Malcolm Bricklin, he of the Bricklin SV1, wouldn't be satisfied until he
had forced every American to walk to work. To that end, in 1985, he
began importing the Yugo GV, which turned out to be the Mona Lisa of bad
cars. Built in Soviet-bloc Yugoslavia, the Yugo had the distinct
feeling of something assembled at gunpoint. Interestingly, in a car
where "carpet" was listed as a standard feature, the Yugo had a
rear-window defroster — reportedly to keep your hands warm while you
pushed it. The engines went ka-blooey, the electrical system — such as
it was — would sizzle, and things would just fall off. Yugo. Or not.
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