# 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:** 48
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/942 "2016-02-23T00:18:19Z")
A brand-new Prius. Painted bright, flamboyant, lavender. Officially the most fabulous car on the road. ---
**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 23, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/943 "2016-02-23T00:56:56Z")
Not today, but a few days back when in Portland OR, a Saab 96 on the street looking very hipster. ---
**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 25, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/944 "2016-02-25T15:00:00Z")
It was [del]revenue[/del] speed enforcement day on the expressway today. Included in the mix was an unmarked 4-door F250. I’ve never seen one of those as a PD vehicle before; I wonder if it was a drug forfeiture vehicle? At first I saw the lightbar on the marked unit up ahead, as I got closer I noticed two vehicles in front of it & thought it was an accident. As I looked over I didn’t see any damage & then noticed the red & blue LEDs on the ‘running board’ (& then grille & headliner lights in the mirror when I passed.) There was also a marked vehicle who had someone pulled over the other way & an unmarked Explorer lying in wait up ahead. ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/945 "2016-02-27T04:45:13Z")
Tesla Model S, turned out it belongs to the family my friends and I were dining with. ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/946 "2016-02-27T04:47:23Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > It was [del]revenue[/del] speed enforcement day on the expressway today. > Included in the mix was an unmarked 4-door F250. I’ve never seen one of those as a PD vehicle before; I wonder if it was a drug forfeiture vehicle? I’ve seen them at speed traps in Ohio, but that was several years ago. I’ve also seen SUVs, Mustangs, minivans, and even a Dodge Omni GLH as stealth cop cars. ---
**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 27, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/947 "2016-02-27T12:04:58Z")
A black El Camino, must have been lured out of the heated garage by our warm Feb weather. ---
**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 29, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/948 "2016-02-29T13:30:14Z")
A first generation Ford Mustang convertible (not sure which year) in orange, taking advantage of the mild February Boston weather. ---
**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 29, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/949 "2016-02-29T13:58:05Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > A first generation Ford Mustang convertible (not sure which year) in orange, taking advantage of the mild February Boston weather. Hi **Telemark** , how is Boston “Still, Titletown”? Yesterday, one of my favorites, a Lotus Elise. ---
**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 29, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/950 "2016-02-29T16:27:50Z")
@0822 this morning in San Jose CA, a beautifully maintained red Porsche 912, CA plates RXT338. Not a trailer or garage queen, she looks like a daily driver. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/951 "2016-03-01T18:47:32Z")
An ISO Rivolta [![](https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/QdSeskJtiNYZEiY9rDzDXA--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NTg1O3E9OTU7dz0xMDI0/http://www.vitadistile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/iso-rivolta-grifo-14.jpg) ](https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/QdSeskJtiNYZEiY9rDzDXA--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NTg1O3E9OTU7dz0xMDI0/http://www.vitadistile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/iso-rivolta-grifo-14.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:** [March 1, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/952 "2016-03-01T18:48:57Z")
That’s gotta be in the running for ugliest car ever. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/953 "2016-03-01T21:10:16Z")
[Ferrari FF](https://www.google.com/search?q=image+ferrari+ff&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=945&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA-YPBsqDLAhWogYMKHQw_Bh4QsAQIGw). See lots of Ferraris around here, but the FF is a rare sight. Surprisingly large 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:** [March 1, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/954 "2016-03-01T21:20:48Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > [Ferrari FF](https://www.google.com/search?q=image+ferrari+ff&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=945&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA-YPBsqDLAhWogYMKHQw_Bh4QsAQIGw). > > See lots of Ferraris around here, but the FF is a rare sight. Surprisingly large car. Interesting, I never saw that one before. Also, just today I saw my first pictures of the [Mazda RX-Vision](http://autocontentexp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mazda-RX-VISION1.jpg) concept car, and it looks like they stole pretty liberally from the FF. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/955 "2016-03-01T21:38:39Z")
Spent a couple of days in Los Angeles over the weekend. High-end cars are all over the place, especially on the west side of town around Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Hollywood, etc. But the Maseratis and Lamborghinis of Melrose Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard weren’t the highlight of the trip. I made my first visit to the recently renovated [Petersen Automotive Museum](http://petersen.org/), and it was great. I spent a good three hours wandering around the collection, taking a bunch of pictures. It’s not the biggest collection in the world, but there are some fantastic examples of classic automobiles. [I’ve posted my pictures (all 230 or so!) online, for anyone who’s interested.](https://goo.gl/photos/7qWPTu7jyPw9oaHE8) ---
**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:** [March 1, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/956 "2016-03-01T21:41:30Z")
Fantastic pics! What us the green torpedo like one near the bottom left? ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/957 "2016-03-01T22:12:54Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Fantastic pics! What us the green torpedo like one near the bottom left? It’s called a Davis Divan, and is from the late 1940s. You can read its story on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Divan), including the fact that the guy who built it ended up convicted of fraud and theft. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/958 "2016-03-02T04:11:13Z")
This morning in Beatty NV, right behind the Atomic Inn hotel, a white 1970s vintage Ford C Series COE (cab over engine) modified to hold a pickup truck bed in the back. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/959 "2016-03-03T03:30:55Z")
mhendo, thank you for the eye candy. The cars are fabulous and your photography is excellent. I will have to make time for the Peterson Automotive Museum sometime this year. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/960 "2016-03-03T15:24:11Z")
Quality photography…they ought to be published! ---
**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:** [March 9, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/961 "2016-03-09T23:28:20Z")
Just now in ATX (Austin TX): Porsche 944. Like my wife used to drive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=49)