Hooniverse Asks- What's The Most Evil Looking Production Car?

By Robert Emslie Jul 21, 2010


All cars have a face, some of them cheery, some morose. And then there’s the ones that, when you see them parked at the curb, cause you to cross yourself – even though you’re not Catholic – and move to the other side of the street before you pass. Those are the ones we’re interested in today.

Yesterday we had a post about a GNX-powered Lotus, a car that while wearing a coat of black, looked as sinister and ominous as that guy who keeps coming around and asking you when you’re going to get the money. Much of the weight of the ominous character that Esprit carried was due to its paint, which was the shade of a shark’s soulless eyes.
Other cars express evil incarnate through the subtle turn of a grille, or a slant of a headlamp lens. Some require only the low plaintive rumble of their exhaust to instill terror into the hearts of all within earshot. Those cars are the best because they can even scare the blind. But why would you want a car, the mere visage of which could drive weak men crazy and wild women to do things their mothers warned would ensure a place in the hotter realms of the nether world? Well for one thing, the bragging rights. You get an evil car, and the next time you’re at TGI-Friday’s with your buds, and one of them starts bragging about how hot his girlfriend is, you can easily top that by telling them that your car is so evil looking it makes nuns pee themselves. It’s so evil your license plate is BNLADN. It’s so evil that Dick Cheney called to borrow it. That’s evil. And that’s some good bragging rights right there.
But the question remains, what car would that be? Which one would drive dog’s tails between their legs and cats to express a mildly lower level of disinterest? What do you think is the most evil-looking production car?
Image sources: [DavePearson via Flickr, Pistonheads.com]

59 thoughts on “Hooniverse Asks- What's The Most Evil Looking Production Car?”
  1. 1965 Lincoln Continental sedan in black.
    No other car (with the possible exception of the Mercedes 600) is so quietly sinister. People in this car want luxury but they don't want to attract too much attention. Having one of these following you around meant that you were in for some serious trouble. These cars meant:
    1. The Mafia;
    2. A big and malevolent corporation; or,
    3. A government agency that does not have to worry about funding or congressional oversight.
    <img src="http://i.pbase.com/o4/44/575544/1/65554931.HpRzCLa2.1965LincolnContinentalG.jpg"&gt;

  2. Actually, it's the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640.
    Look, it's going to eat the poor 500!
    <img src=http://submiturpics.com/images/6durhx6e818qisgdm27.jpg>

  3. Yes, but the Sprite in the lead photo has the creepy clown thing down even better.

  4. I always think of the Lancia Stratos as the meanest looking car, but I'm not sure if it qualifies as evil.

  5. Sorry smalleyxb122. I didn't pay close enough attention to the posts to see that you already posted a 59 Buick.

  6. Lamborghini Diablo. In black. Named after a fighting bull (that won) who was named after the evil one himself. It makes a sound that sends chills down your spine and the maintenance costs make ownership a special sort of hell. Also, it is believed Satan himself uses one as a company car and is the only being to have managed any modicum of reliability.

  7. They strike me as a buck-toothed beaver. And in red it looks like it went so fast the skin has been blown off it's face and your left looking at a bloody mess.

  8. Yeah, I agree the '65 Continental and '67 Eldo both look ominous, but for me the embodiment of evil is any Cadillac of about that same vintage, but slightly beat up. No wheel covers, some surface rust, sagging springs, loud mufflers. Driving slow, late at night down a poorly lit, empty, wet street. Maybe only one headlight working. Man, I'd run.

  9. Wow. +14 points on a post without any replies. Is that a new record? I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that was an out-of-the-park response.

  10. Interesting trivia: the plane featured in that movie was the prototype VariViggen, and was flown by Burt Rutan himself.

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