Most car designs are similar. They are created to
accommodate a driver and a passenger in the front seat. The width is meant to
provide an adequate surface area which results in a lower gas mileage. Car
designs are a result of vivid imagination. Some are unconventional but have
been largely accepted by the public. Others have gone against the grail and
think outside the box albeit with disastrous consequences. Here are 3 of the
most embarrassing car designs of all time.
The 78 AMC Pacer
This car has big windows, an awfully rounded body hoisted on
a pitiable 4 banger engine. Funnily enough, the car was notorious for its inability
to be "uncool". It was said that if a friend showed up to pick you up
in his 78 AMC Pacer, you hid in the back seat. And if you took it to pick your
date for the prom or a night at the movies, you needed to have your brain cells
checked. There are still a few AMC Pacer cars on the roads. It is amazing that
people are still using these artifacts as a means of transport.
The 1971-79
The Pinto was pathetic for many reasons. It was an
eye-sore even though it helped people save fuel. It is rumored that the
production of this automobile actually started the decline of the auto-industry
in Detroit. People were appalled by its low performance, high accident rate and
substandard spare parts which meant it was always destined for the scrap heap.
The Pinto was a disaster from one bumper to the other bumper.
The 1958-60
The Edse was a hideous vehicle. It was clumsy on the
road and was compared by a car review publication to the vertical grill of a
woman's reproductive organ. This car was so bad that it was taken off the Ford
production line in less than 3 years. To this very day, there are Edsel clubs
scattered all over America that celebrate the recall of the dreadful car that
Henry Ford named after his son.
Despite the fact that these cars were fuel-efficient
vehicles; the public avoided them like a deadly plague. Most Americans pride
beauty over ruggedness. This is the reason why Detroit is out of business and
other US automakers are in slow decline. Asians car manufacturers have taken
over the market by providing nice car design, economically-fuelled and
inexpensive vehicles.
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