# 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:** 290
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5787 "2023-10-15T01:00:15Z")
That’s really, really cool. And probably a zoning violation. Ya can’t park a car on your lawn don’t ya know. 😉 ---
**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:** [October 15, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5788 "2023-10-15T15:42:38Z")
Depending on your local jurisdiction’s reasoning for not allowing it and/or the wording of the code, you can often still do that if the engine is removed and/or you put a concrete slab under it. In some areas they’re just worried about fluids dripping into the ground. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5789 "2023-10-15T16:27:44Z")
Yeah, I was kind of kidding. My cousin has serious mobility issues. She had a back operation Thursday to try to fix things. She owns, lives in and manages a 5 unit apartment building, and has to park on the street. There have been temporary no parking signs on the street for 7 months because of construction. Construction that has NEVER happened. Especially since she has mobility issues (has to use a walker) and the temp no parking signs for construction that has not happened for 7 months she said F’ it. I’m parking on the lawn of the building I own. She didn’t get cited, but was told she couldn’t do that. She is looking into making a curb cut and getting a proper driveway built. She needs to call city council/commissioners. It’s stupid ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5790 "2023-10-16T05:02:42Z")
I was behind this Wisconsin Wholesaler plate today. It’s black lettering on polished steel. [[Album] Imgur: The magic of the Internet ![](https://i.imgur.com/8av78sk.jpeg?fb "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/a/sW4dOGm) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5791 "2023-10-16T15:09:14Z")
I like the I’m Your Huckleberry sticker on it. > [@Pleonast](#): > > I saw two interesting cars today. > > First, in my neighborhood an elderly couple was driving a Mercury Milan. I can’t remember this model at all. It’s also the most nondescript car ever. No wonder it had such a limited production. > [Mercury Milan - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Milan) Wow that’s about as nondescript as you can get. I don’t remember ever seeing one, but it’s more likely that I’ve seen several but they never caught my eye. Images (is.gd seems to be down): [https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca\_esv=573788213&hl=en-us&q=Mercury+Milan&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQtLTT6fqBAxX7JDQIHXWcD38Q0pQJegQIBRAB&biw=428&bih=746&dpr=3](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=573788213&hl=en-us&q=Mercury+Milan&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQtLTT6fqBAxX7JDQIHXWcD38Q0pQJegQIBRAB&biw=428&bih=746&dpr=3) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5792 "2023-10-16T15:15:54Z")
I just left Monument Valley (on the Utah-Arizona state line), and these modified trucks are the typical ‘tour buses’ used there. In the first one you can just barely make out my wife in the front row. These trucks work quite well on the rough, bumpy trails. [[Album] Typical ‘tour buses’ in Monument Valley ![](https://i.imgur.com/yJBSOdB.jpeg?fb "Typical ‘tour buses’ in Monument Valley") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/wQHYYWD) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5793 "2023-10-16T15:37:19Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I just left Monument Valley (on the Utah-Arizona state line) We’re headed there next spring, if things go according to plan. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5794 "2023-10-16T18:22:28Z")
I didn’t see this, but it’s been making the rounds in the local news for the past week or so. > **[Great Scott! A 1981 DeLorean with only 977 miles on it was unearthed in a...](https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/2023/10/16/1981-delorean-with-just-977-miles-on-it-saved-from-dousman-barn/71203657007/)** > > The car, manufactured in April 1981, appeared to be mostly if not completely original, down to a blue oil filter and factory tires. I haven’t watched it, but here’s a youtube video that was embedded in the article. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/J7jb6_ZDrQg/maxresdefault.jpg "DeLorean Barn Find with 977 Miles!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7jb6_ZDrQg&t=216s) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5795 "2023-10-16T18:25:56Z")
Ah, time travel the old-fashioned way–just waiting around for the future to come. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5796 "2023-10-20T20:45:35Z")
A bright purple [Lamborghini Urus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Urus). The things look pretty much just like every other crossover on the road. Honestly the thing that caught my attention was the fact that it was bright purple, not that it was a Lambo. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5797 "2023-10-20T20:47:49Z")
There was a guy in my store today driving a 70’s/80’s ish Suburban. When I was talking to him about it, he said that he’s got a bunch of other old/classic cars including another Suburban that’s in the shop right now. Turns out it was one I’ve already posted to this thread. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ZadlrbC.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/ZadlrbC) And the one I saw this morning that caught my attention. [![](https://i.imgur.com/d7QOwyh.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/d7QOwyh.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5798 "2023-10-22T01:43:07Z")
I’m beginning to think old Toyota pickups are starting to become collectible, because today I saw a completely pristine probably early 1980s Toyota 4x4 pickup, with big aftermarket wheels and tires, and the roll bar with lights on it. It was a complete 1980s time capsule, down to the old blue California license plate. It had to have had at least some level of restoration, at minimum a new paint job. Which was a pale yellow, by the way, which feels like a period correct color. Coincidentally, later I saw another probably more like mid-80s Toyota 4x4 truck, although that one was more worn out looking. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5799 "2023-10-22T18:47:45Z")
