Expense, you say? Well, here’s the most interesting car I’ve seen online today…
You can buy it online; it’s a Changli “New Energy Mini Electric Car for Adults”.
Might be cheaper than a Chevy or a Tesla. Jason bought it on Alibaba for $900…
I must have one.
A mid-1960s Ford Galaxie 500 in the parking lot at work this morning.
Had I been competing, my team would have also gotten this correct! Answer (spoilered for those who’'d still like to try matching wits with the winners):
1. Porsche 550 Spyder – 1953
2. Plymouth Barracuda – 1964
3. Dodge Super Bee – 1968
4. AMC Hornet – 1969 (1970 model year)
Yesterday, an off-white Karmann Ghia convertible, in middlin’ shape.
2008 Saturn Astra
I briefly considered buying one of those when I was used car shopping years ago, but I ended up with a 2009 Corolla instead.
I also took a couple of pictures of it, which I just got around to posting.
Also this 1978-82 Corvette was parked a few spaces away.
I was following a 3-wheeled ~motorcycle yesterday. Sort of like the Polaris Slingshot* but with the two people in-line rather than side-by-side. White, black trim, fenders, etc. were “straight bits with angles”, not curved.
It slowed to a crawl to cross some RR tracks, swerved a lot to avoid potholes and whatnot. Annoying.
- I have relatives who are fans of Polarises for off-roading and farm work. So that’s my reference frame.
On a bike ride yesterday I saw a Nissan NX2000, last made in 1996. It’s at least 25 years old, and looked every minute of it.
The traffic around here is probably under 10% of what it usually is, but there are still a few cars around. On my exercise / supermarket walk last week I saw a BMW i8 Spyder - I see i8s fairly frequently but this was the first convertible I remember seeing.
Yesterday, in M&S car park there was a rather nice silver and black Aston Martin with orange trim - I think it was a DB11 AMR. (It had AMR on the side anyway, and wasn’t the other models). Its styling looked a bit like the track-only Vulcan they did a few years ago. In normal times I see Aston Martins almost daily and don’t usually note them - at least, not the modern ones; I saw an absolutely lovely DB6 Volante a couple of times a few summers ago. One problem is that I can never tell which model is which; at any given time most of their models look quite similar. But some still stand out, and this was one of them. I saw a V12 Zagato a few years ago, and that was another that really stood out.
With everyone staying at home, there are obviously fewer opportunities to spot interesting cars, but I did venture out for take-out from the In-N-Out burger driver thru last Thursday. (As an aside, it appears In-N-Out is only taking orders through the drive thru now). While waiting for my order I saw what I’m pretty sure was a 1933 Ford based hot rod. I’m not that great with pre-war cars, but I’m saying it was a '33 because it looked like it had the same grille as the ZZ Top Eliminator, which I built a model of as a kid. I’m actually not really a hot rod guy – I prefer old cars that are kept completely stock, but it was still more interesting than the other cars on the road.
I ventured out today (And managed to find toilet paper! Yay!). In the parking lot I spotted this mid to late 1970s Volvo 244, just as the owner was backing it out of the parking space.
Probably the most interesting car I’ve seen in a month or so: a 1954 Studebaker Champion.
That car is in nice shape. I’m not used to seeing cars of that era any more. Most were not built to last.
On a walk yesterday I spotted a beat up Fiat 600 (1955-1969) in pale blue with rust accents, parked in a cluttered driveway. I had to look closely at the back end to identify the model, it’s not something I’ve seen before. It looked like it hadn’t moved in a while, and had no plans to start now.
Well, this might be the time to low-ball the guy and get a project car. Restored, those go anywhere from 5-15k. Seriously, I love old Fiats… might have to start walking around your neighborhood.
If I ever get a project car (and I won’t, don’t even have a driveway) it won’t be a 1960’s Fiat. 
I guess you don’t want a Fix It Again Telemark…
Yeah, we have a short driveway and skinny garage (we have to park so close to the left wall that we slide out the passenger door), so no project cars for me. Which is painful…
Just saw an early Subaru WRX that needed a lot of work, and I would’ve loved to have left the guy a note: “You clearly can’t afford to fix this car up. You should sell it to someone who can…” and my phone number.
I posted this in MMP, but I’ll post it here too.
I picked up my '66 MGB from the mechanic. It finally has one 12v battery instead of the original two 6v setup.
The mechanic has a '75 MGB with lots of new parts, that he’s going to offer for sale for $2,000.
There was a blue 1964 Triumph TR4 out front. I noticed it had a hole in front for a crank! The mechanic says the guy will probably want to sell it – cheap. It needs a rear end. I didn’t get a price though, because Mrs. L.A. drove buy and yelled at us. 