OT: Good Thread - What is the most obscure car you've seen in the wild?

[SoCalSteve]

So, filming commercials in and around my area is an everyday occurrence. What isn't is when they film a commercial of the Tesla Model 3. Yeah, I saw one in the wild driving on my street while a film crew was shooting it doing driving shots.

It's very nice. Not sure I'm ready to own an EV just yet, but it looked really nice in the wild.

[FlashUNC]

I'd see obscure as the Venn diagram of rare and rarely thought of/little known. Even passing car dorks know about Ferrari Enzos and Porsche Carrera GTs. Rare? Sure. Obscure? Eh, not so much.

I'd say more something like this I saw around the corner from my place a couple weeks ago: Datsun 2000 Fairlady convertible.

They don't grow on trees, and who the heck even thinks about the Fairlady convertible anymore?

[NHAero]

My high school chem teacher raced a Ginetta G4 in SCCA events and autocross in the 60s and also drove it to school on nice days. Under 1,000 pounds and a souped up Ford twin cam four IIRC. I think four were imported into the US.

[pdmtong]

Originally Posted by bfd

I've seen a couple of these cars in the wild! But you probably can't get parts in a few years....Fisker Karma EV, nice looking but do you really want one?!

when the Karma caught on fire in woodside that was pretty much the end. the palo alto dealership site is now the mclaren dealer.

[martl]

Originally Posted by pdmtong

when the Karma caught on fire in woodside that was pretty much the end. the palo alto dealership site is now the mclaren dealer.

Volvo dealership nearby had up to three of those on the parking lot. Never saw another one on the road, tho. Gotta give it to them they look stunning in reality.

[donevwil]

While cycling the Passo di Giau my wife and I came across a car rally headed the other way and had to stop and watch. The subsequent late afternoon descent was cooooold.

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[Seramount]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

I'd say more something like this I saw around the corner from my place a couple weeks ago: Datsun 2000 Fairlady convertible.

They don't grow on trees, and who the heck even thinks about the Fairlady convertible anymore?

the hottest chick in my high school had a Fairlady...her mom was my dad's secretary.

she was a senior, I was a lowly dork freshman...at her mother's suggestion, she grudgingly gave me a ride once.

was hard to say which one I thought was cooler. probably the car, it didn't have an attitude...

[572cv]

I took the avatar to see some cousins a few years ago and a gentleman from Montreal had brought this beauty... a Citroen Traction Avant convertible. I haven't seen a car with this much style or grace very often. Looks amazing with the top down.

[ptourkin]

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd

My dad bought a workshop/storage building about 10 years ago. He took possession to start doing some work on it before the previous owner got all of his stuff out of it. There was a DeLorean DMC-12 in there that I enjoyed messing around with for an afternoon.

My favorite ultra race director still drives a Delorean.

[saab2000]

I saw one of these driving around the Beltway in the Washington DC area around 1990 or 1991. It's the sport utility vehicle from renowned tractor manufacturer Lamborghini.



Jay Leno does a nice review of these on his Jay Leno's Garage program, which is worth watching for anyone interested in interesting cars. Watching it you realize he's way more into cars than he is into TV, which seems like it was just something to pay for his outrageous car habit.

[GregL]

Danny Wegman's one-of-a-kind Ferrari. Keep your eyes pealed if you're riding on the west side of Canandaigua Lake!

http://gtspirit.com/2014/09/24/one-o...ped-in-public/

[brownhound]

Nissan Figaro


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[spacemen3]

[tuscanyswe]

Originally Posted by spacemen3

Thats such a weird car. Gotta love the interior tho. Did it come with space invador installed?

[Schmed]

I was riding my bike in Aspen, saw a bright red car at a stoplight up ahead and figured it was the new Ferrari 458 (at the time). Turned out to be an ENZO. Yikes.

I've seen a BMW Z1 on the road before. Very rare.

I had the pleasure of following this 918 for 45 minutes one day, but that's a bit cheating, as we were both on the same rallye through the mountains for 3 days.