# 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:** 218
**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:** [June 24, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4347 "2022-06-24T23:39:41Z")
Yesterday I saw a genuine little deuce coupe or similar type of car. The engine was completely exposed and had a killer paint job. Today on my walk I spotted this beauty behind a house. I couldn’t get too close so I couldn’t pick up any badges. Any help on the ID? [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IEk9oqSiuIklzAUvXZMuL-8bbmmZL9CJ61pU2YhaOgAB8mNMPqP2hgnj-Bt_2Thj_vA8rGqXv-xBK5Lv1BGc9GwpG3CzruuvkJUev202o72Q0HOQ6Uawk08QwxYlzu4gCor6SbglrmQ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/FK5zyFHpywPqBUPV9) ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4348 "2022-06-25T00:01:56Z")
It’s a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle. I can’t see any “SS” ( Super Sport ) badging, but it does have a V8 as can be seen by the on the front fender, though obviously we can’t make out the displacement call-out number on the photo. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4349 "2022-06-25T00:49:04Z")
Seems to be a stock color – emerald turquoise. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4350 "2022-06-25T01:55:30Z")
Cool, thanks. For some reason I was thinking Plymouth. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4351 "2022-06-25T16:33:38Z")
I saw an Isuzu Ascender (a rebadged Chevy Trailblazer from 2003-2008) on my walk today. Not too old, but somewhat interesting in that only about 26,000 were sold. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4352 "2022-06-25T19:04:12Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Not too old, but somewhat interesting in that only about 26,000 were sold. On that note I saw a Cadillac Catera on the road yesterday. I was debating whether it was interesting enough to post in this thread. While it sold more than that, it was kind of a flop for GM and therefore not really a car you see everyday. And it was in nice shape for a car they stopped making over 20 years ago. And IIRC the Catera had some reliability issues, making surviving ones a rare sight. Today I saw a (probably a replica of a) Shelby Cobra. And then a 1964ish Thunderbird convertible just a few cars behind it. Both were coincidentally the same shade of fire engine red. Seeing both cars in such close proximity made me wonder if there was a car show going on, but those two cars were the only classic cars I saw. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4353 "2022-06-25T20:02:58Z")
Red ~30 year old Mitsubishi sports car of some sort, likely a 3000GT. I think it was queued up for annual inspection. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4354 "2022-06-25T20:37:15Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > … a Cadillac Catera … Remember the Lisa Catera ads? Who _is_ Lisa Catera? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CUK1Enbtpoc/maxresdefault.jpg "Cadillac Catera Ad 1997") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUK1Enbtpoc) That reminds me, I saw a Cadillac Allante yesterday, the driver enjoying the top dropped. Only about 21000 were made during its run from 1987 to 1993. I always admired the Allante. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4355 "2022-06-25T22:31:50Z")
[Lots of nice rides](https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzVLur) at Woodies on the Wharf this morning. I think they said there were more than 200 this year. Photography-wise, it’s kind of frustrating that they’re parked so close together–hard to get a good side view. I think my favorites were a '47 Chevy Fleetline Country Club and a '48 Packard 8 Station Wagon. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4356 "2022-06-25T22:46:57Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > Who _is_ Lisa Catera? As it turned out, she was a doctor on the 1990s TV series _Chicago Hope_ (and was apparently named after the joke in that ad). ---
**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:** [June 26, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4357 "2022-06-26T01:11:09Z")
Saw a 5th generation Toyota Supra tonight - striking looking car, but from what I understand not the best performer. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4358 "2022-06-26T06:09:32Z")
There have been a few other sightings mentioned upthread but I saw a new-to-me car tonight: [a 1991 Nissan Figaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Figaro). I’ve never seen anything like it. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4359 "2022-06-26T16:24:20Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > On the track, it was incredible. The light weight and the agility afforded by the short, mid-engined chassis was awe inspiring. The steering wheel made you feel like your hands were directly connected to the pavement. Learning the ability to tighten your line simply by slightly lifting your right foot was a driving seminar in itself. Getting destroyed on the straightway by every idiot in a Corvette was disheartening, but after they dropped anchor for the first turn, I’d get my payback. I’ll second this, although my only experience was driving a rented Elise for a day or two at Buttonwillow in California. But it was definitely one of my favorites among the 15 or so different street cars I drove on track during my 12 years of running in High Performance Drivers Ed events. It was so much fun to throw around the curves, and the only thing one could wish for was a little more power. But that’s why they made the Exige. However, as much fun as it was, I would never have bought an Elise as a daily driver. I’m 5’10" and back then weighed about 225 lbs, and getting into it with its T-top off was not too bad, but with it on it was practically impossible to fold myself into it. Once inside, it was comfortable, and more like being in a racecar than any other street car I’ve been in, thanks to its minimal interior accoutrements. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ABLVV8583ReUN5hQcXMGWE4hol7L3K0hqjZyebcya8VEZdSb27wN4BtsWW7rCV1IYceiZCZHNHatKxeFDl2F-NvhoyKcOA3KWMU-tN2FusKzEZl6fcDCnkGv=w600-h315-p-k "New item by James Hyder") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/U1hi3MZoBLR4J9Pw7) ---
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4360 "2022-06-27T04:03:14Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I saw a new-to-me car tonight: [a 1991 Nissan Figaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Figaro). I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s easy to buy cute urban cars with small engines from Japan. A writer for Jalopnik (Mercedes Streeter?) documented all the steps she went through to import a couple… including maybe a **Figaro**. Or there are places like [Duncan Imports](https://www.duncanimports.com/what-is-the-nissan-figaro.htm) that’ll take care of all that. But you pay for it; [a _ **Figaro** _ will run you $8k to 35k.](https://www.duncanimports.com/wholesale-used-inventory/index.htm?make=Nissan&model=Figaro&sortBy=internetPrice%20asc) THE Jason Torchinsky (also Jalopnik) has posted many articles and videos of his adventures importing and wrenching on his **Nissan Pao** [(here’s one…](https://www.japaneseclassics.com/vehicle/pao/) SO cute! And check out [the interior,](https://www.japaneseclassics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/B-9-11.jpg) I want one of these!) And his electric Chingli from China. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4361 "2022-06-27T23:22:36Z")
I believe this is a first generation Chevy Camaro SS (1967-69). [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lDfRe45ZVV3hkdhLiiIPr11c1vO_sYSHG2ac_HbU25irJJHlC0ISVp7Tgs43vFaTcNk-vlXNzEPFT-bTyF_O38mb-ZN2kuOKXk9wAseNPE1QRJOJEOw561x6i4VMxtR4FZ7cGCaDfGs=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/3GKhsPMPHTDr4L6W9) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4362 "2022-06-28T03:16:44Z")
> [@digs](#): > > A writer for Jalopnik (Mercedes Streeter?) That’s the perfect name for a car writer. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4363 "2022-06-29T14:25:56Z")
I saw what looked like a modified Dodge Magnum that had a sticker with Challengnum on it. I think they modified it with some high end Challenger parts. I may go back and check today on my walk to see if it’s still there and get a photo. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4364 "2022-06-30T23:27:30Z")
Not sure exactly what it was. Not an expert on such things. Looks like some pics of a new Sting Ray. Very low slung with big ugly windscoops behind the doors. Hope that headliner is well padded for tall folks. I think the '63 was the best looking. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4365 "2022-07-01T17:07:36Z")
2022 Ford GT last year for production and this one was pretty much straight from the dealership. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4366 "2022-07-01T17:12:44Z")
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