# 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:** 71
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1402 "2016-11-15T16:08:28Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I see Maserati Ghiblis from time to time, maybe 1-2 a month, but yesterday I saw a Maserati Quattroporte. Nice! > > They start at only around $104K. That’s all. I see Ghiblis now practically every time I drive to the north of where I live, (more upscale direction). They start at $70 some k, there’s a dealer nearby, area with lots of equally or more expensive Mercedes, BMW, Porsche etc., so not surprising they’ve become common. Cars have to be at least $150k+ to be notable around here. A guy in the neighborhood sometimes parks his Lamborghini Huracan on the street, on an urban street, in what used to be a scruffy area though not really anymore. It would still give me a panic attack to do that, recalling dirt bags breaking my old Buick’s window to go through the glove compartment, though again that was years ago. I saw an Aventador the other day in valet parking section of the mall. A guy at my parking garage has a Porsche 911 Turbo S. That’s a stealthy near super car. It’s almost $200k, over 200mph, gets some attention, but some Italian super brand models which get way more aren’t are 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:** [November 15, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1403 "2016-11-15T18:18:48Z")
I enjoy noticing the nice cars and sharing them here, and seeing what else is out there (or the unique or classic or super-exotic cars or other vehicle types, what have you). It’s a moment of joy in my day. Thanks again to **Telemark** for this fun thread, I am enjoying it. Today, a nice, green Triumph TR7. _ **THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME** _. Okay, a nice try but that doesn’t quite do it. This is the old Triumph ad I was trying to conjure: [https://www.google.com/search?q=the+shape+of+things+to+come&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=vsin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimmfa5ravQAhVqj1QKHVrHAiAQ\_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=the+shape+of+things+to+come+tr7&imgrc=KYAPFm4KTpEHDM%3A](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+shape+of+things+to+come&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=vsin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimmfa5ravQAhVqj1QKHVrHAiAQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=the+shape+of+things+to+come+tr7&imgrc=KYAPFm4KTpEHDM%3A) Or this, is better: [https://www.google.com/search?q=the+shape+of+things+to+come&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=vsin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimmfa5ravQAhVqj1QKHVrHAiAQ\_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=the+shape+of+things+to+come+tr7&imgrc=Lxvd0xC-SIGr9M%3A](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+shape+of+things+to+come&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=vsin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimmfa5ravQAhVqj1QKHVrHAiAQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=the+shape+of+things+to+come+tr7&imgrc=Lxvd0xC-SIGr9M%3A) But, for the hetero guys, or ayone who prefers the ladies, this is even better 😃 (_ **CAREFUL** _, possibly NSFW: \ [https://www.google.com/search?q=the+shape+of+things+to+come&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=vsin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimmfa5ravQAhVqj1QKHVrHAiAQ\_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=the+shape+of+things+to+come+tr7&imgrc=gMoCzJLyNewkGM%3A](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+shape+of+things+to+come&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=vsin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimmfa5ravQAhVqj1QKHVrHAiAQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=the+shape+of+things+to+come+tr7&imgrc=gMoCzJLyNewkGM%3A) \ The TR7 didn’t have any markings but I am pretty sure it was a TR7 and not a TR8 because it didn’t have the hood bulge. This one was a convertible, so was extra nice and extra rare. In Triumph-speak (according to Wikipedia anyway) that makes it a TR7 DHC, for Drophead Coupé (DHC), which first went on sale in the US in 1979. My very first car was a 1979, and people often thought it was the TR7. Front engine, how passé. Mid engine is where it’s at! 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1404 "2016-11-18T09:49:46Z")
Low, squat, boxy, edgy wedge, and uncommon: a 2003 Cadillac XLR. Then later, the new Toyota Prius, in white. From the rear 3/4 view the C-pillar disappears. ([image](https://www.google.com/search?q=toyota+prius+rear+end+2017&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjN4q7LgrLQAhVMyFQKHTTHCrwQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=toyota+prius+rear+3%2F4+view+2016&imgrc=mJ60yjX-2X7B1M%3A)) ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1405 "2016-11-18T11:36:30Z")
A 1966 Sunbeam Tiger, immaculate in burgundy. Dribble dribble drool. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1406 "2016-11-18T13:58:19Z")
