# 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:** 109
**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:** [July 15, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2164 "2018-07-15T19:17:29Z")
A beautifully restored Porsche Speedster. I’d say original but the paint job was too shiny to be original. The car was just lovely. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2165 "2018-07-15T19:55:57Z")
A fourth generation green Corolla. So ~early 80s. Looked not too bad except … It was moving slowly down the road with its blinkers on and a bunch of cars backed up behind it. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2166 "2018-07-15T21:15:30Z")
A Ferrari Lusso on the highway; it looks, um, interesting from the back. And a Model T driving on the NH backroads up in hills. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2167 "2018-07-18T17:33:18Z")
One of my neighbours has a red 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk.II. I went over to look at it today, and it’s for sale. $5,200. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2168 "2018-07-22T14:40:29Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Saw an interesting car today but I couldn’t get close enough to identify it. Soft top, very sporty sedan with taillights that were small circles set in a triangular pattern that looked out through the bodywork, not in plastic housing. The logo appeared small and round, all chrome. I have no idea what I was looking at. Do you? I finally figured out this car was a 90s era Mazda RX7, but it had very weird aftermarket tail light covers, I suspect to protect easily scratched plastic housing. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2169 "2018-07-23T00:30:33Z")
Another one I forgot to mention at the time: a VW Beetle, which doesn’t sound that unusual… except when it’s being held up by a [concrete gorilla](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11913) :D. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2170 "2018-07-23T10:40:06Z")
I saw two on my walk yesterday. The first was a VW bus/pick up truck, have not seen one of the in a long time. The second one was an MGB, kind of sad shape but driven a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2171 "2018-07-23T21:48:03Z")
[A beautiful 1935 Lagonda LG45, looking like it had escaped from a Tintin book.](https://www.historics.co.uk/media/1580962/p1000992.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1000) Wasn’t even at a car show, it was at on display in the window at a truck rental place. eta [If you peek in the left window behind the gardening van on Google Maps and zooom, you can just make it out.](https://www.google.co.nz/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x6d0d47b5aa79c755:0x38d4a6c959a89dd!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4s/maps/place/metropolitan%2Brentals%2Blagonda/@-36.8786937,174.7501623,3a,75y,270.97h,90t/data%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211soQl9qeM_ciKDA60vOptHew*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x6d0d47b5aa79c755:0x38d4a6c959a89dd!5smetropolitan+rentals+lagonda+-+Google+Search&imagekey=!1e2!2soQl9qeM_ciKDA60vOptHew&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwialJflmbbcAhWYA4gKHftaCtgQpx8IxwEwCg) ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2172 "2018-07-23T21:56:25Z")
[Actually that window is fascinating: must be the guy’s car collection. Anybody know what that one is?](https://www.google.co.nz/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x6d0d47b5aa79c755%3A0x38d4a6c959a89dd!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4s%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2Fmetropolitan%2Brentals%2Blagonda%2F%40-36.8786937%2C174.7501623%2C3a%2C75y%2C270.97h%2C90t%2Fdata%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211soQl9qeM_ciKDA60vOptHew*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x6d0d47b5aa79c755%3A0x38d4a6c959a89dd!5smetropolitan%20rentals%20lagonda%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipM9LR14nmTueunZxmZPlwXW9lyhss465KLL-BtW&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwialJflmbbcAhWYA4gKHftaCtgQpx8IxwEwCg) ---
**Author:** ![betterlifethroughchemistry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/betterlifethroughchemistry/32/3094_2.png) [@betterlifethroughchemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betterlifethroughchemistry)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2173 "2018-07-24T00:06:08Z")
Some guy in my neighborhood has a DeLorean that he drives in the summer. I followed him into the neighborhood this evening - I have always liked those and having one drive around on a regular basis is pretty 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:** [July 24, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2174 "2018-07-24T00:57:42Z")
Over the weekend I saw a full-sized RV towing a 4-door Silverado, with a golf cart in the pickup bed. & I saw [this](https://www.flickr.com/photos/74663312@N08/43600941471/) early-60’s Econoline pickup w/ Road Runner fade paint job; for sale, too. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2175 "2018-07-24T18:26:47Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Over the weekend I saw a full-sized RV towing a 4-door Silverado, with a golf cart in the pickup bed. > > & I saw [this](https://www.flickr.com/photos/74663312@N08/43600941471/) early-60’s Econoline pickup w/ Road Runner fade paint job; for sale, too. That pickup is far out, man. Just now I saw a [Vanderhall Venice](https://vanderhallusa.com/venice/) in the parking lot where I work. I’d never heard of them before. This one was black. It’s a pretty cool looking vehicle. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2176 "2018-07-27T12:20:49Z")
All new stuff last night: [ul] [li]A flatbed tractor-trailer w/ three jet black Mercedes Metris passenger (mini-)vans.[/li][li]My first 3, native, in the wild.[/li][/ul] ---
**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:** [July 27, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2177 "2018-07-27T23:06:09Z")
A red 1968 Lotus Elan S3 today in San Carlos CA. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2178 "2018-07-29T02:30:00Z")
Pristine looking 1969 RS Camaro. Orange with a black vinyl top. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2179 "2018-07-31T00:49:46Z")
The 2018 Ford EcoSport small crossover SUV. I actually saw two today, first I’ve ever seen. Didn’t even know the model was introduced to the US market this year. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2180 "2018-08-02T16:06:56Z")
A Morgan, no way of knowing the year since they all look the same to me. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2181 "2018-08-03T01:25:47Z")
A late 70s Olds 88 with a collector plate. Wow, who would collect that? This was era of shrinking the big cars of the past down to expensive gasoline sizes and they weren’t known for quality. Surprised me to see it - though it’s not a particularly interesting car. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2182 "2018-08-04T01:31:08Z")
A late 80s (?) Monte Carlo SS. All restored and looking good. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2183 "2018-08-05T01:24:27Z")
While heading to Starbuck’s, I saw a [Dodge Viper SRT 10](https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/1B3JZ69Z89V500097) parked on the street. It was a snazzy metallic blue and looked mint. An hour and a half later when I left, it was still there. It’s yet another car that seems out of place in our neighborhood. Also saw two mid-century roadsters with exposed chromed engines while in the Starbuck’s but couldn’t tell you the makes and models. I suspect they were kits, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=108) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=110)