# 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:** 119
**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:** [November 9, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2364 "2018-11-09T23:17:39Z")
Yesterday I saw a 1976-ish Plymouth Road Runner. Most of that style and year were reddish-orange but this one was blue. This was long after the heyday of “real” Road Runners. It was a beefed up Volare with heavier duty suspension and a 360 V8. The one I saw looked like an original in good shape but the paint and striping were weathered and faded. Probably a barn find. [Volare Road Runner](http://blog.consumerguide.com/malaise-muscle-1976-1980-dodge-aspen-rt-and-plymouth-volare-road-runner/) ---
**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:** [November 10, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2365 "2018-11-10T00:01:32Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > An [Avanti II](https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-avanti-avanti/), in white. I used to spend a lot of time in South Bend IN and saw many, many Avantis and Studebakers up there. The Avanti is a very unique looking vehicle and I was always “kinda-like, kinda hate.” Be cool to have one though. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2366 "2018-11-11T04:09:18Z")
Today, at the aviation museum where I volunteer on weekends, a ['60 Lincoln Continental convertible](https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1960-LINCOLN-CONTINENTAL-MARK-IV-CONVERTIBLE-113217), deep red inside and out. Oh, and I fell and fractured a wrist while trying to take a photo of the damn thing. Perhaps more relevant, my maternal Grandmother had one of these cars, in the hardtop version. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2367 "2018-11-11T05:06:07Z")
Porsche 991 Targa. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2368 "2018-11-13T02:45:32Z")
Today I saw what was probably a Willys bus similar to [this,](http://wokr.org/gallery/C101_02.htm) though there were a few minor differences. The one I saw was a solid olive drab and I only got one quick, blurry picture of it as it passed us. I hope the owner lives nearby because I go through that neighborhood pretty often. Sure would like to get a better look at it. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2369 "2018-11-13T02:52:36Z")
Very nice '69 Olds 442 convertible. Black on black on black. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2370 "2018-11-13T03:49:18Z")
A Kia Stinger, tricked out every which way from Sunday. Apparently the car has been around for two years but I’ve never noticed one until now. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2371 "2018-11-16T15:00:27Z")
Yesterday on the commute home: Maserati Ghibli. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2372 "2018-11-16T15:05:32Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Yesterday on the commute home: Maserati Ghibli. I see one every day. Neighbor has one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2373 "2018-11-16T15:56:03Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > I see one every day. Neighbor has one. I only see them occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2374 "2018-11-16T16:23:00Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > Could it have been a Buick Regal with a badge-swap? That’s what the platform is called in the US. A real Commodore would be RHD… Good question, I suppose it’s possible. The windows were tinted, and I was too intrigued by the badging that I truthfully didn’t even notice which side the driver was on. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2375 "2018-11-17T03:07:05Z")
Only interesting because I saw three Tesla cars on one commute home from work. That quantity is a little unusual in the Twin Cities. At least, when talking Tesla it is. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2376 "2018-11-18T02:51:25Z")
A drive-in visitor at the museum where I volunteer, a '57 Chevy…[ambulance.](http://joelsoldcarpics.com/?page_id=1522) ---
**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:** [November 18, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2377 "2018-11-18T23:19:01Z")
I saw a Volvo P.1800 sitting in a lot with some crashed cars. It looked undamaged and intact, though its red paint was very oxidised. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2378 "2018-11-20T23:44:06Z")
A 1962-63 Sunbeam Alpine, parked about a block away. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2379 "2018-11-21T01:23:36Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I saw a Volvo P.1800 sitting in a lot with some crashed cars. It looked undamaged and intact, though its red paint was very oxidised. Speaking of this, I just heard today that Irv Gordon had died. He’s famous for having a one-owner P1800 with over 3 million miles on 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:** [November 21, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2380 "2018-11-21T02:01:52Z")
A rust bucket Datsun 240Z, I wonder if someone is using it for a winter car. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2381 "2018-11-24T22:01:53Z")
Today: [This derelict 1975(?) MGB in Blaine, WA is due to be towed Monday](https://imgur.com/a/ddkgz8Z). ☹ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2382 "2018-11-25T01:33:11Z")
It wasn’t today, but two weeks ago, I’m driving down Rt 6, and a Delorian passed me. No, it didn’t have a Mr. Fusion Home Energy Device on the back. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2383 "2018-11-25T19:27:38Z")
1st-gen Mazda RX-7. Quite uncommon these days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=120)