The Fast Lane Car crew takes on a deliberately provocative question: what are the ten worst American cars of the last forty years? Hosts Emme, Roman, and Nathan make their picks, defend them, and cheerfully disagree with each other along the way. Some choices are obvious; others are guaranteed to have you shouting at the screen. See whether your least-favorite Detroit misfire made the cut.
Every enthusiast has a mental list of cars they wish had never made it out of the design studio, and almost nobody agrees on what belongs on it. That is exactly what makes this list so much fun to argue with. The crew at The Fast Lane Car sat down to name the ten worst American cars of the last forty years, and the moment they started, they knew they were picking a fight. Some of their choices are so obviously deserved that you will nod along without a second thought. Others will have you talking back to your screen, which is precisely the point.
The List Nobody Wants to Be On
Hosts Emme, Roman, and Nathan take turns making their cases, and the disagreements between them are half the entertainment. Naming a bad car is easy; defending why it is worse than someone else’s pick is where it gets spirited. The format keeps things moving, and the banter makes even the predictable entries feel fresh. You do not have to agree with a single choice to enjoy watching them hash it out.
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When Detroit Lost the Plot
The deeper value here is the reminder that American automakers have had some genuinely rough patches. Whether it was cost-cutting, rushed engineering, or chasing a trend that never should have existed, the last four decades produced some real misfires. Revisiting them is oddly instructive, because you can see how each mistake reflected the pressures of its moment. It is automotive history told through its low points.
Why We Still Watch
Lists like this endure because they invite everyone to play along, and your own top ten is probably forming in your head right now. The fun is in the friction between what the hosts chose and what you would have. It is a debate with no correct answer, which is why it never truly ends. Watch the full video and share your thoughts below.
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Chuck Bean
Ha! The old Gem!
John Schober take a look
Had one! A gremlin
Pontiac Aztek,. Chevy Citation.
I knew a guy who had a ford 302 with a 4 speed manual in a Gremlin. And that thing moved.
Why does everyone think the Gremlin was a crappy car? It was the first American sub compact, the only sub compact that could be bought with a factory V8 and didn’t blow up when you hit it in the rear end. Plus can your small block muscle car do this?????? Give the Gremlin and AMC a break…..
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Classy not crapy….11.72 @ 109.7 all day
AMC SHIT BOX
They should add the Ford TBird convertible 2002-2005, pretty to look at total crap …I paid mine off 4 years ago but you’d never know it because it breaks down so religiously it’s just like having a car payment, to this day mine only has 104k miles on it, but I guarantee Ive spent about eight thousand dollars in repairs!
Hence the fix or repair daily
I know but I’ve had three Mustangs and only one had a problem. .the intake manifold blew on it BUT, Ford reimbursed me for the $900 repair. …
I can do that one better. A guy put a 426 hemi dual quads tunnel ram in a Gremlin. He had to sit in the back seat. In a 70 Challenger drag car that engine/car combo was untouchable in this area way………… back in the mid 70s.
I will never forget when my Grandparents went from our home town of Seward Alaska to Anchorage Alaska with their beautiful Dodge Monico Brougham & came home after being talked into buying one of those crappy “K” cars by some scumbag. I was so pissed off. I thought my god that guy was stupid, My Grandparents would have bought a really nice car ? The doors on the piece of shit were like a inch thick is all, I couldn’t believe how cheap this chunk of shit was ?
Had one of these aX with a3.5 rear end it could pop the pins in the rear window with the V8, fun car
John Johns
AMC Gremlin ( pictured )
AMC Pacer
Ford Pinto
Wheelstand champion. .i love gremlins
I thought Vega, & Pinto would be #1 & #2!
the 86-87 chevy nova
I have and I’ve my 1985 citation ll with the iron duke 2.5 efi
I had one of them
And #1 goes to the fox body mustang!
Pacer
I had a Gremlin and that was a fun little car
AMC Matador from the 70s was the ugliest car I’ve ever seen.
Timothy O’Leary