# 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:** 334
**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:** [August 14, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6667 "2024-08-14T12:19:00Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Living in the tundra, and considering a Miata, one year I actually counted the number of days that I would’ve put the top down. > > The total that year was eleven days. But those 11 days are _soooo_ worth it! ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6668 "2024-08-14T12:55:53Z")
On the way to work I saw a car in front of me pulling what I can only describe as a cuboid the size of a decent sized storage shed one might have next to a garage in the back yard of a house. What made it stand out is that the storage shed on wheels had four tiny wheels supporting it. I mean wheels smaller than the ones on the smallest model of car that a dealership can sell. It was bouncing up and down and side to side and looked, for the most part, as an accident waiting to happen. I promptly pulled around and left it behind. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6669 "2024-08-14T20:47:27Z")
I saw only the second Fisker Ocean SUV I’ve ever spotted out in the wild. [[Album] Fisker Ocean ![](https://i.imgur.com/qHMuZty.jpeg?fb "Fisker Ocean") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/9yFpCBt) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6670 "2024-08-16T16:45:27Z")
I saw a Mini Cooper today. Not all that interesting, right? It was towing this. (General example) [![](https://www.yachtworld.com/research/files/2021/11/Regal-38-FXO-scaled.jpeg) ](https://www.yachtworld.com/research/files/2021/11/Regal-38-FXO-scaled.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6671 "2024-08-16T18:15:39Z")
Rivians look surprised to me. The big open eyes… I drove through mennonite country today, standard horses towing wagons, but one horse was towing a tent. Like one of those pop-up tents people use at outdoor concerts, but on some sort of trailer… ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6672 "2024-08-18T21:31:51Z")
I saw two yesterday, this one, which Google Lens thinks is a 1937 or '38 Ford Tudor. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOTXIadscNw8An6TEB63KQRk9drCWBkddQZGgWPuoyB7AvO71ZyYA1BEwXhLysVKN93-QAH18R_toCnDWidl_xPBXtKjvCgKRNGaNNCHeksBpILG5XX=w600-h315-p-k "New item by James Hyder") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/jNMx4wpEr1jVH9mh8) And this Tesla with a matte-finish olive drab wrap. I didn’t have a chance to get a shot of the whole car. It looked worse from the front. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMlApeBGUgi7T7nGjCcI8CO3xrHcD5RA_5hiQh-u5i3FxC2arWf100DsDDzkGa191hDWH5429-_5gx-rTrxr3MkvXPLFzAqpzBvT59QIp6a4J_HDtoe=w600-h315-p-k "New item by James Hyder") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/xBgPhurVV5ZRjd9k8) Unique, but **FUGLY**! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6673 "2024-08-18T23:47:25Z")
Hey, for a 1940s Army Issue Tesla, it looks appropriate. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6674 "2024-08-19T00:22:03Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Google Lens thinks is a 1937 or '38 Ford Tudor I think '37 based on the trunk handle. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6675 "2024-08-19T00:35:21Z")
I think this is a 1964 Chevy C30 pickup (no wrap around windshield and the emblem) in wonderful condition, at a general store in northern VT. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNEkGPilrDF3D_JsjIceZwrdAc3zB5z36UXL9FEb62c0m8xjYOH6Cvqtt85bPZPIh3eZRNB5v1LKtlrvP3RTlhJeVoNI8jX9luO3V1xTb7kkGgFACu7=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/vfJRigGkuKf6h29EA) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOstfEp1n2l1YjhBgy2vRl3Ommx0DeWo-VGS9OVUIjbtD3_WB25UJHksOCJ-ZK4YnvRkj9FcM0K8VhGim2Lgd_Uw3mSI3h_-291WzA7l-FpKO5oKWtu=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/tDhk6G6LnDdXhxhE7) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczN6OPfN_1NFGgOabnmZT4ZHpv4TvRAp6PGfagpMuTqOXJNmkOPRqOtiGrloJftaWlBVzf-LLiZab3Dqf-acaJuRdlnSuZhjv6iSyie7FNzPRhCIhBVd=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/std285iHN31sqdYv7) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6676 "2024-08-19T01:10:54Z")
I knew someone else would know more than me. If it weren’t for Google Lens, the best I could do would be “an old blue car.” ---
