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While the flying car might be within civilization’s grasp today, some crafty California engineers in 1973 attempted to bring the future of personal flying closer. The AVE Mizar was literally a Ford ...

Some cars are forgettable. Others are unforgivable. From bizarre design choices to catastrophic mechanical failures, these ten cars are paradoxically both forgettable and unforgivable.