# 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:** 283
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5647 "2023-09-01T19:17:10Z")
1950s Chevy convertible [https://imgur.com/gallery/dj91TRO](https://imgur.com/gallery/dj91TRO) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5648 "2023-09-01T21:43:40Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > And one of the few American cars from the 1980s worth having. The1980s was a crappy decade for American cars. 80ies and up, I’d say … I always check on your avg. movie what cars can be seen in the background (e.g. city-scenes) … and its really interesting to see the difference of movies from the 70ies, 80,90ies … and today a carpark in the USA looks pretty generic with a similar mix of european, corean, japanese and american cars. probably the biggest give-away: pick-ups and oversized SUVs ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5649 "2023-09-01T22:34:43Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The1980s was a crappy decade for American cars. Early 80s anyway. Peak malaise. Performance began a resurgence in '83 or so. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5650 "2023-09-02T01:41:40Z")
what happened then? US carmakers embracing EFI or so? I still have the 90ies as cr@p period in my memory and blame it on the Chevy Cavalier, Chrysler Neon and Ford Probe also, weren’t the 70ies peak-crap with the need to move from 7m land-yachts to 4m gremlins (while keeping the same V8 engine _facepalm_) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5651 "2023-09-02T01:49:21Z")
Yes, EFI and closed-loop computer control allowed cars to meet emissions standards without the ridiculous power-sucking plumbing that carbureted engines required. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5652 "2023-09-02T02:14:29Z")
Seen on the Northway, a 64? Falcon Ranchero. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9WuNfB7yGPX8LQDGgkSzDNb-ONBjmabb02fLTYtbGNVjytfcH61CAtodX8CRoCAr3P6SK9iO_226lKLD4o5wgy3K5A7Y0Lh2BssPhSiUvhQewgumrV=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/MXetQXAKaDzwkaWp8) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc8tDbiykGkkA6vvxjqVmCkKgetIQPFd-wuGEzfw942VFCr7o5nciTrCBU693Mspew5ytowrtP9fCYPO_BdGHphRH9uCca_8YHoOtu2h_Um0bNnQPCrP=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/2FCfYutAzcYYbmoF7) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5653 "2023-09-02T02:31:30Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > That’s a Buick Grand National, a limited-edition performance version of the Regal from the 1980s. Yes, this. Too square to be a Nova, which was much more sloped at the rear. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5654 "2023-09-02T02:58:45Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > I still have the 90ies as cr@p period in my memory and blame it on the Chevy Cavalier, Chrysler Neon and Ford Probe I often have to remind my dad that when he mentions a Thunderbird like it’s some amazing muscle car, this is what I’m picturing: [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/T-bird-feature.jpg) ](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/T-bird-feature.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:** [September 2, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5655 "2023-09-02T08:26:57Z")
I heard from a fellow Porsche fan that Porsche will be releasing the 357. It’s an homage to the 356, their first car. [![](https://i.imgur.com/ssQ9Nkk.gif) ](https://i.imgur.com/ssQ9Nkk.gif) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5656 "2023-09-02T16:29:07Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I often have to remind my dad that when he mentions a Thunderbird like it’s some amazing muscle car He’s probably thinking ~10 years earlier. [![](https://i.etsystatic.com/20688221/r/il/5afa4c/1955626984/il_1140xN.1955626984_nih0.jpg) ](https://i.etsystatic.com/20688221/r/il/5afa4c/1955626984/il_1140xN.1955626984_nih0.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5657 "2023-09-02T16:53:29Z")
Saw a Lambo sandwiched in between two Porsche Carreras at a local coffee shop. I was impressed by the amount of debt people can run up. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5658 "2023-09-02T17:27:27Z")
do people really finance Lambos? … I always tend to think of those as a tech-bro or lucky-bitcoin-bastard whith some stupid play-money to live the dreams of his college-dorm-wall … ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5659 "2023-09-02T17:45:11Z")
I drove behind a mystery car that I passed to get a closer look. A McLaren, something I’ve never seen in Rochester where the ritziest car dealership is a Maserati. From behind, the curves are amazing. I thought it looked like a scoop of purple ice cream molded into a car shape. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5660 "2023-09-02T18:00:56Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > He’s probably thinking ~10 years earlier. If he’s talking about a Thunderbird it’s somewhere between this [https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/94489893\_2866486713398826\_9001549650464866304\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=107&ccb=1-7&\_nc\_sid=730e14&\_nc\_ohc=15lze2yI2DAAX-GhsC5&\_nc\_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00\_AfDmZOAWhPL6kL9LkyKb9Qe\_LiuL1M094xaDwedkoA-qIg&oe=651AE4D4](https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/94489893_2866486713398826_9001549650464866304_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=15lze2yI2DAAX-GhsC5&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDmZOAWhPL6kL9LkyKb9Qe_LiuL1M094xaDwedkoA-qIg&oe=651AE4D4) and this: [![](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/iSFhusdd0TIZwVjkgqM-3nQ3Ylw=/1200x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KJW3EJEP75D3TDFAWACTM2OHWU.jpg) ](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/iSFhusdd0TIZwVjkgqM-3nQ3Ylw=/1200x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KJW3EJEP75D3TDFAWACTM2OHWU.jpg) Meanwhile, I’m picturing something shaped like a Ford Taurus. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5661 "2023-09-02T21:58:47Z")
I was out for a walk earlier and a VW eGolf drove by. I consider that mildly interesting, since VW’s first attempt at an EV wasn’t really a big seller. I kept walking, and not more than 30 seconds later _another_ eGolf drove by. I mean, if if had been a common car like a Camry that wouldn’t have been a big seal, but what are the chances of seeing two examples of a relatively unpopular car like an eGolf in such short succession? ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5662 "2023-09-03T00:53:32Z")
Spotted this gorgeous creature along the Hudson [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc__rqejvvjhyRw98Z7AFkCAhMOdBi02Icc4aJd13AGTBJtYLBvI1cNUXoW54sOcXUNky8hpIk_KNs55SKHzWZ2aHmcmDm-5xF0SzzFGtpG-2qG1YdhA=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/cMhWudXa2yn6LwVR6) ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5663 "2023-09-03T04:48:46Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > do people really finance Lambos? Based on my conversations down here in socal, more of them are leased than you would guess. This is a gross generalization, but for the most part (IMO of course) really rich folks aren’t buying Lamborghinis, its people who want to _appear_ to be really rich. The people I’ve talked to trend strongly toward, “I’m putting every single dollar I can spare into my lease payment.” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5664 "2023-09-03T05:03:19Z")
I saw a 1950s Chevy Bel Air hardtop driving through my neighborhood this afternoon. Probably a 1955-57, based on the body shape. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5665 "2023-09-05T03:54:31Z")
Taking one of my walks by the beach, I happened across a powder blue 1969 Karmann Ghia, with OEM window-mounted swamp cooler! [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/vqt5dho.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/vqt5dho) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/jiS3096.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/jiS3096) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/KSlkR0U.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/KSlkR0U) ---
**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:** [September 5, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5666 "2023-09-05T15:14:04Z")
The Honda S2000 is getting less and less common. Manufactured 1999-2009, it was a bigger, stronger, and faster competitor to fellow roadster Mazda Miata which has been manufactured since 1989. When the S2000 was launched in 1999 it was as a celebration to Honda’s 50th anniversary. Its styling has held up well over the decades. [[Album] Honda S2000 ![](https://i.imgur.com/dD4YgMR.jpeg?fb "Honda S2000") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/FUh6LTN) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=284)