# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/101 "2014-06-02T01:27:07Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Here’s a picture of it with the last owner (my boss bought it from him in 2011). > > [https://www.flickr.com/photos/63299653@N00/2833942907/sizes/l](https://www.flickr.com/photos/63299653@N00/2833942907/sizes/l) Ummm, that is a TR2 or TR3. Not Triumph’s first sports car by a long shot. Wonderful car, it is on my bucket list. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/102 "2014-06-02T16:00:38Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Ummm, that is a TR2 or TR3. Not Triumph’s first sports car by a long shot. > Wonderful car, it is on my bucket list. Google Image search on that picture says it is the first production TR2. I can see where the confusion comes from. Still a really cool car. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/103 "2014-06-02T16:08:47Z")
A few interesting ones. About a week ago, a London taxi, painted pink. (Had the logo of some hotel on the door, but I can’t remember which one.) Saturday, a second-generation Corvette. Last night, a Cadillac XLR. Never seen one before; according to Wikipedia only about 15,000 were made. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/104 "2014-06-02T16:25:47Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Last night, a Cadillac XLR. Never seen one before; according to Wikipedia only about 15,000 were made. Funny, I saw one yesterday as well. On I-93 headed south out of Boston, top down. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/105 "2014-06-02T17:25:14Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Last night, a Cadillac XLR. Never seen one before; according to Wikipedia only about 15,000 were made. I saw two on my 20 drive home from work one night last week. I seem to see one every few months or so. I didn’t know they were considered that unusual. I’d love to have one some day. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/106 "2014-06-02T18:29:50Z")
I also didn’t realize they were rare - my mom’s buddy drives one. I live near a couple of [Art Cars](http://www.artcarparade.com/) and see them fairly regularly in my neighborhood. We used to have a dragon mobile, an older Civic looking thing with a dragon head coming out of the roof, the sides painted like scales. I haven’t seen the penny car in a year or so, but I believe it’s still around somewhere. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/107 "2014-06-02T19:10:40Z")
Some friends just spotted [this art car](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7zP1U5jtQf4/TAqoESdEqnI/AAAAAAAADaY/me2jvKOiM7U/s1600/IMG_3691.jpg) yesterday. I can’t imagine it handles well at highway speeds. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/108 "2014-06-02T21:39:46Z")
Not today but recently, I saw _two_ De Loreans cruising down the freeway. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/109 "2014-06-02T22:17:58Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Ummm, that is a TR2 or TR3. Not Triumph’s first sports car by a long shot. > Wonderful car, it is on my bucket list. > [@Spud](#): > > Google Image search on that picture says it is the first production TR2. I can see where the confusion comes from. Still a really cool car. Sorry, yes, the first TR2. Forgive me; I’m way out of my depth when talking about cars. But I’ve seen it in person plenty of times, and it is indeed beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/110 "2014-06-02T22:47:28Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Some friends just spotted [this art car](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7zP1U5jtQf4/TAqoESdEqnI/AAAAAAAADaY/me2jvKOiM7U/s1600/IMG_3691.jpg) yesterday. I can’t imagine it handles well at highway speeds. 🙂 Is that the Dodge Omni COD? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/111 "2014-06-02T22:51:24Z")
> [@Hopeful\_Crow](#): > > Not today but recently, I saw _two_ De Loreans cruising down the freeway. Are you sure the second one wasn’t actually the first one four seconds later? You know how those Flux Capacitors are. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/112 "2014-06-02T23:04:27Z")
I just saw aSmart Fortwo Electric Drive. Didn’t even know those were for sale here. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/113 "2014-06-03T03:56:32Z")
Something ate my post. I missed the part about the first _ **sports car.** _ I met Joe Richards years ago at Watkins Glen, and got to see this very car run the Glen. [My -3 is just as nice](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/ural/Picture4720_zps91adba3c.jpg), but certainly not as rare! Does your boss intend to drive it at all, or just show it around? It would please everyone who sees it at a vintage race. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/114 "2014-06-03T06:16:37Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Are you sure the second one wasn’t actually the first one four seconds later? You know how those Flux Capacitors are. 🙂 D’oh! :smack: ---
**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:** [June 3, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/115 "2014-06-03T12:13:05Z")
> [@Hopeful\_Crow](#): > > Not today but recently, I saw _two_ De Loreans cruising down the freeway. Years ago I was visiting the house I used to live in, out in Bellevue WA. We came around the corner and there was a Delorean. And another Delorean. And a third, fourth, fifth, etc. We had stumbled on a meeting of the Delorean club of Seattle. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/116 "2014-06-03T13:00:39Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Years ago I was visiting the house I used to live in, out in Bellevue WA. We came around the corner and there was a Delorean. And another Delorean. And a third, fourth, fifth, etc. We had stumbled on a meeting of the Delorean club of Seattle. Awful cars, especially in BTTF mode, but gorgeous. Especially [this one](http://i.imgur.com/6O5CG.jpg), which somone managed to paint black. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/117 "2014-06-03T23:59:31Z")
Just saw two Tesla S in the space of two days round about my neck of the woods (Cal central coast) Surprising. Very impressive looks. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/118 "2014-06-04T00:03:51Z")
I live in Carlisle, PA, which has 11 car shows between April and October. During a car show weekend, it’s rare when I don’t see something interesting. But today? The sprog’s school principal drives a Chevy Bel Air that he restored himself. He keeps it garaged during the winter and brings it out when it’s nice. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/119 "2014-06-04T00:24:45Z")
Not much interesting today, best of the bunch was a fairly sad looking MB 300D from the early 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/120 "2014-06-06T02:06:14Z")
I was in the driveway washing cars today when a yellow[Opel GT](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Opel_GT_m.jpg) drove by. I yelled & waved, but we’re a little far back from the road to be noticed unless you’re looking. My oldest sister had a yellow one back in 1977 or so, and I’ve always loved them. Cute as a bug, and a little Corvette-like. I haven’t seen one in years, and then one drives by the house! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=7)