These Are the Vintage Cars You Think Aged the Worst

Photo: Stutz

“Here’s a more obscure choice, but still a valid one: The Stutz Blackhawk.

“This monstrosity of mis-matched concepts and ideas was THE elite car to buy in the 70s for some reason. Horrible 70s Box coupe, with giant gas-guzzling V8s with no power. Then let’s just slap some weird sharp angles and side pipes on it, because why not?

“How elite was this abomination upon the eyeballs?

“Elvis bought the first one. And, he wasn’t the only one to jump on the bandwagon to buy these (Adjusted for inflation) $150,000 crap-boxes. Here’s a few other people you may have heard of: Lucille Ball (who got her 1971 Blackhawk as a gift from her husband Gary Morton with a dash plaque saying I Love Lucy – Gary), Sammy Davis Jr. (who owned two 1972, one for himself and one for his wife), Dean Martin (who owned three and crashed his 1972 Blackhawk with vanity plate DRUNKY), Robert Goulet, Evel Knievel, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Cash, Erik Estrada, Jerry Lewis, Liberace, Willie Nelson, Isaac Hayes, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Tom Jones, Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Al Pacino, Wayne Newton, Barry White, and H.B. Halicki.

“The Shah of Iran reportedly owned twelve of them.”

Made between 1971 and 1987, the Stutz Blackhawk never made it to the UK, so this is the first time I’ve ever seen one. And oh my, does it look like a hot mess of automotive design!

Suggested by: Knyte