One thing you guys are all forgetting as you lambast the cars like the Chevette; they were in response to Toyota and Nissan gaining a significant market share after the late 70s fuel crisis. Those econoboxes were just whipped together quick to get american made vehicles on the market that could compete with Japanese brands in the mileage department. They surely weren't pretty, but they were only supposed to be a stop gap measure until better stuff could come out of the design shops.
We had a Chevette when I was growing up. I took my drivers test in it. Parallel Parking was so easy....
Have you guys seen todays Chevy Spark? Yuck!
