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Fun fact: The Dodge Charger Daytona was first raced on Talladega, while the Ford Torino Talladega was first raced on Daytona.

I always thought the Superbird and Daytona looked like hotwheels. For me I never once thought it was a bad design. Always thought it was cool and sleek.

About the "you hated it the first time you saw it" line, I fell in love with the Daytona before I even knew it was called the Daytona when I watched Cars as a 3 year old, the sleek front nose, the large wing in the rear, it made me fall in love with car culture

I've loved the super bird ever since I saw it as a kid, it's a shame they're basically impossible to get ahold of

Fun fact, AMC was the first NASCAR manufacturer to utilize disk brakes on all four wheels. Not Ford, not GM, not Chrysler... AMC

Sorry S1ap, as a 9 and 10 year old the Daytona and Superbird were the coolest cars ever invented in my eyes. When Chrysler says Go for it, they go all in!

I fell in love with the Dayton/Superbird the first time I saw one. I liked the Charger Daytona better, but not by much. Those things are still what I think a "race car" should look like. I also loved the AMC Matador's mostly because I liked the guys who drove them, but I thought the car was nice looking too. I stil do actually.

I was hoping you'd put the Superbird on this list. Not because I find it ugly, but because I never get tired of seeing footage of the Superbird 😂

I think the Superbird is one of the coolest NASCAR designs ever.

“It’s my video and I’ll do what I want.” - S1apSh0es, July 2021

Say what you will about the Matador, I bloody LOVE it! Those earlier models were really just the 1970 Rebel with a different nose and name, which makes sense since AMC really wasn't doing too well financially. Honestly never knew AMC ever took part in NASCAR until now, only knew about them partaking in the Trans Am series. So you've really taught me something new today!

I love the look of the Malibu (so much, I own one). My shorttrack was filled with Montes, only one guy race a MAlibu, so it stood out and looked badass.

The first time I saw a Dodge Charger Daytona I instantly fell in love, honest to god. Sorry man. It’s actually my all time favorite car, and has been since I was about 5 years old. I understand I might be some sort of exception, but I just wanted to let you know at least one of “me” exists.

COT is undisputed for #1. Its literally the antithesis of the idea of stock car. It removes the manfactures ability to come up with cool designs that can change the game.

Aerocars never got banned. They simply put a 305cid on aero bodied cars. Some racers tried running them in the 71 season with the displacement restrictions.

The Taurus literally looks scared: 2:50 😆👍

While the AMC Matador wasn't the best, the Javelin in trans am was pretty awesome.

Gen 4: _ugly twisted sister exists…_ Chevys at Michigan 2007: *_more ugly with cursed headlights_*

3:10 LOL

That first matador was cool - looks like a proper muscle car. Also, the curvy coupe that replaced it a couple years later looks a lot better if you get rid of those nasty bulbous mid-1970s bumpers that ruined so many car designs of the time.

Racing logistics aside, while I was editing this video I came to like the design of the AMC Matador. It's probably because I like older car designs but it's a nice looking vehicle in my humble opinion. :^P

Honestly you opened my eyes with that last one. Grew up with those cars and had tones of diecast versions of em, but never really realized how strange they looked until now

Its really cool to see the old Nash ambassador at 9:30 with Greenville SC painted on the side. I’m a Greenville native and seeing old pics of my hometown out in the wild like this is really rare.

1:07 Actually, the first time I saw one I absolutely loved it. That amazing wing, the muscular but also streamlined appearance.. but to be fair, the sidepipes probably helped (points to folks who know what I'm talking about) Edit: actually there was one before thatn, the king from cars, but the loved it in first sight bit is still true

I'm surprised that the Xfinity series Supra didn't make this list, since it looks nothing like the GR Supra that is on the street

I learned about the Plymouth Superbird through Richard Petty’s character in Cars, Strip Weathers.

