# 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:** 169
**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, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3366 "2020-08-27T18:33:30Z")
Driving my MGB back from the supermarket and heading down the little hill to the beach, I saw a blue MG Midget coming up the hill. We waved at each other. šŸ•¶ ---
**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 27, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3367 "2020-08-27T19:02:18Z")
67-ish Corvette convertible. Red with a black top which was down. Probably a small block, it didnā€™t have the big hood scoop. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3368 "2020-08-27T20:12:13Z")
A classic air-cooled Porsche 911 convertible. I have no idea what year since they had that same basic shape for so long. But Iā€™d guess 1980s or late 1970s. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3369 "2020-08-28T02:17:42Z")
And once again, I posted too soon. This evening I saw an early 1950s Mercury. It looked mildly customized, but not too much. It appeared to have been lowered a bit, had white-wall tires, and hubs painted red. And dual exhausts, Iā€™m not sure if that would have been offered back then or if that was another modification. Other than that it looked pretty original, with the caveat that I have no idea what was under the hood. ---
**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 28, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3370 "2020-08-28T13:33:42Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > 67-ish Corvette convertible. Red with a black top which was down. I saw a '60s Corvette convertible yesterday too. Oxidised red, and the top was down. I donā€™t know what kind of transmission it had, but I could hear grinding as it accelerated away. > [@WildaBeast](#): > > A classic air-cooled Porsche 911 convertible. I have no idea what year since they had that same basic shape for so long. But Iā€™d guess 1980s or late 1970s. Until 1973, Porsche 911s had ā€˜long hoodsā€™. They had grilles next to the turn indicators. In 1974, they got the ā€˜short hoodā€™. Safety regulations required beefier bumpers, and the 911 got the bigger front bumper with the rubber strip running along the width, and with a rubber ā€˜gasketā€™ (or fairing; whatever) on the top. The rear bumper had large overriders on it. In 1975, the rear bumper overriders got bigger. In 1978, the 911S became the 911SC and it lasted until 1983. (I had a '79.) The 911SC had rear fender flairs. From 1984 to 1989, the 911SC became the Carrera. Porsche used the ā€˜911ā€™ nomenclature from 1963 to 1989. After that, they used internal numbers (e.g., ā€˜993ā€™ for the '95 to '98 models), but still badged and marketed them as 911s. That should give you an idea of 911 years at a glance. Of course there were numerous other changes that canā€™t be seen (continuously upgraded engines, for example) and smaller cosmetic changes. ---
**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 28, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3371 "2020-08-28T14:08:29Z")
A good-condition Pontiac Aztek, Walter Whiteā€™s car. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3372 "2020-08-28T18:27:38Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > From 1984 to 1989, the 911SC became the Carrera. I do remember that the one I saw had a ā€œCarreraā€ badge on the engine cover, so I guess that narrows down the one I saw to 1984-89. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3373 "2020-08-28T20:37:56Z")
Given my previous pattern, Iā€™ll probably see something more interesting later today, but taking a break from working from home I walked over to the living room and looked out the window, to see an absolutely pristine 1980s era Lincoln Mark VII drive past. ---
**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 29, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3374 "2020-08-29T00:05:45Z")
Two things Iā€™ve never seen before, a VW microbus converted into a trailer, very clean and in great shape (pics on imgur, [VW bus trailer - Album on Imgur](https://imgur.com/gallery/jr8OaTB)), and a stretch limo ā€¦ Volvo? ([A stretch limo... Volvo? Spotted this afternoon in Redwood City CA. - Album on Imgur](https://imgur.com/gallery/kgDAcAo)) Gotta figure out how to insert pics here in the post. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3375 "2020-09-03T17:50:16Z")
A Mercedes AMG S65. It had a very prominent ā€œV12 Biturboā€ badge on the fender. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3376 "2020-09-03T19:08:32Z")
I saw a 1970s Thunderbird, what a hideous beast. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3377 "2020-09-05T16:47:12Z")
Dad had a 1970 T-bird coupĆ©. I thought it was quite attractive ā€“ actually, the last year for attractive T-birds. ---
**Author:** ![Terwilliger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Terwilliger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terwilliger)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3378 "2020-09-05T20:31:30Z")
VW Scirocco. Perfect condition. Wanted one when i was a teen. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3379 "2020-09-06T00:27:18Z")
A 7th generation (71-77) Oldsmobile Delta 88 on the highway, doing 80 in the fast lane. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3380 "2020-09-06T02:44:13Z")
A '75 Ford Pinto wagon in metallic brown, in showroom condition. Definitely donā€™t see many of those, these days. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3381 "2020-09-06T10:46:39Z")
3 wheeled car, 2 in front 1 in the back. It has no roof. I think it might be classified as a motorcycle. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3382 "2020-09-06T14:13:11Z")
Was it a Polaris Slingshot? ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3383 "2020-09-06T14:45:01Z")
I was going to guess it was a Kia Rio, by Japan Japan. Yes, I know. Go with me, here. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3384 "2020-09-06T17:57:29Z")
I think it was the slingshot ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3385 "2020-09-06T22:15:44Z")
A Hyundai Venue, never seen one before. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=168) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=170)