# 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:** 388
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7747 "2025-09-23T16:44:26Z")
Saw a tan Volkswagen Thing yesterday on Marine Drive. The top and the doors were off. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7748 "2025-09-23T18:29:44Z")
Waymo uses them. ---
**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 25, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7749 "2025-09-25T00:53:18Z")
A few weeks ago I mentioned a semi-truck towing a camper that I’d occasionally see parked in the neighborhood. It’s back, so I got some pictures. The side of the truck says, “RV - PRIVATE COACH” and “NOT FOR HIRE OR REWARD.” It does have an “RTK” (recreational truck) plate, so not a sovereign citizen claim, but a real statement and designation. Just don’t ask him to help you move a surplus shipping container. [![](https://i.imgur.com/4rxDRm3.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/4rxDRm3.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/VQSkM6o.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/VQSkM6o.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:** [September 25, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7750 "2025-09-25T12:26:01Z")
Freightliner makes an RV based off of a tractor-trailer. I know someone who owns one ---
**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 25, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7751 "2025-09-25T12:28:32Z")
I saw a truck with a snowplow this morning in the greater Boston area. That’s jumping the gun just a bit. ---
**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 25, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7752 "2025-09-25T13:59:36Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I saw a Union Pacific track Hi-Rail truck, with the steel wheels for running on rails fore and aft of the regular truck tires, I saw one yesterday, too. This one was near the CalTrain commuter railway tracks that run up and down the San Francisco peninsula. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7753 "2025-09-25T14:09:22Z")
Unless they’re taking it in for some preseason maintenance ---
**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 25, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7754 "2025-09-25T18:45:49Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I saw a truck with a snowplow this morning in the greater Boston area. That’s jumping the gun just a bit. Meh. I’m in Wisconsin and I’ll put the blade back on our plow truck in the next week or two. If mice ate through some wires or a brake line rusted out or whatever, I’d rather know now, not when there’s 6 inches of snow on the ground. I expect to start seeing the municipal plows out and about soon as well. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7755 "2025-09-25T18:58:30Z")
Saw two small sportscars painted exactly like this [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d0/f7/0f/d0f70ff0ad908afe9059ee956e98cc6b.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d0/f7/0f/d0f70ff0ad908afe9059ee956e98cc6b.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:** [September 25, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7756 "2025-09-25T20:13:11Z")
I saw an old Jeep on the road this morning, a CJ-5, I think. I’m saying CJ-5 because it looked very short, with barely any room for a back seat behind the driver and passenger. No idea what year it was, although the blue California license plate narrows it down a little bit. It was the most basic, stripped down version of a Jeep you can imagine – no roof, no doors. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7757 "2025-09-25T20:20:46Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I saw a truck with a snowplow this morning in the greater Boston area. That’s jumping the gun just a bit. When I lived in the mountains, I never took my blade off. But it was not in anyway a daily driver. ---
**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 27, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7758 "2025-09-27T03:24:12Z")
TR3 while on my way home from a grocery store, bags in both hands. Virtually identical to this one from Arizona. [![](https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5439-4-scaled.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365) ](https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5439-4-scaled.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365) ---
**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 27, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7759 "2025-09-27T14:56:22Z")
An adhesive front license plate, and a pinkish-red wrap on this Tesla [![](https://i.imgur.com/WUhiztX.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WUhiztX.jpeg) Adhesive front plates have been legal in California since 2022 via a DMV test program authorized with the passage of California Assembly Bill 984, Alternative Registration Products ➜ [Bill Text - AB-984 Vehicle identification and registration: alternative devices.](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB984) ■ With car designs becoming more streamlined, mounting a traditional front plate becomes more clunky. An adhesive front plate that follows the car’s contours is an idea worth trying. More and more Californians have _not_ been mounting a front plate. I haven’t had one in over 12 years. That said, be careful in San Francisco because you’ll often get ticketed; it’s a quick way for The City to raise a little money. [![](https://i.imgur.com/JKnAyiV.