I think 'Just Ugly' is an understatement.
What were they thinking of? It's like the Emperors new clothes, was everyone affraid to tell 'em it looked like a pig... whoops no, pigs are cute. That design has no redeeming features, although it would make a nice home for Stinky Pete.

What is that whiteboard nailed over the rear wheels all about?
Del

"What is that whiteboard nailed over the rear wheels all about?" Not sure what you are asking: "whiteboard" is what replaced chalkboards, according to Wiki and some other sources. Is there a Brit slang term here? The things over the wheels were called fender skirts, and were a factory option. There's a latch that can be release to remove them for tire [tyre, for you, Del! ] changing. I drove my dad's 1951 Fleetline Deluxe - the fastback version - for several years; we had the skirts. IMHO, it would have been a better platform for customizing, especially from the rear view. The paint on this one looks like the pea-soup green they offered, after several years of fading and chalking - yuuuuk! In general, I am NOT favorably impressed by the bodywork done on this: the original was at least coherent, but this one changes proportions of only select parts to make for an uncoordinated design.

"What is that whiteboard nailed over the rear wheels all about?" Not sure what you are asking: "whiteboard" is what replaced chalkboards,
Yes I was being sarcastic and derogatory, by likening the skirts to a whiteboard.
Del

Del being being sarcastic and derogatory? What is the world coming to?

What a silly question.

In the U.K we may occasionally joke about American cars not being aware of such things like corners, but i do have to give it to them, they to me are the most beautiful designs, bold, and brash. Why did people ever go away from these items of absolute beauty.

Where and when do you stop loving them, 65 fast backs, Chevy belair etc etc etc.

I would completely throw away any such computerised sausage making machine for the creation of Aerodynamic modelled cars which may i add on each passing into the sausage machine get closer to one awful looking car year by year, to once again make cars like the Chevy belair etc etc.

To add any car make in the U.K that had any semblance of beauty was based on an American car just a little smaller, and we customise them too, my uncle among-st all the American beauty, had a British Zodiac and when it was jacked up given wide wheels and a huge lump WOW. Bring back style.

long live the philosophy of Boyd Coddington and those who subscribe to it.

Good Health Dub

Yeah, but that particular one looks like a cat having a crap.
Del

Yeah they ain't all great, that ones a bit weird i must admit.

Dub

The '55 Chevy was the first full size to look good - seems like the first Corvettes were in '53 & '54 though and they were a good start.

This '52 they should have renamed Packard! It is a good definition for ultra ugly!