# 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:** 46
**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:** [January 21, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/902 "2016-01-21T23:35:13Z")
A Maserati Ghibli and a Bentley Flying Spur. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/903 "2016-01-22T00:46:58Z")
Today I saw a late 30’s Rolls Royce Phantom. Right hand drive and everything. It was silver. It was not only the most interesting car I saw today, it was quite possibly the most beautiful thing I’ve seen 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:** [January 22, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/904 "2016-01-22T22:57:07Z")
1960 Mercury Comet. A clean example. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/905 "2016-01-23T03:01:09Z")
I saw a van that was advertising its driver’s business: Evangel-Print (followed up by a verse from Isaiah, I think). He was willing to do all kinds of printing. Then again…maybe not every kind after all. 😉 ---
**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:** [January 25, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/906 "2016-01-25T23:26:50Z")
A Korean war era US Jeep, being towed on a flatbed. It was either lovingly restored or a replica. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/907 "2016-01-27T02:41:16Z")
A Tesla on a low, single car trailer. It was already owned since it had a personalized plate but the interesting thing is that the side of the trailer said “Tesla” & the Ford pickup towing it was also owned by the Tesla dealer, based upon the decaling on the side. Is that really how they transport their cars around rather than using a flatbed tow truck? ---
**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:** [January 28, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/908 "2016-01-28T04:38:02Z")
Another Batmobile, the BMW i8. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2016, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/909 "2016-02-03T08:16:04Z")
1973 Mercedes Benz 250SL - a tiny car. Very nice, and classic. Also a VW 1600 TL fastback. Haven’t seen either of these cars in a very long time,several years. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/910 "2016-02-03T08:35:42Z")
NM, double post ---
**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:** [February 5, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/911 "2016-02-05T07:15:39Z")
1983 Chevy El Camino. Clean, well kept. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/912 "2016-02-05T20:01:06Z")
A pristine [Daimler SP250](http://allfotocars.com/data_images/gallery/03/daimler-sp250/daimler-sp250-08.jpg) in scarlet, looked like it had just come from the restorers. Those are my guilty pleasure 60s cars, the styling is so utterly over the top they ought to be ugly, but I just love the fins-and-grille look. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/913 "2016-02-05T20:07:20Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > A pristine [Daimler SP250](http://allfotocars.com/data_images/gallery/03/daimler-sp250/daimler-sp250-08.jpg) in scarlet, looked like it had just come from the restorers. Those are my guilty pleasure 60s cars, the styling is so utterly over the top they ought to be ugly, … I can’t think of a better word to describe it, but it sure is interesting too. Kind of like an MG that took a combination of coke and steroids. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/914 "2016-02-05T20:41:31Z")
With an [upper lip like that above the bumper](http://allfotocars.com/data_images/gallery/03/daimler-sp250/daimler-sp250-08.jpg), my guess is that it is the offspring of [Futurama’s Fry and Leela](http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fryleelaotp.jpg?15016e). ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/915 "2016-02-05T20:49:20Z")
[You can’t call them beautiful, but they’ve got something going on.](http://images.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/file/width/640/media/5694919/Daimler%20SP250%20(2).jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/916 "2016-02-05T20:51:06Z")
I was thinking it’s a pic from _[The Big Book of British Teeth](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/06/article-2169848-13F5836A000005DC-387_306x423.jpg)_. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/917 "2016-02-05T20:52:22Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > [You can’t call them beautiful, but they’ve got something going on.](http://images.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/file/width/640/media/5694919/Daimler%20SP250%20(2).jpg) If that’s the same model, it looks MUCH better from that angle. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/918 "2016-02-05T21:39:20Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > If that’s the same model, it looks MUCH better from that angle. [Yeah, they’ve got so much styling going on it’s actually hard to find a picture of one that captures their full glory.](http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/ZChristianDemlerSP250.jpg) I think they just went mad with the fibreglass moulding once they figured that you didn’t have to tool all the curlicues out of steel. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/919 "2016-02-05T21:41:40Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > [You can’t call them beautiful, but they’ve got something going on.](http://images.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/file/width/640/media/5694919/Daimler%20SP250%20(2).jpg) There was one at the San Francisco Auto Show last November. Very interesting car. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/920 "2016-02-05T21:43:36Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > [Yeah, they’ve got so much styling going on it’s actually hard to find a picture of one that captures their full glory.](http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/ZChristianDemlerSP250.jpg) I think they just went mad with the fibreglass moulding once they figured that you didn’t have to tool all the curlicues out of steel. It’s a shame they didn’t have modern dentistry in its youth. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/921 "2016-02-05T21:48:31Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > There was one at the San Francisco Auto Show last November. Very interesting car. [Haha, British traffic cops used to drive them! All right, chummy, you’re nicked!](http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/comment-image/314506.jpg) And the bell just completes it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=47)