Because they can’t be compared to modern cars, it may seem unreasonable to argue that early cars could be among the worst ever, but several of them stand out as being awful concepts all by themselves. One of their original designs is the Horsey Horseless from 1899. It was distinguished by a huge artificial horse head in the front. As a result, the designer reasoned that it would make passengers feel better about the switch from horse-drawn buggies to vehicles at the time. He also suggested storing extra fuel in a hollowed-out horse head, which seems like a risky and poorly thought-out concept in any case.