The Driving Woman

AMC Pacer

The title of the press release was “Cars only a mother could love.” Naturally, I was intrigued. The news concerned an online poll conducted by Hagerty, the well-known insurance agency for collector vehicles and boats.

The company asked its clients to vote for the most dubious designs in automotive history. 2500 Hagerty clients enthusiastically responded. Noting poor styling and likening its design to a “pregnant roller skate” or “fish bowl on wheels,” they chose the AMC Pacer as the most questionable car design of all time.

 “Even though our clients are some of the most passionate car collectors, over the years we couldn’t help noticing that even the collectors themselves would poke fun at even their own cars,” stated CEO McKeel Hagerty. “We thought this poll would be a fun way to excite our clients into sharing their thoughts with fellow enthusiasts on what makes one car design work and another be considered a car only a mother could love.”

And interestingly enough, the timing of the Most Questionable Design poll coincides with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 19th, a legendary affair that is lauded as being the world’s premier celebration of the automobile.  Only the most beautiful and rare automobiles are invited to attend. (It’s kind of like a Cannes for autos). To note: These are vehicles both you and your mother would lust after.
 
Hagerty clients named the following ten vehicles to their list of “The Most Questionable Car Designs of All Time”:
 
 .    AMC Pacer  
 .    Yugo
 .    Ford Pinto
 .    Pontiac Aztek
 .    Chevrolet Vega
 .    AMC Gremlin
 .    Chevrolet Corvair
 .    AMC Matador –
 .    Edsel
 .    Chevrolet Chevette

Second runner-up: Yugo