I find it amusing how Chrysler made ballistic missiles at one point. It reminds me of General Motors and their design and production of the M3 "Grease Gun".

this is probably very controversial, but i personally like how the 98-99 Taurus looked, specifically the Nascar version, it just looks good. also, ask any kid who's seen the first cars movie, and there's probably a high chance that one of their favorite cars was king (Dodge Daytona/Plymouth Superbird)

I discovered the Superbird in my early teens, and was instantly amazed at how outrageous it looked, still love the design to this day

I love the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird. But this content is great so you are forgiven

I just realized I have a model of Mark Martin’s Ford Taurus. My grand dad is a huge Mark Martin fan and gave it to me when I was a kid. I never noticed how goofy it looked lmao

The COT may have been ugly REALLY ugly But god damn I love it, the racing it put on was great

80's US sedans look like they were designed by someone who tried to design a European sedan for the US from memory also while blindfolded.

I actually don’t mind any of these cars. Of course they probably weren’t great for drivers but looks weren’t terrible

I can remember in the late '70s that the Peoria Police department here in Arizona at 4:00 or 5 of those celebrities as police cars and that's the total number of cars they had and they weren't even like police specials they were all different colors and look like they just grabbed them off of the the lot and just put lights and decals on them

Interesting video. You rank the '72-'73 Matador but the majority of the track film is of the redesigned '74 that was much more rounded. Look at 4:25. I imagine it was hard to find video of 'the brick'.

Awwww the Chevy Celebrity looks like it wants to be a real racecar when it grows up! (its fucking adorable...)

When I first saw the COT I was excited because to me it looked like a GT car or something out of Need For Speed. But looking back, that car was even further from stock than the Gen 4 car and the 07-10 bumper looked awful.

I might be weird, but I love the look of the Ambassador, and really most Nashes. It looks to me like the definition of “old car”, and the art-deco inspired front end just makes me say “that’s a cool car”.

Yeah, the COT is an eye sore. I remember seeing it and thinking "I think my grandma has a sedan like that." Lol I get that edges=SLOW but the cars just didn't look tough anymore like they did in the 90s and 2000s. Throw in that they all look the same regardless of make and model and you have quite a corporate look to everything that used to make the sport cool and fundamentally interesting

The superbird? Damn...no I never thought it was ugly. Dang man...harsh, my favorite car of all time in Nascar

I think the current xfinity Supra is missing. I can’t stand a Sportscar being on a sedan body with no attempt on the rear ended to make it look like a Supra beyond decals

The Chevy Celebrity looks like an early '80's Mitsubishi Lancer with anger issues. Lol

The only reason I went to a NASCAR race was to see the American Motors Matador ,I absolutely love that little car company

Bobby Allison’s 1987 Le Sabre actually looked better after it hit the fence at Talladega.

Alternate video title: S1ap roasts 10 (or 11) cars that ever competed in Nascar

When I was a kid in the seventies' before the race at Riverside International Raceway they had a parade lap of cars on the track. My favorite part was the Daytona Superbird club . I don't remember how many but it was more than a few cars.

3:04 There was an SHO version of the Taurus of that generation that had a Yamaha-built 3.4 V8. The engine was specifically made for it.

I'm not fond of the Matador in street trim, but as a race car it looks cool in my opinion.

Fun fact the Thunderbird that bill Eliot won win is in a museum where he was born at, and I'm still planning to go there soon

0:04 Welcome to Mario Kart!

I like pretty much all of them. Except maybe the COT. The bugeyed Taurus is actually the most iconic design for me personally, because that's when I was introduced to NASCAR and it was a weird looking machine (we didn't have the Taurus here in Europe) that really caught the attention, whether good or bad.

To be honest, I was the exact opposite as mark martin. The second I saw the '98-'99 taurus, It was just beautiful. I like it a LOT more than the 2000-2005 taurus.

The Daytona and Superbird came out when I was in high school and being a Mopar fan I loved them both. Although I like the Superbird more due to the degree of the wing. I totally agree,I just want to go back to the late 60's early 70's. Nascar has gotten better the last couple of years,but 68-72 were great races.

For someone like myself, who never grew up around NASCAR, those 80s NASCAR boxes are so American, with the huge numbers and simple paint schemes with the hundreds of rectangle sponsors on the front fenders. I truly have to admit that I like them a lot.

Slap I know what’s coming with the Plymouth and I’m already upset.

