# 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:** 403
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8048 "2026-05-08T03:16:18Z")
Today I saw two cool German cars: 1. A classic 1960s-70s era Porsche 911 being towed on a trailer. 2. A VW Westphalia Synchro, the rare 4 wheel drive version of the iconic Westphalia camper van. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8049 "2026-05-13T18:17:12Z")
A 15-pax van, on a flatbed tow truck. It was from “Dependable Transit” 🤣 ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8050 "2026-05-13T21:23:31Z")
In terms of interesting cars, I saw a mid-1960s Plymouth Valiant this morning. It was towing one of those trailers made out of an old pickup bed. The trailer looked almost comically large compared to the car. In other news, I noticed my first two **9Y** California license plates in traffic today. Coincidentally both vehicles were right next to each other in adjacent lanes when I saw them. One was on a Kia Telluride, the other on a Civic. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8051 "2026-05-13T21:26:26Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > A 15-pax van, on a flatbed tow truck. It was from “Dependable Transit” “We’ll get you there even if we have to put the van on a truck!” ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8052 "2026-05-14T02:25:05Z")
At the Lincoln dealership, a nice looking Saturn Sky. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/lCBLdy3.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/lCBLdy3) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/P6x8CQR.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/P6x8CQR) ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8053 "2026-05-14T14:15:34Z")
Buy it! ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8054 "2026-05-16T05:52:33Z")
Last weekend I drove south to San Luis Obispo for the weekend and saw: ⏵ VW Rabbit pickup ⏵ Saab 900 convertible ⏵ 1968 Karmann Ghia ⏵ 1967 Chevrolet Corvette ⏵ Volkswagen DoKa (VW Type 2 Doppelkabine Microbus) ⏵ 1954 MG TF ⏵ Shelby Cobra ⏵ 1947 Ford Super DeLuxe convertible (“wax on, wax off” Karate Kid car [Ralph Macchio still owns his]) ⏵ 1972 Ford Mustang salvaged body on a trailer on its way to being restored — it’s nice to see older cars going to live on for more miles and smiles ⏵ 1964 Jaguar XK-E ⏵ 1970 Chevelle SS 502 ⏵ Triumph TR6 ⏵ Datsun 280ZX Here are my pics of these cars. ➜ [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/gallery/cars-spott...eekend-LFBDbTI) ■ And then today I saw a bright yellow 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger. But no pic of that one. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8055 "2026-05-16T06:01:23Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > In other news, I noticed my first two **9Y** California license plates in traffic today. Today I saw **9YOJ689**. California is running out of plates in this serial format! [![](https://i.imgur.com/PJKS5XI.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/PJKS5XI.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/ho4IK14.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ho4IK14.jpg) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8056 "2026-05-16T12:36:46Z")
A lot of people in California seem to be buying cars just before moving to Tennessee. I’ve seen a couple of 9X---- plates here. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8057 "2026-05-16T15:48:40Z")
I clicked your link and get the message “the requested page can’t be found” I have a weakness. For early E-Types. I’ve _almost_ bought one a few times. My tiny garage really puts a tight leash on my purchasing ambitions. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8058 "2026-05-16T16:02:33Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > 1968 Karmann Ghia I still miss my Karmann-Ghia. It was hot and unreliable, but I still loved it. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8059 "2026-05-16T22:16:47Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It was hot and unreliable, but I still loved it. Sounds like an ex-GF of mine. 🤪 ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8060 "2026-05-17T00:47:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/gallery/cars-spott...eekend-LFBDbTI) ■ Your URL is malformed. `https://imgur.com/gallery/cars-spott...eekend-LFBDbTI` ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8061 "2026-05-17T01:06:51Z")
I saw a white Subie Solterra Limited from the side while it was nose in parked in a parking lot. What a freakin’ awful design. The huge amount of black plastic over the wheel wells that extended up to the front bumper made it look like it was in an accident & missing a front quarter panel from a distance. It wasn’t until I walked closer to it that I realized it was fine & just had a horrible design of _waaay_ too much black plastic there. I also saw a white one w/o the black & it looked okay. ---
**Author:** ![Sooner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sooner/32/7875_2.png) [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8062 "2026-05-17T01:16:07Z")
Followed the wiener mobile, for a couple miles, in Asheville last weekend ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8063 "2026-05-17T18:43:01Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > I clicked your link and get the message “the requested page can’t be found” Here it is ➜ [Cars spotted last weekend - Album on Imgur](https://imgur.com/gallery/cars-spotted-last-weekend-LFBDbTI) ■ Added: I think @Skywatcher fixed it also. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8064 "2026-05-17T18:47:10Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Subie Solterra Limited I had to Google that. Yeah, that is one fugly design choice. However, istm that most SUV’s nowadays – and most vehicles sold are some version of an suv or “crossover” – look almost identical. Maybe Subaru decided the only way to make this thing stand out was to give it ugly body panels. Speaking of Subaru, yesterday I saw an Outback Wilderness Edition in a parking lot. What impressed me was the ground clearance: it looked significant. Google tells me that it comes from the factory with 9.5" of ground clearance, functionally identical to the Jeep Wrangler Sport/Sahara/Willys 9.7". ~3 years ago when I was shopping for a new car I considered the Forester Wilderness, which has 9.3" of ground clearance. We briefly owned a 2nd gen Forester which has 7.3", but it felt like less than that. I ended up not going for the new one and got a Kia instead. No old Cascade range logging roads for me. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8065 "2026-05-17T19:00:19Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > I had to Google that. Yeah, that is one fugly design choice. However, istm that most SUV’s nowadays – and most vehicles sold are some version of an suv or “crossover” – look almost identical. Maybe Subaru decided the only way to make this thing stand out was to give it ugly body panels. The Solterra isn’t purely a Subaru; it’s a joint project with Toyota, which markets the same vehicle as the bZ in North America. Which might make some difference in how it looks, compared to other Subarus. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8066 "2026-05-17T19:31:47Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > [@Bullitt](#): > > > > 1968 Karmann Ghia > > I still miss my Karmann-Ghia. It was hot and unreliable, but I still loved it. > [@Bullitt](#): > > Here it is > > ➜ [Cars spotted last weekend - Album on Imgur](https://imgur.com/gallery/cars-spotted-last-weekend-LFBDbTI) ■ Err me gerrddd! She’s yellow, too! ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8067 "2026-05-17T20:19:30Z")
That E Type is totally my jam. Series 1 3.8l. I need it. Now I wanna know what he tows with it [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=402) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=404)