Bugazzi: Garish American Custom Car

How do you become a writer for the New York Times? Easy—buy an ugly car.

Dave Kinney pens a few hundo about his Bugazzi, a Lincoln Mark IV modified by George Barris, who also built the original Batmobile and Munster Koach, among other famous conversions.

Would you roll in this beast, resplendent with marble trim and a 12-inch black-and-white TV? Given my previously revealed predilection for land cruising, I think you know where I’d be if someone whipped me the keys to this magnificent chariot.

Yes, It’s Gaudy. That’s the Point. [NYTimes] (Thanks, Roz!)