50 worst cars of all time ...USA

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

It's a USA poll but there are some in here that we will know and some that will raise a titter (chevy chevette)  

A few i dont agree with, X-type jag for instance, never had one but they are in no way a bad car, in fact a very well rated car over here in Europe (apart from the ford mondeo comparisons) -

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,,1658545,00.html

enjoy

[Captain Colonial]

First proper girlfriend had a Corsair:

Not a bad car, but the way the rear end of it would step out in mild corners made a 911 look like a Quattro on glued tarmac.  No warning, just BANG!  Lethal thing.

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

On the "it's an ill wind..." basis, the Corvair made Ralph Nader a household name.

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

I must be think, had never heard of him  

[dhutch]

No, me neather!

[cliveboy8]

It's a USA poll

Sums it up pretty well then.

The reason the British cars are included is because of the yank's safety regulations. Look at the E type with those ridiculous black overriders.

[sailing]

My list of Bristish cars,

1. Vauxhall Cresta. Rusted away on the forcourt if not sold within a month.

2.  TR7 - Broke the mold, not being a convertable at the start.

3. Morris Minor. Controversal I know. Cult following

4. VW Beattle - See Morris Minor.

5. Skoda- was always rubbish. Now it a VW I suppose its ok?

6.  Austin Maxi. Two many gears for the time

7. Please feel free to add to the list

8. Austin Allegro (Cleggy)

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

8. Austin Allegro probably one of the most dangerous cars of its era ... mix an allegro with an enthusiastic 17 year old driver and the mixture is lethal ...in fact my brother wrote it off on his first drive out ... was gob smacked at the time

[pistonbroke]

My thoughts are everyone should learn to drive in an Allegro and then have to use it for 12 months or a minimum 10000 miles .

Then we know they can drive a car  

[pistonbroke]

Thought the  Mog was a good mota for its time  

[Nic Ayre]

My thoughts are everyone should learn to drive in an Allegro and then have to use it for 12 months or a minimum 10000 miles .

Then we know they can drive a car  

Never a truer word said.

Learnt to drive in a 1973 1300 All Aggro complete with the square steering wheel and I probably did about 10K in it while I was rebuilding my 1600E.

Totally agree with the Moggie Minor being in the list, what do people see in them?

[Nic Ayre]

My list of Bristish cars,

1. Vauxhall Cresta. Rusted away on the forcourt if not sold within a month.

2.  TR7 - Broke the mold, not being a convertable at the start.

3. Morris Minor. Controversal I know. Cult following

4. VW Beattle - See Morris Minor.

5. Skoda- was always rubbish. Now it a VW I suppose its ok?

6.  Austin Maxi. Two many gears for the time

7. Please feel free to add to the list

8. Austin Allegro (Cleggy)

9. Morris Marina (Nic)

10. Austin Princess/Ambassador (Nic)

Couple more added at least they destroyed one Princess in Ashes to Ashes the other night!!!

[Dave]

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My list of Bristish cars,

1. Vauxhall Cresta. Rusted away on the forcourt if not sold within a month.

2.  TR7 - Broke the mold, not being a convertable at the start.

3. Morris Minor. Controversal I know. Cult following

4. VW Beattle - See Morris Minor.

5. Skoda- was always rubbish. Now it a VW I suppose its ok?

6.  Austin Maxi. Two many gears for the time

7. Please feel free to add to the list

8. Austin Allegro (Cleggy)

9. Morris Marina (Nic)

10. Austin Princess/Ambassador (Nic)

11. Simca (all models)

Anything with a SIMCA badge on it  

http://images.google.co.uk/images?....t=title

The cam bearing used to turn and the things sounded like sewing machines

They then morphed into a thing called a Tabot horizon, ended up demolishing a lam post in one with my mate driving handled like a pig and rattled like a machine gun

They even made a sports car called a Matra bagira (spelling) with a centre driving position

Dave

[Bob Green]

On the "it's an ill wind..." basis, the Corvair made Ralph Nader a household name.

I remember Ralph Nader as well.

Have a look at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki....vair.22

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

Thanks Bob - you beat me by five minutes!

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Automobile-safety activism

Nader's first consumer safety articles appeared in the Harvard Law Record, a student publication of Harvard Law School, but he first criticized the automobile industry in an article he wrote for The Nation in 1959 called "The Safe Car You Can't Buy."[5] In 1965, Nader wrote Unsafe at Any Speed, a study that revealed that many American automobiles were unsafe, especially the Chevrolet Corvair manufactured by General Motors. The Corvair had been involved in accidents involving spins and rollovers, and there were over 100 lawsuits pending against GM in connection to accidents involving the popular compact car. These lawsuits provided the initial material for Nader's investigations into the safety of the car.[6]

A 1972 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety commission report conducted by Texas A&M University concluded that the 1960-1963 Corvair possessed no greater potential for loss of control than its contemporaries in extreme situations.[7] An independent panel of safety engineers later validated those findings although John DeLorean, in his "General Motors autobiography," On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors, 1979 (published under the name of his would-be ghostwriter, J. Patrick Wright) asserts that Nader's criticisms were valid.

In early March 1966, several media outlets, including The New Republic and the New York Times, alleged that GM had tried to discredit Nader, hiring private detectives to tap his phones and investigate his past, and hiring prostitutes to trap him in compromising situations.[8][9] Nader sued the company for invasion of privacy and settled the case for $284,000. Nader's lawsuit against GM was ultimately decided by the New York Court of Appeals, whose opinion in the case expanded tort law to cover "overzealous surveillance."[10]

Nader's advocacy of automobile safety and the publicity generated by the publication of Unsafe at Any Speed, along with concern over escalating nationwide traffic fatalities, contributed to the unanimous passage of the 1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The act established the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and marked a historic shift in responsibility for automobile safety from the consumer to the manufacturer. The legislation mandated a series of safety features for automobiles, beginning with safety belts and stronger windshields.