# 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:** 270
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5387 "2023-06-14T23:55:24Z")
Tuesday on the way to work I saw what I think might have been a Tesla Model X. Whatever it was, it was orange and the license plate was Y-WING. The car had a narrow white stripe on the side. At the front was a silhouette of… an X-Wing. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5388 "2023-06-15T00:09:26Z")
This was mostly only interesting because of the situation. This car appears to have lost all it’s coolant while in the left lane, then very quickly (over the course of a 100-200 feet or so) made their way to the shoulder on the right. All four lanes were covered in whatever spilled out (again, probably coolant, didn’t look like oil). The way the passing cars spread it out, it looked like it had rained in just that area. At least if it was a coolant, be it a bad hose, blown radiator, water pump etc, it’s probably cheap/easy fix. Still a nice looking car though. [![](https://i.imgur.com/2jFjQzz.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/2jFjQzz.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:** [June 15, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5389 "2023-06-15T00:23:02Z")
This morning I saw either a 1964 or 1965 Ford Thunderbird with a landau roof. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5390 "2023-06-15T00:30:54Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Actually, a very un-inspired design, IMHO. I kind of like the minimalist Swedish design. I mean, Volvo has pretty much always followed the “form follows function” design philosophy. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5391 "2023-06-16T15:20:26Z")
I finally saw the new Toyota electric car “bZ4X” in the wild. Stupidest name ever, but the car looks fine. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/2022_Toyota_bZ4X_rear_%28cropped%29.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/2022_Toyota_bZ4X_rear_%28cropped%29.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5392 "2023-06-16T17:14:09Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Stupidest name ever, but the car looks fine. Oh, I’ll bet we can think up some competitors for _that_ distinction. I’ll start: - XR4Ti - Edsel (regardless of the car’s perceived shortcomings, the name _had_ to play a role in the reputation it gained.) - ID.Buzz (the new VW microbus) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5393 "2023-06-16T17:17:23Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Edsel (regardless of the car’s perceived shortcomings, the name _had_ to play a role in the reputation it gained.) And could have been worse. > **[The Ford Edsel Was One Of The Biggest Flops In Car History — But At Least It...](https://www.businessinsider.com/names-considered-for-the-ford-edsel-2013-12)** > > The handling of the Ford Edsel's launch has become the template on how not to run a car campaign. But corporate letters reveal it could have gone so much worse > **[Letters of Note: May I submit UTOPIAN TURTLETOP?](https://web.archive.org/web/20131211091149/http://www.lettersofnote.com/2013/11/may-i-submit-utopian-turtletop.html?m=1)** > > Fascinating letters. Interesting correspondence. ETA: “Varsity Stroke”? Good name for a NCAA golf parody. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5394 "2023-06-16T17:18:16Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/rVPExDU.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/rVPExDU.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5395 "2023-06-16T17:21:18Z")
I bet the Mini would totally fit inside the “mini” van. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5396 "2023-06-16T20:29:33Z")
I spotted a 1st generation (1999-2006) Honda Insight. I remember thinking Toyota was late to market with their Prius and that they were a day late and a dollar short. Oops. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5397 "2023-06-16T20:54:20Z")
I knew someone with one of those. The owner must have been in the 300-400lb range. I have no idea how he got in and out a car that was so small and low to the ground. Last time I saw him, he had a Prius. At the very least, that must’ve been easier on his knees. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5398 "2023-06-16T21:09:35Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I remember thinking Toyota was late to market with their Prius and that they were a day late and a dollar short. A friend in college, who was kind of a Honda fangirl, pooh-poohed the Prius when it first came out because it “only” got 50 mph versus the Insight’s 70 mpg or whatever it was. But that was exactly the thing that made the Insight unpopular – it did exactly one thing really well, at the expense of everything else. The Prius was the much more practical option for most people. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5399 "2023-06-17T04:39:03Z")
I think it’s a Ford Model A Tudor, but I’m not that familiar with the Fords of that era. It’s a two door, I could only take a photo when were stopped at a light and I was right behind it. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaVCOIsBBkfDIqkncL2x1fdLP6s6qhrM-rj8I0D7Dh2NSDWgwBFRojsZRDwX9y1iNNN8ng18RmEkDHnWS39j0rH39AU-wE8vX3ohUpZatC0kulgmcsFI=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/E1sA2sB9PEwTy49GA) ---
**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:** [June 18, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5400 "2023-06-18T23:59:05Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > But that was exactly the thing that made the Insight unpopular – it did exactly one thing really well, at the expense of everything else. When I finally sold my '01 Insight, my Craigslist ad was titled “ **WHY the hell would you buy this car**?”: > Sure, it gets amazing gas mileage, but that’s its one trick… not acceleration, not room for a family, or even picking up the in-laws at the airport. > > Sure, these early Insights are a blast. It’s a cute, tiny two-seater … but so is a Miata. Stop reading this ad and go save up for one. > > Etc, etc… ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5401 "2023-06-20T17:18:54Z")
On Sunday I saw something labelled a “Targa”. It had a sort of T-top but-not-really thing. Turns out it’s a Porsche style. Couldn’t say what year or anything. It seems to me like putting “Convertible” labels on a ragtop. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5402 "2023-06-20T18:44:01Z")
While waiting for a “walk” signal at a crosswalk earlier this afternoon, I saw a green early-50’s Studebaker Champion drive by. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5403 "2023-06-20T23:23:36Z")
Lotus Evora, I believe. [![](https://i.imgur.com/ViMTro9.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ViMTro9.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5404 "2023-06-21T14:38:16Z")
Saw this in my neighborhood this morning. I believe it’s a Model A with a leaking differential and interesting color choice on the wheels. [![](https://i.imgur.com/MKdyDSl.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/MKdyDSl.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/cFJYbAf.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/cFJYbAf.jpg) (Looking at some other pictures, maybe the wheel color isn’t entirely unprecedented. I do see others with bright green or yellow or whatever color rims. I guess I’m just used to seeing black and white pictures) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5405 "2023-06-21T15:56:55Z")
1967 VW Microbus at the recycling center (of course). [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaVMl6Eap8ZsAdVOK9eyjK96iCyS4fTf4-Q64jJXdCxeKFSYKgCi4rZAO--20Kr985O46abONuUGW2HEIU3kEopEqd_e7tDym-qXFlDbaQi4U41CxJrl=w600-h315-p-k "New item by James Hyder") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/upcgwtTxVRLc57YL9) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5406 "2023-06-21T22:13:03Z")
I was behind a 1965 Mustang convertible for a few blocks today (It said it was a '65 on the personalized license plate). I don’t usually find old Mustangs _that_ interesting; they’re one of the most common classic cars in the US. But the thing that struck me about it was just how _small_ it looked in modern traffic. I was driving my 2019 Miata, and it looked roughly the same size as my car. Without looking up their respective dimensions I’m not sure if it truly was close to the same size, or if it just looked that way from my perspective. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=269) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=271)