Hooniverse Asks- What Car Has The Angriest Face?

Robert Emslie

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We humans tend to anthropomorphize our possessions – extending even to our cars – and we even assign them personalities.  As such, we look at the physical features, the hips of an E-Type say, and equate that to those of a person, oh say Kim Kardashian. And most every car has a face, what with the headlights mimicking eyes, grille a mouth, and perhaps the under-bumper valance approximating a soul patch.
When it comes to expression of emotion, many cars project ambiguous facades, while others put on the continence of a comforting friend. Those are cars that make you happy when you see them, and they let everyone else on the road know that you are probably not going to contest them over that space in traffic, or the last spot in the parking lot, so pleasant a demeanor  they present.
But what if you’re not so nice, and you want your car to project an air of malevolence? Obviously, a happy car just would not do. In that case, you’d want something with a face that perhaps frightens children, and causes old ladies to cross themselves when they see it. But what would that be? What car do you think gives off that look of anger, that image of indignation, what car has the angriest face?
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48 responses to “Hooniverse Asks- What Car Has The Angriest Face?”

  1. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    1959 Buick
    <img src="http://www.electra225.com/owners/Brian-Laurance-59/SM-TOP-59buick.jpg&quot; width="600">
    Tell me that doesn't want to eat your children

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    1. RichardKopf Avatar
      RichardKopf

      Matt wins the internets.

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  2. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    <img src="http://www.orangeshow.org/tpeople/wwwOrangeShow4.1/eschipul/photos/1823/art%20cars%202010%20by%20eschipul-75-m.jpg"&gt;

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  3. $kaycog Avatar
    $kaycog

    This '49 Lincoln looks a little angry to me. I don't know why, as I think she's very lovely and a beautiful color.
    <img src="http://www.brewtowncruisers.com/49front.jpg"width="500"/&gt;

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  4. Ryans92L Avatar
    Ryans92L

    Ferrari FF totally has the angriest face…
    <img src="http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpapers/albums/Ferrari/FF-2012/Ferrari-FF-2012-widescreen-03.jpg&quot; width=500>
    Then again it might just be angry about how poorly Ferrari designed its face…

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  5. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    <img src="http://www.2dayblog.com/images/2007/december/phantoms_car.jpg"&gt;

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  6. buzzboy7 Avatar
    buzzboy7

    I've always thought those looked like angry eyebrows
    <img src="http://www.cjacc.com/allcars/Matches/Plymouth_Fury_1969.jpg"&gt;

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    1. Black Steelies Avatar
      Black Steelies

      With horns too!

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  7. west_coaster Avatar
    west_coaster

    If I knew how to post photos, you would have loved my suggestion!
    (Sorry…kind of new here. Jumped ship from other site that went from hero to zero last week.)

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    1. tonyola Avatar
      tonyola

      The Hooniverse page has a limited amount of width no matter how big your monitor is. A large picture will result in ugly scrollbars. I suggest that picture widths be limited to around 500 max.
      As for linking, Wiki and blog sites usually have no problems. I also suggest using the "Open image in new tab/window" option on your browser.

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    2. Age_of_Aerostar Avatar
      Age_of_Aerostar

      This might help too:
      http://hooniverse.info/2010/08/03/how-to-embed-ima…

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  8. BroJunk Avatar
    BroJunk

    Pretty sure it's mainly the lighting, but the 1958 Plymouth Fury:
    <img src="http://freewordpressthemes.net/cars/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1958-Plymouth-Fury.jpg"&gt;

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  9. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    <img src="http://blog.motorists.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rear-view-mirror-police.jpg"&gt;

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    1. Matt Avatar
      Matt

      I think that just causes anger.

