# 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:** 175
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3486 "2020-11-16T20:58:32Z")
This weekend I saw a rose gold (ie, pink metallic) Mercedes G-Class (looks like a Jeep). I assumed it would have some business logo or something to account for the color, but nope. This was not really surprising in Newport Beach, CA - but still it stuck out, and not in a good way ---
**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 17, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3487 "2020-11-17T22:26:52Z")
Yesterday that black Ferrari station wagon (‘Lusso’?) was behind me for a while. He eventually passed me on the freeway. ---
**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 18, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3488 "2020-11-18T23:03:41Z")
A 1920 REO Speedwagon. [[Album] 1920 REO Speedwagon ![](https://i.imgur.com/06C5F4U.jpeg?fb "1920 REO Speedwagon") ](https://imgur.com/a/jNCOe0j) The band name is pronounced “are ee oh speedwagon”. The car name is pronounced “ree-yo speedwagon”. ---
**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 19, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3489 "2020-11-19T04:51:08Z")
A 1970 Buick Riviera. Sweet, but not my favorite of that make (that would be the '64 Riv). ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3490 "2020-11-19T15:02:30Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The car name is pronounced “ree-yo speedwagon”. Why? The company was founded by Ransom Eli Olds. The company is named in print as the REO Motor Car Company. It’s Ransom’s company, not Reo’s. Of course it’s no big deal and I don’t think I’ll ever be in the position of being called out as a a rube by the cogniscenti if I mangle the name. ---
**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 19, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3491 "2020-11-19T15:05:28Z")
I read it, on wiki IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3492 "2020-11-19T15:11:58Z")
Well there you go. If that’s the way the switchboard operator answered the phone then that’s the way it was. Doesn’t help that the company’s own spelling was inconsistent (REO and Reo). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3493 "2020-11-20T01:50:24Z")
Although Reo passenger cars were last produced in 1936, Diamond Reo trucks were manufactured until 1975 (when I was in my teens), and the name was always pronounced as two syllables when it came up in conversation. The country music group Diamond Rio owes its name to a misspelling of the truck badge, so old Ransom’s vehicles inspired at least two band names. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3494 "2020-11-21T23:29:07Z")
Actually, they may still manufacture trucks in limited quantities, though I’ve not been able to find out. The last vestige of Diamond Reo is located about 25 minutes away from me on Route 322 between Harrisburg and Hershey. There’s a sign and a yard that is accessible from the highway, and presumably they still produce something. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3495 "2020-11-22T00:49:54Z")
It’s sort of a car. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lGsLGqUOg3A/maxresdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lGsLGqUOg3A/maxresdefault.jpg) Polaris Slingshot with optional roof. The one I saw did have the roof. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3496 "2020-11-22T03:22:30Z")
^ That’s a Transformer! (Robots in disguise) ---
**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 22, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3497 "2020-11-22T03:31:19Z")
Two days ago I spotted a 3rd or 4th generation (1960-67) white Ford Ranchero. I couldn’t get a close look at it to see any details or condition. Yesterday I walked past a BMW M8. It’s a nice looking car, but it sounds like it must be a blast to drive. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3498 "2020-11-22T15:43:12Z")
White 1st gen. Corvette. For the 2nd time in 5 days (same spot of highway). ---
**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 22, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3499 "2020-11-22T16:27:51Z")
Yesterday we saw a Mineral Blue ‘fishmouth’ MG Midget. ---
**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 22, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3500 "2020-11-22T21:51:38Z")
I took a drive up to Auburn, CA today partly to get a pie from [Ikeda’s](https://www.ikedas.com/), and partly because it was a nice sunny fall day and a nice day to go for a drive in the Miata before it gets to be too chilly to put the top down. And there were lots of other interesting cars out. The most interesting was this very original looking 1935 Ford that was behind me for much of the return trip. And just my luck, he stopped at the same shopping center I did, giving me the chance to get a few pictures. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50634248168_a5a5dee41f_b.jpg "1935 Ford V8") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/50634248168/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50635077322_26e188a09a_b.jpg "1935 Ford V8") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/50635077322/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50635077032_d2da3d2e12_b.jpg "1935 Ford V8") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/50635077032/) Some other cars I saw were: A 1990s Acura NSX. A new mid-engined Corvette (Although I’ve seen enough of those by this point I don’t know they count as interesting anymore) A 1955 Chevy A 1970s Beetle ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3501 "2020-11-22T22:05:17Z")
It’s interesting that this thread started in the spring of 2014, and I was going to post at the time that it was cool seeing a Tesla Model S in the grocery store parking lot. Now those things are so common around here it’s almost like seeing just about any other car, and there are also a lot of Model 3s and the occasional Model X around. In fact the Model S, while still a very good looking car, is getting a little dated and can probably use a redesign or at least a few aesthetic tweaks. What a difference six and a half years makes! ---
**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 22, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3502 "2020-11-22T22:30:33Z")
This afternoon, a bright yellow Volkswagen Thing, in pristine condition. Been years since I last saw one of those on the road. ---
**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 23, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3503 "2020-11-23T22:56:30Z")
Yesterday, a friend put his trusty summer vehicle, a white 1999 VW Cabriolet, away for the winter. He usually times it well so I trust we are getting a lasting snowfall this week. He’s had that car since new but it now qualifies as interesting, because I don’t see many here in MN anymore. ---
**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 24, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3504 "2020-11-24T23:36:57Z")
I spotted a Chevy C20 Cheyenne pickup with a 350, which means 1971 or 1972. Looks like someone’s winter truck. There was also a 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Official Pace Car edition, that looked like hell. Several body panels were Bondo and primer, and it appeared to be limping down the street. Probably someone’s winter beater. ---
**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, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3505 "2020-11-28T19:54:23Z")
Yesterday at the parking area for the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard a 1968 Ford Fairlane 500 convertible in mint green. Today a lowered and souped up Super Beetle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=174) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=176)