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Cars that didn't make it |
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| Last Yugo | |
The last Yugo rolls off the
assembly line November 11, 2008 |
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| Although the Yugo was not imported into the US after
1991, these East-European 4-wheeled tin
cans were quietly in production up until November
2008. In the U.S. the Yugo is best remembered as being the Euro-equivalent to the Edsel or Aztek, as it was most often on the receiving end of jokes, some of which are: Why does a Yugo have a defroster on the rear window? To keep your hands warm while you push it. What do you call a Yugo's shock absorbers? Passengers. The Yugo came out with an air bag. Before an accident you had to start pumping real fast though. How do you double the value of a Yugo? Fill the gas tank! What do you call a Yugo at the top of a hill? A miracle. |
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| Some other automobiles that are not missed. | |
| Peel Trident 1965-1966 | |
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| The Peel Trident was a “shopping car” built on
the Isle of Man. Along with the bubblelicious BMW Isetta and the
fiberglass Reliant Robin, the Trident was ridiculed for its small size
and three wheels. The Trident featured a clear bubble top and either two
seats or one seat with a detachable shopping basket. |
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Renault Dauphine 1956 - 1967 |
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| Underpowered, prone to rust and imported from France. With an anemic
rear-engine driving the rear wheels, the bug-eyed Dauphine was capable
of a 0-60 sprint in a leisurely 37 seconds. It topped out at 70, but we
wouldn’t recommend any speeds over 35 on a road that presents such
challenges as curves or wind. Despite its drawbacks, its low price made
it a million-seller in Europe faster than any car that came before it. In 2002, the auto enthusiasts' radio show Car Talk named the Dauphine the 9th Worst Car Of The Millennium, calling it "truly unencumbered by the engineering process". In 2007, Time named it one of the 50 worst cars of all time, calling it "the most ineffective bit of French engineering since the Maginot Line" and noting that it could actually be heard rusting. |
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