# 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:** 69
**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:** [October 19, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1362 "2016-10-19T21:05:57Z")
A late model Pontiac G6 with the front AND rear bumpers held on (barely) by several rounds of clear packing tape. “That’s interesting” is pretty much exactly what I thought, followed quickly by “I need to get far away from this guy”. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1363 "2016-10-19T22:15:55Z")
A screaming lime green Wrangler with a black top. Made me happy and feeling slightly unhinged simultaneously. :d ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1364 "2016-10-20T15:24:27Z")
I was at a shop in PA picking up a new bike (Moto Guzzi 850T) and this timer pulled up in a yellow 70s Cadillac Convertible hauling his 4-wheeler. An uncle had a Coupe De Ville when I was a kid, but I’d forgotten just how enormous some of those old boats were. And it had those gadgets on the fenders to show the blinkers were working. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1365 "2016-10-20T15:45:23Z")
A heads up to Bay Area auto Dopers–the Blackhawk Museum is having a free “All British Motor Show” this Saturday 10/22. (The cars will be on display in the parking lot–the “free” part doesn’t include admission to the museum) ---
**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:** [October 22, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1366 "2016-10-22T13:33:11Z")
Last night, parked in the parking lot of a pizza place in Saratoga CA: a white **Porsche 911 GT3 RS**. As I walked past it, staring as it sat there in the parking space, it even _ **looked fast** _. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1367 "2016-10-22T13:36:13Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > A heads up to Bay Area auto Dopers–the Blackhawk Museum is having a free “All British Motor Show” this Saturday 10/22. (The cars will be on display in the parking lot–the “free” part doesn’t include admission to the museum) Thanks for the heads up. I’m near you, 280 & Meridian (I’m @ 85 & 101), but doubt I’ll head there today. (But as I type this, I’m seeing if I can make that happen!) ---
**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:** [October 22, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1368 "2016-10-22T21:36:26Z")
I made it there - I’m changing my oil so I needed to warm it up anyway, right? Several nice cars there but the ones that stood out for me were: 1972 Ginetta G4 1950 Allard J2 SL 1974 Jensen Healy Roadster 1970 Marcos GR 3L V-6 2012 McLaren MP4-12C 2005 Morgan Aero 8 1987 Morgan Plus 8 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 1964 Triumph TR4 Surrey Top 1967 Jaguar 4.2 Coupe (CA-TJJ947) 1958 Morris Minor Traveller There were several Exiges, but no Elises - darn! That Jag 4.2 coupe is one I saw the other week and posted about above. Its owner lives near Santa Cruz. Thanks for the heads up on that, **blondebear**. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1369 "2016-10-22T23:53:23Z")
My fave today at the Blackhawk was the [1950 Allard J2 SL](https://goo.gl/photos/ajVs2rSscLdCTenN8). The owner said he had planned to drive the car in the Great Race from California to Illinois but he had to drop out due to health reasons. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1370 "2016-10-24T20:55:53Z")
A Bentley Flying Spur, ahead of me on an on ramp. I have to say I was underwhelmed with the styling - I first thought it was a Kia Genesis, which either says good things about Kia’s styling or bad things about the Bentley. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1371 "2016-10-24T22:39:54Z")
A Plymouth Prowler in heavy Chicago Monday morning commuter traffic on my way in today. These were never very common and I’d consider a sighting in the wild pretty rare. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1372 "2016-10-25T00:10:49Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > My fave today at the Blackhawk was the [1950 Allard J2 SL](https://goo.gl/photos/ajVs2rSscLdCTenN8). The owner said he had planned to drive the car in the Great Race from California to Illinois but he had to drop out due to health reasons. That is a _sweet_ looking car! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1373 "2016-10-25T00:17:18Z")
A 73 or 74 Dodge Dart Swinger in boring brown but excellent condition. ---
**Author:** ![svd678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@svd678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/svd678)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1374 "2016-10-25T04:16:12Z")
Followed a Laforza this afternoon. Never heard of it, had to look it up. It didn’t look as old as it had to be. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1375 "2016-10-26T20:28:26Z")
Nothing spectacular, but something not common these days: a mid-1980s Peugeot 505 GL sedan. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1376 "2016-10-27T02:21:04Z")
1967 Ford Galaxie 500 2-door hardtop. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1377 "2016-10-27T14:52:47Z")
(Yesterday) Saw a metalflake green 1930s vintage Ford Pickup. Looked really great: except it was plastered with unfortunate political signs.☹ And a neighbor had a late model Corvette sitting the in driveway for some time with a flat tire and other problems. Then it was gone. And yesterday it was towed back and looks pretty good. Seems out of place for our neighborhood. But I assume it’s drivable now. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1378 "2016-10-27T15:48:06Z")
Yesterday, a 60s [International pickup](https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcar-from-uk.com%2Febay%2Fcarphotos%2Ffull%2Febay686339.jpg&f=1) in red and white. ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1379 "2016-10-27T21:59:44Z")
In Westminster, California: a pale yellow [Mercury Montclair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montclair) two-door hardtop. 1955 according to its plate frame, and in gleaming condition. I told my mother about it later and she asked if it had a push-button shifter - alas, I didn’t think to look for that. I’d felt conspicuous enough already walking a circuit around the 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:** [October 28, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1380 "2016-10-28T00:00:37Z")
1956 Chevrolet Nomad Station Wagon A classic. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1381 "2016-10-28T02:14:17Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > 1956 Chevrolet Nomad Station Wagon > > A classic. I always loved the look of that car. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=70)