# 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:** 47
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/922 "2016-02-08T04:17:34Z")
It looks like a catfish to me. No interesting cars for me. It’s still winter here. The Auto Show is coming up though. ---
**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 8, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/923 "2016-02-08T06:13:08Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > [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. I wonder if they were about to chase [Penelope Pitstop](http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/wackyraces/images/e/e7/CompactPussycat.gif/revision/latest?cb=20080607080057)? ---
**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:** [February 8, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/924 "2016-02-08T12:17:13Z")
Another in a series of White Maserati Ghibli G4s, this one parked at a gaming store with a basement room full of gamers sitting at folding tables playing Settlers of Catan. ---
**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 10, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/925 "2016-02-10T09:14:57Z")
Not together, but apart by many miles and hours, today: A 1971 Ford Mustang Grande A 1962 Chevrolet Biscayne 4-door sedan. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/926 "2016-02-10T21:59:11Z")
I saw a brand new [Nissan GT-R](http://www.caranddriver.com/nissan/gt-r). That is one sharp car. ---
**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 12, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/927 "2016-02-12T05:00:33Z")
Buick Reatta, circa 1995. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/928 "2016-02-12T22:28:47Z")
An early 60’s [Amphibicar.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBmNcmsoMg8) Brought back fond memories when we lived on a lake near a fellow who sold cars. Occasionally, he’d take a prospective customer out for a cruise. ---
**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 15, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/929 "2016-02-15T13:24:05Z")
Porsche 944 ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/930 "2016-02-15T14:28:50Z")
Suzuki Equator pick up truck, I had to look up what it was. ---
**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 15, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/931 "2016-02-15T15:16:11Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Suzuki Equator pick up truck, I had to look up what it was. Interesting to learn there is such a beast. I might nickname it the Suzuki Taco. Check out these images, they look very similar: Images, Suzuki Equator pickup truck: [Suzuki Equator pickup truck - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=Suzuki+Equator+pickup+truck&client=safari&hl=en-us&biw=1024&bih=672&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizpPr9hvrKAhVDMGMKHWNWBXsQ_AUIBygC) Images, Toyota Tacoma (Taco): [toyota tacoma - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=toyota+tacoma&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=insv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZjNKIiPrKAhVI9GMKHQ3pDt8Q_AUIBygB&biw=1024&bih=672) But Suzuki owners might instead want to nickname it the Suzie-Q (for Suz EQ)…? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/932 "2016-02-15T20:27:33Z")
Funny thing is the Equator is based off the [Nissan Frontier](https://www.google.ca/search?q=Nissan+Frontier+pickup+truck&client=safari&hl=en-us&biw=1920&bih=905&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv2qqlzvrKAhVJzmMKHUFSCikQ_AUIBigB), but it does look like a Taco. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/933 "2016-02-15T22:21:38Z")
A 1960 Mercury Comet, similar to [this photo](http://momentcar.com/images/mercury-comet-1960-12.jpg). ---
**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 19, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/934 "2016-02-19T01:48:42Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A 1960 Mercury Comet, similar to [this photo](http://momentcar.com/images/mercury-comet-1960-12.jpg). Nice. I spotted one last month, white just like in your picture. > [@Bullitt](#): > > 1960 Mercury Comet. > > A clean example. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/935 "2016-02-19T06:58:24Z")
An Oldsmobile Jetstar 88, 1964-5. Another model I’d never heard of. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/936 "2016-02-19T15:16:50Z")
Yesterday afternoon I was behind a Mercedes GTS AMG. Suh-weet! Today I saw a purple Olds sedan. Why the eff would you repaint your car in a high-gloss Barney color? ---
**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 20, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/937 "2016-02-20T03:44:37Z")
I saw one of most coolest (to me) rigs I have ever seen - I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever seen one. It was parked in someone’s driveway, the sun was setting and I pulled over, parked, and rang the doorbell to talk to the owner. A 1989 VW Vanagon Transporter Syncro Tri-Star, a TDI conversion. Left-hand drive. [Like this](http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syncro_website/TechnicalPages/THE%20SYNCRO%20STORY_files/image045.jpg) The owner has had it about 4 months and he said that with the TDI, it really moved. Compared to a regular Vanagon Syncro this one was a little more lifted and had slightly oversized tires. It was way cool. I drooled. I think I want one! ETA: [goWesty.com](http://goWesty.com), a notable Vanagon modifier in California has one for sale, a 1991. It too is a TDI so maybe they came with the TDI. [GoWesty • 🤙 • Premier parts supplier for VW Bus, Vanagon, & Eurovan](http://www.gowesty.com/vehicle-sold-details.php?id=62) Only $57,500 for a 25 year old rig. ---
**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 20, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/938 "2016-02-20T03:51:32Z")
Today I also saw, earlier, before the Transporter double cab in post #936, a 1969 VW Microbus Westfalia, green with white top, very clean and running well. Although its exhaust had me gasping a little. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/939 "2016-02-22T02:36:01Z")
Ferrari 458, red with red brake calipers. Sitting at a light perpendicular to my direction of travel. ---
**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 22, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/940 "2016-02-22T05:48:47Z")
Two older station wagons, a 1971 Ford Country Squire, and a 1980 Datsun Maxima. ---
**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 22, 2016, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/941 "2016-02-22T06:56:24Z")
A small red [Fiat 500](http://www.detail-online.com/fileadmin/blog/uploads/2012/12/4-fiat-500-furniture.jpg) driven by a large man. Those things are serious tiny: the modern ones are pretty little cars that catch the styling of the old ones much better than the reworked Minis did, but they’re [but they’re behemoths next to the originals.](https://chairmanoftheboard.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/fiat-500-new-vs-old.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=48)