# 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:** 411
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8208 "2026-08-06T14:09:54Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > 1965 Dodge Dart SL I think that’s just a pro street version of an ordinary '65 Dart and the Dart SL is a one-off built in 2015. > **[1965 Dodge Dart Willie Maise | Big Oak Garage](https://fuelcurve.com/big-oak-garage-growing-shop-tour/1965-dodge-dart-willie-maise-big-oak-garage-2/)** > > The shop recently built this ’65 Dodge Dart for customer Willie Maise. Called the Dart SL (Sports Luxury), the car is loaded with modern conveniences and has won a shelf full of awards since it made its debut earlier this year. It was a Pirelli Great... ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8209 "2026-08-06T23:45:24Z")
I’m currently staying at the Glacier Park Lodge, which uses this 1969 Checker Aerobus as its shuttle vehicle from the train station. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55447548919_9e595d68a2_b.jpg "Untitled | Matt Wilda | Flickr") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/55447548919/) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8210 "2026-08-07T01:43:17Z")
I hope you see some of the Red Buses (1937 White Motor Company 706 buses) as well. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8211 "2026-08-07T01:48:26Z")
On the commute this morning I spotted a 2nd generation (1967-1978) VW Type 2 microbus, light blue and white. It was too far ahead for me to get a good look at it. On the way home tonight I was behind a Saab 900, which was last made in 1994. It’s amazing that is at least a 30 year old car, they still look fairly modern. Also, two days ago I saw this modified Subaru Crosstrek in traffic. Any idea the purpose of the mods? Off roading of some sort but I’m not sure exactly what type of use. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/RwGoLXw.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/RwGoLXw) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8212 "2026-08-07T21:55:14Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I hope you see some of the Red Buses (1937 White Motor Company 706 buses) as well. Yes! I rode on bus 94 today. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55449187431_78e6625ef9_b.jpg "Untitled | Matt Wilda | Flickr") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/55449187431/) And as an honorable mention this truck was parked outside the St. Mary Lodge. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55449310328_e45af7beeb_b.jpg "Untitled | Matt Wilda | Flickr") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/55449310328/) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8213 "2026-08-07T22:31:12Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > And as an honorable mention this truck was parked outside the St. Mary Lodge. Almost looks like the custom job a high school buddy drove. His apparently had a 4×4 conversion, according to “4×4” on rim hubs. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8214 "2026-08-08T23:46:41Z")
I’m currently on the Amtrak Coast Starlight, but I just spotted the first of the new USPS mail trucks I’ve seen in person, stopped at a crossing as we were pulling out of Albany, OR. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8215 "2026-08-11T15:51:12Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I just noticed my first **9Z** plate last Friday And today I saw a new Hyundai Ioniq with a CA plate starting with **9ZV**. We’re getting close to the end, folks! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8216 "2026-08-12T00:31:33Z")
At the Lowe’s near work, a 1979 Chrysler 300 Coupe. A 1-year only varient of the Chrysler Cordoba with a 5.9 liter 4 barrel V8 generating 195 (!) horsepower. Only 4,300 were built. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/wrmFb4u.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/wrmFb4u) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Ne9gvdj.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/Ne9gvdj) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8217 "2026-08-15T00:41:41Z")
A light blue Bentley Bentayga with a carrier for a wheelchair on the back, parked in my father’s assisted living community. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMngju_zOh1YBcyxjVVN-8MXH125l3WW5bZZmUddmnF_MTVIUnThky2IT8BOnW_JTwb88Y5thskqbznunTRZ9nJfZPgUPLUjGRGNS9K1bEdfgwKv9dJ=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Wednesday, Aug 12 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPWfNvhKxvIl6MkNa8sq5D9BmK1lpgMinlFt5DD9i0QAPo-uRhv6ocF-6vqhlS8-Q?key=UTJNN1M2N2dBOUFvcWJWTzBQMzd6UTNOTTJ6QjFR) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8218 "2026-08-15T02:32:36Z")
