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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 01:28 AM
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The cheap four doors thread turned out to be awesome and piqued my interest, and since you guys know so much about weird and forgotten platforms I have a request.

I would like to see cars normally considered ugly, weird or otherwise forgotten looking awesome, through some type of modification, maybe just wheels and a drop or major body mods.

1st rule: No miatas. Those are already all over the site.
Old Feb 21, 2013 | 02:58 AM
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protege, 323, and 914
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This thread is going to be awesome.
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I want that amc eagle really badly.
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Really big slicks makes everything look better.

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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
I want that amc eagle really badly.
Local one for sale.

1981 AMC Eagle SX4

I think my SAAB swap will fall into this thread category.



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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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I wonder if you can tell what type of body style I like with this post.
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Come on the bmw2002 is not an ugly car neither is the rx3.
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it's ugly cause of the interior.
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That Mini is just ugly cuz it's ugly. But that 5Turbo (scott, isn't that what it is? the red one you posted?) is sooo hot right now.
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Dodge Omni GLHS:

Spirit R/T. 5.8 ish to 60. Read a comparison test here.
http://dragtimes.com/images/983982087Gazebo2.jpg

Saab 900 SPG. Would still love to have a clean one of these.


Saab 9000 Aero. I regularly search for these for sale.


Merkur XR4Ti, one:


And Two. This one was mine once.
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Saab 9000 is not an ugly car. The spirit of this thread is being lost.
Old Feb 21, 2013 | 08:14 PM
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Yes it is. Its just so ugly its cool.

There are very few genuinely pretty cars, that remain pretty forever. Everything else gets ugly eventually.
Old Feb 21, 2013 | 08:17 PM
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You're kidding, right? Saab means ugly in Swedish.
Old Feb 21, 2013 | 08:29 PM
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No car that was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro is eligible for this thread.



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