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Modified cars - Gallery of shame

Modified cars - Gallery of shame

Matt Hubbard
Speedmonkey
September 30, 2012

VW Transporter with full VW approved bodykit. And a binbag on the bonnet Isn't it actually illegal to do that to a TVR? It's erm, a Roll's Sherpa? Which one's the skip? Bentley Contishital Honda F16 special edition Cadillac Esplanade with Lamborghini doors Vectra Nurburgring special edition How somebody could do that escapes us This 106 appears to have two buckets attached to the rear Nissan Maxima Mercedes special edition hybrid Corsa with special bodykit and hand painted sprayjob The Corsa in more glorious detail This Polo has a special front spoiler That 206's wing must produce 600kg of downforce at least Honda Stream with fetching accessories Cayenne's are ugly enough. This one has special uglier bits This MR2's air intake seems designed to ingest water Cora with lovely blue and yellow touches That spoiler produces additional upforce A Punto with interesting doors This is, or was, a Lada 1500s Erm... A Chrysler LeBaron with optional outboard motor Prodrive Skoda WRC

A tastefully modified car can, sometimes, be an improvement on the original model. Those that work well are usually factory fitted options that complement the existing lines of the car in order to sculpt it into a more pleasing, and sometimes aerodynamically efficient, shape.

But those that do not work well are often the result of an internet purchase plus some enthusiastic, but unskilled, crafting by hands unused to such delicate matters and minds intent on creating an 'individual' car. The results can be described as individual but also as awful, hideous and downright ugly.

So we bring to you our gallery of botch-jobs and cack-handed attempts at individuality that are only individual because no-one else would want one in their drive.

Beware - you cannot unsee what you are about to see. These are not for the faint hearted.