# 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:** 51
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1002 "2016-03-30T19:20:43Z")
Did you know that crossing a railroad track in a 75 Civic while doing 140 kmh will blow a con rod? I do. The miracle was that Tony ever got the car going that fast in the first place. Today’s contender a pristine Red Challenger with 392 decals tastefully placed on the lower front quarter panels. Spring is coming soon, I saw a roving pack of leather wrapped beach balls on cruisers this weekend. ---
**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 31, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1003 "2016-03-31T01:34:58Z")
Saturday is the first “Cars and Coffee” of the year. Can’t wait to see what shows up. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1004 "2016-04-01T02:09:46Z")
A new Cadillac ELR. Cadillac makes a hybrid! And it is sharp looking: [https://www.google.com/search?q=cadillac+elr&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-2OjXrezLAhUC4GMKHTzcBVwQ\_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=672](https://www.google.com/search?q=cadillac+elr&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-2OjXrezLAhUC4GMKHTzcBVwQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=672) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1005 "2016-04-01T02:43:19Z")
A Jaguar XK120, Ivory with red leather. Sweet. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1006 "2016-04-01T03:30:53Z")
A dirty, rusty rattletrap car that looked sort of like a mid-'80s Peugeot, complete with EU license plates, on US-15 N yesterday. I tried to get closer to see exactly what kind of car it was and which country the plate was from, but the traffic was too heavy. I’m struggling to figure out why someone would pay to have a piece of crap like that shipped over from Europe. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1007 "2016-04-01T03:46:47Z")
Sometimes people slap their old EU plates on their cars. I have my old oval Germany plate that I’m thinking of slapping onto the front of my Jeep. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1008 "2016-04-01T04:01:19Z")
The Tesla Model 3 reveal ---
**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:** [April 1, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1009 "2016-04-01T10:20:52Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > The Tesla Model 3 reveal I saw a Tesla Model X yesterday, first one for me. The Model S are as common around here as Red SOC caps. And another red Ferarri. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1010 "2016-04-01T19:19:57Z")
Just learned that Mazda will introduce a new [MX 5 RF](http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2017-mazda-mx-5-miata-retractable-fastback-photos-and-info-news) with a targa roof. Sweet looking car. I drove one of the early versions of the miata on vacation in Napa, CA, some years ago. Such fun little cars. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1011 "2016-04-05T06:37:11Z")
A Toyota MR2: 1st-gen, which was sold 1984-1988. Not seen much lately, they’re about 30 years old. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1012 "2016-04-05T09:01:57Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > A Toyota MR2: 1st-gen, which was sold 1984-1988. Not seen much lately, they’re about 30 years old. A clerk at the firm upstairs drives an early model red one in the summer. Brings a bit of snap to the parking lot. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1013 "2016-04-05T09:14:34Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > A clerk at the firm upstairs drives an early model red one in the summer. Brings a bit of snap to the parking lot. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1014 "2016-04-05T12:30:41Z")
A mid-'60s Rolls-Royce [Silver Cloud](http://images.classiccars.com/classifieds/173004_11093291_1965_Rolls-Royce_Silver%2BCloud%2BIII.jpg). Spotted in The Woodlands, TX, as was the Jaguar XK120 mentioned in post 1004. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1015 "2016-04-05T13:48:06Z")
A recent vintage Nissan Altima, light blue. It was interesting because the driver lost control in the snow and smashed into the center barrier right in front of me. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1016 "2016-04-05T22:58:32Z")
Maserati Gran Turismo in the most bland color possible: taupe. Nice try, but nothing hides the car well. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1017 "2016-04-05T23:58:59Z")
Fiat X1/9!! I used to own one, it was my very first car. Mine was a 3rd-gen, a 1979. The one today, maroon seen in Sunnyvale was like a 1974 or 1975, thereabouts. That was a fun car, handle great, removable roof, and fun in the sun. ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1018 "2016-04-06T00:07:37Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I saw a Tesla Model X yesterday, first one for me. A transporter with about seven Model X’s on it driving towards Los Angeles. So ^^this^^ times 7. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1019 "2016-04-06T14:59:10Z")
Over the weekend I saw an Edsel followed shortly by an early 60’s convertible Cadillac. What makes these sightings more interesting is that this is in the UK, not where you’d expect to see cars like this. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1020 "2016-04-09T00:46:07Z")
A 1979 Chevrolet Malibu Classic station wagon. I had to look up the year to get it right for this post. Not interesting you might say? - its California license plate was sequentially close to 1ALW422, which caught my eye because that was the plate on my first car, 1979 Fiat X1/9; therefore this car has had the same plates since it was first registered. Otherwise this car doesn’t catch my eye at all. - 1979 got me to thinking, the favored family hauler of the 1960s & 1970s was the station wagon, of the 1980s & 1990s was the minivan, and of the 2000s to now is the SUV. The evolution of the family hauler, of sorts. I’m willing to bet, depending on when you were a kid, if you had a family you were hauled around in one of these. So yeah, in the end, it was a mildly interesting spotting. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1021 "2016-04-14T11:52:12Z")
Late 80’s Chevy El Camino, in black and covered in bumper stickers. 2nd El Camino I’ve seen in the last few days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=52)