# 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:** 125
**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:** [March 31, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2485 "2019-03-31T12:15:04Z")
Two good ones yesterday. The first was a 1963 Plymouth Valiant convertible just coming out of winter storage. It had half the tarp off and was still on blocks. Looked road ready. The second was a 1967 Pontiac GTO parked on the street, looked fast just sitting 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:** [April 5, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2486 "2019-04-05T01:40:50Z")
A late 60’s Ford Galaxie 500 2-door, in white. What a long body, it dwarfed the other cars on the road. And a final generation (1987-91) Jeep Grand Wagoneer, with faux wood paneling and everything. You could almost hear it burning oil. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2487 "2019-04-05T16:06:02Z")
Recently I’ve seen a tiny 2-door [Suzuki X-90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_X-90) and a red [Pontiac Acadian](https://autopolis.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/1975-1987-pontaic-acadian-three-makes-a-crowd/), the Pontiac version of the Chevette. Both looked to be in decent shape. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2488 "2019-04-05T16:44:03Z")
On Tuesday I saw what appeared to be a Hudson, southbound on the 5 in Burlington. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2489 "2019-04-05T20:14:45Z")
Oh, and the Lotus Elise showed up again in the office parking lot, out now that the salt is off the roads. It was parked next to a full sized pickup truck, with the noses lined up, and the Lotus’ rear bumper didn’t clear the truck’s crew cab. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2490 "2019-04-06T07:54:01Z")
A 1970 Ford Maverick. I thought they had all rusted away to nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2491 "2019-04-06T10:09:15Z")
A Ford Ranger four-door pickup in that stupid chrome-orange with Dubai plates. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2492 "2019-04-12T15:40:08Z")
I saw something I never saw before, a [1970 Dodge Xplorer Class B motor home](https://assets.hemmings.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//2013/11/Xplorer21_01_1500.jpg) It was for sale at a garage that does lots of old stuff, in talking (& crawling thru it…for over an _hour_) it’s because there were only 24 made & only 4 are known to still exist. It’s for sale & needs both body & interior work but the engine runs great. Apparently, all parts are still available if you know a good body guy. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2493 "2019-04-12T16:10:32Z")
Seen on the way to work yesterday, slowly overtaking me on the interstate: Mid-1970s Dodge Dart ‘Swinger’ coupe. Gold/bronze-ish. Plain black painted steel wheels with small “dog dish” hubcaps ( I always though cars so equipped came with the wheels painted body color ). Really ruined the look of the car IMO. Very good shape from what I could see: looked to be a “survivor car” and not a restoration. Very small diameter single exhaust…guess it had the 225 slant-six. Funniest part was the license plate: A vanity plate the spelled out ‘OBSOLETE’. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2494 "2019-04-14T02:53:29Z")
Drop dead gorgeous Shelby Cobra 427 in blue. I think it was original but could have been a replica. It had Cobra badging so I think it was real. License plate **02 DI 4**. Parked next to our car as we got back from a hike in Zion National Park. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2495 "2019-04-14T13:09:01Z")
An SC 560 Suburban > **[2015-2020 Callaway Suburban / Callaway Yukon XL / Callaway Escalade ESV](https://www.callawaycars.com/homepage/cars/callaway-suburban/)** > > \- Callaway GenThree™ Supercharger equipped - Assembled at Callaway's Connecticut and California Facilities - Callaway Warranty supplements GM Factory Warranty - Call or text (860) 434-9002 for more information SC480 - 5.3L Callaway Suburban Callaway... ---
**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:** [April 16, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2496 "2019-04-16T01:51:39Z")
In Paso Robles this weekend, a nice looking [2019 Corvette](https://photos.app.goo.gl/g3GXtT5uHWPdfSDc9) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2497 "2019-04-16T02:37:41Z")
An AMG/Mercedes E-series wagon from the aughts. ('03 maybe?). It was moving quickly down the highway in Wisconsin and it looked showroom floor perfect. Even in the snow that was coming down. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2498 "2019-04-17T13:32:16Z")
Three 911s flying in formation. One had the plate 999 ZED, by the way. Spent a lot of my commute behind a [Great Wall Haval H-9](http://www.haval-global.com/havalh9.html) ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2499 "2019-04-22T04:21:29Z")
A car I hadn’t heard of before, a Buick Wildcat. This was a two door hardtop, and according to the vanity plates a 66. It looked really sharp! Every year there’s a massive car show in Forest Park in St. Louis on Easter Sunday. I didn’t go this year. I need to make sure I go next year. Most amazing car show I’ve ever seen. I saw the Wildcat on the highway this evening. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2500 "2019-04-22T04:25:51Z")
I saw some flavour of McLaren today. I’ve never spotted one in the wild before. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2501 "2019-04-22T04:33:31Z")
On the commute home Thursday, I saw an Audi R8. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2502 "2019-04-24T12:48:02Z")
Mid-70’s [Jensen Interceptor droptop](https://classiccars.com/listings/view/843869/1976-jensen-interceptor-iii-for-sale-in-southampton-new-york-11968) (fewer than 300 made!), on a back road near Willis, TX. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2503 "2019-04-24T14:47:59Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Mid-70’s [Jensen Interceptor droptop](https://classiccars.com/listings/view/843869/1976-jensen-interceptor-iii-for-sale-in-southampton-new-york-11968) (fewer than 300 made!), on a back road near Willis, TX. I’d never heard of those cars before. Very cool! They wedged some big-ass powerplants into those, didn’t they? Wiki says they were using Chrysler 440 cubic inch V8s at one point. Vroom vroom! And one variant of the Interceptor was a four wheel drive. Really interesting. Thanks for introducing me to that car! ---
**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:** [April 24, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/2504 "2019-04-24T15:02:02Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > A car I hadn’t heard of before, a Buick Wildcat. This was a two door hardtop, and according to the vanity plates a 66. It looked really sharp! > > Every year there’s a massive car show in Forest Park in St. Louis on Easter Sunday. I didn’t go this year. I need to make sure I go next year. Most amazing car show I’ve ever seen. > > I saw the Wildcat on the highway this evening. My first car was a '65 Wildcat 4-door. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=124) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=126)