# 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:** 95
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1883 "2017-12-15T21:59:32Z")
Saw a dude get hit in the head by a missile. Right in the head. The missile was a dud, but of course it still killed him. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1884 "2017-12-16T01:53:41Z")
Shit, that’s one helluva car! Poor dude, I hope he wasn’t a friendly… ---
**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:** [December 16, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1885 "2017-12-16T07:58:36Z")
[Fascinating story on Jalopnik](https://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-you-bought-a-300sl-roadster-in-1957-1821302269) showing the correspondence involved in buying a Mercedes 300SL Roadster back in the 1950s. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1886 "2017-12-16T08:42:43Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Shit, that’s one helluva car! Poor dude, I hope he wasn’t a friendly… Oh shit. I didn’t realize it was “interesting cars”. Some reason, I read it as “intersting thing”. :smack: ---
**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:** [December 16, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1887 "2017-12-16T09:02:00Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > Oh shit. I didn’t realize it was “interesting cars”. Some reason, I read it as “intersting thing”. :smack: Yeah, I figured. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1888 "2017-12-16T14:00:23Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > Oh shit. I didn’t realize it was “interesting cars”. Some reason, I read it as “intersting thing”. :smack: I was a little confused as well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1889 "2017-12-16T22:24:39Z")
You must admit, the car with the missile launcher would be the most interesting on the road virtually any day. As in, it would draw a lot of interest from the authorities… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1890 "2017-12-16T22:44:49Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > A 1982 Fiat 2000 Spyder, white, in great condition. I’ve got a red '80 model. > [@Bullitt](#): > > And! A Datsun 240Z. They got that car right when they designed it. And I’ve got a friend’s 280Z sitting in my yard to sell. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1891 "2017-12-18T05:41:28Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > You must admit, the car with the missile launcher would be the most interesting on the road virtually any day. > > As in, it would draw a lot of interest from the authorities… If I had a Bond Girl ([images!](https://www.google.com/search?q=Bond+Girl&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMvLnq65LYAhUBPiYKHdzxAGsQ_AUIESgB&biw=768&bih=922)) next to me, I’d risk driving it. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’ve got a red '80 model. My very first car was a ‘79 X1/9, and when I was in the dealership I was eyeballing those Fiat 2000s. Tempting! Today: a bright orange Chevy Vega station wagon. A clean running 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:** [December 18, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1892 "2017-12-18T11:47:19Z")
A Dodge Aries K car, sitting in a driveway with one flat tire. I wonder if it’s someone’s winter car. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1893 "2017-12-18T16:11:00Z")
I saw something I would never have guessed I 'd see in Alberta in the middle of December; a blacked out Lamborghini Aventador driving from Calgary to Red Deer! If that’s their winter beater what the hell are they driving in the summer, a Koneigsegg Agera? 🙂 Also, three Tesla Model S’s on the same drive. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1894 "2017-12-18T16:25:53Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > Saw a dude get hit in the head by a missile. Right in the head. The missile was a dud, but of course it still killed him. Whoa, wait what? I know this wasn’t on-topic, but would you consider telling the story, here or in a new thread? So many questions. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1895 "2017-12-18T17:38:41Z")
nm. Wrong thread. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1896 "2017-12-19T09:53:13Z")
A Delorean! Conventional power, no Mr. Fusion. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1897 "2017-12-19T13:28:26Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > I saw something I would never have guessed I 'd see in Alberta in the middle of December; a blacked out Lamborghini Aventador driving from Calgary to Red Deer! If that’s their winter beater what the hell are they driving in the summer, a Koneigsegg Agera? 🙂 Also, three Tesla Model S’s on the same drive. Huh, a Calgarian with more money than sense? Call the Globe and Mail!! 😛 ---
**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:** [December 19, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1898 "2017-12-19T14:18:47Z")
It’s 45°, going up to mid/upper 50°s today. Dear Mr. 911 owner, It’s not _that_ warm that the top should be down on your way to work. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1899 "2017-12-19T15:33:44Z")
> [@Whiskey\_Dickens](#): > > Huh, a Calgarian with more money than sense? Call the Globe and Mail!! 😛 \ ---
**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:** [December 21, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1900 "2017-12-21T03:08:08Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > I saw something I would never have guessed I 'd see in Alberta in the middle of December; a blacked out Lamborghini Aventador driving from Calgary to Red Deer! If that’s their winter beater what the hell are they driving in the summer, a Koneigsegg Agera? 🙂 Also, three Tesla Model S’s on the same drive. I may know one of those drivers. Skilled enough to drive a Lambo in winter, adventurous enough to do so but I think was out of town at the time. I’ll have to ask.😃 ---
**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:** [December 21, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1901 "2017-12-21T03:41:55Z")
Today, an [Alfa Romeo GTV6](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/1981_Alfa_Romeo_GTV6_-_red_-_fvr.jpg). Gorgeous. Been yonks since I’ve seen one of those in the States. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/1902 "2017-12-25T13:55:20Z")
Yesterday afternoon I saw a new, black SUV, possibly a RAV-4 sitting in someone’s driveway with a big silver bow on the hood. I thought that only happened in TV commercials. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=96)