Two weeks back, our How & Why Wonder Book of Hooning examined dashboard asymmetry. The next day, in Antti’s profile of the DMC-BX, faithful Hooniverse commenter Sjalabais posted this photo of the ill-fated Bertone-Volvo Tundra of 1979, a car that was never put in production because a few level-headed Swedes couldn’t quite understand the Italian concept that ending up with a car full of random shapes and odd angles was justification for using a bunch of random shapes and odd angles (something the French could totally get into, it turns out). But forget all that. The important thing is that that photo prompted a spontaneous discussion of asymmetrical grilles, and why they aren’t really a thing.
But how much of a thing are they actually not? That is what I’d like you all to answer today. Your hoonatically significant task is to compile a list of all the cars with asymmetrical grilles and/or front facia.
The Caveats (there are always caveats):
- For all those looking for loopholes, I am specifically looking for cars that eschew the typical bilateral, right-left symmetry we’ve come to expect. Asymmetry on a horizontal axis (top to bottom) is a given.
- We’re talking about deliberate asymmetry. Incidental details are excluded.
- We all realize that Volvo’s iconic diagonal slash is, itself, asymmetrical. And now that we have established that, let’s not list every Volvo car and truck ever.
Difficulty: Half a league out and six points off the starboard bow.
How This Works: Read the comments first and don’t post duplicates. Bonus points for adding photos. Remember, you can simply paste in the raw image URL now, thanks to the magic of Disqus.
Image Source: carstyling.ru
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