# 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:** 116
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2304 "2018-10-05T04:29:20Z")
Those 914s are tiny, especially whenyou see them on the highway next to other cars. This afternoon I passed bu a very clean Porsche 928, parked in a lot. And then when I got onto the freeway there was a blue Citroën 2CV doing about 50 MPH. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2305 "2018-10-05T04:38:28Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Those 914s are tiny, especially whenyou see them on the highway next to other cars. So are MGBs. Well, they’re nearly 13 feet long; but they’re low. I parked between a couple of modern subcompact cars and the MG looked tiny by comparison. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2306 "2018-10-05T04:52:15Z")
It’s funny how small those MGBs and 914s and Triumph Spitfires, and my first car the Fiat X1/9s are these days, but cars are generally smaller these days. In the 1970s when big station wagons and long sedans were the norm, those cars were even smaller in comparison. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2307 "2018-10-05T14:50:00Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > It’s funny how small those MGBs and 914s and Triumph Spitfires, and my first car the Fiat X1/9s are these days, but cars are generally smaller these days. In the 1970s when big station wagons and long sedans were the norm, those cars were even smaller in comparison. OTOH Honda Civic hatchbacks were a reasonable size until the early-'90s. Now they’re _huge_. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2308 "2018-10-05T16:13:17Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > It comes to my area with some regularity, probably because there’s an Oscar Mayer plant here in town. Was it you who posted a pic of, I think, 4 of 'em in one parking lot? It was a doper but I don’t remember who it was. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2309 "2018-10-05T19:24:22Z")
Ford Thunderbird, 1964 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2310 "2018-10-05T20:23:24Z")
Honda CRX Si – not common these days, but they were nice pocket rockets, back in their day. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2311 "2018-10-05T21:50:53Z")
4th generation Mitsubishi Delica van, 4x4, rigged as a camper. Sweet rig. Canadian plates since it was never sold in the US. Saw it at a northern VT mountain biking area, a perfect vehicle for the task. ---
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2312 "2018-10-06T16:57:38Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > The first real, live McLaren I’ve ever seen in the wild! When I take a long walk along a road right by the Hudson, in NJ across from Manhattan, on Sunday, ‘interesting’ cars are pretty common. This past weekend, a McLaren, a Lambo, a Rolls convertible (with top being raised on the move), two Ferrari’s. Several 911’s, several M4’s. No M2’s though (I have one, scores pretty high for unusual even around here, even though not in the exotic category price wise). ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2313 "2018-10-06T21:35:02Z")
A car painted mint green with pink flamingos on the sides and on the hood. It didn’t seem to be advertising anything. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2314 "2018-10-06T23:28:24Z")
On the way home from having the new top fitted to the MGB, I saw an early Triumph TR-6. It’s probably the same one I saw down at the corner market a while back. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2315 "2018-10-07T00:54:11Z")
[My new top](https://imgur.com/gallery/FcGzfmm). ---
**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:** [October 8, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2316 "2018-10-08T02:53:25Z")
Wow, saw a lot of interesting cars this weekend. Today, a matte black Maserati Ghibli S4, followed by a GranTurismo on the highway. I also saw two hot rods (stopped on the side of the road unfortunately) made from an old Willeys Jeep and what looked like a Ford Deuce Coupe. There was also a 1960s Ford Falcon V8. Finally on the way home today a classic muscle car convertible that I couldn’t identify, no badges at all. At first I thought it was GTO but the body didn’t match. There was a turned up tail that I haven’t found yet looking pictures. Maybe a GM product. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2317 "2018-10-13T13:51:24Z")
