​Moto Metal Wheels Won't Improve These Cars

We spend a fair amount of time here jokingly poking fun at cars like the Elantra, Regal and Mini Cooper. But in reality, there is nothing wrong with these cars. It’s just we like to skewer them a bit because we are into truck and truck wheels and that is just what guys with trucks do, they poke fun at the little guy. It’s one of the ways we justify our existence.

The fact of the matter is that if you were to take a look through the history of cars, you can find several that really deserve to be made a mockery of. This is because in the history of the motorized vehicle, there have been many stinkers built to be sure.

These are cars that are so bad that even sprucing them up with a fancy paint job and a great set of Moto Metal wheels wouldn't do any good. BB Wheels proudly presents our list of the worst vehicles produced throughout the years.

The Yugo

Let’s be honest here, nobody expected great things from the Yugo when it made its way to the United States from communist-lead Yugoslavia. We just thought it could be a nice little affordable car.

If you were one of the many Americans who ponied up for this car, we feel sorry for you.

Not only was the entire electrical system prone to failure, the engines were as well. And when you first set eyes on it, you are struck by a little bit of sadness. Perhaps it is because everything on it is made of cheap plastic. Maybe it’s that the entire dashboard and center console in one single mold. Maybe it is because when you pop open the hood, you will find that the engine shares the space with a spare tire, and the spare tire is bigger.

To be fair, a 55 horsepower engine isn’t going to be that big.

Ford Pinto

The Ford Pinto was a subcompact car sold in the 1970s. Over three million of these were sold over a 10 year period, making them the biggest selling subcompact in the United States.

In all fairness, the Pinto was a deal for the price, you got a decent car for little money. The problem was the fact that if you were rear-ended, you could literally burn to death. Because of a flaw in the fuel filler neck, a rear end collision could result in a fuel spill and fire.

To make matters worse, engineers at Ford Motor Company knew about the flaw, but the powers that be were too cheap to dole out the money to get it fixed, which was about $11 per car.

Chevy Vega

The Chevy Vega was a compact sports car that sold well and received Motor Trend’s Car of the Year in 1971. And then the bodies turned to rust, the engines started on fire and the recalls kept mounting. Things would just go downhill from there.

These cars were such a pile of junk that is was not uncommon for them to start burning oil at 50,000 miles. They had a reverse-hinged hood that would smash through the windshield in head-on collisions. The Vega was a low-quality car with rattles and shakes and just a terrible ride. The Vega was also the reason many Americans would turn to high-quality, reliable Japanese automobiles in the 1970s.

Ford Mustang II

The original Ford Mustang was cool, sporty, well-built and an honor to own and drive. The Ford Mustang II was garbage and shared the same lousy gas tank design as the Ford Pinto, the one that turned minor collisions into stunt car explosions.

Chevy Chevette

The Chevy Chevette looks to be a cross between a Gremlin and a Pinto. If you can imagine how ugly that is. It was released in 1976 and was hated by anyone with a sense of decent taste. It is widely viewed as one of the ugliest and unloved cars to ever roll off the assembly line. This is a car that is best left forgotten.

These cars are so bad, even a set of new wheels can’t help them. But your truck will look noticeably better with new wheels. Shop BB Wheels for great deals.