# 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:** 264
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5267 "2023-05-18T20:47:16Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I actually took this picture a week ago and forgot to post it, but I did see it again today. It’s gotten a fresh coat of primer since last week, so someone’s clearly in the process of restoring it. '71 Dodge Charger, I believe. I drove by there today, and now the Charger has a shiny, new orange paint job. I couldn’t get a picture since I was driving, but if I walk by this weekend and it’s still in the driveway I’ll try to get one. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5268 "2023-05-18T21:28:04Z")
I hope they’re not going for the General Lee. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5269 "2023-05-18T21:33:38Z")
Oh man, I didn’t think of that. Right now it’s just solid orange, but if that’s what they’re going for then adding the decals would be the next step. Although to my eye the shade of orange they painted it looks a bit darker and more reddish than the General Lee. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5270 "2023-05-19T01:08:45Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Although to my eye the shade of orange they painted it looks a bit darker and more reddish than the General Lee. That’s the shade of orange my mind saw, a darker one. Plenty of those cars around when I was in school. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5271 "2023-05-19T01:12:05Z")
It’s rare for him to have any of these out of the garage. [![](https://i.imgur.com/g2lBNBr.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/g2lBNBr.jpg) My dad called the back car a 69 Cutlass. Judging by how similar it is to [this](https://pixels.com/featured/1969-oldsmobile-cutlass-s-performance-image.html), I’m guessing that might even be the original color. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5272 "2023-05-19T03:30:34Z")
I saw one in the mall the other day, next to a Aston Martin SUV. I know they do it after hours but man, I’d love to drive a car in the maul; even it it isn’t like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz81ZO0qfvI&t=235s). ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5273 "2023-05-20T01:21:47Z")
Parked next to a Mustang Mach-E today. It’s just not right. Interesting? Only in that it isn’t much like a Mustang in my mind. I’m curious enough to want to take it for a test drive though. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5274 "2023-05-20T04:25:32Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I hope they’re not going for the General Lee. The Charger has a “for sale” sign in the windshield now, so it doesn’t look like it. Looks like they were just trying to flip it. In other news, I saw a VW electric crossover of some sort. I haven’t kept up with VW’s latest models, so I’m not sure exactly what it was. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5275 "2023-05-20T15:24:29Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Parked next to a Mustang Mach-E today. It’s just not right. Interesting? Only in that it isn’t much like a Mustang in my mind. I’m curious enough to want to take it for a test drive though. They are very popular cars. Ford has built a winner of a car. A former coworker has one and he loves it. But they should have never called it a Mustang. The name is just wrong for that car. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5276 "2023-05-20T15:27:46Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > But they should have never called it a Mustang. The name is just wrong for that car. This, I agree with. I, too, have heard great things about the car, but not a Mustang in my head. It looks a bit to vanilla to be a Mustang. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5277 "2023-05-20T16:01:57Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > It looks a bit to vanilla to be a Mustang. I agree with you and @Bullitt about naming it a Mustang, but when it comes to vanilla, don’t forget the horrible third-gen Mustang. > **[FORD Mustang Specs & Photos - 1979](https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/ford-mustang-1979.html#agal_1)** > > Ford built the Mustang's third generation as a car that would appeal to a wide range of buyers, developing a niche ... ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5278 "2023-05-20T16:09:05Z")
True. Many cars were horrible in the 1980s. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5279 "2023-05-20T16:16:12Z")
Need help with the ID on this one. Spotted parked by the Chappy ferry on Martha’s Vineyard. Japanese import, right hand drive, 60s or 70s I think. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/X1Dgtg_lioWGvTqcBvE1ORvtHuhwEGT8FM1FH-aedOdl5BP-gaYk08wx6K4JVD_1SvIFgflGxM9iUs71AxXy9BY27905mGKmcVmWxujVk2JmBeJrmr_6-V6yU0BCz_q_YNzU5oYVa_w=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/sKZFX4xsdJJxseGP7) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaW3FPnnd4cD3JqJM7hSVmdf9MIWve5UiVfpvoGhBcs1WWxi0fwwwTaKJuKMwn96yKYWbxMD9b821-jza-tIuckmgKTsJ7FCFyemDDu1pRjN5GuoaqaN=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/TYJoX4unFWgGrku26) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5280 "2023-05-20T17:24:49Z")
Nissan Pao. It’s actually from the late-80s - early-90s, but styled to look like it’s from the 60s or 70s. Apparently cars like that were kind of a fad in Japan back when their economy was booming. > **[Nissan Pao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pao)** > > The Nissan Pao is a retro-styled three-door hatchback manufactured by Nissan for model years 1989–1991, and originally marketed solely in Japan at their Nissan Cherry Stores. > First announced at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1987, the Pao was available with or without a textile sun roof and was originally marketed without Nissan branding, by reservation only from January 15 through April 14, 1989. Orders were delivered on a first come, first served basis. With 51,657 applications for the vehic... ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5281 "2023-05-20T18:31:45Z")
I just heard this roll into my parking lot. [![](https://i.imgur.com/WSwbRn7.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WSwbRn7.jpg) . [![](https://i.imgur.com/RKPrBBM.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/RKPrBBM.jpg) > **[Willys Americar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_Americar?useskin=vector)** > > The Willys Americar was a line of automobiles produced by Willys-Overland Motors from 1937 to 1942, either as a sedan, coupe, station wagon or pickup truck. The coupe version is a very popular hot rod choice, either as a donor car or as a fiberglass model. > The car started production in 1937 with somewhat traditional styling, a product of the internal reorganization that turned Willys-Overland Motor Company into Willys Overland Motors. It was itself an evolution of the aging Willys 77. When Josep... ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5282 "2023-05-20T20:08:57Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Nissan Pao Good eye. And very unique too. Nissan Pao. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5283 "2023-05-21T01:26:55Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > don’t forget the horrible third-gen Mustang Trust me. I can’t. And then there was the Mustang II, aka “The Rustang” ---
**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:** [May 21, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5284 "2023-05-21T06:19:40Z")
A Chrysler Crossfire, and a 1927 Chevy under the cover. This is an example of how a quick “Nice Crossfire“ greeting can turn into a 45 minute chat between two car guys who have some time. The guy has a nice collection of Chevys from the 10s, 20s, and 30s, and also a sweet 2007 Titanium Aston Martin Vantage. The Crossfire is essentially a Mercedes 230 SLK with the Crossfire body on it. [![](https://i.imgur.com/yyVQK5O.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/yyVQK5O.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/SQ8E7Jk.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/SQ8E7Jk.jpeg) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5285 "2023-05-21T15:19:34Z")
I think this is a 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door wagon, Pixie’s Playpen. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/40iM324JYJmQMGXfJBTJYCP6e7zUe8i_AtASCjH0aDqTlhPhUaRY2JKI_Lcf_D2aPRd0GU-qoaMhIO-SikDBdUrr8mSasxqHJKOgTNdPcIwuptYyp6SGyXndMtVbwP-A_nLmDsKuGpQ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/8HCKFLae2eYoaNePA) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5286 "2023-05-21T17:07:14Z")
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