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skunkwerks 02-13-2026 12:55 PM

Is this Fugly or am I color blind
 
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Wow. What else can I say. Post any more ugly that you have seen. This one is very hurtful to my eyes.

72projectbird 02-13-2026 02:32 PM

I cant get into early noses on later cars. So from that standpoint, fugly.

I dig the color though, and if the interior was all red, not just the seat, it would look 100x better.

vertigto 02-13-2026 02:34 PM

Really like the paint. Not crazy about the contrasting seat color (if that's what you mean), but that's a pretty simple fix.

I've seen much worse and I'm sure someone will post one.

srmmmm 02-13-2026 02:59 PM

I guess if you can't find blue,
Then red will do.

Easy to fix. The nose change is okay with me, but I'm partial to the 70-73.

Scarebird 02-13-2026 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72projectbird (Post 6603863)
I cant get into early noses on later cars. So from that standpoint, fugly...

I agree, though am biased as I find the 79-81's horrible: square ends on round, sculpted bodies. Changing the rear is quite a bit of work, though not as much as I first thought.

Scarebird 02-13-2026 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72projectbird (Post 6603863)
I cant get into early noses on later cars. So from that standpoint, fugly...

I agree, though am biased as I find the 79-81's horrible: square ends on round, sculpted bodies. Changing the rear is quite a bit of work, though not as much as I first thought.

Region Warrior 02-13-2026 06:26 PM

I had worse...

Region Warrior 02-13-2026 06:28 PM

Still do.

jerry455 02-13-2026 06:34 PM

I don't hate it. I like the 79-81 back ends and those fronts are awesome too. It would be better with the early back window and what has already been said about the seats.

JSuchma 02-13-2026 11:37 PM

I would say that is definitely a mutt!

burd 02-14-2026 10:03 AM

Make the early nose Disco. Lmao. Shoulda put 8” ers and BFG’s on fir the whole experience.

Bills Auto Works 02-14-2026 11:42 AM

Love the color!

Putting red seats in a blue car screams "I ran out of money & couldn't get my seats recovered" to me. I have no complaints about the body mods as that is one of the great things in our hobby..... Do It The Way You Like It!

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...closed.614419/

Steve C. 02-14-2026 12:20 PM

"Putting red seats in a blue car screams "I ran out of money & couldn't get my seats recovered" to me."

Sort of related....

There is a local car collector that has a 1970 Pontiac Trans Am in Lucerne Blue with a red factory installed interior. Exceptionally rare, likely custom-ordered combination.

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72projectbird 02-14-2026 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve C. (Post 6604009)
"Putting red seats in a blue car screams "I ran out of money & couldn't get my seats recovered" to me."

Sort of related....

There is a local car collector that has a 1970 Pontiac Trans Am in Lucerne Blue with a red factory installed interior. Exceptionally rare, likely custom-ordered combination.

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I have my 71 stripped down right now. It was white on black, but now it'll be a custom blue on red.

71GP76TA 02-14-2026 01:06 PM

Black and blue spray painted door panels. Dash bezel with no rings. Console cut out for power windows. Car is a cobbled together POS. Scabbed together with whatever junk they had laying around.

PAUL K 02-14-2026 03:57 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.... I've certainly seen worse

VCho455 02-14-2026 05:48 PM

Fugly no. In bad taste, most folks would agree. But for all we know this is a divorce forced sale of an unfinished project.

importsmasher 02-14-2026 11:51 PM

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My 73 Formula is Admiralty Blue with an Oxblood interior. I think the combination looks cool.

Steve C. 02-15-2026 12:17 PM

From the internet.....

"A 1973 Pontiac Firebird Formula in blue with an Oxblood (red/maroon) interior is a rare, desirable combination for the second-generation F-body"

"The 1973 Firebird had the fewest choices of interior colors in the entire second generation run. Gone was the green or blue interior option" (see note)

( source- upper right hand corner here : https://www.tran-zam.com/fhistory/1973Interior.aspx )

Edit: To add above note
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johnta1 02-15-2026 12:26 PM

But, you could get Red, Blue or Orange carpet with them!


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