# 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:** 328
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6547 "2024-07-18T12:35:12Z")
I spotted this beautiful Mustang. [![](https://i.imgur.com/GMvYLAx.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/GMvYLAx.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/8tZcVc3.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/8tZcVc3.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/alWKvrw.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/alWKvrw.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/a7yGlQZ.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/a7yGlQZ.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/PbhrlOe.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/PbhrlOe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6548 "2024-07-18T14:14:24Z")
Restomod? Is that roll bar factory stock. That car looks a little off. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6549 "2024-07-18T15:19:54Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > Is that roll bar factory stock. I think it came off a GT500 of the same vintage. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6550 "2024-07-19T02:35:32Z")
A 3rd generation (1964-68) Ford Galaxie 500 with a 352 V8 for sale. I also saw a 1971 Chevy El Camino SS for sale, it was in much better shape but no photo. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPftp38uTjxj9qNSI3Rqx07eThXbcAJU4IWo4ALWHMBM6STsqckqnvH_Xs8sA7Sd6UvQfpC6igYnxdtIvPKHCHtrI8cGMqMVX0zVgVNaeZu3fENRKAv=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oq5wHqZTwnDkUmEM9) ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6551 "2024-07-19T02:49:09Z")
My dad bought a new 1966 Galaxie 500 7-Litre, with the police package. He said it got 8 mpg, and burned a quart of oil per 1,000 miles since it was new until he sold it in 1972. Metallic Navy blue. Oh, how I’d like to have that car today! (Though to be honest, I’d rather have his 1970 Thunderbird with the 429, which I actually drove.) ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6552 "2024-07-19T03:45:23Z")
I thought the Aztek was the ugliest car I’d ever seen. Well, today the Aztek got bumped to #2. Today, I saw my first Rivian. It was so fugly, it pissed me off. When I googled it and learned more about it, I was both pissed off and insulted. I told Mr VOW if I were driving at night on an old two lane highway in the middle of nowhere, and a Rivian appeared in the rear view mirror, I’d expect it to levitate while the theme from “Close Encounters” played. ~VOW ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6553 "2024-07-19T03:49:13Z")
Other than those oval headlights, it’s kind of boring. What did you find so offensive? ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6554 "2024-07-19T03:54:56Z")
@beowulff The headlights were the worst part. They were fingernails-on-the-blackboard creepy to me. And I wasn’t able to get a closer look at the front end, but it appeared to have no front bumper. It was probably a darker color than the body. I would guess an electric vehicle has no need for a grille. It just looked WRONG. ~VOW ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6555 "2024-07-19T03:57:01Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Other than those oval headlights, it’s kind of boring. What did you find so offensive? Yeah, the headlights are ugly. The rest of it is just a pick-up. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6556 "2024-07-19T05:01:44Z")
Driving home from work this evening I saw a brown 1970s Dodge Dart Swinger. At least I think the badge said “Swinger”. It was parked at a gas station as I was driving past, so I only got a brief glimpse of the badge, but I saw an S and a w in there. The car looked a bit weathered, but solid, which makes me think it might have been an unrestored survivor. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6557 "2024-07-19T08:25:04Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@beowulff](#): > > > > Other than those oval headlights, it’s kind of boring. What did you find so offensive? > > Yeah, the headlights are ugly. The rest of it is just a pick-up. Or an SUV. Yeah those headlights are ugly. But @VOW have you seen the Tesla Cybertruck yet? That’ll make you barf in your mouth. Be prepared. It is much discussed here, > [@Tesla Cybertruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866): > > It’s popped up in a few threads, so I figured it deserved its own thread. Tesla has announced a new product, [the Cybertruck](https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck). In case you hadn’t guessed, it’s an electric truck with “cyberpunk” styling. Musk has been tweeting about it for years now, saying they’re working on a truck that’s Blade Runner inspired. [He wasn’t wrong about that](https://i.redd.it/vqgzwt4rt7041.jpg). Alternately, it looks like a DeLorean fucked an [F-117 Nighthawk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk#/media/File:F-117_Nighthawk_Front.jpg). At any rate, the specs for the price look impressive: $40k for a 250 mile single-motor m… ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6558 "2024-07-19T11:43:31Z")
Saw this as I was pulling into a parking lot. Google tells me this is a mid 60’s AC Cobra. Which, I think, is a British variant of the Shelby Mustang, maybe? [![](https://i.imgur.com/w1qtOYM.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/w1qtOYM.jpg) Then 5 minutes later, going in the opposite direction, I saw it again. [![](https://i.imgur.com/WKQfdIO.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WKQfdIO.jpg) And caught up to it at a red light: [![](https://i.imgur.com/9k675mr.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/9k675mr.jpg) Also, a (1969, according to the license plate frame) Fairline at the same red light: [![](https://i.imgur.com/1ShSDXw.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/1ShSDXw.jpg) Interestingly, I think these two cars have the same engine. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6559 "2024-07-19T17:13:22Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Google tells me this is a mid 60’s AC Cobra. Which, I think, is a British variant of the Shelby Mustang, maybe? Not quite but they are related via Carroll Shelby; [the AC Cobra is the British variant of the Shelby Cobra.](https://cobra-authority.com/category/gallery/ac-cob/) They originally came with a 289 as the only stock option but a 427 option was added a couple of years later. There are also a few thousand Shelby Cobra replicas around and [a modern “continuation” version authorized by Carroll himself.](https://cobra-authority.com/category/gallery/shelby-csx-continuation/) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6560 "2024-07-19T17:25:20Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > There are also a few thousand Shelby Cobra replicas around That was my first thought. If you see one out on the road, it’s more likely to be a replica than an original. It’s still cool to see, though. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6561 "2024-07-19T17:55:41Z")
There are some left-hand drive AC Cobras in the US; apparently the only obvious difference is the AC doesn’t have such prominent side pipes. > **[AC Cobra 289 in "Car Crazy"](https://imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=518249)** ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6562 "2024-07-19T17:58:17Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > I told Mr VOW if I were driving at night on an old two lane highway in the middle of nowhere, and a Rivian appeared in the rear view mirror, I’d expect it to levitate while the theme from “Close Encounters” played. HAHAHAHA - yeah, when I looked up photos of Rivian headlights after seeing one from behind, I could see that. I didn’t find it especially ugly (the Cybertruck II saw 3 minutes earlier definitely would win against it, in an ugly car contest). From behind, it looked like a very generic SUV. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6563 "2024-07-19T18:07:48Z")
The only distinctive styling on the Rivian is the headlights, which I think are cute and distinctive. Everything else appears bog standard to my eyes. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6564 "2024-07-19T19:51:29Z")
Now, that’s something you don’t see every day: [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/PLBhZxn.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/vVos6W4) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6565 "2024-07-19T21:30:02Z")
Spotted a pale pink 1950s Cadillac today, complete with white top and massive tailfins. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6566 "2024-07-19T21:35:29Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > apparently the only obvious difference is the AC doesn’t have such prominent side pipes. My mistake; that’s the difference between a 289 and a 427, not between AC & Shelby. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=327) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=329)