# 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:** 279
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5567 "2023-08-09T21:26:58Z")
Mercury Cougar XR7, from the early 1970s. In high school I had a friend who loved this car, and she saved her money and then she bought one! Way to go, AR! (AR was a friend of my girlfriend, AW.) [[Album] Mercury Cougar XR7 ![](https://i.imgur.com/e3K5EeC.jpeg?fb "Mercury Cougar XR7") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/8aiQBkt) ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5568 "2023-08-09T21:29:27Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The original Beetle looks so small when seen in traffic. Thus this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yxxK6dD6lfw/maxresdefault.jpg "We Built A Giant VW Beetle | RIDICULOUS RIDES") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxxK6dD6lfw) ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5569 "2023-08-09T21:55:17Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Mercury Cougar XR7, from the early 1970s. In high school I had a friend who loved this car, and she saved her money and then she bought one! Way to go, AR! (AR was a friend of my girlfriend, AW.) is this a “cousin” of the Chrysler Cordoba? … I had a '76 in the mid 90ies (until it predictable blew a gascade - in front of a junkyard, where I left it in exchange for a $25 cheque) … or was that the going design for coupés at that time (just like pretty much all SUVs look alike, today) … ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5570 "2023-08-09T22:05:36Z")
I think not, because generally I don’t think there’s any connection between Mercury and Chrysler. But I could be wrong about that. Mercury is a division of Ford. Chrysler is a division of Dodge. Two separate companies, Ford and Dodge. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5571 "2023-08-09T22:13:31Z")
The Toyota Crown — it returned to the US in 2022. It had previously been the Corona. In 1972 the Crown was replaced by the Toyota Mark II. The Crown had been released in North America from 1958 to 1972. I’ve seen a couple of Crowns on the road lately. They blend in easily and don’t really stand out a lot. [[Album] Toyota Crown ![](https://i.imgur.com/e7rnuRW.jpeg?fb "Toyota Crown") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/HAIu5yI) ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5572 "2023-08-09T22:19:48Z")
In that era the Mercury Cougar was actually a “cousin” of the Ford Mustang, believe it or not. It was supposed to be a sort of “luxury Mustang”. Later on if became a cousin of the Thunderbird instead. It probably is safe to say that was the style for coupes at the time. The 1970s were the era when “personal luxury coupes” were popular, and they all had that sort of pseudo luxury styling. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5573 "2023-08-10T00:06:35Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The Maverick never had a turbo I hear that in the voice of Mona Lisa Vito. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5574 "2023-08-10T00:15:46Z")
Oh yeah. You blend. (A great movie) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5575 "2023-08-10T00:54:23Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > It had previously been the Corona. In 1972 the Crown was replaced by the Toyota Mark II. IIRC, the Corona was the mid-level car in Toyota’s lineup. It was replaced by the Camry in the early 1980s. The Crown was the top of the line Toyota, which was replaced by the Mark II, which was replaced by the Cressida, which was replaced by the Avalon, which was replaced by the new Crown. Fun fact: Toyota has kind of a tradition of naming their mainstream sedans “crown” in some form. Corona is Latin for crown. Corolla is Latin for small crown. Camry is an anglicized form of the Japanese word for crown. And the Toyota Crown… well, that should be obvious. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5576 "2023-08-10T02:29:26Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I’ve seen a couple of Crowns on the road lately. They blend in easily and don’t really stand out a lot. I know Crowns, as I often peruse what’s available in Japanese imports from Toyota. But are they really much different from a Camry? Seems odd that Toyota would offer two cars so close to each other, instead of say, a hybrid Echo (Or the Yaris R, but that’s something I want, so no chance). ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5577 "2023-08-10T03:14:39Z")
Help with a car ID, i couldn’t get close. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9eH2SmsH40xgFP2afzamtwG9FeVETY7EVfwzW4bnWVc9kLv2sKpUaveczh9s4tNhU8xFQSh7uGNPl2TcAH6JYtInnlB_SihPG_LI6BMyPY8CH-b65v=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/mfFFgrTmqshhm5fE9) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5578 "2023-08-10T03:25:23Z")
Triumph GT6, basically a coupe version of the Spitfire. > **[Triumph GT6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_GT6)** > > The Triumph GT6 is a 6-cylinder sports coupé built by Standard-Triumph, based on their popular Triumph Spitfire convertible. Production ran from 1966 to 1973. > In early 1963 Giovanni Michelotti was commissioned by Standard-Triumph to design a GT version of their recently introduced Spitfire 4 (also designed by Michelotti). An unmodified Spitfire 4 was delivered to Michelotti's design studios in Italy and late in 1963 the prototype Spitfire GT4 was returned to England for evaluation. The stylin... ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5579 "2023-08-10T22:25:52Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/EWR7lcp.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/EWR7lcp.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5580 "2023-08-11T12:49:12Z")
(deleted, will correct and repost) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5581 "2023-08-11T13:06:54Z")
Danke. The GT6 was under a car cover for a while, this was the first time I’ve seen the actual car. There’s another car under a cover behind it, I wonder what treasure is under there. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5582 "2023-08-11T13:10:27Z")
A 1938 Mack Model 80 Fire Pumper. A few weeks ago I was in Avon CT and saw this old Mack firetruck, a 1938 Model 80 Fire Pumper. There were 184 of these built, and this one is the 3rd of them. It was first delivered new to the fire department of Mystic CT in December of 1938. Back then Mack Trucks was located in Allentown PA. That’s where this one was built. In 2008 Mack relocated its headquarters to Greensboro NC. The guy there started it up and pulled it out of the garage for me. It’s a classic. [[Album] 1938 Mack Model 80 Fire Pumper ![](https://i.imgur.com/GWEptcv.jpeg?fb "1938 Mack Model 80 Fire Pumper") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/FLBkk5k) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5583 "2023-08-11T21:13:55Z")
Ignorant question @Bullitt , did those carry some water? Or were the totally dependent on hydrants and tanker trucks. And that’s a beauty. I’m sure the owner wanted to show it off. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5584 "2023-08-11T21:43:20Z")
I have no idea and I didn’t ask. A search may yield the answer. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5585 "2023-08-11T23:10:08Z")
wow … I think we can close this threat now 😉 ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5586 "2023-08-12T00:36:39Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > did those carry some water? As indicated by the name, it pumps water – at a rate of 750 gallons per minute according to [this _Hemmings_ article.](https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1948-mack-type-45) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=280)