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Curious about cars you used to think were ugly but now wish you owned.

Mine: 1958 Chevy Bel Air, in the 80's I was offered a great deal on a cream puff 58, at the time I was big in the tri five's but thought the 58 was hideous looking and trying to imagine what I could do to make it look Bad ass left me completely blank, I grew up in the LA area and was used to seeing the low riders drop em with hydraulics with 520's and Supremes with heavy flake paint jobs and as over the top as they were I could appreciate the craftsmanship to some degree but could never see a cool hot boulevard bruiser in them. Today I would love to get my hands on one and do a cool resto mod on it.

What's yours?
 
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I'm all Grand Prix, all the time. :D Always liked most Chevelles though. Had two. Would again.

I've always liked the 67-72 trucks best by default but that might be changing to the tri-five trucks as I go along and have more opportunities to get intimate with them.

For your perusal, heres a 60 Biscayne I did the body on-

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1960 Chevy Biscayne Street Cruiser

This 1960 Chevy Biscayne carries a modern look, yet retains the vintage vibe and spirit it was born with.
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and a 59 Catalina, did same. Both are great big, sharp automobiles where just the bare body shape alone makes a loud statement.

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The brightwork of that era is such expressive artwork, it is indeed fascinating. But frankly yeah, Opie's ride in American Graffiti never did much for me. However, having restored two X framers back to back I have developed an appreciation for them. Do I want one? No. They didn't make Grand Prixs yet then, so...;)
 
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1964 Buick Riviera, The more time I took to really look at them, i just realized how far ahead they were compared to other 64 models, and now I want one.
 
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Four-door cars. When I was a kid in the 60's and 70's, I thought four doors were for old ladies and boring old men. Now, I really appreciate classic four-doors, and they look like a great cost effective way to play with old cars.

I'll also say there are a lot of cars from the 80's I never really appreciated at the time, but now have grown on me. C4 Corvettes, 3rd gen F-bodies, all the G-bodies, etc.
 
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I could go on forever about ugly things on cars and even entire cars that could be awarded the fugly trophy.
But I'll start out with an item that makes any car ugly. That would be wood grain in the interior. Ford was big on that and that is why classic Fords have the ugliest interiors.
 
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57-59 Fords. Didn't like them then------------------don't like 'um now!
BUT, I really like the 56 Fords, especially the Crown Victoria and the Skyline Crown Victoria. Also, the Sunliner.
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When I went back to school and had a long commute, I had to buy my dad's Subaru Baja because it was cheap and got better milage than my hooptie truck. I was not a Subaru fan and a half-ass truck (no offense to the cool El Camino) just seemed like a nerd mobile. BUT.. like the thread says, it grew on me. I could not believe how popular it was when I was pumping gas. I had strangers making conversation about it and offers to buy it. Hard to believe but almost as cool at the gas station as pulling up in a Chevelle. The Baja holds their value well due to their cult popularity and limited years of production. Plus, my boys loved playing Panzer in it; crawling all around inside, through the rear "escape" hatch, shooting toy guns through the extend-a-tailgate and out of the sunroof. Wish I had kept it.
As I have posted before: This is a SORE subject between me and the wife.
 
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drivejunk said:
I'm all Grand Prix, all the time. :D Always liked most Chevelles though. Had two. Would again.

I've always liked the 67-72 trucks best by default but that might be changing to the tri-five trucks as I go along and have more opportunities to get intimate with them.

For your perusal, heres a 60 Biscayne I did the body on-

www.motortrend.com

1960 Chevy Biscayne Street Cruiser

This 1960 Chevy Biscayne carries a modern look, yet retains the vintage vibe and spirit it was born with.
www.motortrend.com www.motortrend.com

and a 59 Catalina, did same. Both are great big, sharp automobiles where just the bare body shape alone makes a loud statement.

The brightwork of that era is such expressive artwork, it is indeed fascinating. But frankly yeah, Opie's ride in American Graffiti never did much for me. However, having restored two X framers back to back I have developed an appreciation for them. Do I want one? No. They didn't make Grand Prixs yet then, so...;)
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I just helped an older buddy sell his fleet of Pontiacs and it sounds like cars you would have been interested in.
1967 Grand Prix. Factory executive car with every option.
1965 Bonneville Conv
1960 Ventura
1937 Deluxe 8
They we’re all driver or better that he had owned since the early 80s except the 37 which he bought in 1964 when he was 24.
 
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For me it’s probably the 64-66 Mustangs. I have a brother, a brother in law and a neighbor that all have convertibles that I seem to have been volunteered to maintain so I’ve learned more about them and driven them more.
 
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67_LS1 said:
I just helped an older buddy sell his fleet of Pontiacs and it sounds like cars you would have been interested in.
1967 Grand Prix. Factory executive car with every option.
1965 Bonneville Conv
1960 Ventura
1937 Deluxe 8
They we’re all driver or better that he had owned since the early 80s except the 37 which he bought in 1964 when he was 24.
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Those were interesting cars for sure, all of them. Not ones I would want or could have but all definitely cool. Did you snag one as a liquidator's fee?:D
 
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