid, shocking amalgam of yellow + purple that so appealed to be-boppers of the '50's!
As for the rest of youse guys, here's a chance to redeem yourselves:
What flavor of ice cream did Ozzie Nelson have a craving for?
Hint: t_tti-fr__tti
"Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom!"
(Miss this one, and I'll be compelled to say: you're no true Baby Boomers!)
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63
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07-22-2009
( Reply#: 3410 ) |
S C Jones |
"Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom!"
ALL ROOTI! |
12-07-2009
( Reply#: 4122 ) |
Jay |
It has been posted before, but every time I see a 1951 Studebaker, I think of a hole burrowing mole. And I hate moles after what they have done to my lawns in the past.
[url]http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1950-1951-studebaker-1951-2.jpg[/url] |
