# 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:** 153
**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 23, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3045 "2019-11-23T04:23:10Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > On my way to the Los Gatos Creek Trail today, a [McLaren 570GT](https://photos.app.goo.gl/gFq7GQmmqru7a8yV6). Looks like it might be the Lamborghini / Aston Martin / Rolls / exotic cars dealership on Blossom Hill. Is it? gMap \> [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/@37.2356441,-121.9662106,106m/data=!3m1!1e3) ---
**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:** [November 23, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3046 "2019-11-23T05:54:34Z")
Not there, but at the Del Auto Group shop at the end of old Camden Ave off Winchester. ---
**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 23, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3047 "2019-11-23T06:02:06Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Not there, but at the Del Auto Group shop at the end of old Camden Ave off Winchester. I’ll have to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3048 "2019-11-23T21:00:58Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Walking back to the office from a nearby restaurant after lunch, I passed a 1967\* Buick Skylark in a parking lot. It looked like an unrestored survivor, with obvious wear from over 50 years of use but in excellent shape for its age, and from what I could tell completely original. I snapped a few photos with my phone which I will share when I get home. > > \*Based on photos on Wikipedia; I may be a bit off on the year. Photos, as promised: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49112073246_ef1ccf41e5_b.jpg "Buick Skylark") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/49112073246/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49112074886_fd8f54873d_b.jpg "Buick Skylark") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/49112074886/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49112269792_42297c3cf0_b.jpg "Buick Skylark") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/49112269792/) ---
**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:** [November 26, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3049 "2019-11-26T00:17:58Z")
I was acting in a student film today. I had to get into a 69 Mercury Comet and pretend it wouldn’t start. The car was in good shape! Owned by the same person since '76. The owner loans it out to film productions often. ---
**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 26, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3050 "2019-11-26T13:10:15Z")
A coworker drove his 89 Toyota Supra (he’s the original owner) to work today because it’s supposed to hit 60 degrees. A last gasp on summer before putting the car up for the winter. ---
**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 26, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3051 "2019-11-26T22:10:51Z")
1970-ish Olds 442 convertible. Red with black top and stripes. Looked perfect. ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3052 "2019-11-27T04:34:30Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > I was acting in a student film today. I had to get into a 69 Mercury Comet and pretend it wouldn’t start. The car was in good shape! Owned by the same person since '76. The owner loans it out to film productions often. Ooh, tell me, was it metallic green? ---
**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:** [November 27, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3053 "2019-11-27T14:07:16Z")
Yesterday saw a mid-70s or so Cadillac. Maybe a Seville. I was too distracted to note the model details because it had a freaking vinyl roof. And in fair condition, too. Around here with the sun, heat, humidity and sun, vinyl roofs don’t last long at all. So, either this car has been kept in a well protected place all these years or the vinyl has been replaced. Googling shows there are a ton of places that advertise Caddie vinyl replacement, so I guess that’s a thing. (I use to see cars here that the vinyl got so bad people just stripped it off. And left behind ugly metal/rust/adhesive crap. Yeah, vinyl on car roofs. That’s a good idea.) ---
**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:** [November 27, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3054 "2019-11-27T15:39:40Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Ooh, tell me, was it metallic green? Nope, sorry, it’s black. With some pretty good gold scrollwork on the hood. ---
**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 28, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3055 "2019-11-28T03:30:54Z")
A Tesla Roadster; I see Teslas all the time, but rarely a Roadster. ---
**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 29, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3056 "2019-11-29T15:08:19Z")
Yesterday I saw a 3rd Generation (1979-1993 – this one looked like mid-'80s) Ford Mustang 5.0 coupé. It had oxidised black paint, rust around the edges, a dent in front of the right-front corner of the windshield, an ill-fitted hood… and Historical Vehicle license plates. I thought these cars were ugly when they were new. I wouldn’t consider them ‘historical vehicles’. I’m guessing the owner got the Historical Vehicle plates to save money. ---
**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 30, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3057 "2019-11-30T03:24:31Z")
A silver MB 300 SL gullwing coupe, waiting for a ferry. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3058 "2019-12-02T23:19:02Z")
This morning, an early 1960s Ford Ranchero, ie. the Falcon based version. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3059 "2019-12-03T03:35:25Z")
And this evening, a mid-1960s Plymouth Valiant, I think a 1965 or 66. It merged in front of me in traffic, and then I changed lanes and passed it. It had one of the old black California license plates, indicating it more than likely has spent its entire life in California. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3060 "2019-12-03T20:22:11Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > It had one of the old black California license plates… Was it an old old black plate, or a new old black plate? ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3061 "2019-12-03T20:31:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Was it an old old black plate, or a new old black plate? It appeared to be an old one. It was six characters, three letters and three numbers, as opposed to the current seven character pattern of a number, three letters, and three numbers. Unless the owner ordered a personalized plate with that pattern, it was an old one. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3062 "2019-12-03T20:38:55Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > It appeared to be an old one. It was six characters, three letters and three numbers, as opposed to the current seven character pattern of a number, three letters, and three numbers. Unless the owner ordered a personalized plate with that pattern, it was an old one. I checked the format on the CA DMV page. Their 1960 Legacy plate is Q123Q1, so six characters – but not the same format as the originals. (I know my first car was TAA 951.) Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3063 "2019-12-09T20:16:23Z")
I was walking my dog and saw a blue SUV with an Italian flag-inspired striped design going over the hood to the roof and the back. I then noticed the Lamborghini nameplate on the rear of the vehicle, but couldn’t find a model name. After Googling, I discovered I had seen a [Urus](https://www.lamborghinipalmbeach.com/blog/is-the-lamborghini-urus-four-wheel-drive/lamborghini-urus-blue-in-desert-back-view_o/). ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3064 "2019-12-10T21:10:05Z")
Last night I on the way home I saw a white 1960s [Dodge A100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_A100) van sitting in a parking lot with a “for sale” sign on it. Coincidentally I saw a similar van around my neighborhood last Saturday, also white. Pretty sure they were two different vans, given the distance apart I saw them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=152) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=154)