I need the world's ugliest running/driving car.

I want the ugliest bastard of a car I can find for a couple hundred dollars. Apparently in my county you cannot have a non-running car outside on your property, even if it is registered and insured. So, I want to have a perfectly legal, terrible looking pile of junk to park in my front yard to piss off the county building inspector. I don't want to drive too far to pick it up though.

Thanks.

 

Man that rules, If I had such a car I would donate it to the cause and even help to get it to you.

Someone outta have something for ya. Keep all of us posted.

 

any car built since 1980 should fill the order.

 

The local paper should have some sort of $500 or less POS.

 

have you ever seen what a group of high school students can do with a couple of baseball bats at a 25cents a shot. They can take even a normal car and make it pretty for you. If you were to take something that is cheap, you can doctor it yourself. I took a cutoff wheel to a truck top to make it convertible one hot day in july. course I didnt have much in it, but I had alot of fun with it for about 2 years. I was known as the convertible truck guy. Boy was it a mess but it was fun, not a clean panel on it, came from a ostrich farm. I would even make special trips into town with it, and partk it where the guy can see it during lunch. dusty

 

OH and dont forgt to stop at the hardware store to get some ugly scheamed paint colors to add some ridicullas stripes or something obnoxious, REAL EYESORE STUFF, even glue a barbie doll to the hood or something

 

Hey how about using sheet metal screws to put something elses fenders or decorations on something else THAT DONT FIT. NO smooth lines, real choppy, torn, dont suppose there is a law about the trunk lid missing or modfied? you can get real imaginative here.

 

Is mud a good color for trips to town? I dont think there are any aromatic laws on the books either. Could be fun hauling silage or manure to town for lunch.

 

It is obvious that you are a car lover and a very thoughtful and caring person that only wants to give a good home to a disadvantaged vehicle. I wish you the best of luck in your finding just the right car to satisfy the local yokel so that he will be happy. This will be a great statement on bureaucratic bullshit while fighting the good fight. It seems that too many good men have checked out and have given in to the morons that write our laws. Give em hell!!!

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184508

$500.00; and you could even make it kinda cool after you pissed everybody off (or part it out for way more than the purchase price).

 

Are you sure you want to tug on Superman's cape?

 

Hell yes, I've even pissed into the wind!

 

You need a demolition derby car that will still go - after the derby - put a windshield back in it, put some tractor headlights on top of the hood, do the same for taillights, and you should be in business.

 

It's a matter of principle. My '57 Studebaker wagon is registered and plated, but I have the engine out of it for the moment. I don't see why the lack of an engine should matter to them.

I've had the car for about 4 years, and it has been parked in the same spot the entire time, and it was rarely ever driven. It has always been on the side of my garage, not visible from the road, and always covered. I pulled the engine out about 6 months ago to put into my T sedan, so the non-operable condition is relatively new. I did let the registration lapse, since I never drive it, and it was fine like that for about a year. Then, it was tagged as "abandoned" underneath the car cover where it couldn't be seen, and I didn't notice the tag for about a month. When I finally noticed it, I soon got busy with other things and totally spaced on getting it tagged, and they towed it off. So, $80 for towing and $70 for tags later, I had it happily at home. I still think it was a jerk thing to tow it since it was always covered and out of the way, but I wasn't too upset since I did forget to tag it. No big deal, my fault, lesson learned.

Then, a few weeks later, I go out to find a warning sticker on my car again. Come on, the Government has it's money, what does it hurt if I don't have it running? A few days later, the official pulled into my neighbor's drive while I'm at work, spoke to him with a very bad attitude, and said it better be in the garage or it's getting towed the next day.

What difference does it make if I rarely drive it or if it's non-functioning? It's not an eyesore, it's covered. Should people that have a second car have their possessions towed off just because it's never moved except when needed?

So, that is the point I am at right now. The neighbor has let me put the car in his barn while I finish my T, so that's okay for now. Now, I want to make a point by parking a godawful but legal display in my front yard. I don't plan on living in this county forever, so I don't mind upsetting some officials.

Am I wrong?

