# 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:** 255
**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:** [March 18, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5087 "2023-03-18T23:51:33Z")
I wonder if the kid is going to want the car. He/she was born in 2010 or so, so more than forty years after the car was produced. What connection, aside from the fact that his/her father owned it, will he/she have with the car? ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5088 "2023-03-19T00:05:26Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > And then the Triumph TR8 was sold from 1978-1981. And it came with a V8 engine… that made less horsepower than my Miata’s four cylinder. Yeah, I’m sure the emissions equipment of the time had a lot to do with that. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5089 "2023-03-19T02:15:48Z")
In the picture, you can see a small plaque on the driver’s door. A small plaque there would be a “Hemi” plaque. If that car is one of 258 Hemi Super Bees built in ‘69, the car is worth around $100k. Son/daughter should be happy to get that. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5090 "2023-03-19T02:31:14Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I wonder if the kid is going to want the car. He/she was born in 2010 or so, so more than forty years after the car was produced. What connection, aside from the fact that his/her father owned it, will he/she have with the car? The father has a few years to pique the kid’s interest in the car. That still could happen. That, and if the car is worth $100k would help. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5091 "2023-03-19T03:02:38Z")
5th Generation (1978-1987) Chevy El Camino. No plates, so I suspect it’s a work in progress. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6DQdlsaabM_JeOMtYkiIKJkdOHPS1548FkFVxRAhZOwO-0c5mRlQrXgfTmdxhTFss2CN_ZIvyPVIwRG49PAxtH_XCNcj2VmuhNQ14npL4gkx5lu6M8bA49wYO34sD3BBbwrBF5BhWF0=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/JcHG1sad7ECXTWRV6) ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5092 "2023-03-19T06:47:39Z")
Porsche 911 Targa type 992 [![](https://i.imgur.com/v9Bixf5.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/v9Bixf5.jpeg) ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5093 "2023-03-19T07:01:31Z")
Opel GT, 1st generation (1968-1973) The 2nd generation (2007-2010) was a close kissing cousin to the Saturn Sky and the Pontiac Solstice. [![](https://i.imgur.com/Rh1NUpj.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Rh1NUpj.jpeg) ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5094 "2023-03-19T15:12:18Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Porsche 911 Targa type 992 > > [https://i.imgur.com/v9Bixf5.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/v9Bixf5.jpeg) Correction: type 991.2. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5095 "2023-03-21T01:08:58Z")
Based on the tail lights, a 1969 Chevy Camero SS that has seen better days. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wnIy2Hzub1wB8yYQH5494m1jh6qe16aLwTL1tuOsnCYqm1uiHzzTtD_R7CDHzwu9EDtXayoSxMrP3ttv9vKLDHND4OEfUXXJUPhy-0QqvrnUgVi6ihxFd7e8sdom2kFXkXyX9h5Ys_0=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/aJMo5MZa1QnufJEY9) The vehicle itself isn’t unusual, just a UHaul box truck, but I’ve never seen one with Northwest Territories on the side. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/63HMhg3OSeFjjXmSTgwCCFZBM4IsF8xJHXAsrXuT0R5aIQty9v6qrHHkhlfd_oIhbt7qMzb-xzQjHRcmxrMYOe4RIgeE566eTambuIB9u1Llbqm4hCOC66qsiClgu1a9DKVtA3HhFMc=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/gZyZXZXPFSHfPbAT7) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5096 "2023-03-21T04:08:35Z")
That Super Bee is giving me all kinds of impure thoughts. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5097 "2023-03-21T09:05:40Z")
There’s more room to maneuver in a hearse… Today: A Cadillac XTS Hearse. If the Ghostbusters were on a mission today, would this be the new Ectomobile? [![](https://i.imgur.com/z99rV1h.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/z99rV1h.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/nZGblth.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/nZGblth.jpeg) For comparison, the original Ectomobile from the 1984 movie, the Ecto-1, was a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 Hearse. It was a 25-year old car. Some would call it the ultimate road trip car. Almost 40 years ago, people! [![](https://i.imgur.com/R8ZEdFh.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/R8ZEdFh.jpeg) In 2010, Hot Wheels released the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 toy. One is available on Etsy for $28. (Hurry! Only 1 left!) > **[Hot Wheels Ghostbusters Ecto 1 Toy Car Movie Car 1:64 Scale - Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/811755564/hot-wheels-ghostbusters-ecto-1-toy-car)** > > This Car, Train & Other Vehicle Toys item by smilehood has 62 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Annapolis, MD. Listed on Dec 11, 2022 [![](https://i.imgur.com/lxEL4ZQ.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/lxEL4ZQ.jpeg) In the 1989 remake, Ghostbusters II, it was called the Ecto-1a and was a 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Superior Sovereign Hearse. [![](https://i.imgur.com/2Sp6bik.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/2Sp6bik.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5098 "2023-03-21T17:10:10Z")
A late-model Porsche Targa 4 GTS, spotted this morning. I only got a good look from behind but it looked like it had another badge, possibly a stylized SM. The driver had the top down on the interstate, an interesting choice given the 40 degree air temp at the time. > [@Bullitt](#): > > If the Ghostbusters were on a mission today, would this be the new Ectomobile? As long as it has the caterwauling screeching sirens, I say yes. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5099 "2023-03-21T17:22:09Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > the original Ectomobile from the 1984 movie, the Ecto-1, was a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 Hearse. I thought the original was an ambulance, not a hearse. > [@jnglmassiv](#): > > > [@Bullitt](#): > > > > If the Ghostbusters were on a mission today, would this be the new Ectomobile? > > As long as it has the caterwauling screeching sirens, I say yes. If they were on a mission _today_? No, it should be a 1998 Cadillac Fleetwood hearse if they were on a mission today. The Ghostbusters always use cheap used cars. Now if they were on a mission 25 years in the future, that would be the car. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5100 "2023-03-21T18:17:05Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > > [@Bullitt](#): > > > > the original Ectomobile from the 1984 movie, the Ecto-1, was a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 Hearse. > > I thought the original was an ambulance, not a hearse. [Correct.](https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1936-Cadillac-Ambulance-1959.html) > [@WildaBeast](#): > > If they were on a mission _today_? No, it should be a 1998 Cadillac Fleetwood hearse if they were on a mission today. In keeping with [the theme,](https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_893685-Cadillac-Funeral-Coach-1984.html) it should be a 1989 Cadillac if not a '59. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5101 "2023-03-23T15:36:21Z")
Oh yeah, I forgot. It was an ambulance. Here’s one you don’t see every day. Cruising speed: 2-3 MPH. [![](https://i.imgur.com/p9gFnOw.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/p9gFnOw.jpeg) ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5102 "2023-03-23T16:16:31Z")
1956 Chevy Bel Air: 2nd generation [![](https://i.imgur.com/gNtVITr.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/gNtVITr.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/tFkbSNF.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/tFkbSNF.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/9i0xMUK.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/9i0xMUK.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:** [March 23, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5103 "2023-03-23T16:24:40Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > 1956 Chevy Bel Air That’s certainly a '56 but the side trim says it’s a 150. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5104 "2023-03-23T16:38:32Z")
Thanks for the correction! ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5105 "2023-03-23T16:45:24Z")
Where do you see the 150? I can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5106 "2023-03-23T17:05:31Z")
Looks like it’s the lack of trim. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=254) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=256)