# 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:** 272
**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:** [July 1, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5427 "2023-07-01T04:25:41Z")
I didn’t know about the other 02 models, but as we were walking away my wife asked why it was called that and I theorized, correctly, as it happens, that it was related to the engine displacement. The owner said it was originally the orange in the pix you linked to. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5428 "2023-07-01T04:49:56Z")
I like his green. Is much better than those Europe car bright fruity colors that were popular in the 60s and 70s. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5429 "2023-07-02T00:26:22Z")
We got a Lyft in a Tesla Model Y today. Nice car. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5430 "2023-07-02T01:04:46Z")
I saw a number of vintage cars out on the roads today, at the start of the long weekend. Today is really the only good weather day in the forecast up here so that’s why they are all out. A couple of Mustangs, including one that was not restored in any way and showed all 50+ years of life. Also a white MGB with the top down. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5431 "2023-07-04T00:36:20Z")
[[Album] Imgur: The magic of the Internet ![](https://i.imgur.com/42MIB1P.jpeg?fb "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/a/x3LVZln) [![](https://i.imgur.com/AgvPEWZ.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/AgvPEWZ.jpg) Violet Nissan and hilarious lifted truck. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5432 "2023-07-04T19:42:13Z")
Apropos of the date, a custom modified 1956 Pontiac Sky Chief (?) at Riverside Park in Washington, MO. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaX4HmAiTszhUk6FbhRbX44ebRJVXhPZUK5OyJ2aXQk6XG2jg6Yr8WSFIte5sP3MeCIzpuh1i-ulYJKn2DYMWTkFw3O9fVT_IvOCN3zkq7pMXFL4IcTo=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Dave Carter") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/J5yCvorsAfnj9XDe8) ---
**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:** [July 7, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5433 "2023-07-07T18:01:30Z")
This made me laugh: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/id8XaCC.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/id8XaCC) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5434 "2023-07-07T18:56:02Z")
[https://www.khaaan.com/](https://www.khaaan.com/) ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5435 "2023-07-07T19:12:54Z")
Haha. Around here there was a “CannaBus” going around for awhile with, if I remember correctly, doctors/“doctors” to get people signed up for MMJ cards. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5436 "2023-07-08T19:39:29Z")
I have a picture of this same van from about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t have guessed it was still on the road. IIRC from the last time I saw it, the rear doors are still intact. I _think_, they just moved them forward and stuck a tailgate on the back…maybe? [![](https://i.imgur.com/83SQHuu.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/83SQHuu.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5437 "2023-07-08T21:50:39Z")
Two days ago I spotted a Lucid Sky in the supermarket parking lot. The back end of that thing is huge. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9nzO2M97XmwtCgSj_grsrGy7dBXarOiTddZJzLfZyz13FO1Iph9ycnz9bTu2AOrKGtzriOzggswZ8W4djgwxy6S4JqkVso51KHY_XRh5i5KmQkl0Gf=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/BJfxYzqFmFyF51Sm6) Today I spotted a Toyota FJ Cruise completely covered in Astroturf. It definitely did a number on the aerodynamics. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5438 "2023-07-10T01:36:28Z")
Yesterday, I got to lay eyes on a racing friend’s home built (from a kit) Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R. We didn’t really get to see do it’s stuff because this was the car’s first real outing so he was putting some miles on the engine to break it in and shake-down his building job. That thing is a beauty. It’s from [Factory Five](https://www.factoryfive.com/type-65-coupe-r/). ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5439 "2023-07-10T02:26:49Z")
I somehow ended up following a yellow De Tomaso Pantera home just now. I wish I could have talked to the guy, he pulled into a driveway just up the street and was in the house when I passed. Cool looking car. It looked very much like this one: [![](https://richmonds.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DeTomaso-Pantera-Yellow-30-1140x700.jpg) ](https://richmonds.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DeTomaso-Pantera-Yellow-30-1140x700.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5440 "2023-07-10T02:28:54Z")
Elvis owned one. [![](https://pics.imcdb.org/2517/1971pantera-elvis.jpg) ](https://pics.imcdb.org/2517/1971pantera-elvis.jpg) It refused to start one cold morning so he shot the steering wheel. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5441 "2023-07-10T02:30:08Z")
That looks like the auto museum in Reno. I was there a few months ago, cool place. (What’s with the mirrors or whatever on the fenders? Was that a real thing or an Elvis thing?) ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5442 "2023-07-10T02:49:05Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > That looks like the auto museum in Reno. Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, featured in an episode of “Car Crazy”. https://www.youtube.com/embed/E5X7i4-c-34?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PL03F01EFCF2CC593E Segment starts at the 18:45 mark. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5443 "2023-07-10T15:10:33Z")
I just got back from my vacation in Ireland. The day before yesterday (I think; I’m confused about the days after flying across the Atlantic) I saw a late 1950s or 1960s [Humber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humber_Limited) of some sort near Bushmills, Northern Ireland. I think it might have been a 1957-67 [Humber Hawk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humber_Hawk) or maybe a [Super Snipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humber_Super_Snipe). Yes, “Super Snipe” is really the name of a car. I had heard of Humber, but have never seen one in the metal before. To most Americans they’re a pretty obscure British car brand, especially since the only British cars you typically seen in the US are sports cars and luxury cars. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5444 "2023-07-10T21:52:55Z")
[Remember the orange Dodge Charger I posted back in May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5290), the one I said I thought looked like it had been given a quick, cheap paint job in an attempt to flip it? Well when I left for my vacation it was still there. When I got home this 1960s Dodge truck had appeared in the same spot. Maybe they traded the Charger for it? Regardless, someone in that house is clearly a Mopar fan. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53037573238_071dd20c09_b.jpg "IMG\_1529") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/53037573238/) ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5445 "2023-07-10T22:20:38Z")
Saw these two a few days apart, but at the same shop. At first I thought they painted the green car red. [![](https://i.imgur.com/yXJ9LDY.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/yXJ9LDY.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/cIUMnys.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/cIUMnys.jpg) And this week kicks off the Harley Davidson 120th Anniversary, so there’s that. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5446 "2023-07-11T14:28:47Z")
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