Driving home yesterday a beautiful 60’s Ford Ranchero (from pictures I think it was a 66) went cruising past in the other direction. Pretty sure it had been restored because it looked like it just rolled off the assembly line. There is a 70’s El Camino that I see almost every day in my neighborhood. I keep hoping the owner will be out sometime when I go by so I can get a closer look. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2318 "2018-10-15T01:57:32Z")
A Porsche Panamera 4 E-hybrid Sport Turismo - basicaly a Porsche hybrid station wagon. Granted it has 462 HP… ---
**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:** [October 15, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2319 "2018-10-15T05:39:11Z")
Having lunch today with my wife at a sidewalk deli in Los Gatos CA, watching some cool cars cruisin’ the boulevard… A Citroën 2CV - convertible! First time I’ve seen a convertible. A new (7th-gen) Porsche 911 Targa, in blue. McLaren P1. 2 of them! One burgundy, the other metallic orange. 1970s Dodge Challenger. Maybe a ‘73. VW Microbus Westfalia. It was a target-rich environment. I’m kind of obsessed with that new 911 targa. In over 4 years I’ve only seen about 9 in the wild, and all have been reported here. > [@Bullitt](#): > > A history of all the ones I’ve seen: > > - 2014-Aug (approx) — post #1027, [https://goo.gl/yf7Ctd](https://goo.gl/yf7Ctd), at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the first time I’d ever seen one > > - 2016-05-12 — post #1099, [https://goo.gl/gXsyjj](https://goo.gl/gXsyjj), in black, in Redwood City at a specialty car sales place > > - 2016-09-05 — post #1261, [https://goo.gl/5FJ8JV](https://goo.gl/5FJ8JV), in red, on US-97 near Klamath Falls OR, my 1st in ‘the wild’ > > - 2016-09-18 — post #1291, [https://goo.gl/mwW6g6](https://goo.gl/mwW6g6), in black, in San Jose CA, 2nd in the wild > > - 2016-10-01 — post #1318, [https://goo.gl/NXmWEa](https://goo.gl/NXmWEa), in light tan, in San Jose CA, 3rd in the wild > > - 2017-03-15 — post #1481, [https://goo.gl/4aU3Cb](https://goo.gl/4aU3Cb), in light blue, in Palo Alto CA, 4th in the wild > > - 2017-06-06 — post #1601, [https://goo.gl/9SFqfS](https://goo.gl/9SFqfS), black, with black CA plates, in San Francisco, 5th in the wild > > - 2018-06-18 — post #2135, [https://goo.gl/VvaqeT](https://goo.gl/VvaqeT), blue, in San Carlos CA, parked next to a 1920 REO Speed Wagon(!), 6th in the wild - 2018-10-14 — post #2316 (this post) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2320 "2018-10-16T06:03:30Z")
This morning I spotted an all black Porsche 911 Carrera GTS cabriolet. The letters were blacked out too. Black wheels. Its simple shape was clean and stunning. Beautiful. I think I’m in love. I saw one last week too, but its license plate was different. So there must be two of these beauties nearby! ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2321 "2018-10-16T14:17:51Z")
I was in Dallas last weekend and saw a Lamborghini zipping down the North Dallas Tollway. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2322 "2018-10-16T15:56:53Z")
At the Classic Car Show in Santa Cruz this past weekend: [1921 Paige Daytona Speedster](https://photos.app.goo.gl/3c7K2xbgyUPbuVu8A) with “occasional”(aka mother-in-law) seat. [Mercury Coupe](https://photos.app.goo.gl/6z9qVNHtjbfZGEst5) with built-in guitar amp in trunk [Chopped Hot Rod](https://photos.app.goo.gl/Cqd7Kibqc1H6gCiaA) with super reflective top ---
**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:** [October 16, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2323 "2018-10-16T16:15:02Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > This morning I spotted an all black Porsche 911 Carrera GTS cabriolet. The letters were blacked out too. Black wheels. Its simple shape was clean and stunning. Beautiful. I think I’m in love. Personally, I’d like a 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera or 1990 to 1994 911/964. I’m partial to coupés (my 911SC was one), but I think a Targa would be fun. So why 1989 or 1994? 1989 was the last year for the original body style, and 1994 was very close to the original but with styling changes I like. I also like the 911/993, as it’s the last of the air-cooled 911s. Hm… Maybe I should get one of each? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=117)