# 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:** 247
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4927 "2022-12-24T20:22:28Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I’ve been noticing some electrics that, like this one, have a faux front grill to make its appearance more acceptable. It didn’t occur to me that it might be electric at the time and I didn’t realize till I looked it up when I got home. The thing that really stood out were the suicide doors (do we still call them that?). It’s been surprising to see such nice cars is really lousy conditions. I saw that [Corvette in the snow and salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4905) a couple weeks ago. Surely these drivers must have a ‘beater’ Escalade, Navigator, GLS, 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:** [December 24, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4928 "2022-12-24T22:09:35Z")
Apparently they are, although they are less common today. Although some modern examples like BMW’s i3 and Toyota’s FJ Cruiser are called clamshell doors — slightly different. “In recent years, rear-hinged rear doors that are held closed by the front doors, and cannot be opened until released by opening the front door on the same side (hinged at the front), have appeared on a number of vehicles. Such doors may be referred to as **clamshell doors**.” > **[Suicide door | Modern use](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_door#Modern_use)** > > Pickup trucks are the only modern vehicle type that widely uses rear-hinged doors. The Ford F-150 as of the 2021 model year is available with rear-hinged doors at the rear. In 2003, the new Rolls-Royce Phantom car (sold in the United Kingdom) reintroduced independent rear-hinged doors in luxury vehicle applications. Other luxury models with rear-hinged doors include the Spyker D8 and the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe four-seat convertible. The most recent mass-produced model with such doors... ---
**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:** [December 25, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4929 "2022-12-25T18:22:53Z")
Today is a bright and sunny day here, and a clean and straight 1973 Chevy El Camino looks ideal on this beautiful day. [![](https://i.imgur.com/NYr5qF8.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/NYr5qF8.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/ARz1RPc.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ARz1RPc.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/cq71Bnh.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/cq71Bnh.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/TE9ncPH.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/TE9ncPH.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/L5HCXAG.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/L5HCXAG.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/wnOKBoY.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/wnOKBoY.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4930 "2022-12-26T10:02:45Z")
Saw a friend’s Aston Martin DB2 yesterday. It was parked next to his Bentley Continental convertible. ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4931 "2022-12-27T22:54:03Z")
Was it an original 340 Duster? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4932 "2022-12-28T00:04:35Z")
I saw a Dodge Dynasty on the way to the airport in LaCrosse, WI. When was the last time you saw a Dodge Dynasty on the road? And from what I could see it had surprisingly little rust. I’m guessing someone brought it from a southern state. Although it’s probably someone’s winter beater now. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4933 "2022-12-28T00:08:29Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > When was the last time you saw a Dodge Dynasty on the road? To channel my avatar: “Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.” I once had a Dynasty as my rental car on a business trip to Seattle in the early '90s. What an underpowered floatmobile. 😛 I doubt I’ve seen one in over 20 years. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4934 "2022-12-30T15:00:03Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/kfg7p4x.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/kfg7p4x.jpg) ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4935 "2022-12-31T06:41:47Z")
I looked at that and thought, “Who the hell puts fake wooden siding on a Honda Element?” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4936 "2022-12-31T12:36:10Z")
No, no, no. It’s a cleverly disguised log. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4937 "2022-12-31T16:33:39Z")
I was wondering if the owner was Elwood Blues. Or Elwood P. Dowd (Google it, or go watch all of Jimmy Stewart’s films). ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4938 "2022-12-31T19:11:41Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I was wondering if the owner was Elwood Blues. I talked to the guy for a few minutes. He bought it used, already like this and seemed pretty amused by the entire situation. > [@digs](#): > > Or Elwood P. Dowd (Google it, or go watch all of Jimmy Stewart’s films). It’s damn near impossible to try and explain that movie to someone without people saying “Do you mean Donnie Darko, I’ve seen that movie, is that what you’re talking about?”. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4939 "2022-12-31T21:13:02Z")
