The next person who puts an Edsel in a list of engineering flops deserves to be run over by one. It's the same underpinnings of any Lincoln or Mercury of the time. The build quality and sheet metal of any car from these three marquees, during that time, can put any Mustang to shame.
Heck, the '65-66 Mustang ought to make the list at #1. The tank is conveniently placed just ahead of the tin bumper (and doubles as the trunk floor), the base drivetrain is as exciting as dried paint, the build quality unimpressive, the rust chronic, the handling non-existent, the price more than a Falcon, and they were able to dupe over a million buyers into buying it because it looked "cool," and half of the current owners publicly shun '71-73 owners
How about any Ford with the VVI-carb ( Variable Venturii Intake)? This thing was seemingly designed only to dramatically increase billable hours in Ford Service Departments.
Just replaced one today with a 2150 for a friend. First one I've ever seen in person, but I've been made well aware of its reputation.
Strangest choke I've witnessed in what I've fiddled with so far. Weird little thing.
This is one of my most hated cars there never should have been legal to have on the road, only because it is so ugly!! Something went totally wrong with the design..
The car is a Fiat Multipla, just the name says everything..
A perfect example of what happens when you build a car to satisfy automotive journalists' requests for more interior space and ignore exterior styling considerations.
All things said though, the Aztek is still a stronger contender for sheer ugliness. The Multipla is ugly in a completely playful, toy-like way; it is not as offensive as it is childish and insect-like. The Pontiac Aztek, on the other hand, looks like it was designed in a funhouse mirror by people who were taking the task dead seriously.
-Kurt