# 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:** 219
**Author:** ![nicky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f0a364/32.png) [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4367 "2022-07-01T17:27:41Z")
Often drive past Macari’s on my way work Miracle i havent crashed > **[Joe Macari](https://www.joemacari.com/cars-for-sale)** > > Joe Macari - London's exclusive independent supercar dealer providing access to many of the world's most desirable cars - Official Ferrari and Maserati Aftersales specialist offering the full range of servicing, parts, warranty and accessories ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4368 "2022-07-01T18:07:01Z")
A gen-u-ine '57 Chevy, for sale at a mechanic’s shop. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4369 "2022-07-03T19:40:13Z")
Whoa. Is this a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO? Spotted by a friend of mine today in Carmel CA. He just texted it to me. [[Album] Whoa. Is this a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO? ![](https://i.imgur.com/Xd7Z0IC.jpeg?fb "Whoa. Is this a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO?") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/mL0mizn) ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4370 "2022-07-03T21:41:01Z")
I believe that’s one of the McBurnie replica kits. I’ve seen three, maybe four of the real 250s, and spent quite a bit of time with another that a friend had and would bring to some of our car events, and this looks wrong in a lot of ways. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4371 "2022-07-04T01:19:05Z")
With the Historical Vehicle plates…? ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4372 "2022-07-04T02:50:51Z")
Yeah. Just has to be 25 years old. Trust me, that car is super wrong. One of the giveaways is the Datsun 240z hatchback. Real GTOs had a fixed rear window and a trunk lost for one. [![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_250_GTO#/media/File:Collection_car_Mus%C3%A9e_Ferrari_035.JPG) ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_250_GTO#/media/File:Collection_car_Mus%C3%A9e_Ferrari_035.JPG) Doors are also from a donor car and don’t blend into the rear wheel bulges. GTO side windows are a two piece sliding arrangement. Fuel filler is in the wrong place. Whole bunch of things are off. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4373 "2022-07-04T16:07:35Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > Real GTOs had a fixed rear window and a trunk lost for one. Trunk _ **lid** _. 🤦‍♂️ Also, I should add that then back end differs between the series1 and series 2 250 GTOs. My friend’s car started life as a series 1 and at some point went back to the factory to be rebodied as a series 2. [![](https://i.imgur.com/H7gFic1.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/H7gFic1.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4374 "2022-07-04T17:48:19Z")
Thanks for the good info. Ignorance fought! Also the side vents behind the front wheels — they look like fish gills to me but I don’t know what they’re called — in my photo there are 2 on each side but in yours and others online there are 3. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4375 "2022-07-04T19:59:38Z")
Those vents are are part of the system that carries cooling air over the brakes. Might also exhaust hot air from the engine compartment but I am less sure about that. The series 1 cars had 2 vents and the series 2 cars had 3. It’s possible there are variations on that. These were hand made cars built one at a time and changes could be incorporated as they learned. Important also to remember that these were real racing vehicles, crashed and modified several times. Restoring such a car can be a real detective story. Another guy I know restored the prototype Testarossa, and I saw it when it was just scraps of metal. His people compiled many binders full of info, including every known photo of the car they could track down. From there, they determined what point in the car’s existence they were going to recreate. They even had to figure out how many times to “accidentally” drop a hammer on the floor pan, because it would never have left the factory exactly perfect. [![](https://i.imgur.com/aiCaJLj.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/aiCaJLj.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/UEFnRGH.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/UEFnRGH.jpg) ---
**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 4, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4376 "2022-07-04T22:46:34Z")
At the racetrack this weekend where the [SSZ Stradale](https://youtu.be/f5nkAsf-4C8) showed up again. There were a couple of Mini Mokes and several great street dragsters. My favorite car though, is an old, old Honda Civic that has been reworked to be a convertible. Sorry, no pics. I’ll try to get one at my next event. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4377 "2022-07-04T22:53:14Z")
A… what? An SSZ Stradale? Had to look that up! From wiki: > The SSZ Stradale is an automobile developed by Tom Zatloukal, an Alfa Romeo racer and restorer, that was produced between 1984 and 1999. SSZ stands for Sprint Speciale Zatloukal. Based on the Giulietta SS, the aim was to produce a high-performance version with a lightweight and wider body than the standard production SS. She is pretty: [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/SSZMk1FrtRtPstr.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/SSZMk1FrtRtPstr.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4378 "2022-07-04T22:54:33Z")
As I was on my way home in my '66 MGB, I met a dark green Porsche 914 at an intersection. Earlier, I was behind a neighbour (he didn’t notice me) in his gold '68 Galaxie 500. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4379 "2022-07-04T23:08:53Z")
There’s a beautiful yellow 914 out on Bring a Trailer now. Current bid = $9,914. > **[1971 Porsche 914](https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-porsche-914-26/)** > > Bid for the chance to own a 1971 Porsche 914 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #78,102. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4380 "2022-07-04T23:15:34Z")
Nice. Oh. I also saw the red Meyers Manx that some guy down the beach brings up/out every year. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4381 "2022-07-06T03:58:36Z")
1st generation Chevy Malibu, I’m guessing a 1966. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HQEm2iQAi1G2WSsMypZIyddu7y9lQoW1LbhvBYUqNtDGyedprkmus8P1vd6hUc5-QaJVuUpRPYkgeXXTbEFsuMnKWuzXEjkSQXwjzPlr8ZbBF39ulx8uedh8_cgh_L1afqM4GpdVfMg=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/MDquNp1LsaPbrGdK6) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2PT0urJiYuCUrJkjtzHQm6WgDiaaKGoGyRowYIELODhzOB-3qvTYFnCNtqVlQ5gJxxcoUNhXAWFtyQj_EPKe1b_XMLveZXqDaJ-DKDSyzwlNk-0JdDJcC2Vod1tK7qNwGEb8ZIakjXQ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/o22oMs9HnT1GqkGx8) ---
**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:** [July 6, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4382 "2022-07-06T04:12:24Z")
White-over-gold Lincoln Continental, either a Mark IV or a Mark V, parked amongst other vehicles outside a nearby mechanic’s shop. Caught a glimpse while I was on a bus and couldn’t tell the exact model. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4383 "2022-07-07T16:07:23Z")
Yesterday, on the homeward stretch of my walk, I saw a classic VW Beetle convertible driving down the beach. I always look to see if it has a '60s flat windshield, or a '70s curved windshield. This one appeared to be flat. Then I noticed that it was shorter than it should be, and had unusual corners. It turned out to be a quasi-dune buggy. Not a Meyers Manx (we I see here) or a dune buggy based on Beetle underpinnings; it was more like a ‘chopped’ Beetle. The rear end looked a little dune-buggyish. I assume it was reshaped for better rear seating. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4384 "2022-07-12T01:37:33Z")
Saw this today, liked it so much that I bought it. 1926 Ford Model T. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/rYqY8Do.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/rYqY8Do) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/zVF67u9.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/zVF67u9) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4385 "2022-07-12T01:53:19Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Saw this today, liked it so much that I bought it. Wow!! ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4386 "2022-07-12T02:25:56Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Saw this today, liked it so much that I bought it. 1926 Ford Model T. I have to say I like the engineering that went into the Model T. A lot of clever little things that kept it simple. Hope you enjoy it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=218) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=220)