# 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:** 315
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6287 "2024-05-04T10:32:01Z")
My first car was an Olds 98. Same color and year as that F-85. It was quite a boat. I’ve often wondered why they did stick the tire on the back of those Land Rovers. Outside of it being a bitch to raise the hood, you don’t want to cut visibility down. Especially on an off road vehicle. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6288 "2024-05-04T17:30:01Z")
No pictures, but a Subaru SVX passed me on the highway today. I wouldn’t have been able to identify it if not for the bizarre window within a window setup. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6289 "2024-05-04T19:08:46Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Next weekend is the annual Porsche 356 ‘North Meets South’ gathering in San Luis Obispo CA. I’ll be sure to post some pics! And if any of you’ll be in the area, PM me and if you’d like, let’s meet up. We’ll be in the parking lot of the host hotel, the Embassy Suites San Luis Obispo. Or just cruise by to see many of the first Porsches ever made! It is a really good turnout today. Heavy rains were forecasted but the rain is holding off. Here are some pictures. [[Album] Porsche 356s in San Luis Obispo today ![](https://i.imgur.com/wwvT326.jpeg?fb "Porsche 356s in San Luis Obispo today") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/2qqFl6A) ---
**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:** [May 5, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6290 "2024-05-05T00:18:48Z")
Last night we ate dinner at a restaurant with some outdoor seating. Across the street was a Lucid Air, and during the 1 hour we were eating no less than 5 Rivians drove by. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6291 "2024-05-05T03:30:37Z")
That looks a lot like one the local mechanic has at his shop. Today on the way to Seattle I saw a 1984-1983 Porsche Carrera Targa. On the way home I saw an older chrome-bumper 911. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6292 "2024-05-05T03:52:29Z")
Driving up 101 between Bandon and Florence this past week I saw two Land Rovers of the style **Telemark** linked to convoying south together. I assume they were going to a show or club meeting or something – I’ve never seen one in the wild, let alone two. I really like that style with the headlights next to the grill rather than on the fenders. Driving down I-5 from Corvallis yesterday I saw a Rivian SUV, only the second Rivian I’ve ever seen in the wild. My son, who was riding shotgun, says he saw another one somewhere on the OSU campus but I missed it. No pics because I was driving. My son also informed me that a neighbor one street over from us has two Teslas that live in their driveway. I don’t usually go that way so never noticed. I see a Tesla locally about twice a month; they’re rare enough that they catch my attention. This neighborhood is full of shitboxes, rust buckets, and 4-wheeled lawn ornaments (_sans_ wheels in many cases) so to learn there’s a two-Tesla family just a couple houses over was noteworthy. My son also said the Tesla house’s neighbor has a C3 Corvette in the garage, but again I don’t drive that street much so I’ve never seen it. Guess I need to start going the back way to get home. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6293 "2024-05-05T04:02:15Z")
Today in Seattle, as we were leaving 5 Points Café, there were a buttload of Can-Am Maverick four-seat… dune buggies? A couple of large packs. Over a dozen on different streets. They were playing Salsa music and flying Mexican flags. (Tomorrow is the celebration of the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.) > **[2023 Can-Am Maverick X3 : High Performance SxS vehicles](https://www.can-am.brp.com/off-road/us/en/models/side-by-side-vehicles/maverick-x3.html)** > > Maverick X3: Can-Am's purpose-built-for-anything high-performance side-by-side vehicles. Discover our 2024 Can-Am Maverick X3 SxS lineup. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6294 "2024-05-05T04:29:48Z")
Sorry, you’ll have to click through to see a blurry picture. A lifted Corvair (I think). I drive by it occasionally, but only thought today to check street view to see if it’s there. The map says it is not in Hurricane, UT, but the map could be wrong. > **[Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/kLL6ZeZPyTk2MTdP7?g_st=ic)** > > Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6295 "2024-05-05T04:32:08Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > oday on the way to Seattle I saw a 1984-1983 Porsche Carrera Targa. Of course I meant 1984-1989. It seemed so much smaller than the new ones they’re making nowadays. I still prefer that body style to the newer ones. I wish I hadn’t sold my 911SC. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6296 "2024-05-05T11:32:21Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Today in Seattle, as we were leaving 5 Points Café, there were a buttload of Can-Am Maverick four-seat… dune buggies? Are those street legal? Or where they being trailered. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6297 "2024-05-05T13:07:27Z")
They were all being driven on the streets. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6298 "2024-05-05T18:26:43Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > you’ll have to click through to see a blurry picture. Or not. 🙂 https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1714933570245!6m8!1m7!1sCv1xteDgmna4YPtvWwEx9g!2m2!1d39.97038477137111!2d-104.9971275767368!3f245.46437!4f-3.8734599999999944!5f3.325193203789971 Just tell Google you want to embed a link. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6299 "2024-05-05T18:43:10Z")