Not a car, but I’m putting it here anyway. I was just leaving work and spotted, what I thought was, a glider. A glider landing at this airport would be odd. In all my years I don’t think I’ve ever seen one here. In any case, as it got a little closer, I noticed a prop, but then also noticed a second prop at the back. That’s something I’m sure I’ve never seen before. I was just starting a thread to see if I could ID it, but I found it on flightaware. I believe it’s a Rutan 40 Defiant. No idea if this is the same model, but it’s the best picture I could find. [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/1639/23810229769_fc60b31a47_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/1639/23810229769_fc60b31a47_b.jpg) I don’t know how normal it is for a small plane, but I found a picture of the inside and has side sticks. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Defiantpanel.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Defiantpanel.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:** [December 31, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4940 "2022-12-31T23:30:54Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Not a car, but I’m putting it here anyway. I think you put it in the right thread. This is really interesting. I’m wondering how well the prop at the back functions. I am thinking it might be pretty useless without the prop at the front. Could it keep the plane balanced in the air if the front prop stops working? Is it just an assist on takeoff? This will waste my time admirably tonight. 😀 ---
**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:** [January 1, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4941 "2023-01-01T03:22:22Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Is it just an assist on takeoff? Both props were spinning when I saw them. Though I had the same thought. I figured they were both for takeoff and they were just windmilling on the way back down. But I doubt that’s the case since it appears to be a ‘regular’ plane, not a glider. Just found this. Hopefully the designers figured it out before the pilots found out the hard way. > the increased risk to the pilot in the case of a crash or the need to parachute from the aircraft also pose problems [![](https://c-fa.cdn.smule.com/rs-s80/arr/29/c7/d77f1c50-f62f-4ffc-9856-14c7690cfc2d_1024.jpg) ](https://c-fa.cdn.smule.com/rs-s80/arr/29/c7/d77f1c50-f62f-4ffc-9856-14c7690cfc2d_1024.jpg) > the pilot is in danger of hitting the propeller [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tFUvmZWf4hI/hqdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tFUvmZWf4hI/hqdefault.jpg) Quotes from [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-pull_configuration), pictures from [WKUK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFUvmZWf4hI) and a gallon of PCP. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4942 "2023-01-01T19:21:29Z")
I was just on vacation to Aruba and spotted these two in Oranjestad The first is an early 50s Chevy 2 door: [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vZ3Xva906JEY2DOe5Qmlzmzl0iYHg29oXNMuEmAEdSQfRAJuOb1evChEA-qfH87le2nPf7-Mq33jispxV3h1o638vBmXpC-I86hsF5U20no4RTg951KvLelai1q-f24ITxMeD3Y8aUA=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/anG9KFViD4cWuWus5) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eSNqPM_OOp2QM90hqY-u8a7G95_s3jxk-o9cr3RT86gaggEmXd2R9I5m0ckJFvmMm_u8mozh9nY6ZhtDXoPMH_HTQbjdGIc3E3ErR9Vs1r7Hiq2CKD6MfyTYJnsRSZVQtt19zROBoHg=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/urZurVh83nL1z3T89) The second is a late 40s Pontiac convertible: [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IPDmctWxCCQMw_K72nB5foFP_JJJRlLsEr_ZhJe3bfd87CBh8ulmFl00nKhom1ovRZ17JA-weJvvHuHxd2I4Hkbh5DHaJMAvrRmHGNzTBCbYA_DOAsGn8RsvkkMDNRaXWiqThGGvg7A=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/qhvTaVYU9WyubB587) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lxY12YzFl_dxZ3XdskRzM2DQmRDLGsiNYK_m124QDQ2RFilQshOIaA0rlEFc_B0QXCeD1s_F59fZFapfLErSfFvaCSU0dzluEpdDuXBOYMoCNpbn7bAm1Y5K320IJM6i-sa30W7O2XY=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/aRsfaaRM2R6VQ3dXA) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4943 "2023-01-01T20:01:51Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > That’s something I’m sure I’ve never seen before. Cessna Skymaster has a pull push set up. I’ve heard they are very loud in the cabin, but have never been in one. ---
**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 1, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4944 "2023-01-01T22:51:23Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Both props were spinning when I saw them. I found an article that said both props were necessary for takeoff but that one could fly easily on the rear prop alone, once in the air. It also said that the rear prop provided about 50-75 more horsepower than the front prop. This is really a cool plane. Respect. But then, it was by Rutan so, d’oh! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4945 "2023-01-01T23:06:44Z")
Oddly enough, one of the things that caught my attention is that the front prop (before I even noticed the second one) appeared to be spinning slower than I’d have expected. When I thought it was a glider, I figured it was windmilling. Maybe it was. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4946 "2023-01-02T02:27:19Z")
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