Today I saw a beautiful old Mercedes parked outside a dealer that does consignment sales of classic cars. I couldn’t get a picture, but this looks like the car I saw (minus the flag): [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Konrad_Adenauers_Dienst-Mercedes%2C_Haus_der_Geschichte_in_Bonn_2009_%28bearb_Sp%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Konrad_Adenauers_Dienst-Mercedes%2C_Haus_der_Geschichte_in_Bonn_2009_%28bearb_Sp%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original) ---
**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:** [August 16, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8219 "2026-08-16T19:24:42Z")
At the Bell Plastics open house in Hayward this morning, a 1964 Mercury Park Lane: [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNVdc16-5JSWi4RNOdmnh9EsfSG2Tgzpu4XLz7yIFq7xWmpb89ehkwiJ21WsMUznnkvmkAN-jOinz5q_GhqigA7r3zxhrq2Jd60SFKXAN0AY3-PY7F1zZeLy8oyIrI1c4RooN-FtvwbU3ZgAZdYxCoBYQ=w896-h795-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNVdc16-5JSWi4RNOdmnh9EsfSG2Tgzpu4XLz7yIFq7xWmpb89ehkwiJ21WsMUznnkvmkAN-jOinz5q_GhqigA7r3zxhrq2Jd60SFKXAN0AY3-PY7F1zZeLy8oyIrI1c4RooN-FtvwbU3ZgAZdYxCoBYQ=w896-h795-s-no?authuser=0) ---
**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:** [August 16, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8220 "2026-08-16T22:44:56Z")
On I-94, just south of Milwaukee, this afternoon: a Citroen 2CV truck, which looked a lot like the picture below. The amazing part is that it was doing about 65 MPH! > **[Vintage 2CV City Car | Citroen 2cv 1950 fourgonnette, Citroen traction 11cv...](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/515240013618717642/sent/?invite_code=42d4a815c9f14f3381dc1fca41628e0e&sender=277112320730079795&sfo=1)** > > Explore this classic vintage 2CV city car parked in front of some bushes and other cool cars on the side of the road. Check out more vintage car collections on Flickr! | Vehicle, Auto van, Automobiles ---
**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:** [August 17, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8221 "2026-08-17T22:46:51Z")
On my commute home I was passed by a grey Chevy SSR (2003-6) so at least 20 years old. Still looked just like when it rolled off the assembly line. It had a vanity plate of **MILIKI** which I looked up and it’s a Spanish clown and a pre-school TV program. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8222 "2026-08-19T22:13:39Z")
**Datsun** day - First, a B210, white with a double blue stripe down the sides & then over the trunk, then a block later a (240/60/80) Z; unsure which year/variant as saw it head on in traffic. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8223 "2026-08-20T00:13:26Z")
Last night I saw a Volkswagen 411 station wagon on the road. Or possibly a 412, they’re not that different visually. It was a similar light blue to the one on Wikipedia, except the one I saw was more faded. Even in their time, these were far less popular than VW’s other models in the US, so they’re probably the rarest of the classic rear-engine VWs. > **[Volkswagen Type 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_4)** > > The Volkswagen Type 4 is a compact / midsize family car, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen of Germany as a D‑segment car from 1968 to 1974 in two-door and four-door sedan as well as two-door station wagon body styles. The Type 4 evolved through two generations, the 411 (1968–1972) and 412 series (1972–1974). Designed under the direction of Heinrich Nordhoff and introduced at the Paris Motor Show in October 1968, the 411 was Volkswagen's largest passenger vehicle with the company's largest e... ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8224 "2026-08-20T14:44:56Z")
A Porsche 944, presumably from the 1980s, so roughly 40 years old. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/kvSSQ1w.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/kvSSQ1w) Rather sad graphic on the hood. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/eJCDR3j.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/eJCDR3j) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8225 "2026-08-24T01:31:03Z")
~24-year-old Thunderbird, much like this one from _Car and Driver_. > **[2002 Ford Thunderbird](https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15138222/2002-ford-thunderbird-road-test/)** > > After hatching a few buzzards, Ford finally sires a swan. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8226 "2026-08-24T01:48:19Z")
The 2002 T-bird was a beaut. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/8227 "2026-08-24T01:52:56Z")
Yeah! I had my phone out and would have snapped a picture but my Lyft was approaching from the opposite direction. I’m sure they passed each other in the alley. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=410) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=412)