Comments on: Or is THIS the World’s Most Ridiculous Car?

By: capeplates

capeplates — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:38:15 +0000

If this car was US built it would be hailed a masterpiece. Just because Johnny foreigner comes up with a radical idea that puts it way ahead of the US industry there is always an immediate reaction to condemn it. Jealousy is an awful handicap to bear!

By: BTEFan

BTEFan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:10:02 +0000

Wow. That is odd.

By: Morven

Morven — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:26:35 +0000

That thing looks like someone blew up a Z3 with a foot pump and drew on a RR grille. Ugh. I don’t think I’d drive that if someone gave it to me.

By: philipwitak

philipwitak — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:19:12 +0000

leno’s got more money than good taste. or more ego than he really needs. or both.

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:58:55 +0000

It vaguely looks like the Batmobile in the 1990’s animated series.

http://www.batmobilehistory.com/1992-batmobile.php

I wonder if it has the turbo afterburners!

By: J.on

J.on — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:46:56 +0000

I might not recall the following anecdote with perfect accuracy, so feel free to correct me:

A few decades ago a custom coach builder (those name escapes me) took a RR frame and built a body around it that used a very curved and stylized version of the traditional RR grille. RR was so infuriated that the grille designed was modified in such a manner that they tried, but without avail to purchase the car, so that they may erase it from existence.

After looking at this new one-off convertible, I cannot but think that BMW has finally put the last nail in the coffin of what was once undeniably one of the trade marks of Rolls Royce design.

By: USAFMech

USAFMech — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:49:06 +0000

Maybe I like the ridiculousness, but I’d roll it all day long.

By: beetlebug

beetlebug — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:17:26 +0000

Really, it looks like something from the old Supermarionation show “Thunderbirds”. I had an old Corgi or Dinky car from that show this reminds me of.

By: SherbornSean

SherbornSean — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:14:21 +0000

BuzzDog,
I think the fabric roof is to save weight.

Or maybe, it isn’t a convertible at all, but has one of those vinyl roofs that were so popular with the old-timers in the 70’s.

Bottom line: this is an atrocity that destroys the Pininfarina name.

By: amac

amac — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:09:36 +0000

“Look at me. LOOK AT ME!”

By: BuzzDog

BuzzDog — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:51:26 +0000

Now that retractable hardtops are so common in luxury convertibles (and more than a few near-luxury ones, as well), is there actually still a market for cars at this price point with a fabric roof?!?

And I mean a market, not a handful of people with money to burn…

By: kars

kars — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:22:52 +0000

it should be burned at the stake

By: KeithBates

KeithBates — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:01:12 +0000

Nope, it don’t matter how long I look at it, it is truly ugly…

Kinda like a fat chick on a moped ugly… you don’t want your friends
to see you with either…

SteveKBLeitch

By: bjcpdx

bjcpdx — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:34:39 +0000

Mr. Niedermeyer beat me to it. The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this car was a ridiculous thing called the Milan convertible which was based on the first generation Cadillac Seville. The pictures linked above appear to be of something similar called the Grandeur which had the elongated hood with the fake sidemounts as well. Both of these and this RR abomination have oddly scrunched-up proportions where the rear seat should have been. This sort of thing looks even worse with the top up.

By: Dynamic88

Dynamic88 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:53:35 +0000

Is this the reason Pininfarina died last week?

He died in a traffic accident while riding his Vespa. But maybe there was something karmic about it.

By: SherbornSean

SherbornSean — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:42:37 +0000

Is this the reason Pininfarina died last week?

By: argentla

argentla — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:26:00 +0000

I’m with David Holzman here. It’s not to my taste, but I actually find it a little less tacky than the R-R Phantom Drop-Head on which it’s based. (Admittedly, that’s setting the bar down around ankle level, but still.)

By: RoweAS

RoweAS — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:19:52 +0000

I don’t find it so much ridiculous as just sad. Very very sad

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:17 +0000

It’s a little gaudy, but “the most ridiculous…”???! I can’t get excited about it in that way

By: The Luigiian

The Luigiian — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:03:53 +0000

@cwallace:

I don’t see the resemblance at all.

This is the Ambiguously Gay Duo car. It is flesh-colored, not blue. The cockpit in the Ambiguously Gay Duo’s car is at the back. It has chrome bumpers, whereas these ones are body-colored. It can shoot lasers. This car cannot.

Edit: Oh God, I just realized I typed “cockpit” to describe a part of a phallusmobile. I’m sorry, Robert, this forum-type place has become a pit of wretchedness and evil. I am so, so sorry.

By: TexasAg03

TexasAg03 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:47:45 +0000

This looks like the phallus the Ambiguously Gay Duo drove on Saturday Night Live.

That’s what I first thought. I could see Ace and Gary jumping out of it.

It also looks a bit like the car in “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”.

By: Andy D

Andy D — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:45:11 +0000

Meh, another fugly Rolls Royce. I have never seen a truly good looking one.

By: Cyril Sneer

Cyril Sneer — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:44:10 +0000

Certainly not my cup o’ tea, but how is that any more ridiculous than any Rolls, or many other cars?

Surely not more ridiculous that the H2, the SSR … I could go on…

…and I will:

- anything made by the reincarnated Stutz Motorcar of America; see http://www.madle.org/estutz.htm

Just one sample:
http://www.madle.org/bh78jf06.jpg

- Corvette 789; http://horsepowersports.com/corvette-789/

Sample:
http://horsepowersports.com/images/corvette789b.jpg

By: Johnster

Johnster — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:26:16 +0000

This looks more like something Cruella DeVille would drive. The Ambiguously Gay Duo would be more likely to drive a Maybach Exelero Coupe and that would have to be world’s most ridiculous car.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/precast-maybachs-pearl-jam-alfa-redux-redux-porsche-mule/

By: Paul Niedermeyer

Paul Niedermeyer — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:19:27 +0000

Just an update of this:

http://www.car-nection.com/yann/DBas_drm/1978/78svlpr3.jpg

or this:

http://www.camera-crafts.com/Dc4×0300-B9.jpg