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15 Agonizing Automotive Atrocities

Posted May 10, 2010 9:26 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

Yugo. There, we got it out of the way. When you read the headline, of course an image of a tiny Cold War-era hatchback popped into your head. We bet you also shuddered at the thought of a Pontiac Aztek.

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05/11/2010 6:33 AM

Funny, I always thought the Lada was the worse car in the world, followed closely by the Skoda (prior to the VW buy-out).

Yugos were just basic but functional.

Bubblecars are delightful anachronisms!

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05/11/2010 7:47 AM

Pontiac Firefly. Nuf said.

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05/11/2010 1:42 PM

Doesn't the AMC Pacer at least get horrible mention? I'd buy a Gremlin any day over a Pacer. The Gremlin actually became a favored hop-up car for a while with folks shoe-horning a V8 under the bonnet.

Here's a seriously leaned-on Gremlin.

The picture below is a streetable drag Gremlin from Wikipedia

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05/12/2010 9:25 AM

Ah the Gremlin!

The memories!

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