# 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:** 250
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4987 "2023-01-31T17:31:49Z")
I think Lucid is building a winner of a car but I have trouble with that toupee styling where the top is in a different color than the body. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4988 "2023-01-31T19:34:04Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Saw these two today: > AC Cobras? Probably coming from Barett-Jackson. The [Superformance branding](https://www.superformance.com/factory-models/mkiii) and the fact that they aren’t in closed carriers leads me to believe those are both kits rather than originals. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4989 "2023-01-31T19:41:08Z")
Whenever I see a “Cobra” on the road I pretty much always assume it’s a replica. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4990 "2023-01-31T19:46:27Z")
Yeah, but I’ve made the mistake of referring to a real one as a replica and caught the owner’s ire. Way beyond what was necessary. I have a friend that owned a real GT40 that he’d drive to local car events. People would often call it a replica as well and he’d just smile and nod his head. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4991 "2023-01-31T19:56:50Z")
I’m always sort of unsure when I see a Porsche 356, too. Apparently there are a lot of replicas out there built on VW chassis. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4992 "2023-01-31T22:34:46Z")
I’ve driven one of those replicas on track, and it was a blast. I don’t remember what engine the owner had stuck in it, but it had a lot of torque. I’ve never driven one of the originals, so I can’t compare. But I felt perfectly fine pushing the replica as hard as I wanted to, which I probably wouldn’t have done with the real thing for fear of doing some damage. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4993 "2023-01-31T23:08:01Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > But I felt perfectly fine pushing the replica as hard as I wanted to, which I probably wouldn’t have done with the real thing for fear of doing some damage. I suspect that pushing the replicas hard is better than the originals even if you take money out of the equation. The Superformance cars have built on fifty years of experience and I believe are more robustly engineered than the originals ever were. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4994 "2023-02-01T06:34:51Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I’m always sort of unsure when I see a Porsche 356, too. Apparently there are a lot of replicas out there built on VW chassis. When I drive my 356 I get a lot of questions of, “Is it real or is or a kit car?”. And it doesn’t bother me that people all that. @Pork_Rind that cobra owner needs to get a grip on life. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4995 "2023-02-02T00:40:05Z")
The real thing was built on a VW chassis. The 356 was literally the most Super of Beetles. Porsche didn’t diverge from VW until the 911 and even then they never got out of bed with them. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4996 "2023-02-02T04:02:34Z")
I thought that was the case, but I was too lazy to look it up and didn’t want to put my foot in my mouth. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4997 "2023-02-04T00:40:25Z")
Third generation Honda Prelude, with four wheel steering according to the badge on the B pillar. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52667944308_0fb1e569a3_b.jpg "3rd gen Prelude 4WS") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/52667944308/) I’m too lazy to look it up right now, so I’m not sure if all the Preludes from that generation had 4WS, or just certain trims, or if it was an option. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4998 "2023-02-04T14:30:08Z")
I’ve fallen behind. I took these pictures but hadn’t posted them. Chevy Impala convertible — [[Album] Chevy Impala convertible ![](https://i.imgur.com/jwlCl61.jpeg?fb "Chevy Impala convertible") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/1HWfzNJ) Polestar: 11 pictures — [[Album] Polestar: 11 pictures ![](https://i.imgur.com/GoKzzds.jpeg?fb "Polestar: 11 pictures") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/d2bT6dC) Chevy pickup (1940s?) — [[Album] Chevy pickup (1940s?) ![](https://i.imgur.com/Cu6i3io.jpeg?fb "Chevy pickup (1940s?)") