@SLRSpeedshop: In a very real sense it is selfish; but it's also possible to feel so bad about yourself that you're convinced everyone would be better off without you, and thus you can see yoursuicide as an altruistic act.

@pichou: No-one, unfortunately, possesses a right not to be insulted.

@thinksmall: Please point out where I am in error, but you appear to be suggesting that one needs to do more than read the Koran to know anything about the religion that Lauren Booth just converted to. That overstates the case as I hope you'll admit.

@rachel elizabeth: Sometimes it's productive to be judgmental; in fact sometimes it's a moral imperative.

There's so many I don't know where to start, but I always loved the LUAZ.

@Little Time Bomb: Was that Beverly Hills Courthouse? Because they said exactly the same thing about Northern Ireland.

I'm envious of just about everybody, since my late father was a fan of the Morris Marina. One was a flat blue 1.3, and one was a "luxurious" bronze metallic 1.8 model - no radio, but our first ever car with cloth seats.

@akirachan: I could be wrong, but I think they actually sold a debadged Nissan March for a while.

This is a good thing. An extremely good thing. There are nowhere near enough ugly cars in the world; or at least, there are nowhere near the right sort of ugly cars.

@Stoatmaster is Hedy Lamarr:

It's hideous, illegal and probably uninsurable.

@FiXXXerX: I see your point. Cheers!

I don't really understand all the "well he should have bought a proper car" hate.

@BrtStlnd: Well said.

When I moved to the US from Northern Ireland in '97 I had never even seen a bench seat before. After driving a '99 base Ranger for 10+ years I'm convinced that the bench seat/column gearshift is the true essence of America.

@architecturalize: If that doesn't go into production there is no justice in the world.

@Vavon: That miniature 3 box shape is teh hawtness...

@tonyola: Like a fluffy kitten on wheels. A Teutonic, Marxist kitten on wheels.

I still think they're great looking cars.

Just have to say that, coincidentally, I discovered the Shorpy website earlier this week - it's an incredible and varied glimpse into the past.