# 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:** 338
**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:** [September 17, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6747 "2024-09-17T20:02:56Z")
I saw a Delorean today. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6748 "2024-09-17T20:11:47Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > loose their wheels. Ugh! . . . lose their wheels. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6749 "2024-09-20T02:26:55Z")
I had to look it up, but apparently this is a [Mitsubishi Type 73 light truck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Type_73_light_truck), a 1/2 ton truck produced for the Japanese military. It’s right hand driver and looks pretty bare bones for comforts, but fully featured for adventure. [![](https://i.imgur.com/3sQ2nAO.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/3sQ2nAO.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/kJnUKyk.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/kJnUKyk.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6750 "2024-09-20T18:41:10Z")
Mitsubishi and other Japanese makes have been making virtually direct copies of Jeeps for quite a while. > **[Classic 1976 Mitsubishi Jeep is a Japanese Take on an American 4X4 Heavyweight](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/classic-1976-mitsubishi-jeep-is-a-japanese-take-on-an-american-4x4-heavyweight-183480.html)** > > There are certainly less aesthetically pleasing trucks and SUVs trundling along the dunes at most beaches in South Florida. Just ask anyone who lives there. > **[History of Japanese Jeeps](https://en.topwar.ru/212372-istorija-japonskih-dzhipov.html)** > > The very first Japanese jeep It is generally accepted that the first light compact reconnaissance and communication vehicles of the 4x4 type were designed and put into production in the USA. It's a delusion. Long before the outbreak of World War II,... ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6751 "2024-09-20T20:06:31Z")
daihatsu and suzuki come to mind … . DAIHATSU: [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0f72ebf407b49c4784c8b1/1612495715827-KM05ZGKC0QOR8HL9UU9B/SCAT+%28+of+29%29-16.jpg) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c0f72ebf407b49c4784c8b1/1612495715827-KM05ZGKC0QOR8HL9UU9B/SCAT+%28+of+29%29-16.jpg) . . SUZUKI [![](https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/img/1977/img1.jpg) ](https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/img/1977/img1.jpg) (gotta love those structured side-panels) ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6752 "2024-09-20T23:19:24Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Mitsubishi and other Japanese makes have been making virtually direct copies of Jeeps for quite a while. Likewise, Indian manufacturer Mahindra has been building copies of Jeeps since their founding – their first vehice was a licened copy of the Willys CJ3B. The present day [Mahindra Thar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahindra_Thar) is still based on the Jeep CJ. They even sell a version in the US called the [Roxor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahindra_Roxor), although it’s not street legal here. It’s marketed as an off-road only vehicle. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6753 "2024-09-22T02:28:54Z")
An early Ford Thunderbird. I think it’s a 1955 based on pictures on the internet, although most '55 and '56 models seem to have two round thingies that look kind of like jet intakes on the front of the grille, like [this example](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird_(first_generation)#/media/File:1955_Ford_Thunderbird,_front_left,_09-07-2024.jpg), which this one lacks. But the '57 had the front turn signals in the bumper, so I’m still calling this one a '55. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54012517595_1a663eaa23_b.jpg "Untitled | Matt Wilda | Flickr") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/54012517595/) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6754 "2024-09-22T02:36:00Z")
I saw some sort of late-model Bentley driving south on Birch Bay Drive when we were out to dinner tonight. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6755 "2024-09-22T06:06:17Z")
In the Costco parking lot was a Maserati Granturismo and a Bentley Continental parked next to each other. There were two guys chatting in front of them. Parked a row over was an extremely beat up Hyundai Accent with a Ferrari shield emblem on the hood. I really wanted to go over to the guys and tell them about the Ferrari. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6756 "2024-09-22T06:55:32Z")
Those particular additions are called dagmars, and they appear to be optional. More interesting is how dagmars got their name. I’ll let you look it up, but let’s just say that in this era nobody would dare come up with a name like that. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6757 "2024-09-22T11:23:20Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > More interesting is how dagmars got their name. Didn’t even have to look that one up. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6758 "2024-09-22T13:44:19Z")
