# What's the most interesting car you saw today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889 "2014-05-21T02:35:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2044 "2018-05-10T00:46:06Z")
> [@Capn\_Carl](#): > > The AMC Rebel you describe was called The Machine by AMC. I’ve never seen one, but they’re pretty cool. AMC also made a muscle car called an SC/Rambler (get it?). Similar red, white and blue paint jobs but different cars. I don’t think you can link directly to an individual image on Google anymore but [here’s a link to the Google image Search and on that page near the top there’s a picture of an SC/Rambler and a Machine side by side.](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1280&bih=616&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=aJTzWpuTNoHKjgS_8LvACw&q=AMC+SC%2FRambler&oq=AMC+SC%2FRambler&gs_l=img.12..0j0i30k1j0i8i30k1.86275.97835.0.101857.14.11.0.3.3.0.149.820.10j1.11.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.14.833...0i67k1.0.XnJH2ZbU2CI#imgrc=_) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2045 "2018-05-10T01:00:38Z")
I saw a Plymouth Prowler this weekend. I don’t see many of those. I always kind of liked them and kind of hated them. I applauded Chrysler for trying something really novel, even if it didn’t really come together as a classic. The first car I owned was a 67 Rambler American 4 door. I’ve always wanted either a SC/Rambler or a convertible American. My next house is going to have a three car garage and one of those cars in it. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2046 "2018-05-10T01:29:07Z")
A white Porsche Boxster Spyder, top down. The other day I saw a Camyan **S** ; on the back window was the decaling that it was a courtesy loaner. You think I can take my car into them for an oil change? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2047 "2018-05-10T01:34:24Z")
A beautifully restored 1950s Jeep pickup. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2048 "2018-05-10T02:06:21Z")
A beautiful red 1st generation (1967-70) Mercury Cougar convertible in the parking lot at work. I love it when the fun cars come out in the New England spring. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2049 "2018-05-10T02:38:36Z")
I saw a red [ZTR Trike Roadster](http://trike-roadster.com/) on the way home today. Sadly, there was a car between us so all I got to see much of was its rear end. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2050 "2018-05-11T00:45:06Z")
Today I followed a 1970 Dodge R/T. It was that bright green color. It seemed to be an ongoing restoration, some of the trim and badging were missing, so not sure what was under the hood. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2051 "2018-05-11T13:35:30Z")
On Monday I saw a white VW Vanagon Syncro, outfitted for expeditions. It may have come from the SyncroFest at nearby Hollister Hills. [https://syncrofest.com](https://syncrofest.com) ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2052 "2018-05-12T00:04:29Z")
I saw one that’s making me say “no way!” For the last three years, a house around the corner has had the frame of an early 1960s Corvette convertible sitting under a tarp in the drive. No engine, no suspension, no glass, no interior - bare metal chassis, exposed to the elements for who knows how long. It disappeared about 4 months ago. I just saw a metallic blue 60s Corvette convertible with white top pulling in the same driveway. It’s got to be a different car. Which still makes no sense for this area, as it’s worth double or triple what the house its parked by cost. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2053 "2018-05-12T04:11:19Z")
The past week or so, I’ve been seeing an orange Lotus Elise in one of the reserved parking spots at my employer. I’ve also been seeing a blue Subaru BRZ at work. I hadn’t heard of them before. I guess the BRZ is very similar to the Toyota FRS/86. Anyway, a cool looking car. I like the look of it much better than the Elise. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2054 "2018-05-12T05:28:55Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > The past week or so, I’ve been seeing an orange Lotus Elise in one of the reserved parking spots at my employer. > > I’ve also been seeing a blue Subaru BRZ at work. I hadn’t heard of them before. I guess the BRZ is very similar to the Toyota FRS/86. Anyway, a cool looking car. I like the look of it much better than the Elise. I was behind a Subaru BRZ a couple days ago. It had a HUGE spoiler on the back. The supports had to be a good 10 inches tall. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2055 "2018-05-12T14:17:29Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I was behind a Subaru BRZ a couple days ago. It had a HUGE spoiler on the back. The supports had to be a good 10 inches tall. The one I see at work has, I guess, the stock spoiler. I generally dislike spoilers, other than subtle little scoops coming off the rear end, but this one wasn’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2056 "2018-05-12T21:14:04Z")
One of the sight gags in one of the Back to the Future movies is a VW Beetle still being driven in the future year of 2015. At the time the movie came out I wondered if there would still be classic bugs running at that late date, so I was gratified to see one in the parking lot today, which drove off making the staccato rattle of its air cooled engine. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2057 "2018-05-13T19:41:42Z")
A totally cool Morgan kit car. Red three wheeler, convertible, with side pipes. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2058 "2018-05-14T00:20:21Z")
Today I was returning home after a trip to the grocery and spotted an immaculate red 69 SS Camaro at the gas pumps of a convenience store. I stopped at a red light and as I was checking out the Camaro I noticed, in the same lot, a Cobra replica (be very surprised if it was a real one). Then after I stopped at the pharmacy I saw a 68 or 69 big block Corvette and within minutes some kind of high dollar exotic sports car coming towards me on the highway. May have been a car show somewhere around here. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2059 "2018-05-15T17:36:08Z")
A Peugeot wagon (505?) - looked to be mid-80’s, peeling paint and all. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2060 "2018-05-17T01:50:27Z")
An early Jaguar E-type. One not made for the North American market. It was a thing of beauty. And me without my camera. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2061 "2018-05-18T19:36:25Z")
Walking around the historic district of Chehalis WA yesterday evening I saw three [nice red Packards](https://photos.app.goo.gl/uqJ9EjOjcuIoddVs1) in a bank parking lot. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2062 "2018-05-18T19:42:57Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Walking around the historic district of Chehalis WA yesterday evening I saw three [nice red Packards](https://photos.app.goo.gl/uqJ9EjOjcuIoddVs1) in a bank parking lot. Wow, those _are_ cool. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2063 "2018-05-18T19:54:55Z")
I saw not one, but two (different) blue Ferrari 588’s with _huge_ yellow brake shoes on consecutive days. The second was in the dealer showroom while the first was a guy driving his to his house (turned onto a deadend residential street) about 3 miles from said showroom. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=104)