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user-inactivated  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Mohs SafariKar: there's nothing like it (for good reason)

Hey now, let's be fair. When I said the Subaru Tribeca was ugly, I just meant it's the first thing I think of when I think of some of Subaru's poor design choices. If I had to actually choose what I thought was the ugliest car, my first choice would be the tumor on wheels known as the Fiat Multipla followed closely by the Nash Metropolitan. The SafariKar though? Now that I know it exists. It's going on my list of ugly and weird.





steve  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I like the metropolitan...

user-inactivated  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I dunno, I don't mean to dog on you but it's just such a weird car. It has '50s full size sedan styling in a little subcompact. The proportions feel all off, especially from a 3/4 profile view.

kleinbl00  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Let's just say that the styling on the Metropolitan hasn't aged well. They're kind of cute... but kind of weird in person. At that vintage though, you're right - the Metro is crushed by the MGA, the MG TF, the XK-120, the TR-2...

user-inactivated  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So true.

steve  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I should clarify... I like it because it is weird. I'll never forget the first time I saw one. I was riding a bike in Bozeman, MT and it passed by in traffic. I started pumping like a madman to catch up (Bozeman is a small town - so catching a car on main street isn't THAT hard). I found him a few streets up getting out the car and just barraged him with questions.

I think you're observation is dead on - and why it caught my eye. It's totally a

    '50s full size sedan styling in a little subcompact

It was like seeing a model of an old Bel Air or something. Anyway - it is a dead-weird car... but they have always fascinated me.

user-inactivated  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I should clarify... I like it because it is weird.

I have no room to judge. I like El Caminos after all. :)

steve  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's a muscle car... no! It's a truck! No! It's.....

EL.... CAMINO!!!!

I have a soft spot for the El Camino. I think almost any pre-1980 american iron gets at least a little love from me... but some more than others.

blackbootz  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Good.. god, what is that Multipla? That is the most offensiving looking car I've ever seen.

    Based on the Brava, the Multipla was shorter and wider than its rivals

Well that's just a recipe for a sexy car if I've ever heard one.