 

i got the same warning on my beautifully patina'd pontiac, so my 62's been outside at my dad's since early last year. at least my new garage is almost ready...

there'll be plenty of spooning room out there for you guys, the xmas party's not too far away!

 

hmm. I was thinkin 73

 

Super, I'm totally looking forward to spoonapalooza.


When did my Want ad get bumped to the main board? Odd.

 

Someone actually came onto YOUR property and towed away YOUR car while you weren't there?!?!?!?! I would think a good lawyer could find all kinds of things wrong with that? I thought Jersey was F***ked up with some of their regulations, but they haven't come up with this one.............yet. I wish I had a nasty vehicle I could send you just to piss them off!

 

I think you need to find out who turned you in first. Then, go to a towing yard auction and get a cheap, beatup, but driveable vehicle and really "customize" it; you know, make it like a clown car and put several maniquin "CLOWNS" in it with name tags- MAYOR, CODE OFFICER-CITY PLANNER- you get the idea. Then drive them around town making stops at city hall, the local paper, the police department, don't forget the schools- kids gotta learn too. Take them to the local cruise spots and hit all the sporting events and town functions. Hand out flyers why you're doing this. I'll bet most folks would be on your side. And they thought your old car was an "eyesore". They'll either back off or make up an ordinance for clown cars.

 

i think id get some sonotube and pour a nice big concrete post and chain it to that see how far the thieven sob's get with it then

 

Along with that ugly ass car you should put up an ugly ass fence around the stude. Have no visible means of entry and really make that government snob work to slap the sticker on.

 

two words Renault LeCar. Ugliest car on the planet, plus if you actually want to drive it you get like 64 miles to the gallon. With you driving it, it would be an official sex machine.

 

agreed..

le car it is..

I'll find one for you..

 

It all sounds really good...
In addition, I would raise holy hell at the next county meeting: "I'm restoring a collector vehicle, and they towed it! I was in the middle of rebuilding the engine and transmission--a perfectly normal procedure when restoring a vehicle--and a government functionary trespassed onto my property and confiscated my legally taged and insured vehicle because he arbitrarily deemed it abaondoned!"
And call the newspaper...if you have a small town paper, call them and speak to the editor. Don't write in a "pissed off victim/problem neighbor" letter to the editor. Call the paper and let them send out a professional to do a story on it.
And call the nearest local TV station, and just let them know that you feel you've been completely wronged with this, it's cost you a bunch of time and money to straighten this out, etc.
PLAY THE VICTIM CARD! Just a hard-working schlub who's restoring a car and getting shit on by the man.
And when they come to talk with you and take pictures, dress nice. And make sure the place is cleaned up. REALLY play up that you're the victim.

And, just for good measure, put a 6-foot chain link fence "paddock" on the side of your garage where the car was parked, with a big honkin' lock on it, and park the car back where it belongs! Let them come onto your property and cut a paddlock to seize your personal property with no trial. Find a really mean dog to chain to the outside of the fence if you don't mind being stuck with the dog. Now they have to get past a big, barking dog and cut a lock to remove a vehicle you're restoring!

Just don't piss off your neighbors too bad--the one sounds like a good guy if he's helping you out. Let him in on it--tell him it isn't permanent, but you need to make the point.

-Brad

 

just dont pull the mask off the Lone Ranger

 

The clown car has got to be the best. Especially if it is mobile and makes it to all of the town functions. I like it a LOT.

 

Fuckin' hell... and people complain about California!

 

http://terrahaute.craigslist.org/car/413109658.html

http://terrahaute.craigslist.org/car/398109607.html

http://terrahaute.craigslist.org/car/385857828.html

But I would just put a non running car around a tree so the tree comes up through the middle of the roof and spray paint your address on the side.

 

Read his second reply again sweetie. Car was not legally tagged. I really don't think the media/general public is going to be sympathic in this case.

 

Go ahead do it, It'll do wonders for your curb appeal and overall property value of your neighborhood. With an attitude like yours toward shitting up your neighborhood you probably rent and don't give a shit. Seriously why would you want to trash up the place you live? Do all your neighbors deserve it? Every single one?