# 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:** 49
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/962 "2016-03-10T04:01:34Z")
Today, it was a Toyota MR2. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/963 "2016-03-10T04:17:31Z")
The first thing I noticed in the dark was the antique plate. Red Toyota pickup. A few lights up I pull along side & motioned for him to roll down the window. He did just that; leaned over & _rolled_ down the window - no power buttons back then. Asked him what year ('89), then I told him it was both great looking & that I hated him because I remember when it was new. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/964 "2016-03-10T05:58:38Z")
Not a car, but a plate: +VANITY It makes me was to get a plate that says PLATE. Or maybe PL8. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/965 "2016-03-10T12:28:03Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Not a car, but a plate: +VANITY It makes me was to get a plate that says PLATE. Or maybe PL8. I want to get a vanity plate ALS FORD for my Subaru. When people say “That’s not a Ford” I’ll respond “I’m not Al.” ---
**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 10, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/966 "2016-03-10T13:41:09Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > 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) Very nice, thank you for that. Your photos are beautiful. I will have to go to that museum. The Adrenaline Pantera (ADRNLN) stood out - unique. ---
**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 10, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/967 "2016-03-10T13:46:44Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I want to get a vanity plate ALS FORD for my Subaru. When people say “That’s not a Ford” I’ll respond “I’m not Al.” > [@Telemark](#): > > I want to get a vanity plate ALS FORD for my Subaru. When people say “That’s not a Ford” I’ll respond “I’m not Al.” Like the guys who got NO TAGS, or NO PLATE, or NV (for not visible). > **[Regrettable Vanity Plates: 'NO-TAGS,' Meet 'SAUCED'](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/no-tags-meet-sauced_n_1282486)** > > Regrettable Vanity Plates: 'NO-TAGS,' Meet 'SAUCED' ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/968 "2016-03-10T15:21:46Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I want to get a vanity plate ALS FORD for my Subaru. When people say “That’s not a Ford” I’ll respond “I’m not Al.” ALS FORD is available in NH anyway. IIRC you’d need to move across the border? [http://business.nh.gov/Platecheck/Platecheck.aspx](http://business.nh.gov/Platecheck/Platecheck.aspx) VANITY is also still available. ---
**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 10, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/969 "2016-03-10T15:41:42Z")
ALS FORD is available in California. Maybe I’ll put that on my Jeep. Maybe not. VANITY is not available. [https://www.dmv.ca.gov/ipp2/initPers.do](https://www.dmv.ca.gov/ipp2/initPers.do) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/970 "2016-03-10T17:09:34Z")
Somebody in the 'hood has a beautifully restored Caddy from, I’m guessing, about 1950 or so. Saw it yesterday. ---
**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 12, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/971 "2016-03-12T04:27:06Z")
A Cadillac Escalade. The car itself wasn’t so exciting but the moves he was trying to make with it were. I think I was watching a stunt driver wannabee practice putting the behemoth up on two wheels in a very large local parking lot. He had an outrigger system to help keep the vehicle from rolling. ---
**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 12, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/972 "2016-03-12T04:56:30Z")
Today in Houston, Texas, there is a DeLorean Motor Company office and we saw five DMCs outside, and 3 in the show room. One of the 3 was made up to look like the _Back to the Future_ car. ---
**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 12, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/973 "2016-03-12T20:35:53Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > 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. Looks like designers at [Infinity are similarly inspired](https://www.google.com/search?q=infinity+concept+car&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=945&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjD-tes_7vLAhXCuoMKHdNrBjUQsAQIKw#imgrc=qgHMYHkXGEsGPM%3A). ---
**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 12, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/974 "2016-03-12T20:38:47Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > 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) Wow. Thank you for sharing. That Bugatti Atlantic has always been one of my favourites. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/975 "2016-03-13T03:10:20Z")
Porsche Cayenne Electric - what an odd idea for a 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:** [March 13, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/976 "2016-03-13T13:29:59Z")
Yesterday in Abilene TX, a 1965 Ford Galaxie 500. ---
**Author:** ![CoastalMaineiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/977 "2016-03-13T15:49:23Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I was following a [Maserati Quattroporte](http://www.caranddriver.com/maserati/quattroporte) on 128 today. Nice looking car, surprisingly understated. That Maserati doesn’t do 185?:eek: I don’t see many interesting vehicles this time of year. Most anyone around here that has anything nice will store it for the winter, rather than expose it to road salt and winter weather. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/978 "2016-03-13T17:49:51Z")
> [@CoastalMaineiac](#): > > That Maserati doesn’t do 185?:eek: Not if you want to keep your license and be able to drive. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/979 "2016-03-13T18:51:41Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Not if you want to keep your license and be able to drive. Don’t need to because I have a limo, ride in the back. I lock the doors in case I’m attacked ---
**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:** [March 15, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/980 "2016-03-15T17:20:15Z")
Some sort of 1950’s Packard, I think. Didn’t get a great look at it but the most prominent feature was the body panels covering most of the rear wheels. An online search seems to match with an early 50’s Packard but I can’t be sure. It looks like someone had hot-rodded it a bit. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/981 "2016-03-16T00:32:58Z")
I saw [this 50s classic car](https://twitter.com/GuanoLad/status/709899254991458304) parked around the corner from me. Any idea what it is? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=50)