# 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:** 111
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2204 "2018-08-18T02:58:04Z")
…and this morning’s rarity was a '46 Dodge pickup; in fact it appeared to be the exact one shown on this 2011 classified ad: [http://virginiapicker.com/2011/07/18/1946-dodge-pickup-truck-7500/](http://virginiapicker.com/2011/07/18/1946-dodge-pickup-truck-7500/) ---
**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:** [August 18, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2205 "2018-08-18T04:15:27Z")
An Old English White with red interior 1966 MGB roadster. 😃 It’s parked next to our house. 😉 ---
**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 20, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2206 "2018-08-20T12:06:43Z")
Two on the drive home from the mountains yesterday. A bugeye Sprite and a Shelby Cobra, probably a replica. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2207 "2018-08-20T18:10:55Z")
[Herbie](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6-Minl_JjJQ/maxresdefault.jpg)! ---
**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 21, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2208 "2018-08-21T01:50:03Z")
A Porsche Cayanne turbo. But not really the SUV itself. What was interesting is that it was towing an open trailer with a Mazda Miata race car. It’s a very unusual choice of tow vehicle. ---
**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 21, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2209 "2018-08-21T02:10:25Z")
A Mercedes Benz AMG GT Roadster. Man, that’s a sexy looking car. ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2210 "2018-08-21T03:00:44Z")
At my local Lincoln dealer today to get a sliced-up tire fixed, on the show room floor was the most amazing candy-apple red 2002 Mustang I’ve ever seen. Price? You don’t even want to know. ---
**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 26, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2211 "2018-08-26T01:11:44Z")
Not sure exactly what kind of car it was. I saw an open wheeled roadster with spoke wheels so it was fairly old, and it had a Ducati badge on the front, so maybe a Ducati engine? ---
**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 26, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2212 "2018-08-26T02:14:24Z")
Parked next to a Maserati of some sort today. Not sure what model, didn’t see any other markings. Looked recent. Not a very common make around here but it had local plates. (Does quick Google search.) Looks like it may have been a Granturismo. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2213 "2018-08-26T02:28:46Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Parked next to a Maserati of some sort today. Not sure what model, didn’t see any other markings. Looked recent. Not a very common make around here but it had local plates. > > (Does quick Google search.) > > Looks like it may have been a Granturismo. I live in a pretty affluent neighborhood, but I’m still surprised by the number of Maseratis I see, mostly four door models, the Ghibli M157 I think. A while back, I was at a light behind one with vanity plates that said “KA CHING”. I was tempted to ram it with my 98 Corolla. And whenever I see one, without fail, I think, “My Maserati does 185. I lost my license, now I don’t drive.” ---
**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:** [August 26, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2214 "2018-08-26T05:50:48Z")
I drove my 1963 Porsche 356 today and saw — 2 Model T Fords — a Polaris Slingshot — a 1st-gen, 1950s Ford Thunderbird ---
**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:** [August 26, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2215 "2018-08-26T05:51:49Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > And whenever I see one, without fail, I think, “My Maserati does 185. I lost my license, now I don’t drive.” Life’s been good… ---
**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 27, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2216 "2018-08-27T02:53:32Z")
A 1959 Willys Jeep Truck with a Hurricane engine. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2217 "2018-08-27T03:21:20Z")
At the corner market, I saw a Triumph TR6. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2218 "2018-08-27T21:02:39Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Not sure exactly what kind of car it was. I saw an open wheeled roadster with spoke wheels so it was fairly old, and it had a Ducati badge on the front, so maybe a Ducati engine? Possibly a Morgan 3-wheeler? Some people put motorcycle V-twins in them. Someone in North Carolina is known for using Ducati’s 1-liter, so if you’re around there… ---
**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 27, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2219 "2018-08-27T21:27:42Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > Possibly a Morgan 3-wheeler? Some people put motorcycle V-twins in them. Someone in North Carolina is known for using Ducati’s 1-liter, so if you’re around there… It was a 4 wheeler, the body was sort of bathtub shaped but tapered front and rear. My guess would have been 30’s race car but I really have no idea. There was a Ducati badge on the grill, other than that no markings that I could see. ---
**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 28, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2220 "2018-08-28T18:27:12Z")
Ford Model A, during the morning commute, just tooling down Somerville Ave. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2221 "2018-08-28T18:56:01Z")
I just got back from Car Week in Monterey, not sure I can boil it down to one specific car. Maybe a Porsche 917 in Gulf livery or Andretti’s Lotus 77 in the John Player Special colors. The McLaren F1 GTR that Mika Häkkinen was driving? We saw so many recent model McLaren’s that I wondered if it was embarrassing for the owners. Not so special when there’s a couple dozen similar cars in the lot. They way outnumbered the Lamborghinis and Ferraris out and out. There’s an interesting data point there but I’m not entirely sure what to make of it. In terms of cars that I saw that I’d actually keep if I was given one, I saw numerous Alfa GTA/GTVs that I’d like, and a handful of series 1 Jaguar E-Types. And a Lotus Cortina. A field full of BMW CSL 3.0s. And a brand new BMW M2 that had me considering leasing, against my better judgement. ---
**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 29, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2222 "2018-08-29T02:01:33Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Parked next to a Maserati of some sort today. Not sure what model, didn’t see any other markings. Looked recent. Not a very common make around here but it had local plates. > > (Does quick Google search.) > > Looks like it may have been a Granturismo. So, when I saw the Maserati, I was parking next to it at the liquor store. Today I stopped there again, and in the same parking space as the Maserati had been before was the first Tesla I have seen in the wild. I was determined to accurately report the model but can’t remember now. Looked very similar to the Maserati. I’m thinking it was a Model S with some additional numbers, PD something? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2223 "2018-08-29T02:08:18Z")
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