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  10. BlackfootFlash Avatar
    BlackfootFlash

    For pure fury, I've gotta go with the 458.
    <img class="size-full wp-image-122 aligncenter" title="Ferrari-458-Italia" src="http://autocars17.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Ferrari-458-Italia.jpg&quot; alt="" width="472" height="349">

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  11. Froggmann_ Avatar
    Froggmann_

    Nothing says, "I'm gonna eat you!" like a good ol' 1972 F-series truck:
    <img src="http://imcdb.org/images/054/970.jpg&quot; /img>

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    1. P161911 Avatar
      P161911

      Clark Griswold and this 1963 Dodge D-200 might disagree.
      <img src="http://imcdb.org/i028854.jpg&quot; width="500/">

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  12. tonyola Avatar
    tonyola

    You'd be angry too if you had to wear a retainer all the time. 1959 Dodge.
    <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3294425776_9855e00bdf_z.jpg&quot; width=500>

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    1. rt_pittman Avatar
      rt_pittman

      When they get old, they're even meaner!
      <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5430191920_9c56ef0db2.jpg&quot; width="369" height="228" alt="dodge_59_3" />

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  13. engineerd Avatar
    engineerd

    My first thought was the Reventon
    <img width=500 src="http://www.lamborghinihouston.com/images/Lamborghini/Reventon/753_H579/full/Lamborghini_Reventon_1.jpg"&gt;
    Image from Lamborghini Houston

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  14. JeepyJayhawk Avatar
    JeepyJayhawk

    Ahem… <img src=http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRyWwUZEeSnHatYJZs2_It4JE4UH8eFjDoec8NulwE6LWQfHLie>

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  15. salguod Avatar
    salguod

    I'll nominate my 1960 T'bird, although I think that Buick above is angrier:
    <img src="http://www.salguod.net/gallery/1960_thunderbird_convertible/P1110640-photo.jpg&quot; width=500>
    Personally, I think the late 70's Impala is pretty angry, especially with the grille blacked out:
    <img src="http://www.theautolog.com/uploads/zmiller13/5480/1979-Chevrolet-Impala-4587.jpg&quot; width=500>

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  16. tonyola Avatar
    tonyola

    1981 Chevy Truck. It also makes tons of julienne fries!
    <img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/20p7eyq.jpg&quot; width=500>

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    1. raphaelinberlin Avatar
      raphaelinberlin

      RAAAAAAAAAAAAR

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  17. Jim Brennan Avatar
    Jim Brennan

    The 1970 Dodge Coronet. A one year only angry face…
    <img src="http://image.automotive.com/f/featuredvehicles/10271781+pheader/mopp_0804_01_z+1970_dodge_coronet+front_view.jpg&quot; alt="" />

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  18. Jim Brennan Avatar
    Jim Brennan

    1970 Dodge Polara…. Another Mopar Angry Face….
    <img src="http://imcdb.org/i206254.jpg&quot; alt="" />

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  19. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    Isuzu VehiCROSS, it even has fangs. I can't decide if it is angry or just dorky.
    <img src="http://www.carster.com/car-pictures/2000/isuzu/vehicross/2000-Isuzu-VehiCROSS-120654512470-2-l.jpg"width=500&gt;

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  20. tiberiusẅisë Avatar
    tiberiusẅisë

    Since the cat is already out of the bag on custom cars, I humbly submit:
    <img src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3obPa45DVWNLp3DTcHOeva_dlVn5JdyclMz5QsvZoZ_8vdQam&quot; width="500">

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  21. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    The new Charger is up there…
    <img src="http://www.dodge.com/shared/2011/charger/gallery/images/ext/11_d_chr_photo_ext_01.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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  22. Black Steelies Avatar
    Black Steelies

    Certainly nothing angrier than a Windstar. It's probably just self loathing.
    <img src="http://images03.olx.com/ui/1/56/06/4595006_1.jpg"&gt;

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    1. tonyola Avatar
      tonyola

      Sometimes the Windstar got angry and pouty.
      <img src="http://cdn.getauto.com/photos/3/160463/1c/2FMDA51U1WBA97869-1c.jpg&quot; width=400>

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  23. ZomBee Racer Avatar
    ZomBee Racer

    Huh… I just took a break from watching THIS movie to check-in with the 'Verse.
    /GET OUT OF MY HEAD.
    <img src="http://www.imcdb.org/i014167.jpg&quot; width= "500" />

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    1. BlackIce_GTS Avatar
      BlackIce_GTS

      You get out of my head. I was thinking about that car when I woke up, and had that page open in another tab already.