I have to respectfully disagree about the Daytona/Superbird. It's definitely not the prettiest car from that era, but there were loads of innovations in that car, it looks fast sitting still, and it's one of the most iconic American cars ever made. My only gripe with it is that it seemed to be 40 ft long... the thing goes on forever I never did like the style of those Tauruses. God, those bubble lights are gross smh the next design for them looked WAY better. Those ugly little Fords were fast, though The 89-94 Pontiac is one that had to grow on me, but now it's one of my favorite car designs in stock car racing. That 95 variant is an abomination. Yeesh. But the COT definitely deserves this #1 spot. As great as it was for the sport in terms of safety, it's just... God-awful. It looks like it belongs on that "NASCAR Racers" cartoon from the 2000s. Or in someone's Hot Wheels collection. Then there was that stupid spoiler that was flipping cars over if they got a little sideways. What a stupid race car.

Yeah man, I know quite a few people who think the Plymouth Superbird looks goofy, but it has always been one of my favorite cars ever. I think it is a gorgeous car, and the wing is just an iconic statement piece. If i were filthy rich i would pay any amount of money it took to own one.

Great video. For me the Gen 4 design will never be topped. I was really young when they switched to the COT and I don't like them either. But I have a feeling the next gen will top your list next

Man. I remember hating the COT intiially but that wing really grew on me. The splitter I hate and still hate and will always hate. The splitter alone is the reason why newer fans hate grass and demand they change everything to astroturf

Welp we can all agree that the Chevy SS and the Monte Carlo are some of the best looking cars in nascar history

I guess me and Larry Rathgeb have completely different tastes. When I first saw a '70 Daytona, I instantly thought "That's a racecar." It simply LOOKS fast. I think it was one of the best looking cars ever made. Also, one does not simply "fix" a '68 Charger. Perfection can not be fixed. It can be made more aerodynamic, sure, but it can not be fixed since to be able to be fixed, something needs to be broken and the '68 Charger is about as far from broken as you can get. The '68 Charger is, to me, THE definitive American Muscle Car.

While AMC might have dawdled around on NASCAR tracks, the Penske Javelin hotted up road circuits in the last of Tran's Am's golden years. Now, those AMC's were red, white, and blue steroid streamlined bad-asses.

The 98 taurus made me a fan, i liked that one enough to buy one. love these videos man keep it up! Not enough people talk about the cars as well as drivers

I’d say the 2013 Toyota Camry should be 10th because that front end with the headlights and Toyota thing looks as dumb as the Ford Taurus in the 90s that was already on this list.

1:56 engineers: efficiency over aesthetics

You are so wrong the super-bird and the Daytona were the greatest cars nascar ever ran. That wing is awesome!

0:55 *Glances at hand assembled plum crazy purple 1/24 scale Superbird* *Glances at Unsubscribe button* (Edit) Being waist deep in "Heartbeat of the South" territory, I'd need to be in protective custody after what he said about the 80s Malibu.

I’d kill for a Plymouth superbird, personally the only mopar that I’d own.

Great list, I had no idea that most of these models raced in NASCAR. But I do just want to make a few comments on the COT. I agree it was ugly as sin, however I did follow this cars development for a couple of years. I agree the wing looked weird but what they were saying at the time was it would eliminate the dirty air that was becoming a bigger issue in the previous years (funny thing is it got worse after this cars development).

3:40 that amc looks good

1:07 Wrong Sir, you're wrong! I happened to love the look of these cars ever since I saw them for the first time.

I love the daytona and superbird they've got such unique features that actually improves the way the cars run on the tracks

4:54 “It’s my video and I’ll do what I want” 🤣 this is why I love SlapShoes…

My dad has a 79 Malibu (looks just like the ‘80) he dumped a 350 with nitrous into it, I took it to my senior prom and set off 5 car alarms. He literally bought it to keep the 350 after he built a 389 Pontiac for his 68 firebird, he got it for $200 in 1994. I adore that car

I can’t believe he started off by insulting one of my favorite cars… that’s Mr the King man!

None of the awful Trucks from that series history? Shocked, genuinely.

4:23 gave me a heart attack thinking I'd damaged my laptop screen somehow XD

I actually loved the Charger Daytonas/Superbirds at first sight, but then again, I saw it in person, parked on the street as I was walking downtown with my mom. She gave me a minute to walk all the way around it and even sneak a peek in the window and I've loved them ever since. Ironically, it's owner worked for the local Ford dealer's service department and, as Mom and I were walking home, I got to see him jump in and hear him fire it up cementing it's place in that 10-year-old's heart for life.

