# 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:** 183
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3646 "2021-04-30T16:41:32Z")
Every time I see one of those slab-sided Lincolns from the early 60s, I hear kazoo music and think of the TV sitcome ‘Green Acres’. ---
**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 30, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3647 "2021-04-30T22:17:29Z")
My old Micro-Economics Professor served in the Johnson administration. He told stories of shooting deer with Johnson out of the car with the top down and the Secret Service following them. Decadent and probably true. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3648 "2021-04-30T23:41:14Z")
When I was walking home from the store today the Apple Maps camera car drove by. So I guess I’m going to be on whatever Apple calls their equivalent of Street View. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3649 "2021-05-01T01:12:37Z")
A '58 Edsel Citation, two-tone black/dark green. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3650 "2021-05-01T16:50:11Z")
Parked at a graveyard in the Baltic countryside: A restored Moskvitch. > **[Moskvitch 400-420](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskvitch_400-420)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Moskvitch 400-420 is a car that was introduced in 1947 by the Soviet manufacturer Moskvitch. > In 1940 and 1941 500 units of the KIM 10-50, the first Soviet compact car, were produced. It was inspired by the similar-sized four-door Ford Prefect and, despite its low price, equipped with such features as a mechanical clock and indicators of the level of oil and the temperature of water in the radiator. However, national priorities changed with th... ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3651 "2021-05-01T19:37:01Z")
1961-1964 Ford Falcon. Looked to be in excellent condition. And it was a station wagon—probably the least likely body style to survive this long. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3652 "2021-05-01T19:45:26Z")
Late '40’s or early '50’s Studebaker, not quite as boldly styled as [this model](https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/08/10/1949-studebaker-champion-starlight-coupe/) but in that color. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3653 "2021-05-01T19:53:16Z")
Yesterday I saw a smart car with a lift kit and oversized wheels, [almost identical to this](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eNvKZ54tJyk/maxresdefault.jpg). It also had a row of KC lights across the top and a snorkel. I assume the owner was trying to make it look like a little baby Jeep. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3654 "2021-05-02T01:23:20Z")
1968 Chevrolet Impala. It had the formal notch back roof and was red with a white vinyl top. It was in stellar shape and had a very healthy, throaty sound. I didn’t at all care for the large ( 20 inch or so ) wheels and very low profile tires, but at least they were chorme-ish and not the staid looking black wheels that seem to be on so many cars with sporting pretensions today. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3655 "2021-05-03T15:23:07Z")
Thought folks might be interested in this story about the only Porsche on a small Pacific Island. The island only has 90 miles of road, and the speed limit is 50 km/h (about 31 mph). > **[The only one around](https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/scene-passion/porsche-911-magazine-norfolk-island-duncan-sanderson-16755.html)** > > Norfolk Island is located 1,400 kilometres east of Australia. Its 35 km² area was created by volcanic processes, and today is home to 1,800 inhabitants, one set of traffic lights, around 150 cows – and just one Porsche. The story came back to me because Duncan Sanderson died a few days ago, and he was the father of a friend of mine from high school. He was also a real activist for Norfolk Island political autonomy. > **[A Norfolk Island mutiny | Jeff Sparrow](https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2018/december/1543582800/jeff-sparrow/norfolk-island-mutiny#mtr)** > > Australia’s remote territory is agitating for autonomy ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3656 "2021-05-03T17:12:27Z")
A red Porsche 928; they were last made 26 years ago! ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3657 "2021-05-03T17:20:15Z")
So this Jeep I saw at the mechanic’s shop I brought my car to today definitely qualifies as among the most interesting cars I’ve ever seen… And that includes the driver, who showed up after I took the first two pictures [![](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210503/3ed36758062280da1d830ff056f24b7e.jpg) ](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210503/3ed36758062280da1d830ff056f24b7e.jpg) [![](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210503/d1c5edeb325deb75f9604d13fec5df21.jpg) ](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210503/d1c5edeb325deb75f9604d13fec5df21.jpg) [![](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210503/826bc7f88f7061ff8941493cc29dbae1.jpg) ](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210503/826bc7f88f7061ff8941493cc29dbae1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirPogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@ReservoirPogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirPogs)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3658 "2021-05-04T08:14:11Z")
1930s Rolls Royce Phantom. Keep seeing it driving around. Think it might be a wedding hire car. Also saw an old Trabant rotting away on somebodies driveway ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3659 "2021-05-05T03:49:31Z")
A car with a license plate frame from a local used car place with a B&W\* TX personalized plate. I guess they could have bought it here, moved to TX & are back for a visit but we’re nowhere _near_ TX, not even the same time zone & close to 24 hrs straight-thru drive to the closest part of TX. \*\* The letters were white on a black background while the top was a black “Texas” on a white background with a hard line between the color changes. Never seen a plate like that before. Also saw a Maybach SUV; before I could tell exactly what it was I _knew_ it was 'spensive; it just _looked_ luxury ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3660 "2021-05-06T13:35:36Z")
I spotted a silver Audi convertible at a traffic light, and at first I thought it was a TT. But I noticed the V10 badge on the side, took a closer look, and it was an R8 Spyder. For such a cool car it’s fairly plain in appearance. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8dLF5HBhc7B_8TSWajuUQkBgtv4J0WjlkJQMmV8ufBwAlQW1rkJQjBmt_ASQbCc5fr3t3JCNRqP8mxqDFND7gKVyIARc3O5FpGXVWAKwg95QME78QLwOHSnvHhFh1Ps3gAZanAA4zHE=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/9ugznx8RNLb7Sive6) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3661 "2021-05-06T15:23:29Z")
This morning on the way to work I saw a Porsche 928. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3662 "2021-05-06T21:15:54Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > For such a cool car it’s fairly plain in appearance. Yeah, I think that the sypder conversion doesn’t do the R8 any favors. The coupe is a much better-looking car, IMO. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3663 "2021-05-06T23:02:10Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > For such a cool car it’s fairly plain in appearance. Audi likes the understated look. Maybe fewer traffic tickets? ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3664 "2021-05-07T14:00:03Z")
This thread has been going on for years and I will confess I never read any of the posts and have never had any interesting car sightings to contribute, until last weekend. I was approaching a busy intersection and crossing the intersection, coming towards me I see something unrecognizable. I first thought it might be a military vehicle (we have an Air National Guard and an Army Guard close by). It was a large, open-air vehicle with a bunch of people in it. When it passed me, my mouth fell open. It was a pontoon boat made into a vehicle. There was a bunch of senior citizens in it going for a joy ride. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3665 "2021-05-07T17:22:14Z")
On a walk today I spotted this gem; 1953 Kaiser Manhattan [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JvjOSKNZfLE3N3Mk4fRhwtOftf5mjydibLfq9aVr84waNsySujeRxf3cBqwN9aIHRMZs7j8O5TSvdVhfZUebgeeNq-dik1CVeafVAoMyNpdMo-R_HTJxd_U6V-QleQNrOKLnf4enGnI=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/QHiXanvizt6Zbg61A) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xt48paMWYoUr04ypuDu_4vVwJjLbSbOwem7i5DKq_rBU09uBf_lx9oDH_QDBhFbZnAFxP6hCLYW3_FF6anzN7QsQyqnW137MLKsNbcTDxb_3-yMXp-oW71Wo37N8IF_AYZ-JiX4EyAE=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/XgRZTYKCbihEnfqd9) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=182) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=184)