# 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:** 404
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8068 "2026-05-18T00:30:59Z")
Today I thought I saw a Chev El Camino. Instead it was a car I didn’t know existed - the GMC Sprint, 1973. I was told, by its owner, it is America’s forgotten muscle car. And indeed, this on had a 454 in it. Very handsome vehicle. for reference - not the one I saw: [https://www.classic.com/veh/1973-gmc-sprint-sp-5d80y3k501433-WRRzoJW/](https://www.classic.com/veh/1973-gmc-sprint-sp-5d80y3k501433-WRRzoJW/) ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8069 "2026-05-18T04:23:40Z")
Two cars in Long Island wine country. A mid-70s Chevy Camaro Z28 in fine shape. I wish I had seen/heard it running. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/txwGxdw.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/txwGxdw) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/DgTctoj.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/DgTctoj) And an International Scout II from the same era [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/NL3isgz.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/NL3isgz) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/6kqE1sV.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/6kqE1sV) ---
**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 18, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8070 "2026-05-18T13:34:00Z")
Not a vehicle itself, but evidence of a vehicle… [![](https://i.postimg.cc/15sjrgF0/IMG-9279.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/15sjrgF0/IMG-9279.jpg) ---
**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 18, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8071 "2026-05-18T13:50:55Z")
Combining the above two posts - NY parkways are cars-only roadways. On Lawn Guyland the bridges are _very_ low - 9 or 10’. It is a regular (as in at least almost daily\_ occurrence to see some truck or another either can opener itself, wedge itself, or at least be smart enough to stop short but then be stuck on a 2-lane expressway. Robert Moses’s roadway design, _especially_ including entrance & exit ramps leaves a _lot_ to be desired. ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8072 "2026-05-18T14:20:23Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Not a vehicle itself, but evidence of a vehicle… 😲 What happened there? Pickup somehow went airborne and slammed into it sideways? Or was it on something that went sideways? ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8073 "2026-05-18T14:25:02Z")
I’m guessing a dump truck that was up to unload instead of down to drive. ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8074 "2026-05-18T14:30:23Z")
Sure, [go for the horse.](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/when_you_hear_hoofbeats%2C_think_of_horses%2C_not_zebras) 😃 ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8075 "2026-05-18T14:35:24Z")
We have a one lane underpass with a 10’5" clearance. There are signs all up and down the road for nearly a mile, yet at least once a month a semi will try it and block up traffic for an hour trying to get unstuck. [![](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/williamsonherald.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/30/330e213e-d787-11ea-be4f-efccecffbbe5/5f2b61e287622.image.jpg?resize=666%2C500) ](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/williamsonherald.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/30/330e213e-d787-11ea-be4f-efccecffbbe5/5f2b61e287622.image.jpg?resize=666%2C500) ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8076 "2026-05-18T14:53:36Z")
In my area, we have the KK Can Opener, which I just noticed, has it’s own facebook page. > **[KK Can Opener](https://www.facebook.com/KKCanOpener/photos)** > > KK Can Opener. 6,514 likes · 286 talking about this. I am a humble section of Railroad bridge that LOVES to eat trucks (Note: KK is the name the locals use for Kinnickinnic, the name of the street it’s on) ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8077 "2026-05-18T16:28:54Z")
There’s a bridge in Durham, NC, that has peeled the roofs off of so many trucks that a [YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@11foot8plus8?si=E8Ap6EBK_Fo2zWmA) and [website](https://11foot8.com/) were started to document the destruction. Even after the bridge was raised by eight inches a few years ago, truck drivers (usually of rental trucks) ignore the electronic signs that warn them to turn and end up having a really bad day. Check the channel out for hours of schadenfreude. Here’s a random sample to get you started. Wait for the view from the second camera and note the reaction of the pedestrian. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HR5MlZHA1fo/maxresdefault.jpg "HVAC truck comes in hot and gets stopped cold at the 11foot8+8 bridge") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR5MlZHA1fo) ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8078 "2026-05-18T16:43:14Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > What happened there? Pickup somehow went airborne and slammed into it sideways? Or was it on something that went sideways? That looks to me like multiple trucks/trailers have hit that bridge over time, not always in the exact same place. It appears to be in the midst of a repair: the old damaged concrete has been removed, in preparation for new concrete to be poured/installed. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8079 "2026-05-18T17:39:48Z")
One of the towns has a historic wooden bridge that keeps getting hit. They are now selling t-shirts with a picture of the bridge captioned “Yeah, I’d hit that.” ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8080 "2026-05-19T12:55:29Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > They are now selling t-shirts with a picture of the bridge captioned “Yeah, I’d hit that.” That’s pretty funny! ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8081 "2026-05-19T16:17:26Z")
Jag XKE, top down, going the other way ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8082 "2026-05-20T04:13:49Z")
BMW Z3 M coupe. It looked like this one. [![](https://d2niwqq19lf86s.cloudfront.net/htwritable/media/uploads/galleries/photos/uploads/galleries/26039-keller-2002-bmw-z3-m-coupe/.thumbnails/IMG_9933.webp/IMG_9933-tiny-2048x0.webp) ](https://d2niwqq19lf86s.cloudfront.net/htwritable/media/uploads/galleries/photos/uploads/galleries/26039-keller-2002-bmw-z3-m-coupe/.thumbnails/IMG_9933.webp/IMG_9933-tiny-2048x0.webp) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8083 "2026-05-20T10:15:40Z")
It looks like it wants to be a Porsche. ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8084 "2026-05-20T13:17:29Z")
I think it looks like a cross between a Honda Civic and a Jag. Or a reverse mullet. Party in the front and business in the back. ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8085 "2026-05-20T15:08:44Z")
It looks like a shoe. Fun to drive apparently, but stylistically challenged. ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8086 "2026-05-20T15:32:18Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > t looks like a shoe. …oting brake No, it _is_ a shooting brake ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8087 "2026-05-21T04:35:34Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The end of California’s current serial format of **1ABC123** will soon run out. This one, **9YFV918** , was on a VW in Sunnyvale. Today I spotted: **9YPA226** on a white CLA250 Mercedes Benz **9YRZ328** We’re getting closer to **9ZZZ###** , and then the pattern will flip. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=403) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=405)