# 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:** 284
**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:** [September 5, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5667 "2023-09-05T15:42:41Z")
In 2002 I was _this_ close to buying a Stook (as they were called; S2K, get it?). It was going to be my next track car after my Porsche 944T kept breaking. I had taken one for a test drive and liked it, and saw another one on a dealer’s lot. I asked what they wanted for it, and was told they couldn’t sell it: someone had stolen the seats out of it, right on their lot! I said this was perfect, since I wanted to install racing seats anyway! They knocked the price down by about $1,000 for me to buy it without the seats, which was a great deal. But when I went to order the new seats, they were in stock, no problem, but the mounting brackets were back ordered, and wouldn’t be available for more than a month. The dealer didn’t want to wait, and I didn’t want to buy a car I couldn’t drive for a month or more. At about the same time, I started looking at Nissan’s new Z car that was about to be released, and decided the 350Z was the car for me, and placed my pre-order. ---
**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 6, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5668 "2023-09-06T19:07:40Z")
How do you like the Z? Seems to be a very nice car! ---
**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 6, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5669 "2023-09-06T19:11:02Z")
The other day it was sunny\*. I’ve spotted this car before but not with the top down and moving. \* — as the song goes, it never rains in Southern California. I’m in Northern California and it hardly rains here too. [[Album] 1950s Chevy convertible ![](https://i.imgur.com/qg3VI7Q.jpeg?fb "1950s Chevy convertible") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/dj91TRO) ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5670 "2023-09-06T19:26:06Z")
Finally saw a Rivian R1S here in Cleveland the other day. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5671 "2023-09-06T20:57:37Z")
You mean, how _did_ I like it? I sold it more than ten years ago after happily driving it on track (100 events) and as a daily driver for ten years. It was a great car, fun to drive, easy to work on, especially the brakes, which I had to do a lot, with all the track activity. One of the only downsides was that there wasn’t enough interior room to comfortably take a set of four spare wheels and tires to events. So I often drove to the track on track tires, which wore them out more quickly. I eventually figured a way to do it, which involved strapping a tire to the passenger seat and one between the seats, which was uncomfortable and perhaps illegal in some places. (Fortunately, I never found out.) It made shifting tricky, so it didn’t work for really long drives of more than a couple of hours. I envied the drivers of BMWs and Subarus who could just throw four wheels in their back seats. But my car _looked_ so much better that theirs! 😁 Me at Watkins Glen. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9Swg23VOHccTZaevw3Nwb833xc6FKMN8dCp2v_8Bi2rPNuORMVEs7D9jZi8jH_ebcgkcH9QeeeibRFsQWtLKfGX2Ql8QGP4oaWmWxjkSQVJqIkaNbx=w600-h315-p-k "New item by James Hyder") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/GvDGA8pVUQvG3z5M6) ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5672 "2023-09-06T23:36:26Z")
Over the weekend, an Army 6x6 being used for chairlift construction at a ski area. I have no idea how to identify which era it is from. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9fEIfNXB0jKDZOmVwKMTg3OG5FgWRVoErm6QfhFIIJ1X4rJ6mdTTbAgIwDHzdlYtsxTbwzeDN99pG4wxKkze1Lxd4ajQHF2SaD-OvnYnbhM9JKzuUO=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/RpQeQu1iF1kd6DfF8) ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5673 "2023-09-07T01:25:47Z")
Their styling, initially just too weird, is growing on me. This was parked near my house. [![](https://i.imgur.com/UXzGQrV.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/UXzGQrV.jpeg) [[Album] Rivian SUV, R1S. What’s on the rear reflectors? ![](https://i.imgur.com/hMkniRu.jpeg?fb "Rivian SUV, R1S. What’s on the rear reflectors?") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/DE2qfS5) ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5674 "2023-09-07T01:29:19Z")
You clearly had a lot of fun with it when you had it. I like the color on yours. It’s a sharp looking car. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5675 "2023-09-07T13:09:02Z")
I think it looks great from the back! Still don’t love those headlights though. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5676 "2023-09-07T13:13:03Z")
There are enough Rivians around here that I’m getting used to the front fascia. Sure easy to identify as they come at you! If you get offered a ride in a quad-motor version, take it. Shockingly quick. My buddy is coming to pick me up in his in a hour to ride ICE dirtbikes–I enjoy the irony. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5677 "2023-09-07T13:14:54Z")
Looks like either a M54 or M55 5-ton 6x6 truck. The M55 had a longer wheelbase. ---
**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 7, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5678 "2023-09-07T20:55:20Z")
What do you ride if you’re disabled? A Can-Am Spyder F3, that’s what. [![](https://i.imgur.com/mI95Biw.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/mI95Biw.jpg) From the paint job, the owner must be ready for the San Francisco 49ers’ opener at Pittsburgh this weekend. [[Album] F3 ![](https://i.imgur.com/af3y36T.jpeg?fb "F3") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/xSkPQ3h) ---
**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 7, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5679 "2023-09-07T22:13:37Z")
A)What are those lovers/grates covering? B)It has a back up camera…on a motorcycle. I mean, I get it, but also, why? I’m curious if that’s OEM or added on later? (I see the screens now, I assume it’s an add on, which makes more sense). C)I wonder if the owner was purposely going for Ironman colors. I haven’t seen the movies, so I couldn’t say if anything else on the bike references it. ---
**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 7, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5680 "2023-09-07T23:40:54Z")
I think you’re right about Ironman. It had a small, round Ironman sticker on the tail. ---
**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 7, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5681 "2023-09-07T23:41:26Z")
1963 Ford Falcon Ranchero [[Album] 1963 Ford Falcon Ranchero ![](https://i.imgur.com/X4insVP.jpeg?fb "1963 Ford Falcon Ranchero") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/tpL3MDI) ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5682 "2023-09-08T01:36:28Z")
That’s the same basic car as the orange one I posted on Sep 1. ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5683 "2023-09-08T01:43:30Z")
Yes, ‘64, and ‘63. ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5684 "2023-09-08T20:36:16Z")
AMC Matador. [![](https://i.imgur.com/kjf1ogD.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/kjf1ogD.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:** [September 9, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5685 "2023-09-09T20:12:34Z")
Yesterday, a '65 Pontiac GTO. Original, needed a paint job. Today, a BMW i3 in black over red, I did a double take because I was looking down and it looked a bit like a beetle or ladybug. I wouldn’t mind having one as a commuter car. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5686 "2023-09-09T22:05:32Z")
I saw a recent-year Indian Chief motorcycle. Haven’t seen one in the wild before. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=285)