Today was a twofer. In the Home Depot parking lot there was a 2nd generation (1963-66) Plymouth Valiant V8 wagon. The V8 wasn’t released until mid-64, so this isn’t a 63. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPobCFVG4Cl_l6Glibe-2m6EXfbAPpER0TLSpv3SeflRCLxM-zP55a9ed2hYlf1zVEnzoieBDwLGnuXiQYDyyIgJWktflwwyMv05pxal9j4qjJOMvVL=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/auThAJZLnYiWEtfq5) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczO0FHqwMCHNweKpiM8UqrYQHUrHT_RM_CFStPpXluIK6F4ZDT38ip_WY3Bfqo4AEuoHnAfeYGjm_7EJuKkFliZ2sRQ3Za2QU38IBLisI2RwsysGrU-B=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/JVHsYNhdkmuT1NgA8) The supermarket parking lot had a Lotus Elise Series 2 (2001-2011). Pictures don’t really convey just how LOW this car is. It looks like it could drive under a skateboard. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNRuEKYgrVnnYD7ePfsy3N9deBkeMVOiH0UMWOY3dFnM3_eKmr_yRN0w_SEslvCL90wowzC4UQ7T5weZYNbdjGtXAojab8zo0iyNuxISiG-sXci-U6B=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/iArjsuZkxg581cjt7) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOt6EavMEIUddzZb39crcjTOZ3T1NGZLVNFzHoj_79KIoT2c_RrGbZ1TO-5q2Zo_W0ydh9KI6Z8GExmsWO6hvNdJA9Doi7M8IVyHmy5AXaoAFMx_v0N=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZZqhPXhJKc5wgDWV8) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6300 "2024-05-05T18:48:12Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > A nice little Datsun 2000. Produced from 1967 to 1970 Boy, that’s a hot little number. I didn’t know Japan had those back then. I’d guess British, maybe Italian origin. No? Beetle kitcar? …Obscure shortlived Brazilian maker ? ---
**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:** [May 6, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6301 "2024-05-06T00:09:11Z")
Some sort of modified Humvee. [![](https://i.imgur.com/s4bYalv.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/s4bYalv.jpg) Google images is telling me it’s a [Humvee](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51903230328_b7e8d0147a_b.jpg) [Ambulance](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-yzfmq32nb8/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/6508/14950/IMG_6984__37142.1567096332.jpg?c=2). It’s also giving me results from something called “[Operatio Ouija](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7826703/operation-ouija-training-held-with-wisconsin-national-guard-uh-60-black-hawks-fort-mccoy)” out of Wisconsin (there is a nearby base) and possibly built by a company called [Carolina Custom Safety Solutions](https://www.carolinacustomsafetysolutions.com/), though I’m sure other people make them as well. In fact, [Oshkosh Defense](https://oshkoshdefense.com/) is only a about 90 minutes away from here. I assume they make (or can make) these as well. Something else I noticed, which you can see in the above picture is that a lot of the panels (and even the mudflaps) have writing on them. [![](https://i.imgur.com/XXOKsMN.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/XXOKsMN.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6302 "2024-05-06T00:18:31Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Something else I noticed, which you can see in the above picture is that a lot of the panels (and even the mudflaps) have writing on them. The military puts nomenclature on _everything_. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6303 "2024-05-10T00:31:44Z")
Alfa Romeo Spider Series 3 (1982-89) with some softtop problems. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPnsftM5tUEh0oOicrM4H5C-5bjAREkNpGFTje0BAN9gSevmFbo8Xjzq5NpXniUr6Fj2nT8F1qCywG2KrdtZeTaGsgjxnJPLz2ivJ09pDu23FJlT2OL=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/PB1rVfF4FQMySuzN7) ---
**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:** [May 10, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6304 "2024-05-10T17:16:12Z")
75? Deville that someone’s been taking good care of (even those tires look brand new). [![](https://i.imgur.com/EhcHVTM.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/EhcHVTM.jpg) ---
**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:** [May 10, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6305 "2024-05-10T17:43:15Z")
I saw an early-1970s Chevy Chevelle 350 this morning. Good upkeep, probably not a daily commuter, but someone wanting to get an early start on the weekend. > **[Chevrolet Chevelle | Second generation (1968–1972)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevelle#Second_generation_(1968%E2%80%931972))** > > The 1968 Chevelle received an all-new sculpted body with tapered front fenders and a rounded beltline. The car adopted a long-hood/short-deck profile with a high rear-quarter "kick-up." While all 1967 Chevelle models rode a 115-inch (2,900 mm) wheelbase, the 1968 coupes and convertibles now rode a 112-inch (2,800 mm) wheelbase. The 4 door sedans and wagons turned to a 116-inch (2,900 mm) span. Tread width grew an inch front and rear. Hardtop coupes featured a semi-fastback, flowing roofline with ... ---
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An MG MGA (1955-62) I think. Bad picture because I was stopped at a light and he was moving. British racing green 🙂 [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczM0gRlqfiP51ju_whaOiwAXR6KhHKR3gO1LQ68s52W0KLlGjR04eH6yaUXBjftwoi5kZWkgvBuIPEOFcK9s454ttRickDrl1YKMXwajWKTaVLONKtlp=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/DAyHbuXW2zbRvu91A) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=314) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=316)