# 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:** 238
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4747 "2022-10-14T23:36:53Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Those R1250RTs look sweet. Wow, that’s a wonderful bike. I hope the police treat it with some respect. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4748 "2022-10-14T23:51:07Z")
Spotted a ~60 year old Mercedes-Benz sedan on the route between here and the podiatrist’s office earlier today. Didn’t catch the year off the antique license plates. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4749 "2022-10-15T01:46:18Z")
I spotted an early Porsche 911 on the road earlier today. I’d guess probably 1960s or early 1970s. It was green, which seems to be a not uncommon color on the old ones. Come to think of it, I guess there’s a possibility it was a 912, since they used the exact same body but with a four cylinder engine. I didn’t get a look at the badges. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4750 "2022-10-15T05:56:59Z")
Those early 911s, compared with the 911s of late, are so much smaller! ---
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4751 "2022-10-15T13:03:41Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Spotted a ~60 year old Mercedes-Benz sedan on the route between here and the podiatrist’s office earlier today. Didn’t catch the year off the antique license plates. I should see that car again today. I’ll try to get pictures if it’s still parked there. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4752 "2022-10-15T16:55:14Z")
I was behind a guy on a motorized unicycle yesterday. On a public street, going at least 20. I was in third gear, so that’s an estimate on speed. On an on ramp to a highway with a speed limit of 55. Fortunately, he turned into the park not 100 yards from the highway. I didn’t think those were allowed on roads. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4753 "2022-10-15T22:16:59Z")
1966 Plymouth Belvedere, I assume somewhat customized. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52429610257_9cc1c9071d_b.jpg "1966 Plymouth Belvedere") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/52429610257/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52430392774_d6d46b5f79_b.jpg "1966 Plymouth Belvedere") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/52430392774/) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4754 "2022-10-16T00:05:54Z")
No M-B today. Did see a little Honda truck of similar vintage on our way out to go shopping and a Buick Electra 225 convertible from the late Sixties on our way home. Didn’t have time to take pictures. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4755 "2022-10-16T17:14:29Z")
In a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, I was passed by a red early-mid 80s Ferrari (picture Magnum PI) on the interstate this morning. I didn’t get a great look, it was literally 5 lanes over and he had to have been doing 30-40 over my 65 MPH. I don’t approve of that kind of speeding in public, of course, but is was still pretty cool to see. Tiny little thing. On Friday, it was (I think) an Infiniti coupe in a camouflage wrap with big …splotches? It was very effective, if I didn’t see the badge, I wouldn’t have been able to make out what kind of car it was in the twilight. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4756 "2022-10-18T16:29:22Z")
Here’s something to keep an eye out for. GM’s new electric car: the new **2024 Cadillac Celestiq**. Apparently they are hand built and only two per day are being built. [![](https://i.imgur.com/KQvujLm.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/KQvujLm.jpeg) ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4757 "2022-10-18T16:50:14Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **2024 Cadillac Celestiq**. [The company aimed to evoke elements of some of its iconic historic models, directly referencing the 1933 V16 Aero Coupe and the 1957 Eldorado Brougham.](https://jalopnik.com/2024-cadillac-celestiq-electric-ev-sedan-specs-info-1849667618) I don’t know about that. Looks more Italian to me, like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4758 "2022-10-18T16:53:00Z")
I agree with you there. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4759 "2022-10-18T19:45:05Z")
I showed the photo to my coworker buddy. He has, um, old mannish taste in cars with a big Cadillac and a big Buick sedans. He took once glance and said, “It’s ugly. Looks like a stretched out Honda.” and now I can’t un-see it. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4760 "2022-10-18T19:52:26Z")
Understandable. It’s very un-Cadillacy. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4761 "2022-10-18T20:03:53Z")
I saw what looked to be a burnt out Bentley (it was definitely a Bentley, don’t know if it was burned or just wrecked) on the back of a car carrier in rural TN. You don’t see those here. StG ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4762 "2022-10-18T23:03:49Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > “It’s ugly. Looks like a stretched out Honda.” Though they were aiming for Caddy-esque taillights, it certainly looks Japanese to me, too. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4763 "2022-10-18T23:31:35Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > “It’s ugly. Looks like a stretched out Honda.” I don’t know. To me the overall shape, especially the sloping rear, looks very Citroën, with some Cadillac elements in the grille and taillights. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4764 "2022-10-19T02:47:29Z")
1929 Ford Model A hot rod. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xIIChvUlza6D7OiYWcHihygczgWKE3tYyFkYTBNgTIRd1aAJOTWr6zr93mBJzjlfIOw0zcziW1FrCP4vAFI38KDzVEjreQVjG5zk5NkW4wrPA8QLnfMet97_9HmXF_VnD-ie_6uyXSQ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/deReQ3U2vDg9pWYG6) 1st generation Chevy Corvair [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZJwQsNfzp6bqnoJdXtXQnSLto6LdurzxAwTCj6DsnNJg7-T13rIp3IF9hlbSJcv_vNYTo7Dr7p4BRVxSEGC-3iizEBM9TaOnmT-a5HyIY9zTUHbpLGALDh59MAvYfpKmE4EisrYUv1E=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/yFuVqwTECn91gyfL6) ---
**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:** [October 20, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4765 "2022-10-20T03:34:09Z")
On today’s walk I passed a driveway with two great specimens: A second (?) generation (1963-66) Plymouth Valiant wagon [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/euz54u1t6n13YHt8Uy6WMYUxjrXIAeNkK9prPrPV45v9K2y273Ua5VfL0k1PiEBgBa-FWGNJ0HkLbjO5h7GKIvJUlTx4ghCgHRng6NFZW4w6DgNNhOkNuDYRTEkCjVRCdFwtZSXsGM4=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/C3XTAjqDDh3q11GH6) And a 3rd generation (1965-68) Ford Galaxie [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Od22TZyP-Xb4AWfHVFVOWrGTxVoooX0LDV1HPoVfKBe5r-N1Sux2eaGbl4POzXglE-Jak3ECmiGPrTM4ZIEpBxte77lKoDTH6VJMDnsUgXCNGyBXmBLFLFAe_pTPqTkJSLnWdRJ4Z74=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/cxnZANipMkbKTNGd6) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4766 "2022-10-20T04:03:24Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > To me the overall shape, especially the sloping rear, looks very Citroën, with some Cadillac elements in the grille and taillights. Yes. Classic Citroën plus classic Italian. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=237) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=239)