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/JKnAyiV.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/pCCWLii.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pCCWLii.jpeg) I had an adhesive front plate for my Jeep (never installed), and I’ll likely order one for my Outback OBW. But I won’t install it until I get a fix-it ticket 🙂 [[Album] An adhesive front license plate, and a pinkish-red wrap on this Tesla ![](https://i.imgur.com/WUhiztX.jpeg?fb "An adhesive front license plate, and a pinkish-red wrap on this Tesla") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/v8JUhcd) ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7760 "2025-09-27T21:31:50Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Saw a tan Volkswagen Thing yesterday on Marine Drive. The top and the doors were off. I saw a Thing today as well. This one was white and actually had a hardtop (which I assume is removable). It was a little unusual to see one with the top fitted, normally when I see them they have the top removed. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7761 "2025-09-27T22:03:15Z")
I saw a vehicle that used to be quite common but are going the way of the dodo bird; especially in Greater Suburbia…a taxi! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7762 "2025-09-28T01:22:07Z")
I saw two today. We followed a Ford Model A (I think) through town. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54816590004_96e237f32b_b.jpg "20250927\_134459") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/190534151@N04/54816590004/) Shortly before, I saw some sort of roadster with a long hood that I’d never seen before. Unfortunately, it was going in the opposite direction. ---
**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 28, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7763 "2025-09-28T02:01:29Z")
I spotted a blue 2nd generation (1968-72) Pontiac GTO convertible, looking very much like this photo but in fair condition [![](https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/adrenalin/1/3096/82438/790x1024/1969-pontiac-gto-convertible) ](https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/adrenalin/1/3096/82438/790x1024/1969-pontiac-gto-convertible) ---
**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:** [September 28, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7764 "2025-09-28T04:21:20Z")
A mid-70s Chevy Malibu Classic. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMV7mkzgP1SyxZZrbI8k5VocfV1O9gQe8W6HC38vN0lDe-6IDOzgvV8CKIXEl7KmZUr9YTKTFe0aLHnPTrHiuNHOy_gDsPAhsfSX2cBGPwDwnim_ekQ=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Saturday, Sep 27 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPExkAnGsixPaNP7m53MctWgTBBl8Fun5qJ0UADxzZfmei1T8QIW3O0jfXrjRfWdQ?key=NG1QS2d0aEl5Wm5OY2lwWkxPTW9EWTZFRkxXdnhR) And I saw this Accord with this weird over-the-top spoiler a few weeks ago. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPCh1Z1wxWmfGq8uImMOLPiRJNqh9VeiqkzNoOdHvy_Y-Ru9iIO3MTLcdzBAn9oInVPGIuJ0JoGFbuEQQTCwg8yTePYUELsSLQ4xg0jHWtnBg30mJNp=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Saturday, Sep 13 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMLubbpf08Nn179qrA89vYQW8XA91FO5wX9nBFEWyiu_CsDbZJVBqnZAWpvabONRQ?key=SW1lZlhjR1pPN2NWUlBSMjJ3MDkzSnMyaV9wa0p3) And a year and a half ago I posted about [this Mitsubishi Delica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/6050) that lives next door to our grandchildren. What I didn’t notice at the time is that it is right-hand drive. (Harder to see here than I expected.) Are they all? [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOet6u0dgX5i9IBhE6twvNdgXL_OXZS-Wf89f6hlvnpTA6RHlWt9ZoubDzYKiSqTvfK0vKhkbym-SP3iPw4VEizpv_Vwe3hm5aEs1UymZsehr7FPpf_=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Tuesday, Sep 23 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMiozJffNNENWC8u4DViSoZRqwS2w9KNRvypRWcGxZuaEeha5z3c40PQRon0MXjhQ?key=S2hHdS1FNmhMaXVFRUJLSGo5TEwzN0txOFpCMHh3) Here’s a close-up that shows the steering wheel on the right side. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczM6TVDqOql5U_HvNotdJrmhjfWGIEJRp1mdFUAOn91pqUYaNj0IbPHJmMNDCVYatQUKyIUdUV_gbALGhM3yOhE74bWya4eVGs4bTmjXDTUpGnAdChEq=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Tuesday, Sep 23 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNgnjI_p8o3JP45zh3r8ZQtepM255MdJJa13DMT-jt02EXoAqZ1ROLoAZvTZzpDyA?key=MzVadnJHdTVZWG5SQ1pNQW9lSXdVaXZ6dFRER0JR) ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7765 "2025-09-28T16:13:27Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > We followed a Ford Model A (I think) Either an authentic A or a replica. I don’t know the production numbers but [Shay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shay_Motors_Corporation) licensed the design from Ford and was in business for a few years from the late Seventies to the early Eighties. A few of them were offered as prizes on “The Price Is Right” during that period. ---
**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 28, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7766 "2025-09-28T17:48:27Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > What I didn’t notice at the time is that it is right-hand drive. (Harder to see here than I expected.) Are they all? Many people here in California import cars from Japan. Those are, of course, RHD. I still have never seen a Delica. Per wiki its name is a contraction of Delivery Car. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=387) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=389)