# 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:** 286
**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 15, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5707 "2023-09-15T14:10:50Z")
So, like, centiliters? ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5708 "2023-09-15T14:40:28Z")
Yeah I was thinking it is a conversion like that. ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5709 "2023-09-16T00:24:00Z")
I think I’ve only seen a Marathon like that once before. A friend hired it for her wedding arrival and getaway car. I think it is fabulous. ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5710 "2023-09-16T19:24:59Z")
Austin-Healey [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/EbdFIrJ.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/EbdFIrJ) '53 Morgan Plus 4 [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/eHDz6iP.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/eHDz6iP) '51 Packard [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/56TGNm9.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/56TGNm9) Pontiac GTO [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/MCex4bO.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/MCex4bO) DeTomaso Pantera [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/TXP2W19.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/TXP2W19) '61 Metropolitan (They had officially been their own make for three years by then.) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/gvim8pa.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/gvim8pa) '57 Packard [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/aC6EUOP.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/aC6EUOP) '37 Packard [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/pJhEdmj.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/pJhEdmj) '40 Packard [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/vTwHJWV.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/vTwHJWV) '33 Packard [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/4fDgbak.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/4fDgbak) Windshield card says customized '88 Austin Mini. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/1hpVp9X.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/1hpVp9X) '34 Packard [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/rmaelKY.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/rmaelKY) AMC Concord [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/B3EJyQJ.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/B3EJyQJ) Windshield card got washed out but it’s a '37 Pontiac. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/YwDIOT3.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/YwDIOT3) Another '61 Metropolitan. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/9bUUGUK.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/9bUUGUK) '56 Packard Clipper (or just “Clipper” depending on when it rolled off the assembly line). [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/xcZRnZI.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/xcZRnZI) '53 Packard Clipper [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/5TkjqvB.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/5TkjqvB) '32 Packard [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/g6aueTz.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/g6aueTz) GAZ Volga [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/6adWrZv.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/6adWrZv) '72 Citroën SM [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/lhTWyVT.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/lhTWyVT) More images of these cars can be found here (but for some reason they’re out of order): [[Album] Orphans at the 2023 Alexandria Classic Car Show ![](https://i.imgur.com/TXP2W19.jpeg?fb "Orphans at the 2023 Alexandria Classic Car Show") ](https://imgur.com/a/R3Ay7BC) ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5711 "2023-09-16T19:36:26Z")
The AMC Concord makes the post. ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5712 "2023-09-16T20:28:53Z")
I was going to say, “One of these things is not like the others.” ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5713 "2023-09-16T20:59:12Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > '57 Packard Which would make it from the couple of years when Packards were essentially badge-engineered Studebakers, before they finally killed the brand. ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5714 "2023-09-16T23:35:38Z")
Never heard of it, but google tells me it’s a 71(?) Toyota _Corona_. [![](https://i.imgur.com/tV43G6V.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/tV43G6V.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:** [September 16, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5715 "2023-09-16T23:38:26Z")
Interestingly, some of those earlier ones look a whole lot like that Checker Marathon. > **[Toyota Corona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Corona?useskin=vector)** > > The Toyota Corona (Japanese: トヨタ・コロナ, Toyota Korona) is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota across eleven generations between 1957 and 2001. On launch, the Corona was Toyota's second-highest product in their range, just below the Crown. The Corona was marketed in the JDM at Toyota's Toyopet Store dealership channels, and the Corona was one of Toyota's first models exported to other global markets, followed by the smaller Toyota Corolla. > The Corona played a key role in... ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5716 "2023-09-17T00:28:03Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Never heard of it, but google tells me it’s a 71(?) Toyota _Corona_. The Corona was Toyota’s first successful car in the US (They tried selling the Crown here in the late 1950s, but it sold very poorly). It was sold here from 1966 until the early 1980s, and was the mid-level car in Toyota’s lineup, equivalent to the Camry today. In fact it was replaced by the Camry here circa 1983, although the Corona continued to be sold in other countries. Fun fact: Toyota names all their mainstream sedans “Crown”. Corona = Latin for crown. Corolla = Latin for small crown. Camry = An anglicized version of the Japanese word for crown Crown = No explanation needed. ETA: Yours actually looks like a [Corona Mark II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Mark_II), which was Toyota’s top of the line model at the time. It was technically a different vehicle from the Corona, although the name is very confusing. , ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5717 "2023-09-17T01:12:04Z")
Could be, but I think it’s more likely to have a big block that displaces 507 cubic inches. ---
**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 17, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5718 "2023-09-17T03:19:48Z")
OK, this probably is not the best place to put this, but I thought you folks might want to see this photo I took tonight of my Bronco under the Milky Way, in Durango: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/id5uJwr.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/id5uJwr) ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5719 "2023-09-17T04:59:07Z")
It’s a very cool picture! ---
**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 17, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5720 "2023-09-17T14:15:39Z")
Thanks! It took a bunch of tries until I got the Bronco lighting balanced with the Milky Way. I used a small flashlight and waved it over the Bronco for a few seconds. Total exposure was 10 seconds, with my new 14mm f/2.4 Rokinon. ---
**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 17, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5721 "2023-09-17T14:35:34Z")
Great pic. I was wondering how you got the Bronco so highlighted. ---
**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 17, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5722 "2023-09-17T14:41:57Z")
It was so dark that I couldn’t see to focus or compose the picture. I just had to take multiple images until I got the composition I liked. The lens is manual focus, and I used “Live View” to zoom in on a star and get it as sharp as I could. The lens was highly rated, and I bought it used (with my fingers crossed). I’m happy with it - even wide open, it has minimal coma. Better than my Nikon 20mm f/2, which has been my favorite Milky Way lens up to this point. ---
**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 17, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5723 "2023-09-17T15:19:28Z")
Nice picture and rig, @beowulff . Thanks for sharing it! Ford made a winner when they brought back the Bronco. In the SFBA CA, I see many on the road here. I was especially happy to see one in a manual transmission. My 2016 Grand Cherokee diesel has only 150,000 miles (exactly, as of today) and I plan to get at least 500,000 out of ‘er so she’s barely broken in. But when she’s done I’ll give the Bronco serious consideration. PFA [[Album] 2016 diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee ![](https://i.imgur.com/RplrzV2.jpeg?fb "2016 diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/mGHHJOV) ---
**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 17, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5724 "2023-09-17T15:21:44Z")
I have the manual. It’s fun, but to be perfectly honest, the auto is probably better for off-road. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5725 "2023-09-17T15:59:09Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > It’s fun, but to be perfectly honest, the auto is probably better for off-road. Done a lot with both types of transmissions. In uphill starts you’re going to burning that clutch a bit. Something interesting is automatics are better than manual for plowing snow. Or so I’ve been told. A plow truck goes forward/reverse constantly. I guess that’s a little rough on the clutch. (I’m talking personal pickup truck plows) ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5726 "2023-09-17T17:23:12Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > A plow truck goes forward/reverse constantly. I’ve also been told that the give in the slushbox transmission helps dissipate the impacts as the plow hits the snowbanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=285) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=287)