# 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:** 85
**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:** [August 7, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1683 "2017-08-07T03:20:15Z")
I PARKED a black 1960 Lincoln Continental Convertible. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3a/10/60/3a106054414ac720063ad74238f0785a.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3a/10/60/3a106054414ac720063ad74238f0785a.jpg) Black and white leather seats, white-wall tires, and more chrome than the Silver Surfer. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1684 "2017-08-10T12:20:44Z")
Two today (actually one was earlier in the week) - A Triumph Spitfire 1500 in rusting green. The driver looked happy, the car had seen better days. - Range Rover Evoque Convertible - not sure why anyone would want one of these. Ugly and not very useful. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1685 "2017-08-10T15:09:15Z")
A Porsche 911 with a slant-nose and a whale-tail. [![](https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4086202749_d6b2ebf567_o.jpg) ](https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4086202749_d6b2ebf567_o.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1686 "2017-08-10T15:35:26Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > - Range Rover Evoque Convertible - not sure why anyone would want one of these. Ugly and not very useful. Yeah, what’s the upside to this car? ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1687 "2017-08-11T10:10:23Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > That thing is AMAZING. Thanks for the video. Super cool! Goodbye, rush hour traffic, Ha HA!!! That video was their ad back then. All I have is some sneaky pics that probably doesn’t reveal more than their video, except maybe that their “factory” is more of a storage facility looking like Citizen Kane’s warehouse at the end of the movie. I do know someone that would have taken advantage of one of those vehicles. She hated her commute, and threatened that some day she’d fly from her house (she owned a small plane) to a small airport closer to town and drive the rest of the way in a beater car bought for that purpose. Probably more bother than it’s worth but a nice thought to have, sitting in traffic. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1688 "2017-08-11T11:15:14Z")
What must be a 1920s Chevrolet pickup (Bakelite logo on the radiator) that has been jerry-rigged to hell and back. Plywood cab and pickup bed, plastic corrugated roof. Wheel and pedals look to be original (not that I’d know). Christened the “Lilly D”. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1689 "2017-08-11T13:33:34Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yeah, what’s the upside to this car? The shiny side with the people in it. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1690 "2017-08-13T22:21:14Z")
It’s been a good week for car spotting. First up, a Fiat 500 that someone forgot to remove the windup key on. It was beautifully done and attached to the back of the car. Next, a Maserati Levante SUV. From the rear, it looked like a can suffering from botulism or a sedan that got sealed and then had air forced inside. Bulgy. It looks better from the front. Last, a 2009 Honda S2000 that was for sale. I was tempted but it was pricier than the milage warranted. ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1691 "2017-08-14T00:53:13Z")
Today, a shiny two-tone VW Rabbit pickup with wood grain. (?!) ---
**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:** [August 14, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1692 "2017-08-14T03:40:08Z")
A 1970-72 Chevy Camaro SS in amazing restored condition. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1693 "2017-08-14T04:54:07Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Last, a 2009 Honda S2000 that was for sale. I was tempted but it was pricier than the milage warranted. Last year, I bought a 2004 with 4800 miles on it. Best car I have ever owned - and it scares me. Go back and buy the 2009. This week I pulled up behind an Aston Martin Vantage roadster and a saw a recent Ferrari (can’t keep up with the models and was a brief sighting). With those and the MacLaren sighting a few days ago, it is getting too pricey around here. Might have to move… ---
**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:** [August 14, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1694 "2017-08-14T05:44:49Z")
A second generation Toyota Celica sedan, circa 1977-1981. Decades ago these cars were all over the place. Seeing one now seems odd. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1695 "2017-08-15T12:21:31Z")
A second generation (1969-70) Mercury Marauder - I wouldn’t have had any idea what it was if I didn’t read the nameplate up front. Not the height of Detroit automotive design. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1696 "2017-08-15T16:42:45Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Talking about our surreal experiences. The Wisconsin Nut Mobile at a Hertz Rent-A-Car in Hackensack, New Jersey? > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Who rents a nut out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money? Did you two coordinate this? Because it’s perfect. My contribution - a 1950 Chevy sedan. Original, stock, not a hot rod, not a rat rod. Just driving around doing errands or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1697 "2017-08-16T13:09:59Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > IFirst up, a Fiat 500 that someone forgot to remove the windup key on. It was beautifully done and attached to the back of the car. I’ve owned all the recent micro-cars (Fiat 500, Mini Cooper, Smart ForTwo) and I’ve always hated that cutesy wind-up key gimmick that owners of each model tack on. :rolleyes: In my neighborhood someone’s had the front clip of an early 60s Corvette lying in their driveway for a couple of years. What’s interesting is the rest of the car frame has shown up - no mechanicals, sub-frame or interior, but the entire chassis. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1698 "2017-08-16T13:44:47Z")
A 3rd generation (1982-89) Alfa Romeo Spider in white. Looked like a wonderful way to commute this morning. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1699 "2017-08-17T16:35:17Z")
Lamborghini Aventador in matte black outside a Whole Foods ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1700 "2017-08-17T20:57:25Z")
1933 Dodge DP sedan, tan and black, at Walgreens. 1930’s era driver. Both looked pretty sharp. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1701 "2017-08-17T21:36:34Z")
A [1970 (or there about) MB 280SL](https://www.pinterest.com/fullbloomers/cars-classics-mercedes-benz-sl-pagoda-top/), convertible, cream white with red leather interior. Looked immaculate. Obviously cherished. I didn’t realize how much those cars are prized by enthusiasts. The run down ones are in mid to high $20’s. The fully restored are well over $50K. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1702 "2017-08-19T20:35:17Z")
Just saw a bright yellow Plymouth [Prowler](https://car-pictures.cars.com/images/?IMG=U9PLGEC1.JPG&HEIGHT=600)! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=86)