Speaking of quirky, Judy (my wife) and I once bought a car that was thought to fit that description — a 1975 Saab 99. Here is a link to an ad for one of those.

But the best thing about that car was its completely ugly color. We called it “bile green,” though neither of us knew the actual color of bile, simply to describe how bad it was. In fact, the dealer gave us an extra $100 off the price (big money in 1975) because the color was so bad!

Now, of course, I have the added advantage of being able to tell people, “Yes, I’ve always been on the leading edge. Why, clear back in 1975 my wife and I drove a truly “green” car, and we loved it.”

I don’t think the Priuses are ugly, but they are anonymous. The Honda hybrids don’t help either. I mixed it up with other cars until I gave up trying to tell one from another.

I find most cars imitate one another. Car models’ designs absolutely bleed into each other, from brand to brand. Color is a problem, too. I hate the metallic paints, because they’re everywhere. If a car is a vivid color, blue, green, yellow or purple, it’s memorable…but most cars are not.

And Lewis, if you want an example of an ugly car, you can take pretty much any one of our cars. Say, our Aerostar that blew up. It is memorable, though; I see models of that car everywhere (although they’re not as numerous as Priuses). So why are you pointing fingers? (Don’t answer that.)

I love the way the new electric vehicles are both functional and uniquely beautiful.

If only GM had produced this car:
http://www.scaled.com/projects/gmcar.html

For really cool looking car, see the aptera: http://www.aptera.com/

The beautiful people of Hollywood could fly in their private vehicle at ground level, and have even more people look at them.

Yeah, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but cars that look like this are going to be popular in the future, because, well, there is beauty, and then there is Physics.