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  24. logume1881 Avatar
    logume1881

    61 Belvedere, all the way. As featured in Hot Rods to Hell.
    <img src="http://imcdb.org/i120130.jpg"width=500&gt;

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  25. Rust-MyEnemy Avatar
    Rust-MyEnemy

    Hey, we forreners can do angry too…
    <img src="http://www.shineondetail.com/images/946.jpg"&gt;
    Absolutely bloody terrifying in the rear view mirror. Black helps too. And with 550hp / 550 lb ft, it's not all shout and no trousers, either.
    (img from shineondetail.com)

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  26. scroggzilla Avatar
    scroggzilla

    What "grrrr" in Italian?
    <img src="http://www.niot.net/niot_570/alfa%20romeo%20159%20niot.net%20%281%29.jpg"&gt;

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  27. goingincirclez Avatar
    goingincirclez

    Some trick studio lighting can delve past a merely belligerent personality, and reveal the true evil within:
    <img src="http://www.goingincirclez.com/Kaleid/Albums/BON/Verse/evilR8.jpg"&gt;

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  28. Manic_King Avatar
    Manic_King

    <img src="http://tsikot.yehey.com/gallery/data/500/Mitsu_Evo_IX.jpg"&gt;

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    1. Manic_King Avatar
      Manic_King

      <img src="http://automotiveroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2010-mitsubishi-outlander-2-450_1.jpg"&gt;

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      1. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
        Peter Tanshanomi

        Looks like this guy.
        <img src="http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/ghost_busters_game_stay_puft_marsh.jpg"&gt;

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    2. Black Steelies Avatar
      Black Steelies

      <img src="http://www.yosax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009-mitsubishi-colt-ralliart.jpg"&gt;

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  29. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Not sure if this will work… (please forgive me, I'm a new poster, fleeing from the Jalop-mess.)
    <img src="http://images.coolvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ferrari612gto.jpg"&gt;
    Yes, it's just a render… but an angry render, it is.
    http://coolvibe.com/2010/ferrari-612-gto/

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    1. ZomBee Racer Avatar
      ZomBee Racer

      Welcome, you are among friends. Most of us are recovering [redacted] refugees from the J/tard wars, who have once again found their way back to true "Pah!".
      Praise be to Murilee.

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    2. Deartháir Avatar
      Deartháir

      Worked fine! Just add width="500" after your image tag, but still inside the pointy-brackets to keep it from rendering inside the scrolly-bars!
      Oh, and welcome. We're all refugees from that other place.

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      1. Rust-MyEnemy Avatar
        Rust-MyEnemy

        The other place which, since it changed to a display format that utterly flummoxes our proxy system at work, rendering it totally unvisit-able, is now officially dead to me.
        I'm just glad I got one of the outside rooms here while there were still a few available. And I got a discount because of the roach problem.

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  30. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    The "face" was an easy way to tell the last generation of Mercury Tracer from the Ford Escort. Tracers were angry, Escorts were happy.
    <img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/20hq6fd.jpg&quot; width="500"/>
    <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/97-02_Ford_Escort_sedan.jpg/800px-97-02_Ford_Escort_sedan.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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  31. jjd241 Avatar
    jjd241

    This guy…
    <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Duelweaver.jpg"&gt;
    might think its this rig…
    <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mnIiuW8r4vc/TOAyTUFgG6I/AAAAAAAAAVA/q0JkkAkQK5I/s1600/281-duel.jpg"&gt;
    <img src="http://www.jahsonic.com/DuelPoster.jpg"&gt;

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  32. bboxy Avatar
    bboxy

    i agree with a few previous that it's allllll about old Mopars if you're talking angry faces! (72 Fury with the hideaways)
    <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/1972_Fury_SPORT_SUBURBAN.jpg&quot; width="500">

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