# 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:** 294
**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:** [November 15, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5867 "2023-11-15T23:35:20Z")
A clever license plate. On this Tesla model 3. [![](https://i.imgur.com/jQm1lH9.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/jQm1lH9.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/0Ibi8eQ.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/0Ibi8eQ.jpeg) ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5868 "2023-11-16T03:21:30Z")
TUG robots are used in some hospitals. They deliver and take supplies to/from different stations. When they stop at a station, they wait until someone removes the items s/he needs and pushes the green button on top of its “head”, and then they go on to the next station. [TUG Autonomous Mobile Robots for Healthcare and Hospitality](https://aethon.com/products) [[Album] TUG robots are used in some hospitals ![](https://i.imgur.com/XmsLP5L.jpeg?fb "TUG robots are used in some hospitals") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/P538jWv) ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5869 "2023-11-17T19:00:17Z")
Okay, I got stumped. No picture, so description only. The car looked 1950s style. Instead of tail fins, it had a narrow “fin” going the length of the car, from nose to rear. Both sides, and even the doors had the fin. The rear taillights were huge circular target-shaped. There was a logo that I couldn’t make out; vaguely an eagle head with wide rectangular wings. Any ideas? ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5870 "2023-11-17T20:22:59Z")
Perhaps something like a 1962 Ford Galaxie? [![](https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/volo/1/18358/522606/1920x1440/1962-ford-galaxie-500) ](https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/volo/1/18358/522606/1920x1440/1962-ford-galaxie-500) ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5871 "2023-11-17T20:30:25Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > vaguely an eagle head with wide rectangular wings. Probably a Thunderbird of similar vintage. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4e/9d/fa/4e9dfacf566bcc4c60cf473a39cfec00.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4e/9d/fa/4e9dfacf566bcc4c60cf473a39cfec00.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:** [November 17, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5872 "2023-11-17T20:31:44Z")
Thunderbird would certainly match the logo reported. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5873 "2023-11-17T20:35:05Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Perhaps something like a 1962 Ford Galaxie? I started learning how to work on cars with my dad’s old 72 LTD. Even taught myself how to replace the points. Something I’ll almost certainly never have to do again. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5874 "2023-11-17T20:36:28Z")
OTOH, it could be a Galaxie CID badge. [![](https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/142/1516/23079652-1962-ford-galaxie-500-thumb.jpg) ](https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/142/1516/23079652-1962-ford-galaxie-500-thumb.jpg) @Pleonast, did the badge have any flags? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5875 "2023-11-17T22:38:24Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > TUG robots are used in some hospitals. [NASA has been using these since at least 1986.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4v-dMfzp3E) ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5876 "2023-11-17T23:08:47Z")
Taillights I saw were even larger diameter. And the “fin” was more pronounced, coming to a sharper edge. No flags on the emblem. The Thunderbird logo is similar, but not the same. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5877 "2023-11-17T23:52:52Z")
An Imperial (Chrysler’s former luxury make) perhaps? > **[Huge Price Drop: 1957 Imperial Crown Southampton](https://barnfinds.com/1957-imperial-crown-southampton-1/)** > > UPDATE: No, this is not deja vu. I usually avoid featuring a classic car when an owner lists it for the third time, but I am willing to make an exception with this 1957 Imperial Crown. There is no change to its condition or circumstances, but the... ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5878 "2023-11-18T01:21:54Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > The Thunderbird logo is similar, but not the same. How about a '63? [![](https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/rkm/1/2439/151103/1920x1440/w/1963-ford-thunderbird) ](https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/rkm/1/2439/151103/1920x1440/w/1963-ford-thunderbird) ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5879 "2023-11-18T01:44:48Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > An Imperial (Chrysler’s former luxury make) perhaps? The Imperial’s logo was an eagle but I can’t think of any with the described taillights. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5880 "2023-11-18T05:14:10Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > > [@Pleonast](#): > > > > The Thunderbird logo is similar, but not the same. > > How about a '63? > > [https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/rkm/1/2439/151103/1920x1440/w/1963-ford-thunderbird](https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/rkm/1/2439/151103/1920x1440/w/1963-ford-thunderbird) Yes, that’s it! The one I saw was not a convertible, I think that’s what kept me from thinking Thunderbird. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5881 "2023-11-18T07:28:56Z")
I thought the most interesting car I’d see today was a VW rabbit pickup, and then a few minutes later I saw a VW transporter crew-cab, so you get a Volkswagen twofer. > **[The Funky Little Volkswagen Pickup Everyone Forgot About | VW Parts Vortex](https://www.vwpartsvortex.com/blog/forgotten-volkswagen-pickup)** > > In The 1970s, Volkswagen Created A Compact Pickup Version Of The Popular Rabbit Model - So Where Did The Rabbit Pickup Go? > **[Crew cab pickups are popular, but VW did them decades ago](https://journal.classiccars.com/2019/10/21/crew-cab-pickups-are-popular-but-vw-did-them-decades-ago/)** > > Pick of the day is a 1962 Volkswagen Type 2 Double Cab with two rows of seats and with bed sides that fold down to ease loading of cargo. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5882 "2023-11-18T13:11:55Z")
the “crew-cab” (Pritschenwagen, Pritsche) was the central european version of a Pickup-truck. it was strictly a work vehicle (nobody would have wanted one of those for private use, it was as uncool as you could get, in a world full of uncool cars) … mostly used by plumbers, bricklayer-crews and other construction related works. If you had one of those in front of your house, you’d be the person who leaves early in a blue overall ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5883 "2023-11-18T14:52:18Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > it was strictly a work vehicle The one I saw was working. The body was maybe supposed to be brown and grey, but was mostly rust colored. The bed was full of tires and other auto parts or scrap. It looked like it should have been parked behind a barn, with weeds growing through it, but instead it was making a left turn in the suburbs. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5884 "2023-11-18T19:42:25Z")
If my research is right, that little 79 VW Rabbit Pick Up can pick up 1100lbs. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5885 "2023-11-18T20:14:50Z")
I spent yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, so I saw lots of interesting cars. Some were existing models I hadn’t seen previously, while others were new. One weird one was the [Aitekx RoboTruck 1T](https://electrek.co/2023/11/16/cybertruck-isnt-even-out-yet-and-it-already-has-a-knockoff-meet-robotruck/). Apparently they looked at the Tesla Cybertruck and thought to emulate it rather than treating it like the cautionary tale they should have. I liked the new Prius, which is much better looking than previously. And I also liked the looks of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 but didn’t really like the Ioniq 6. I was a bit shocked at how expensive everything was. Most of the ones that appealed to me started at roughly $40,000. My present car, a 2010 Honda Fit, cost me about $21,000 for the fanciest version. It’s only got about 52,000 miles on it, so I’ll likely continue to drive it for a few more years. (It helps that my job keeps me out of town for two or three weeks a month.) ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/5886 "2023-11-18T21:37:05Z")
We use one to tow an ice racing Rabbit. Only car of interest I have seen recently was the Tesla in front of my yesterday, and the only thing interesting about it was how damn slow he was driving on the Interstate. He musta needed a charge because he sure was milking it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=293) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=295)