Someone in my neighborhood has a '71 ‘Boattail’ Buick Riviera, in the same dark green as in the photo linked below. [![](http://carswithmuscles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1971-Buick-Riviera-Boattail.jpg) ](http://carswithmuscles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1971-Buick-Riviera-Boattail.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1407 "2016-11-18T14:40:52Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Someone in my neighborhood has a '71 ‘Boattail’ Buick Riviera, in the same dark green as in the photo linked below. A friend in HS had one of those. No idea which engine it had but it was underpowered and drove like a barge. But you could always find it in a parking lot. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1408 "2016-11-21T03:56:14Z")
Dang. We had our first snowstorm here on Friday. All interesting cars are in hibernation 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:** [November 21, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1409 "2016-11-21T15:04:59Z")
Saw my first F-Pace in the wilds of rural Alberta on Sunday. I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of a Jag SUV but I may have to revise my opinion as it’s a much better looking car in person as opposed to pictures. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1410 "2016-11-21T15:45:31Z")
The opposite ends of the electric car spectrum; a BMW i8 in white with blue accents, and a Smart fortwo electric with the cutest little flames painted behind the front wheels. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1411 "2016-11-21T20:32:48Z")
Mazda RX-7, 3rd gen, bright yellow ---
**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:** [November 22, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1412 "2016-11-22T02:38:08Z")
In Carmel yesterday, a 1940(?) [Buick Woody Wagon](https://goo.gl/photos/HCLx9ZHoU6X59TFt6). ---
**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:** [November 22, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1413 "2016-11-22T16:12:35Z")
This was a new one for me; a Citroën H Van, age indeterminate but it was produced from 1947-81. It was parked in front a community club in a gated area, very distinctive and out of place in the greater Boston area. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1414 "2016-11-23T22:06:55Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > This was a new one for me; a Citroën H Van, age indeterminate but it was produced from 1947-81. It was parked in front a community club in a gated area, very distinctive and out of place in the greater Boston area. Interesting. I’ve never seen one of those before. [Here is the Wikipedia picture of it](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_H_Van#/media/File%3ACitro%C3%ABn_Typ_H_1981_grey_vl_TCE.jpg). Today, a VW Beetle - the 1.8T “Dune” version. Here’s a pic: [vw beetle 1.8T dune - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=vw+beetle+1.8T+dune&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2tZjV8L_QAhUS5mMKHYiYDHcQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=kf6NJe-AO-vJsM%3A). ---
**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:** [November 24, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1415 "2016-11-24T01:15:55Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Interesting. I’ve never seen one of those before. [Here is the Wikipedia picture of it](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_H_Van#/media/File%3ACitro%C3%ABn_Typ_H_1981_grey_vl_TCE.jpg). It was very clear when I found it online. The corrugated panels are pretty distinct. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1416 "2016-11-24T08:07:22Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > It was very clear when I found it online. The corrugated panels are pretty distinct. It looks like something out of Star Wars, like that garbage hauler thing in the very first one, from 1976, the one that collected R2D2 and C3PO. On a much smaller scale, of course. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1417 "2016-11-25T19:51:07Z")
Light blue Datsun 240Z ---
**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:** [November 25, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1418 "2016-11-25T20:23:10Z")
On my way home from the grocery store today, i was driving behind a perfect cherry-red Isetta. There aren’t too many cars on the road that look small from the driver’s seat of my Civic coupe. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1419 "2016-11-26T04:03:08Z")
A silver '76 Olds 98 Regency Apparently, a ground-up restoration to showroom condition [http://www.cars-on-line.com/photo/54300/76olds54313-1.jpg](http://www.cars-on-line.com/photo/54300/76olds54313-1.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 26, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1420 "2016-11-26T21:39:35Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Dang. We had our first snowstorm here on Friday. All interesting cars are in hibernation now. I was wrong. It snowed again Monday night into Tuesday morning. On my morning commute, I saw a Corvette C7 battling the slippery, salty road alongside me in early rush hour traffic. What the heck? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1421 "2016-11-28T04:32:44Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I was wrong. It snowed again Monday night into Tuesday morning. On my morning commute, I saw a Corvette C7 battling the slippery, salty road alongside me in early rush hour traffic. What the heck? Owner must have a lot of disposable income, is my guess. Today a very (VERY!) nice Porsche 914-6 with a custom painted almost candy apple red (although a darker shade) and nice fender flares. Very sweet, quite rare. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=72)