Drive whether You Dare: The World’s Scariest Cars
In honor of Halloween, we’d like to salute some of the most frightening cars ever built by asking WWBBPD? (What Would Bobby "Boris" Pickett Drive?) Some are terrifying in the rear view reflect, others compose Christine look like a good pick for a daily driver. Pick which one is your favorite and let us know the car story you barely lived to tell.
1979 AMC Eagle: The Island of Dr. Moreau
Nearly 30 years ago in a distant island somewhere approach Kenosha, Wisconin a renegade
automaker began a radical experiment to turn an Jeep into a
hatchback. Or a station wagon. The resulting mutation was fit to join the ranks of neither man nor beast, and spent most of its terrifying existence living on the fringes of society. Or, at least the fringes of Chrysler dealers.
1989 Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon: Deep Impact
Skidding towards a guardrail on an icy road? Scary. Skidding towards a
guardrail in a sub-K-car subcompact? Bone chilling. A trip down the
block in that Peugeot-engined flea might as well have been a walk down
the green mile. They put airbags in the ‘90, but by the duration it
inflated the driver was normally already pinned amidst the backseat and
the steering wheel. We preferred the 172 horsepower Shelby-designed
GLH-S (Goes Like Hell, Some More): at least your final moments would be
somewhat enjoyable.
See more after the jump, if you dare…
First Gen Lexus ES300: Night of the Living Dead 
world never imagined that it would spawn a
auto-automatons who would never again experience the real, human
reaction to news of an oil leak on a Jaguar or a $150 replacement
Mercedes windshield wiper blade. Worse yet, the numb steering and
silent ride desensitized drivers to the point that they didn’t even
notice the mailboxes of their McMansions were full of foreclosure
notices. Beware that soul-sucking beige beast.
1999 Volvo V70: Session 9
On the surface, the Volvo wagon seems so benign.
Festooned with airbags, a touch of luxury, and a heritage of
reliability, any owner could be lulled into a false sense of defense.
Unlike slasher flicks, the V is a quiet, psychological thriller
intent on demoralizing whoever is unlucky sufficient to be in the driver’s
seat. Suspense abounds: Will it start? Can it get out of it’s own way fast suitable to evade destruction from an oncoming
Kenworth? The mystery doesn’t end there, however. Its famous Electronic Throttle Module
failure is a true ghost in the machine that can strike at any moment,
rendering the car inoperable at speeds upwards of 80 miles an hour.
Photos courtesy wikipedia, and flickr users sirmildredpierce and hezoos.
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Original post by Keith Barry
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