**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:** [August 19, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6677 "2024-08-19T02:57:17Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > I’ve been informed that my dad just bought a 1933 Ford Coupe (the ZZ Top _Eliminator_ car). So what my dad bought is a kit car. 1933 Ford Coupe in appearance, but the body is fiberglass, the engine and transmission is is Chevy, it has a modern dash with a modern stereo, it has cruise control and a/c, the interior is custom… so no more a '33 Ford then a Revell model is. I asked him if there are any Ford-made parts on it, and he wasn’t sure but didn’t think so. And it’s not running right now. He’s also complaining how hard it is to crawl around and work on it. He’s 74 and has a bad back. So naturally he bought something that has 5 inches of ground clearance. 🤦 I have a few pics I’ll post when I can, but really he bought an expensive… I don’t even know. Driveway ornament? Toy? Not a '33 Ford, that’s for sure. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6678 "2024-08-19T23:31:20Z")
I saw this full-size Hot Wheel today: [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/3yGdCYQ.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/wDeMG5U) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6679 "2024-08-20T02:49:36Z")
At a local car show I saw a beautiful 1975 lime green Plymouth Scamp. it had a slant 6 with a 2 x 2brl intake and headers. It was a work of art. The engine bay had the same paint scheme and it was immaculate. it was nice to see someone give the 6 some serious attention. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6680 "2024-08-20T13:57:25Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > I saw this full-size Hot Wheel today: I wouldn’t want to be in traffic near that at the right (wrong?) time of a sunny day; looks blinding! ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6681 "2024-08-20T15:13:56Z")
I was gaining on a semi this morning. The back of the trailer has polished metal, with that ‘diamond pillow’ pattern. As my headlights reflected off of it, it seemed to make the image of a skull. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6682 "2024-08-20T17:57:37Z")
Early '30s Model A [![](https://i.imgur.com/ZEk9hqc.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ZEk9hqc.jpeg) '69 Firebird [![](https://i.imgur.com/8LjQNc2.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/8LjQNc2.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/i2c3KVX.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/i2c3KVX.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6683 "2024-08-22T06:42:29Z")
Great looking Firebird. Looks like a nice early-sixties Dodge in front of it. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6684 "2024-08-22T16:02:45Z")
I saw a mid-to-late 1980s [Mercury Colony Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Colony_Park#Sixth_generation_(1979%E2%80%931991)) station wagon this morning, in very nice shape for a nearly 35+ year old car. It had the third center brake light, so I think that would make it a 1986 or newer. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6685 "2024-08-24T02:11:32Z")
Not my area of expertise, but I think this is an Austin-Healey Sprite Mark III (1964-66). Or it could have been an MB Midget Mark II, which I believe is essentially the same car. Obviously, a work in progress. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMt4eiSU7p4Go_sL7YumqlcV3DCVz1fuDjKcf3W_QD1OLRiR7ABQiD-uBAxlsw131Qc7nwkw4IBFe-AkRjZkOsT3nk5tCFqkFG77uhzc-idmYD7X3-E=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/BCbZGjaipGXDgqtt7) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6686 "2024-08-26T14:33:16Z")
A 2025 BMW iX M60 AWD all-electric SUV Starting price: approx $90,000. This is a 3-row SUV. The M60 is the performance-oriented version of this SUV (BMW’s M series is their performance model line). A dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain makes 610 horsepower. Car & Driver magazine says it is more road-trip friendly than its chief EV rivals, the Audi Q8 e-tron and the Rivian R1S. ➜ [https://www.caranddriver.com/bmw/ix](https://www.caranddriver.com/bmw/ix) ⇦ I got a picture of it in front of me, so here is its rear end. [![](https://i.imgur.com/zU3T7Xe.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/zU3T7Xe.jpeg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=333) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=335)