Marlboro had race cars; that appears to be a replica paint job, complete with the lesser-tiered sponsors at the back of the front quarter panel but I can’t find that particular one quickly.
Could be an intercooler.
Check out this beast.
Ford Capri Mark III, 1978-1986
Ford marketed the Capri in the US as “the sexy European”. I’ve been looking to spot an old Ford Capri for a long time. Finally was awarded with this nice one on the coast in Davenport.
Hard to believe these are nearing 50 years old!
The Ford Capri Mark I, 1969-1974, was a fastback design without the rear hatchback door.
The Ford Capri Mark II, 1974-1978, now came with the rear hatchback.
The Ford Capri Mark III, 1978-1986, can be spotted by the large black rubber/plastic wraparound bumpers front and rear. It was the last of the Capris, succeeded by the Ford Probe, 1988-1997.
The sexy European!
It wasn’t so much the car as how it was accessorized. A bog standard Hyundai sedan; however, it had two things - US Gov’t plates & an EZ-Pass on the dash. I guess we need to add tolls to the death & taxes list if even the federales need to pay 'em.
I wonder what happens to the presidential motorcade if they don’t have enough dimes (or EZ-Pass transponders) 
Went over to Santa Cruz this morning. to check the annual Woodies on the Wharf event. As usual there were a lot of really cool wood-paneled vehicles on display, but the most interesting one I saw wasn’t part of the show: a 1962(?) Amphicar.
Was stopped at a traffic light today behind a Fisker Ocean. Hadn’t heard of Fisker before that moment, thought at first of “Body by Fisher” on some high-end GM cars years ago.
I spotted another Fisher Ocean yesterday.
I saw a pair of very nice Triumph T3s today at a local bar/restaurant. One red, one green. I’m guessing very early 1960s but I don’t now much about these cars.
You still have a couple minutes to fix the Autocorrect’s mistake.
I saw a yellow Plymouth (or Chrysler, couldn’t tell) Prowler a couple days ago. Like this one:
Oops, missed it.
A Suzuki Equator pickup truck. No picture, because it’s just a Nissan Frontier with Suzuki badging. If Suzuki and Nissan are going to collaborate they should have done a Hyabusa swapped Versa.
Some sort of Ford Duece convertible hot rod. It was on the opposite side of the intersections and I only glimpsed it for a second. It was blue, but seemed similar to the Duke of Pearl - I’ve posted photos of it before as I saw it near my house last year. Last week it was back, this time with the top up.
My 18yo son, along with a friend of his, both who know nothing about cars, just bought a project car: a 1983 Toyota Tercel 4wd wagon with the 6 speed manual transmission. (Yes it’s a 6 speed, not a 5 speed! So many people have argued this with me.)
Like this.. Jesse drove one of these in Breaking Bad. I owned an '84 for many years and loved the hell out of it. Part of me wishes I still had it. I feel that way about a lot of my past cars.
His is a total junker but it does run – barely, the body is kind of straight, and it’s going to make a great project. We had to trailer it down from Eugene, which was also a good learning experience for the boys.
Definitely the most interesting car I saw today.
You and me both, yes sir.
That Tercel transmission does in fact have six gears, with the caveat that 4WD must be selected and unless you’re stuck in about the worst position you could be in that gear is the next thing to useless with a 4.71 gear and a 17:1 final drive ratio. You’d redline it at around 7 MPH.
But yes, it does have six gears. Put a modest lift kit and articulating suspension on it and you’ll have quite a rock climber.
Last week I saw a Daimler Ferret.
I had to look that up. It was military, not civilian, correct? Or, police?
So I’m currently in Quito, Ecuador after a trip to the Galapagos. I’ve finished my day tour I booked for today, it’s too early for dinner and too early to go to the airport for my redeye flight back to the States, and I’ve already checked out of my hotel, so I’ve just been sort of wandering the streets. It’s interesting to observe all the cars we don’t get in the US.
Probably the most interesting was a BYD Seagull. BYD, or Build Your Dreams, is a Chinese electric car maker that has been gaining popularity around the world due to their low cost. But we don’t get them in the US for reasons that should be obvious. I’d post a picture if I wasn’t posting from my phone.
Military, but registered for street use in Massachusetts. It actually belongs to a co-worker, and he brought it to our company cookout last week. I didn’t have the faintest idea what it even was until I asked him.