“It’s my video and I’ll do what I want” Chad move, Slap

I totally agree with you on this whole list, especially number 1. I do look back fondly on the first COT cars for the good racing but I remember absolutely hatting the way these cars looked when they were debuted.

I love the music being played, absolute nostalgia from Nascar 07, but it does get old after its 3rd time repeated. Wish you would’ve added more than just one song

Nice, JUSTIFIABLY UGLY, list! Was at the first COT race at Bristol and was a great race, with the drivers still struggling trying to get those winged boxes on wheels around that place without jarring their teeth out. The 2011-12 edition was a definite improvement on looks.

Maybe someday nascar will race stockcars again and people will start watching again.

Apart from the Daytona and Superbird, I agree with your list. I feel a better car to take the place of the #10 slot could have been any other design from the 60s to the 80s. Looking at it as a young fan, the Superbird looks sleek and bad fast to me. It looks like the type of car to turn heads for all the right reasons

"When you first saw these cars, you did not like them". You got that part right. I LOVED them. As a kid, I remember seeing a Superbird on the street. It was the coolest car I had ever seen. It looked like the car a super hero or a spy would drive. Like it should be able to fly, go underwater, and shoot rockets at bad guys. Totally agree on the 1998 Taurus. Take a street car that looks like it was designed by a blind monkey and turn it into a race car (a four door abomination of a race car) and it doesn't get any better. The Delta 88 and Le Sabre looked like ass, but what do you expect from a racecar based on the cars that you saw driving with their blinker on all the way to the bingo parker, where grandma kind of got it into a parking space. Dealers had signs that said "You must be this old to buy this car" on the showroom. If you weren't at least 70, they wouldn't sell you one. The Celebrity looked the same going forward and backwards. The COT had a wing that looked like something a 17 year old Asian kid would order off of ebay and put on his hand me down Accord trying to make it cool, along with 37 stickers on the windows and a "Powered by Honda" windshield banner and fake V-TEC badges.

I like the video idea! Can you do the top 5 ugliest or best looking gen 6 cars?

I never really liked the Ford Fusions in neither of the years. I just thought they looked really ugly. I'm glad they switched to Mustangs which actually look pretty cool. I also was not a fan of the design of the Dodge Chargers from 2004. The ones from years after and even the Intrepids before looked so much better. I also didn't like the Impalas from 2010-2012. Again they just look really hideous to me. This was probably the first miss in my opinion because I loved all the designs and models of Chevy stockcars before and after the Impala except for the C.O.T. but that wasn't really Chevy's fault because they had to comply with that rule at the time. I even liked SS from 2013-2017 which everyone I know hated.

Surprised the Studebaker didn't make the list, its uglier than the Ambassador imo.

2:22 dude what the Super bird looks amazing y’all probably just don’t like classics

That 1972 AMC Matador looks exactly like the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine I used to own. The Matadors had huge, round "bug eye" headlights.

The Daytona and Superbird are my single favorite Nascars of all time. Disagree heavily on that one. The rest is solid.

You were very brave to do this video.

Slap, whats the font you used for "Larry Rathgeb" at 1:14 ?

When I first saw strip weathers and his proud wing, it was destiny to fall in love with the superbird. Too bad theyre worth over $100k :( Also Im shocked twisted sister didn’t come up here

The COT is like all the differences between road and oval racing wrapped into one spec shell.

I don’t know why but the idea of compacts in nascar is my favorite thing ever. Imagine a little Nash Metro running circles around the competition at an early 50s short track. Actually, hilariously, the car that would become the Metropolitan was tested at Raleigh Motor Speedway in 1953, and were even certified by NASCAR! Imagine a field of ‘53 corvettes and olds 88s and in the middle of all of them is a little four banger Nash Metro! Sounds awesome.

The last few years of the Gen 4 were just trying to prepare us for the CoT, in terms of ugliness

I think we all knew what number 1 was gonna be. Every car on the field looked like similar bricks with different manufacturer logos, though I do respect the safety aspects of it (obviously excluding the wing).