Aerocon Boa S

I believe I know what the S stood for.

Cool story but I think there were only 14 made because it looks like cr*p at least from the front. I hate that headlight style. Even worse than pop up headlights. Not hirrible from the side but still far from beautiful...

It doesn't seem like any color makes it look good. Maybe grey/silver?  What impressed me was the alloy Mono chassis set up for mid-engine 914 parts ---- and the high $17k cost (article says same as a Corvette back then).

The Boa Type S was to retail for $17,000 without engine, and $18,500 with engine

The car's roof has a removable panel above each seat, making it a T-top

Ewww. It looks like a 300ZX 2+2 ran into a Bradley GT2 and ripped the top off of a 1980 T-top Trans Am.

Unfortunate styling, at best. I'd rather have a Triumph Stag, and those are pretty ugly.

It's just not good, Greg.

That is one butt ugly automobile...no saving graces whatsoever.

reminds me of a few blind dates in my teens..

The more I look at it the more it appears to have been designed by a team that didn't like each other.

But, some folks evidently liked them, so more power to em'.

@Panhandle Bob posted:

But, some folks evidently liked them, so more power to em'.

"Total production of the Aerocon Boa was 15 units, based upon factory correspondence in 1979."

So, I guess 15 people liked them. "Some people" like liver and onions, keeping snakes as pets, and candy corn-- but it doesn't change my opinion of any of them.

@barncobob posted:

reminds me of a few blind dates in my teens..

You went out with a splitting wedge?

I like the nose.  
It reminds me of the 1980 Firebird my Mom bought herself for her 60’th birthday.  Beautiful pastel yellow and a really cool car.

That one?  Not so much.

@Stan Galat, when I was a kid I enjoyed liver and onions. I don't remember having it since but I wouldn't mind trying it again.

When I was in 6th grade out teacher liked snakes so all of us boys had snakes as pets. We kept them inside our shirts and would pull them out to scare girls.

My grandson has a boa constrictor as a pet.

We can still be friends, @Michael McKelvey.

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Marketability may be a false metric of aesthetic appeal.

Remember, they sold 120,000 Pontiac Azteks.

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Pronounced "ASSSS-TEK."

Then Breaking Bad's Walter White made them cool again....

I've often wondered which car is more ugly, the Pontiac Aztec or the Nissan Juke.

I bet the same turkey designed them both.

@Gordon Nichols posted:

I've often wondered which car is more ugly, the Pontiac Aztec or the Nissan Juke.

I bet the same turkey designed them both.

It's a toss-up between the Aztek and the Juke, but I'm still going with this car. That thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

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@Gordon Nichols posted:

I've often wondered which car is more ugly, the Pontiac Aztec or the Nissan Juke.

I bet the same turkey designed them both.

I bet the same committee designed them both.

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Yeah, and not one of those ”committee members” would ever buy one, either.

I think I would rather be seen driving an AMC Pacer or a Gremlin than the Aerocon Boa S.

Using the letters of the car’s name I came up with some words to help describe it. However, the word that fit the best was Narcose - Marked by a condition of stupor. As in, “The designers of the Aerocon Boa S were in a state of narcose when they designed it.”.

Juke