# 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:** 232
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4627 "2022-09-10T01:44:17Z")
Often called the “Fiata.” And it’s a little more than just a rebadge as it has a different, Fiat sourced turbocharged motor. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4628 "2022-09-10T17:48:53Z")
A bunch of interesting cars today. First, a Chevy SSR hot rod pickup on my drive to the park. Then I spotted a weird semi-pickup truck that I’d never seen before. Apparently it’s a Hyundai Santa Cruz, first released in 2021. Interesting. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BSmlwnOtwBZ5QDHySMNHfKCPKSklBCjUsUdgXeGpHfhH6fBu9LdYOOThSewjdTE9WS2zqrHqGG74EVzdqkvwuQgIrwySUiJdhx7oesQvueAM1hNqj7FxdZubafJNZ4XJhJUGTvyKOsQ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/hCp4hsRC8zW8aY6V7) Then a brand new Range Rover Defender 130 with some nice accessories. This was also introduce recently, in 2020 I believe. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/s2BHZQw02g6Jbb9eZd7c0VPm5cHhYdM3XBwl4fs63wIZeiXtIUUxpllhe2o4Sbw_1Z-TsFxELG36s1oTQMb1kxj3QhEFeDk-4RzN632lvQxkF6yOgxtuscKl1bpajZFDQaKrqLKTRRg=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZfNcBx5K4VNVrNf1A) Finally, I ended up parked next to this thing. It may be custom, it may be a limited edition. Either way it’s unusual. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zVmeG_-WHAhEcwrXH59n9khRaOFw1c0l236WdnCgeHnhhM2RKDd9aP8YWen3DuYgeUgq4kiCVVfHYSPTPdUXd7T6-o0dJy0CfLefRC1ul1e_nnx-_VLOxFL_4X6GnXzhbHpXV4bGL-k=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/cs85WBM1oWxxkByw8) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4629 "2022-09-10T18:09:27Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Range Rover Defender 130 What’s the ladder thing on the side of the Defender? ---
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4630 "2022-09-10T18:31:56Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > What’s the ladder thing on the side of the Defender? A ladder. [https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.com/en/us/land-rover-defender-2020-current-side-mount-ladder.html](https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.com/en/us/land-rover-defender-2020-current-side-mount-ladder.html) ---
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4631 "2022-09-10T18:34:51Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Then a brand new Range Rover Defender 130 with some nice accessories. This was also introduce recently, in 2020 I believe. That’s much more like what I expected the new Bronco to look like. Coincidentally, when the new Bronco came out, I thought it looked like a Land Rover. (ETA, it’s possible the color scheme is throwing me. My dad had a early 90’s Bronco with a similar paint job) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4632 "2022-09-10T18:50:59Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Then I spotted a weird semi-pickup truck that I’d never seen before. Apparently it’s a Hyundai Santa Cruz, first released in 2021. Interesting. Looks like someone is trying to copy the Subaru Brat. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4633 "2022-09-11T02:14:51Z")
And I saw another Defender (maybe a 110) walking home from dinner tonight. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4634 "2022-09-11T12:29:33Z")
How do you know it wasn’t just out for a stroll? 😉 ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4635 "2022-09-12T19:27:39Z")
OK, fun walk today, I may have to explore this neighborhood more often. First, to cleanse the palate, a Chevy Chevette, apparently being used as a saw horse. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ECR4l7K0O7OFk8bqKqzyUTbpmVBx_6xkbaOwVh6G32dsWKYvRsqjubEnjR4gTEA1fbhqXZxr-nwqM7USXaud3ldnsJIfRYVuq-GJov9gETv4PayYMMDEs0n7imtOVqlJkDLGGWAT2f4=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/1wbE4pxW9HiEv9K79) Then up the hill was this beauty. I think it’s a 1961 Cadillac Coupe deVille. Has it been lowered? Also, it was purchased in Las Vegas, which means it may have some great stories to tell. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ar4tueJN847vBbN41Vzf69isS6vBCZM1E3UmjQYy9n4ENbm2V1Hqzxq5a6Ba7dbVi0JzhRhv8hrc3EWSaAMAS4L12Z0YeJnIia8KlVicYjrMUEIt5wV6r-EtjA1EuxaepJmC_Jx9Lmw=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/VKaQJYWr4oEPXR8ZA) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NCFm3EtwVN4HdsefuulP5pCwO5_RLecP2J6Db43QOW3Giph5beh9GnZnTcMwguxwPVjUSsI44-9qx6JjuqkYnRLaTXAJLO2eoXExyLc9sGli5-DvQzfnZF8U2_S_ZwC0CSQ8NO9Y4oQ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/uTaGmWJZ4WTLhtKG7) And finally, I almost walked past this 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria in absolutely gorgeous condition because it was in a driveway on the side of a house. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YOvYzgPNSu5W_9Cn7ZlBntKob4VI4Jyhzr1fj7yO07ct7D7uA2N00SujIVLSLybFCKvxxmaiKQStVND4Y3myJcrzy0vAnthNnwgc6ulsFAmkBdk_g38S5e97aidCMq8vbUEjhW9sH-Y=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/wUQiqWjeLaS8Pc7bA) ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4636 "2022-09-12T19:33:42Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I think it’s a 1961 Cadillac Coupe deVille. Close. I make it to be a '62 Sixty-Two and, yes, it is lower than stock. > **[Cadillac Series 62 | Seventh generation (1961–1964)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Series_62#Seventh_generation_(1961%E2%80%931964))** > > Cadillac was restyled and re-engineered for 1961. The new grille slanted back towards both the bumper and the hood lip, along the horizontal plan, and sat between dual headlamps. New forward slanting front pillars with non-wraparound windshield glass were seen. The revised backlight treatment had crisp angular lines with thin pillars on some models and heavier semi-blind quarter roof posts on others. Standard equipment power brakes, power steering, automatic transmission, dual reverse lights, win... ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4637 "2022-09-12T23:40:21Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Close. I make it to be a '62 Sixty-Two and, yes, it is lower than stock. I think it is a '62 as well. And definitely lowered. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4638 "2022-09-13T18:36:22Z")
I had to do a trip to Syracuse today. Passed a convoy, police escort, oversize load warning cars, and a single blade of a power generating windmill on the interstate. It was actually going 65, took me a bit to pass it, cuz, well, police, speeding, etc. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4639 "2022-09-15T04:00:32Z")
A Mercedes-Benz Unimog. Unimog is an acronym for **UNI** versal- **MO** tor- **G** erät, and Gerät means equipment. These rigs are very capable off road, and this example is clearly not a mall crawler. [![](https://i.imgur.com/yQmmEiy.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/yQmmEiy.jpg) . More Unimog — . [![](https://i.imgur.com/YmiNpGG.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/YmiNpGG.jpg) . [![](https://i.imgur.com/L8ApyqD.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/L8ApyqD.jpg) . [![](https://i.imgur.com/ntC8Qsf.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ntC8Qsf.jpg) . [![](https://i.imgur.com/XqCnfqx.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/XqCnfqx.jpg) . [![](https://i.imgur.com/WztGVKN.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WztGVKN.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 15, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4640 "2022-09-15T04:14:12Z")
I rode in a Unimog in Alaska. They’re very cool and excellent in their niche. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4641 "2022-09-15T12:46:11Z")
I love the Unimog. Considered buying one for a plow truck. But they are out of my reach. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4642 "2022-09-15T14:06:34Z")
A friend of a friend has two Unimogs. He belongs to the local Unimog group. This one is an ambulance he brought one year when we were camping and shooting on BLM land in Nevada. To get there it was 250 miles from home, and he said he could only do a max of about 50-55 on the interstate. That’s a painful 5 hours, when my Grand Cherokee did it in 3. Here, his Unimog towers over my Grand Cherokee. That rig is a beast! [![](https://i.imgur.com/gGIumQL.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/gGIumQL.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![joemama24\_98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4643 "2022-09-15T14:19:11Z")
Fiskar Karma. I’ve seen a few of these, but this particular one (I will have to grab a pic) has been sitting in the same parking spot under a tree at the local Office Depot. It has not moved in months so I am curious what the deal is. Ditto for a C5 Corvette parked by the side of the school soccer field - not a unique car, but in this case, this one looks to be in very good shape, but it has not been moved in so long that the weeds around it are growing higher than the wheels. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4644 "2022-09-15T17:52:32Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > Often called the “Fiata.” And it’s a little more than just a rebadge as it has a different, Fiat sourced turbocharged motor. And from what I understand, while it’s based on the Miata, the 124 Spider has a very different “personality” that feels more like a typical Italian sports car, at least if you get the Abarth version. IIRC when they reviewed it on _Top Gear_, their conclusion was that if you get a 124 Spider, you should get the Abarth version. If you don’t want to pay the extra money for the Abarth, you’re better off just getting a Miata. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4645 "2022-09-16T04:12:52Z")
I was behind a Kia EV6 this evening. I’m pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve spotted one in the wild. While it’s Kia’s counterpart the the Hyundai Ioniq, the EV6 is definitely going for more futuristic, “out there” styling. It’s also a lot bigger in person than it appears in photos. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4646 "2022-09-16T11:30:10Z")
I saw a Chevy Bolt EUV. It’s a larger variant of the Chevy Bolt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=231) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=233)