# 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:** 373
**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 15, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7447 "2025-06-15T20:57:42Z")
Marlboro had [race cars](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=823508c78d029fc5&q=marlboro+%2356+race+car+paint+job&udm=2); that appears to be a replica paint job, complete with the lesser-tiered sponsors at the back of the front quarter panel but I can’t find that particular one quickly. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7448 "2025-06-15T21:44:17Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Edit: My WAG is that that’s an aftermarket transmission cooler on the front Could be an intercooler. > [@Joey\_P](#): > > About the only thing I can think of that you’d want in front of the radiator is a cold air intake, but I can’t imagine cutting up the grill to add that. Check out this beast. > **[British Lad’s Classic MINI Has An Astonishing 360HP At The Wheels!](https://mikeshouts.com/360hp-turbocharged-classic-mini/)** > > While most 20 something lads are out partying during their free time, one 22-year-old British chap from Bristol known only as “Ollie” spent the time he have tinkering with car. And he did not tinker ---
**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 16, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7449 "2025-06-16T17:00:17Z")
Ford Capri Mark III, 1978-1986 [![](https://i.imgur.com/JLGaFS8.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/JLGaFS8.jpeg) Ford marketed the Capri in the US as “the sexy European”. I’ve been looking to spot an old Ford Capri for a long time. Finally was awarded with this nice one on the coast in Davenport. Hard to believe these are nearing 50 years old! The Ford Capri Mark I, 1969-1974, was a fastback design without the rear hatchback door. The Ford Capri Mark II, 1974-1978, now came with the rear hatchback. [![](https://i.imgur.com/ufr8Fmz.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ufr8Fmz.jpeg) The Ford Capri Mark III, 1978-1986, can be spotted by the large black rubber/plastic wraparound bumpers front and rear. It was the last of the Capris, succeeded by the Ford Probe, 1988-1997. The sexy European! [![](https://i.imgur.com/B4Ogx0A.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/B4Ogx0A.jpeg) ---
**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 17, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7450 "2025-06-17T13:22:56Z")
It wasn’t so much the car as how it was accessorized. A bog standard Hyundai sedan; however, it had two things - US Gov’t plates & an EZ-Pass on the dash. I guess we need to add tolls to the death & taxes list if even the _federales_ need to pay 'em. I wonder what happens to the presidential motorcade if they don’t have enough [dimes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zp6IjMttIE&t=6s) (or EZ-Pass transponders) 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7451 "2025-06-21T22:30:06Z")
Went over to Santa Cruz this morning. to check the annual Woodies on the Wharf event. As usual there were a lot of really cool wood-paneled vehicles on display, but the most interesting one I saw wasn’t part of the show: a 1962(?) Amphicar. [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54605116408_121f797ccd_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54605116408_121f797ccd_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7452 "2025-06-21T23:02:46Z")
Was stopped at a traffic light today behind a Fisker Ocean. Hadn’t heard of Fisker before that moment, thought at first of “Body by Fisher” on some high-end GM cars years ago. ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7453 "2025-06-22T14:27:16Z")
I spotted another Fisher Ocean yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7454 "2025-06-22T14:27:43Z")
I saw a pair of very nice Triumph T3s today at a local bar/restaurant. One red, one green. I’m guessing very early 1960s but I don’t now much about these cars. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7455 "2025-06-22T14:29:55Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I spotted another Fisher Ocean yesterday. You still have a couple minutes to fix the Autocorrect’s mistake. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7456 "2025-06-22T14:33:26Z")
I saw a yellow Plymouth (or Chrysler, couldn’t tell) Prowler a couple days ago. Like this one: [![](https://assets.dyler.com/uploads/posts/294/images/6629/from-1999-prowler-was-available-in-yellow.jpg) ](https://assets.dyler.com/uploads/posts/294/images/6629/from-1999-prowler-was-available-in-yellow.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:** [June 22, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7457 "2025-06-22T14:51:04Z")
Oops, missed it. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7458 "2025-06-23T01:46:51Z")
A Suzuki Equator pickup truck. No picture, because it’s just a Nissan Frontier with Suzuki badging. If Suzuki and Nissan are going to collaborate they should have done a Hyabusa swapped Versa. ---
**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 23, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7459 "2025-06-23T02:01:30Z")
Some sort of Ford Duece convertible hot rod. It was on the opposite side of the intersections and I only glimpsed it for a second. It was blue, but seemed similar to the Duke of Pearl - I’ve posted photos of it before as I saw it near my house last year. Last week it was back, this time with the top up. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/UVOoGsx.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/mjjkTO4) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7460 "2025-06-23T02:58:27Z")
My 18yo son, along with a friend of his, both who know nothing about cars, just bought a project car: a 1983 Toyota Tercel 4wd wagon with the 6 speed manual transmission. (Yes it’s a 6 speed, not a 5 speed! So many people have argued this with me.) [Like this.](https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1983_toyota_tercel-sr5-4wd_img_0141-2-96834.jpeg). Jesse drove one of these in _Breaking Bad._ I owned an '84 for many years and loved the hell out of it. Part of me wishes I still had it. I feel that way about a lot of my past cars. His is a total junker but it does run – barely, the body is kind of straight, and it’s going to make a great project. We had to trailer it down from Eugene, which was also a good learning experience for the boys. Definitely the most interesting car I saw today. ---
**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 23, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7461 "2025-06-23T04:54:02Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Part of me wishes I still had it. I feel that way about a lot of my past cars. You and me both, yes sir. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7462 "2025-06-23T07:10:28Z")
That Tercel transmission does in fact have six gears, with the caveat that 4WD must be selected and unless you’re stuck in about the worst position you could be in that gear is the next thing to useless with a 4.71 gear and a 17:1 final drive ratio. You’d redline it at around 7 MPH. But yes, it does have six gears. Put a modest lift kit and articulating suspension on it and you’ll have quite a rock climber. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7463 "2025-06-23T19:59:29Z")
Last week I saw a Daimler Ferret. ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7464 "2025-06-23T22:25:33Z")
I had to look that up. It was military, not civilian, correct? Or, police? [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Aldham_Old_Time_Rally_2015_-_18081932993.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Aldham_Old_Time_Rally_2015_-_18081932993.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7465 "2025-06-23T22:27:58Z")
So I’m currently in Quito, Ecuador after a trip to the Galapagos. I’ve finished my day tour I booked for today, it’s too early for dinner and too early to go to the airport for my redeye flight back to the States, and I’ve already checked out of my hotel, so I’ve just been sort of wandering the streets. It’s interesting to observe all the cars we don’t get in the US. Probably the most interesting was a BYD Seagull. BYD, or Build Your Dreams, is a Chinese electric car maker that has been gaining popularity around the world due to their low cost. But we don’t get them in the US for reasons that should be obvious. I’d post a picture if I wasn’t posting from my phone. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7466 "2025-06-24T00:17:58Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I had to look that up. It was military, not civilian, correct? Or, police? Military, but registered for street use in Massachusetts. It actually belongs to a co-worker, and he brought it to our company cookout last week. I didn’t have the faintest idea what it even was until I asked him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=372) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=374)