# 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:** 206
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4107 "2022-01-29T22:02:17Z")
I was sitting on a bench eating the pizza I’d bought from a food truck at the farmer’s market, when a 1956 Chevy rolled by. It was in pretty good shape, but not perfect. There were a few minor rust spots on the bumpers and grill and that sort of thing. That makes me think it was completely original and unrestored, which in my book makes it cooler than one that’s been restored to prefect condition. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4108 "2022-01-30T00:24:31Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The bright yellow is beautiful. (but, it’s a wrap job; see last pic.) They are almost always wrap jobs these days. It sure is pretty though. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4109 "2022-01-30T01:15:51Z")
I’ve posted before that Racing Yellow (formerly Rally Yellow, IIRC) is my favourite 911 colour. If I still had my 911, I’d keep it white; but if I were going to change the colour I’d paint it properly. ‘Oh, but that would damage the collector value! A wrap, you can just take off!’ I don’t care. Wrapping is wrong to me. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4110 "2022-01-30T02:57:01Z")
I didn’t see it in person and I don’t care. This is too cool not to share. Ladies and gentlemen, the Labatt Streamliner from yesteryear: [http://www.thepetrolstop.com/2012/10/labatts-streamliners.html](http://www.thepetrolstop.com/2012/10/labatts-streamliners.html) A google search will show more photos. It looks like the design changed some, but how epic is that tractor? [https://www.google.com/search?q=labatt+streamliner&rlz=1C1CHBF\_enUS798US798&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiYk5Lju9j1AhXMA2MBHQjxCHQQ\_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1366&bih=657&dpr=1](https://www.google.com/search?q=labatt+streamliner&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS798US798&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiYk5Lju9j1AhXMA2MBHQjxCHQQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1366&bih=657&dpr=1) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4111 "2022-01-30T03:14:30Z")
I think you’ll like this. A literal house trailer that had been pulled by a 2½ ton Renault: > **[Assomption Renault 'Cirque Pinder' (Special vehicles) - Trucksplanet](https://trucksplanet.com/models/assomption-renault-cirque-pinder/)** > > One of the first studies of the Assomption company was this residental combination on Renault chassis. It is owned by Spiessert family, former owners of the circus Pinder, and waiting the restoration. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4112 "2022-01-30T03:30:58Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > I think you’ll like this. A literal house trailer that had been pulled by a 2½ ton Renault: Neat! That’s where my mind went, actually: wouldn’t it be great to have a house you tow with a tractor, like an RV? We used to have a campervan and now we’d like something that “detaches” so you can arrive, set up, then drive the front away into town so to speak. It used to be that every morning we had to secure everything, unplug, and drive away…then come back in the evening and set up all over again. Another unusual one…ever see this? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JUzqXJjpq94/hqdefault.jpg "Decoliner Custom Built - Jay Leno's Garage") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUzqXJjpq94) You can drive it from the roof or inside the cab. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4113 "2022-01-31T00:42:17Z")
I think I’m in love again. That must be a blast. Trust Jay Leno to have it. I’ve seen pics and models of the Labatts vehicle before. I think it’s slick. The Cirque Pinder has the weirdest tail. It’s like the taillights are supposed to protect the rear end, no fender. I would think I’d have to get them fixed regularly if this were my camper. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4114 "2022-01-31T02:31:53Z")
You know, I find it interesting that people were building these radical streamliners back in the 1930s, yet the Chrysler Airflow was a flop, supposedly because people thought the styling was too radical. I guess those streamliners were good at getting people excited and promoting a business, but not something most people actually wanted in their garages back then. