10 ugliest cars from the 1950s

1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV

Nearly 19 feet long and five feet wide, the Lincoln Continental Mark IV was one of the largest production cars ever made, making its lumpy body and awkward roofline impossible to overlook.

While the 1956 Mark II was the epitome of restraint, the canted headlights and scalloped fenders of the '59 Mark IV were over the top even in a year of conspicuous excess. Continentals of this vintage were known as "slant-eyed monsters."

A decision to reuse the Mark IV name a decade later caused the '59 version to be re-remembered as "The Forgotten Mark." Good call.

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