This weekend I saw a rose gold (ie, pink metallic) Mercedes G-Class (looks like a Jeep). I assumed it would have some business logo or something to account for the color, but nope.
This was not really surprising in Newport Beach, CA - but still it stuck out, and not in a good way
Yesterday that black Ferrari station wagon (‘Lusso’?) was behind me for a while. He eventually passed me on the freeway.
A 1920 REO Speedwagon.
The band name is pronounced “are ee oh speedwagon”.
The car name is pronounced “ree-yo speedwagon”.
A 1970 Buick Riviera. Sweet, but not my favorite of that make (that would be the '64 Riv).
Why? The company was founded by Ransom Eli Olds. The company is named in print as the REO Motor Car Company. It’s Ransom’s company, not Reo’s.
Of course it’s no big deal and I don’t think I’ll ever be in the position of being called out as a a rube by the cogniscenti if I mangle the name.
I read it, on wiki IIRC.
Well there you go. If that’s the way the switchboard operator answered the phone then that’s the way it was. Doesn’t help that the company’s own spelling was inconsistent (REO and Reo).
Although Reo passenger cars were last produced in 1936, Diamond Reo trucks were manufactured until 1975 (when I was in my teens), and the name was always pronounced as two syllables when it came up in conversation. The country music group Diamond Rio owes its name to a misspelling of the truck badge, so old Ransom’s vehicles inspired at least two band names.
Actually, they may still manufacture trucks in limited quantities, though I’ve not been able to find out. The last vestige of Diamond Reo is located about 25 minutes away from me on Route 322 between Harrisburg and Hershey. There’s a sign and a yard that is accessible from the highway, and presumably they still produce something.
It’s sort of a car.
Polaris Slingshot with optional roof.
The one I saw did have the roof.
^ That’s a Transformer!
(Robots in disguise)
Two days ago I spotted a 3rd or 4th generation (1960-67) white Ford Ranchero. I couldn’t get a close look at it to see any details or condition.
Yesterday I walked past a BMW M8. It’s a nice looking car, but it sounds like it must be a blast to drive.
White 1st gen. Corvette. For the 2nd time in 5 days (same spot of highway).
Yesterday we saw a Mineral Blue ‘fishmouth’ MG Midget.
I took a drive up to Auburn, CA today partly to get a pie from Ikeda’s, and partly because it was a nice sunny fall day and a nice day to go for a drive in the Miata before it gets to be too chilly to put the top down. And there were lots of other interesting cars out.
The most interesting was this very original looking 1935 Ford that was behind me for much of the return trip. And just my luck, he stopped at the same shopping center I did, giving me the chance to get a few pictures.
Some other cars I saw were:
A 1990s Acura NSX.
A new mid-engined Corvette (Although I’ve seen enough of those by this point I don’t know they count as interesting anymore)
A 1955 Chevy
A 1970s Beetle
It’s interesting that this thread started in the spring of 2014, and I was going to post at the time that it was cool seeing a Tesla Model S in the grocery store parking lot. Now those things are so common around here it’s almost like seeing just about any other car, and there are also a lot of Model 3s and the occasional Model X around. In fact the Model S, while still a very good looking car, is getting a little dated and can probably use a redesign or at least a few aesthetic tweaks. What a difference six and a half years makes!
This afternoon, a bright yellow Volkswagen Thing, in pristine condition. Been years since I last saw one of those on the road.
Yesterday, a friend put his trusty summer vehicle, a white 1999 VW Cabriolet, away for the winter. He usually times it well so I trust we are getting a lasting snowfall this week. He’s had that car since new but it now qualifies as interesting, because I don’t see many here in MN anymore.
I spotted a Chevy C20 Cheyenne pickup with a 350, which means 1971 or 1972. Looks like someone’s winter truck.
There was also a 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Official Pace Car edition, that looked like hell. Several body panels were Bondo and primer, and it appeared to be limping down the street. Probably someone’s winter beater.
Yesterday at the parking area for the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard a 1968 Ford Fairlane 500 convertible in mint green.
Today a lowered and souped up Super Beetle.