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4115 "2022-01-31T02:37:46Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I think I’m in love again. That must be a blast. Trust Jay Leno to have it. I wonder how street legal it is, though. The seats on top behind the driver don’t seem to have belts. Our campervan had a “couch” and “dinette” where passengers could sit, and they had seatbelts. > [@WildaBeast](#): > > You know, I find it interesting that people were building these radical streamliners back in the 1930s Check out some of these…I had no idea they were so common back then. > **[59 STREAMLINE BEER TRUCKS ideas | trucks, vintage trucks, beer truck](https://gr.pinterest.com/garyh0735/streamline-beer-trucks/)** > > May 22, 2020 - Explore Gary Howard's board "STREAMLINE BEER TRUCKS" on Pinterest. See more ideas about trucks, vintage trucks, beer truck. And in passenger vehicles…I don’t think I’ve ever seen the front wheels with fender skirts because they need to turn out. > **[1935 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamline Roadster By Erdmann & Rossi – Design...](https://designyoutrust.com/2020/01/1935-mercedes-benz-540k-streamline-roadster-by-erdmann-rossi/)** > > Mercedes commissioned Erdmann & Rossi to produce a special show car for the 1935 Barcelona exhibition based upon their 500K. One of the visitors was King Ghazi ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4116 "2022-01-31T14:01:51Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > You know, I find it interesting that people were building these radical streamliners back in the 1930s, GM had their own streamliner concept at the same time as Chrysler’s. > **[MotorCities - The Albanita Was a Forgotten General Motors Design | 2019 |...](https://www.motorcities.org/story-of-the-week/2019/the-albanita-was-a-forgotten-general-motors-design)** > > By Robert Tate, Automotive Historian and Researcher Images Courtesy of General Motors Published 1.30.2019 Harley Earl holding the first model he designed for General Motors (GM Archive) Many years ago, when I used to work for the General Motors... Unlike Chrysler’s, GM’s never went into production. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4117 "2022-01-31T15:40:26Z")
1970 Ford Maverick ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4118 "2022-01-31T15:55:32Z")
I used to see this thread and think “I can just look out in front of the house…” But I decided to stop paying for repairs and get something more practical that’d do well in winter, and now… _::sniffle::_ normalcy, it’s just too painful _don’t even ask about it I can’t face this…_ [poster collapses in sobs] ---
**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:** [January 31, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4119 "2022-01-31T18:36:49Z")
> [@digs](#): > > [poster collapses in sobs] Join AA, Automobiles Anonymous. 😉 Actually, many of us have messed with the idea of automotive withdrawal support groups. Or even support groups for paying for parts and repairs of classic cars. But face it, they already exist: vintage car clubs. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4120 "2022-01-31T21:55:32Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever seen the front wheels with fender skirts because they need to turn out. Most of the “upside down bathtub” styled Nashes had fender skirts over both the front and rear wheels. Like the 1949 Ambassador and 1950 Rambler, for example. I imagine the turning radius must have been quite large. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4121 "2022-02-06T01:37:05Z")
An early 1980s Toyota Supra. It looked a little beat up, but cool nonetheless. I always liked the Japanese sports cars from that era. Honorable mention goes to the 90s Ford Bronco that had BRONCO spelled out across the front grill like the new ones. I don’t know if the owner actually got the badges from a new one, or if he made it himself. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4122 "2022-02-06T01:50:17Z")
I passed an early 1970s Toyota pickup on the highway. I think a Hilux? No mods, which is rare in SoCal. Obviously kept/restored in original condition. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4123 "2022-02-06T01:53:18Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Join AA, Automobiles Anonymous. 😉 Given your screen name, I’m betting you know of what you speak. “Hi, I’m digs, and I spend way too much time checking Craigslist (and [Bring A Trailer](https://bringatrailer.com/) and [San Francisco Sports Cars](https://www.sanfranciscosportscars.com/vehicles/) and [Duncan’s Japanese imports](https://www.duncanimports.com/jdm-inventory.htm)) for cool cars I can’t afford…” ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4124 "2022-02-06T02:10:57Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > I passed an early 1970s Toyota pickup on the highway. I think a Hilux? No mods, which is rare in SoCal. Obviously kept/restored in original condition. I wrecked my dad’s '74 Toyota Hilux (and my knees) in 1979. I’d love to have a duplicate. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4125 "2022-02-06T02:23:51Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > '74 Toyota Hilux Speaking of Duncan Imports, they have Hiluxes, but a '95 is the oldest. [And it ain’t cheap…](https://www.duncanimports.com/used/Toyota/1995-Toyota-Hilux-b9cf865f0a0e09a9486d6f4118a8e4b7.htm) ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4126 "2022-02-06T02:31:41Z")
That’s not a Hilux. _This_ is a Hilux. [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQiPet4CZaiPm5IRHLhV4i4QGiw_Yk-HepmPA&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQiPet4CZaiPm5IRHLhV4i4QGiw_Yk-HepmPA&usqp=CAU) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=207)