# 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:** 30
**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:** [June 7, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/582 "2015-06-07T05:10:47Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > “Fiat” and “daily driver” in the same discussion? Does not compute. Does not compute. > > Maybe he meant “daily, on the three days out of seven that it’s not in the shop.” 🙂 Yeah yeah, I know the jokes. But my first car was a 1979 Fiat X1/9. I bought it new, and put 95,000 miles on it before I sold it. It was a good running car. Only once did it ever fail to start or run, and that was when the starter went out. Other than that it was very dependable. And fun! ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/583 "2015-06-07T10:36:44Z")
An electric unicycle. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/584 "2015-06-07T16:55:12Z")
A 4-wheel drive Mustang. You’d have needed a ladder to get in and out of it, but that was the least of its (aesthetic) problems. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/585 "2015-06-07T17:14:24Z")
An original Willeys Jeep, being towed on the highway. It was quite tiny, surprisingly so. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/586 "2015-06-07T17:56:02Z")
A 1969 Buick Skylark 4-door sedan, just like my parents had and was the first car I drove. Ah, memories. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/587 "2015-06-07T20:56:49Z")
A powder-blue Lotus 7. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/588 "2015-06-08T17:59:20Z")
Pulled up behind a Ferrari 458 spyder on Sunday. Guy was crawling along at like 10 mi/hr on a two lane service road with no traffic. I had places to be and he was crawling, having words with his wife/passenger. So I gave him a short toot of the horn to get them moving or pull over. Frightened him so much, he stalled the car. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/589 "2015-06-08T22:12:05Z")
A new [Hot Wheels metallic green Viper](http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-dodge-viper-sports-car-image10706807) convertible. Pretty uncommon around here. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/590 "2015-06-08T23:19:17Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > A [Dodge Magnum Wagon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Magnum). Not even a common car 10 years ago. I had one for a weekend (rental); it had horrible visibility & awful blind spots. The roof sloped down in the back, giving you limited sight out the back & side windows between the C & D posts that were useless Maybe that’s why it wasn’t a common car? ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/591 "2015-06-09T03:21:17Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > A 4-wheel drive Mustang. You’d have needed a ladder to get in and out of it, but that was the least of its (aesthetic) problems. I’ve seen pictures of an XJ6 body on a raised hilux chassis And also of a 928 converted to a ute… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/592 "2015-06-09T05:06:18Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > I’ve seen pictures of an XJ6 body on a raised hilux chassis > > And also of a 928 converted to a ute… Years ago, around the corner from my sister’s apartment, I saw a Chevette pickup. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/593 "2015-06-09T16:57:33Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I had one for a weekend (rental); it had horrible visibility & awful blind spots. The roof sloped down in the back, giving you limited sight out the back & side windows between the C & D posts that were useless > Maybe that’s why it wasn’t a common car? It was just ahead of it’s time. The last several rental cars I’ve had had horrible views. The small windows and strange curves on the corners made close quarters maneuvering incredibly dangerous. I think the real problem was things like being “mid size” but really small, rear wheel drive, etc. (And overpriced.) ---
**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:** [June 10, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/594 "2015-06-10T04:56:05Z")
A 1956 Pontiac Star Chief 2-door coupe. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/595 "2015-06-13T08:14:13Z")
Some sightings on my 500-mile drive down to Pismo Beach and back: A BMW 2002, an early edition, a 1962. A Chevrolet Corvair. A Porsche 914. I’ve forgotten how small they were. Porsche 914s used to be a common sight on the roads 20-30 years ago, but I haven’t seen one since [last December when I posted about it here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18010401#post18010401), so it has been about six months. A 1969 Ford F-250. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/596 "2015-06-13T12:32:19Z")
1969 or 1970 Buick Skylark convertible, top down, on a very hot commute home yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/597 "2015-06-13T15:15:58Z")
It’s fairly common to see the [Ford Flex](https://www.google.com/search?q=ford+flex+images&espv=2&biw=1196&bih=598&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CB0QsARqFQoTCJblrcz6jMYCFcZMjAodPzMA7Q#tbm=isch&tbs=rimg%3ACVdFnpy2gCb8Ijj3FSxCUmXSBoI4EQ8aCHB-BXYYvJYRT8vZm4QYFzsNMJ2WtCXzVIdkeECFS6cZkDjooCI3tfkhayoSCfcVLEJSZdIGEdtenFKNeUitKhIJgjgRDxoIcH4RWTIFL2jgTDUqEgkFdhi8lhFPyxFIY32RWqNdVioSCdmbhBgXOw0wEWY5y7zZ4EnAKhIJnZa0JfNUh2QRbYzomjejTs4qEgl4QIVLpxmQOBEHLn-XuspX_1yoSCeigIje1-SFrEZncGmc-UFUr&q=ford%20flex%20images) around here. But every time I see one, I want one. Titanium editions with the big engine and the AWD platform. Have no idea what I’d haul around in it but I want one just the same. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/598 "2015-06-13T15:49:19Z")
At the DMV, I parked next to a beautifully restored 1965 American Rambler 440 convertible, in a creamy yellow-ivory color with black interior. I wanted to talk to the owner, but by the time I got done the car was gone. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/599 "2015-06-13T18:19:10Z")
An Audi R8 Spyder - nice looking car. An odd stretch limo, with a front end that looked like an old Duesenberg with external pipes on the engine. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/600 "2015-06-14T00:17:32Z")
Watching 24 Hours of LeMans. Lots of interesting cars; wishing I was there with my friends. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/601 "2015-06-14T04:56:11Z")
Yesterday I got passed by a Corvette, in a Swedish country road. Somebody at work (again, rural Sweden) has a late model Firebird. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=31)