Several dozen models available [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cadillac-1959-CycloneXP741.jpg) ](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cadillac-1959-CycloneXP741.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6759 "2024-09-22T13:51:18Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > > [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > > > More interesting is how dagmars got their name. > > Didn’t even have to look that one up. I had to. I just called them bullet bumpers. I’ma little too young for Dagmar. > **[Dagmar bumper](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagmar_bumper)** > > Dagmar bumpers (also known as "bullet bumpers") is a slang term for chrome conical-shaped bumper guards that began to appear on the front bumper/grille assemblies of certain American automobiles following World War II. They reached their peak in the mid-1950s. > The term evokes the prominent bosom of Dagmar, a buxom early-1950s television personality featuring low-cut gowns and conical bra cups. She was amused by the tribute. > As originally conceived by Harley Earl, GM Vice President of Design, th... Added — damn, she was 5’8” tall and 42-23-39. > **[Dagmar Weight Height Measurements Bra Size Ethnicity](https://celebriot.com/dagmar-weight-height-measurements-bra-size-ethnicity)** > > Dagmar (deceased) former body stats. View her height - 5' 8", weight, measurements, bra size, hair color, ethnicity, nationality, birthplace, occupation, date of birth. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6760 "2024-09-22T13:56:44Z")
Yesterday, a new Chevy Malibu — bye bye in November 2024 [[Album] The Chevy Malibu — bye bye in November ![](https://i.imgur.com/9iLAhw9.jpeg?fb "The Chevy Malibu — bye bye in November") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/dTY1UZj) The Malibu is a vanishing breed because in November, Chevrolet will discontinue the Malibu after 60 years and 9 generations. Some reasons for this are because ➤ SUVs and pickups are more profitable than sedans and compacts; ➤ General Motors is pivoting to EVs — the next generation of the Chevy Bolt will be built at the retooled Malibu plant; and ➤ The infrastructure for EVs is improving. Bye bye, Chevrolet Malibu. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6761 "2024-09-22T14:06:46Z")
Some traffic folks used to use round concrete domes to form the outlines of traffic islands, apparently still in use for transverse speed bumps, although now lower plastic or rubberized ones They were also referred to as Dagmars. [Round Speed Bumps - Search Images (bing.com)](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=7tY2E6YV&id=C06CBEAD7309CF1182A19AA7DAAF717FAE3ABA46&thid=OIP.7tY2E6YV4Qb1nwO9wSx_rQHaFj&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sinoconcept.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fcircular-speed-bumps.webp&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.eed63613a615e106f59f03bdc12c7fad%3Frik%3DRro6rn9xr9qnmg%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=768&expw=1024&q=Round+Speed+Bumps&simid=608001485473134471&FORM=IRPRST&ck=1BE264F1EA81A78EEB4BF443BD44E945&selectedIndex=38&itb=0&cw=929&ch=520&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6762 "2024-09-22T16:36:03Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > > [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > > > More interesting is how dagmars got their name. > > Didn’t even have to look that one up. [Nor I.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/9) ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6763 "2024-09-23T01:46:44Z")
1956-1959 Mercedes-Benz 220 S [![](https://i.imgur.com/E5gQmVS.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/E5gQmVS.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/LQmmHb5.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/LQmmHb5.jpeg) ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6764 "2024-09-23T01:49:18Z")
Wow, that is a good looking car. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6765 "2024-09-23T15:44:51Z")
Is the license plate relevant to the car in any way? > **[Panzer IV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_IV)** > > The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161. > The Panzer IV was the most numerous German tank and the second-most numerous German fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War; 8,553 Panzer IVs of all versions were built during World War II, only exceeded by the StuG III assault gun with 10,086 vehicl... ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6766 "2024-09-23T15:50:19Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Is the license plate relevant to the car in any way? [Built like a tank.](https://mint2me.com/2013/09/15/get-started-57-mercedes-benz-220s/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=339)