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/XxWLDkF) Chevy El Camino SS — [[Album] Chevy El Camino SS ![](https://i.imgur.com/X8cP3QQ.jpeg?fb "Chevy El Camino SS") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/KfH6P2S) Camouflage job — [[Album] Camouflage job ![](https://i.imgur.com/qvBOY75.png?fb "Camouflage job") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/ygrWtsX) A looooooong Airstream trailer — [[Album] A looooooong Airstream trailer ![](https://i.imgur.com/Y0etN5y.jpeg?fb "A looooooong Airstream trailer") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/gIc4N7i) Rivian’s R1S, their SUV — [[Album] Rivian’s R1S — their SUV ![](https://i.imgur.com/yJSFRTQ.jpeg?fb "Rivian’s R1S — their SUV") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/oRTEJAf) A short Airstream trailer — [[Album] A short Airstream trailer ![](https://i.imgur.com/6iVdx3a.jpeg?fb "A short Airstream trailer") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/G7QnpgE) Ford Falcon sedan — [[Album] Ford Falcon ![](https://i.imgur.com/jzbK3XA.jpeg?fb "Ford Falcon") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/UaRVcG7) ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/4999 "2023-02-04T16:40:58Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Chevy pickup (1940s?) — Anywhere between '48 & '53. I wonder if someone bought a '53 to celebrate an anniversary of the founding of the company. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5000 "2023-02-04T16:53:46Z")
Rivian pickup, nothing too interesting about that by itself. But we’re at aski area in Maine and the temps last night were -26F. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5rrIOm6KOxiW8ayJDrQcS0YpR1F18KSknEAxnnco2D6lgHftjtZrl36BsbCUpsgKBsUe0XV-DSiiEM8xhrmSF4mevYry5lieQf5-8AfHERHuoIilmU0SrIUupTb5oY8BaR-rUm8nqqU=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/mocFFEx4sXvgQrQM6) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5001 "2023-02-05T08:26:31Z")
One thing about these EVs is that you can easily prewarm the cabin remotely. I imagine you could set that to go at a certain time of the day. It’s just software. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5002 "2023-02-07T22:10:54Z")
and more importantly: the battery pack … b/c you cant really charge Lithium batteries at those friggin-cold temps without destroying them ---
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5003 "2023-02-07T22:48:03Z")
I know you can barely see it, but that’s an early 90’s Grand Prix in the center lane. I think my grandma had the same one. [![](https://i.imgur.com/1d6R472.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/1d6R472.jpg) And then there’s this. I saw this car in a Menard’s parking lot and spent a few minutes in the lot and probably a mile on the road trying to get it in front of me. I’m not a fan of gold, but this actually looked pretty slick with the way the windows were tinted. I’m curious if they were trying to make it look like a Rolls Royce (or Chrysler 300). It seems like a color scheme they’d use. Also, it’s a Kia Optima. [![](https://i.imgur.com/T8LUw2S.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/T8LUw2S.jpg) Unrelated, but I saw it at the same time (and I just noticed the tags are expired) [![](https://i.imgur.com/ZX1Grg6.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ZX1Grg6.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:** [February 9, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5004 "2023-02-09T00:02:50Z")
Cracks me up about the Optima. I suspect that someone either works for a professional wrapping service or got a bargain because a family member works there. Good for them. Pimping out a car these days can get expensive fast. I don’t like gold trim either but this one works quite well. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5005 "2023-02-09T16:34:59Z")
A beautiful military Land Rover w/ 4-cyl diesel engine, right hand drive. This rig is a veteran of the Iraq war. The owner even took me for a test ride! He said he needed to start the engine anyway, to which I said Well, why don’t we take her around the block? That little 4-banger diesel really MOVES! 31 pictures: [[Album] Beautiful Land Rover w/ 4-cyl diesel engine - Album on Imgur ![](https://i.imgur.com/jwJP3wh.jpeg?fb "Beautiful Land Rover w/ 4-cyl diesel engine - Album on Imgur") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/LLnzGvZ) Video, 13mins, test ride: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OK67lDC7z4I/maxresdefault.jpg "Land Rover, diesel, right hand drive") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK67lDC7z4I) Video, 15sec, simple latch system: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q4s4S99JdJI/maxresdefault.jpg "Simple latches on Land Rover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4s4S99JdJI) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5006 "2023-02-09T18:27:23Z")
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