long time 4x4er here in LatAm. Toy Hilux have somewhat of a cult following in LatAm … as they are “carne de perro” (literally: dog-meat (meaning: extremely tough)) that is not some poser’s opinion, but observations of many 100s of hours of off-roading … no other pickup comes close in toughness and out-of-box ability and the proverbial tough-as-nails 22-RE engine (nissan d-21, chevy, ford, etc… are not very high on the I-want scale) especially true for the before 1992 (ish) solid front axle. Lots of use in the mining industry and those companies would not run trucks that weren’t Hiluxes … I talked to one guy once who was in charge of the fleet of BHP and he mentioned that other pickups just don’t last in their usage case … - High altitude (12-15k ft, 4-4.500m), - running basically 24/7, engine only to be turned off for oil-changes, - extremely dusty desert conditions, etc… - 4x4 all the time, no asphalt ever - extremely rough work-life from drivers who don’t give a $hit [![](https://www.karcal.cl/Repositorio/14112022/b36fbfe8d2c9484b962f75294a6eb2e3.jpg) ](https://www.karcal.cl/Repositorio/14112022/b36fbfe8d2c9484b962f75294a6eb2e3.jpg) [![](https://img.soy-chile.cl/Fotos/2014/02/15/file_20140215115800.jpg) ](https://img.soy-chile.cl/Fotos/2014/02/15/file_20140215115800.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:** [October 23, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5800 "2023-10-23T01:23:18Z")
Walking though a neighborhood with some old but functional cars: An 8th generation (1999-2000) Mercury Cougar. It was based on the Ford Contour and didn’t last long. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHfxPKaMTZezSCdbvUvFgfqhPV8Ej9xXRtPXc1ELaa47Ui0xaspqSJcvR0FPkhM2QQ46jCw5Y86gIHHbY88DI8a0tJD26yQl2bm9hV1Cro4J3VFcD3ck=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/H3FTkmsMvKmKxKgW9) A driveway with two Saturns, and 3rd generation (?) SL2 in beautiful condition and an L-series (2000-05) in less beautiful condition. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHcL64PZzhFueIALSOUb8yd71e39hJESbOCVCGB6JaI4BpF65_o8OM6ezc2Sxap0nSLp2hAs4SGgI1yVfoodFkKjygnQsrXmePgowwVtTBBWXxU7Blw9=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/7y3HUGW1DxyRxMxR8) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHfFQPz_KtPT3nNAFdegImQGXzwO3rkqSMYs8LxNX9Z651S2ztccB9mIJvQUn_8xbK-_n74j0vmGpe4Zj9FS2IF3mVw1Hyw0hw6XusZDHx2skPaOpEOZ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/uBm5Zyt5UgkSDCcf7) Finally, a well cared for 4th generation (78-88) Olds Cutlass Supreme. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHdAvQEf1r-bkEVTDaucWtKLjckqQYd3QpytNVCNXdeFCmSbA23OHNgT2XbDCbuUdkbCm8M5M-P0TmhptDLZXBPO7sgXajR507UjLC_CAv7YIcV1vp-N=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/7aaa38Ktvkn5LT3R9) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5801 "2023-10-23T17:58:59Z")
Went to a car show yesterday; all manner of stuff there, from (very) old to still-with-the-Monroney-sticker brand new, from heavily modded to the-way-they-rolled-off-the-assembly-line-stock-daily-drivers but I’m going to go with something I don’t think I’ve ever seen in person before - Mercedes 300 SL, aka the Gullwing; never realized how wide the doorsills were on that 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:** [October 23, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5802 "2023-10-23T20:45:42Z")
A Ford Galaxie 500. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5803 "2023-10-25T11:37:29Z")
I finally get to post something: passed by a GAC-Motors (chinese manufacturer) today (but cant get that bloody pic to post) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5804 "2023-10-26T14:20:24Z")
A rare siting! A first-gen VW Rabbit pickup — officially, the Volkswagen Caddy, or the VW Type 14. The first-gen VW Rabbit pickup was built from 1979 to 1995, or in South Africa, to 2007. > **[Volkswagen Caddy | First generation (Typ 14; 1979)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Caddy#First_generation_(Typ_14;_1979))** > > Released in 1979, the first Volkswagen Caddy is a coupe utility and van based on the Volkswagen Group A1 platform, shared with the small family car Volkswagen Golf Mk1. > Volkswagen Typ is: > 1.147 = LHD (Left hand drive) | > 2.148 = RHD (Right hand drive) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5805 "2023-10-26T14:43:56Z")
I saw what appeared to be a 2022 or 23 Corvette the other day. Not that a Corvette is particularly exotic, but I feel like they were a lot more common in the past. I feel like I used to see them all the time. This is a very affluent area but even so, I tend not to see sports cars very much anymore. The rich people around here seem to prefer Cadillac Escalades and Teslas. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5806 "2023-10-26T20:00:52Z")
I think they were a lot more common in the 80’s/90’s when they were THE status vehicle to make sure everyone knew you were either retired or having a midlife crisis and had some cash to throw around. OTOH, the older ones with the big flat back and the round lights were easy to spot in traffic. The newer ones (IMO) blend in with the others in it’s class. This is the body style I’ll forever associate with Corvettes (keeping in mind, I was born in 1980) [![](https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/f/69049490.jpg) ](https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/f/69049490.jpg) Look at the current ones as compared to a Ferrari or Lamborghini [![](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2023-chevrolet-corvette-z07-101-1664802216.jpg) ](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2023-chevrolet-corvette-z07-101-1664802216.jpg) [![](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2022-lamborghini-huracan-tecnica-101-1657303967.jpg) ](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2022-lamborghini-huracan-tecnica-101-1657303967.jpg) [![](https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/nE4wE/s1/ferrari-f8-tributo.webp) ](https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/nE4wE/s1/ferrari-f8-tributo.webp) At the right angle, it even looks like a Camero or Mustang. But, to be fair, at least for me, the side scoops throw me since they can’t be used to help ID the car. Kinda like when I see a car with Mustang style door panels that isn’t a Mustang. But still, the new Corvettes don’t look like the Corvettes I grew up seeing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=289) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=291)