What did you see on the road today?

[A modeler named mike]

An unusual sighting for our neighborhood as I was heading out this morning. 

[Quiet Eric]

Spotted this one yesterday, local college vehicle. Not the coolest thing in the world but I always appreciate something like this in such good shape for it's age.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

59 minutes ago, Quiet Eric said:

Spotted this one yesterday, local college vehicle. Not the coolest thing in the world but I always appreciate something like this in such good shape for it's age.

I agree. I like seeing older cars in good shape, still running. This looks like a work truck that hasn't done much work in it's life. Probably hauling computers and such around the campus.

I'm really struck by the way the graffiti artists took care not to paint over the train cars' vital information 😐. 

[FoMoCo66]

6 hours ago, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

I'm really struck by the way the graffiti artists took care not to paint over the train cars' vital information

That's not always the case, a lot of the time. A lot of the times on those refrigerated cars the railroad has to push the numbers up and repaint them over graffiti.

[Brudda]

[Earl Marischal]

What’s the first silver open top please?

steve

[ksnow]

Saw this driving yesterday. Top speed about 35. The wife said it had a flying bird hood ornament.

 

[peter31a]

18 minutes ago, ksnow said:

Saw this driving yesterday. Top speed about 35. The wife said it had a flying bird hood ornament.

 

Looks like a Model A Roadster. The bird was probably the Quail rad cap that was/is a popular accessory for Model A's.

[PatW]

18 hours ago, Brudda said:

I think I'll go for the silver-grey racer in the first picture!

[oldcarfan]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:52 AM, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

I agree. I like seeing older cars in good shape, still running. This looks like a work truck that hasn't done much work in it's life. Probably hauling computers and such around the campus.

I'm really struck by the way the graffiti artists took care not to paint over the train cars' vital information 😐. 

On our road trip last month, we passed miles of train cars out in west Texas and my wife looked it up. The general online consensus is that the rail companies don't encourage it but will usually leave the work alone as long as the needed markings aren't covered. Some of the stuff is pretty artistic. 

[oldcarfan]

On 9/14/2025 at 9:49 AM, Quiet Eric said:

Spotted this one yesterday, local college vehicle. Not the coolest thing in the world but I always appreciate something like this in such good shape for it's age.

Love to see these old trucks still working.

[Russell C]

13 hours ago, peter31a said:

... Quail rad cap that was/is a popular accessory for Model A's.

Did not know that. Ya learn somethin' every day.

https://www.thebrassworks.net/products/1930-1931-ford-model-a-radiator-quail-cap

[iamsuperdan]

Don't see these very often.

[The Junkman]

I'm grateful that the Mustang II saved the Mustang name plate.  But OTOH, I've driven a Pinto and I have no interest in driving another, even with a different exterior.

[stavanzer]

Went by in the Other Lane, too fast to take a photo of it.

1930 Model A Roadster Pickup.

Looked stock from the front with black painted radiator, and weathered Tan patina, but had some really large Heavy Duty Ford Wire Wheels. Looked very non-Model A. Maybe from a '32 Ford, Or Larger Ford Truck from the '30's. Tires were too large to be Model A. Nice looking truck though. 

[TarheelRick]

Saw this in the VA parking lot this afternoon:

 

[mk11]

Cool looking old Chevy, but those goofy new lights sure don't seem to fit with the old cars/trucks 😝 

Just came across this an hour ago...

[espo]

19 hours ago, mk11 said:

Cool looking old Chevy, but those goofy new lights sure don't seem to fit with the old cars/trucks 😝 

Just came across this an hour ago...

I like how the owner used the 15x8 factory optional wheels that used to be available on the 4x4 trucks and Blazers. 

[Big John]

On 9/14/2025 at 7:56 PM, Brudda said:

AH, Laguna Seca Weather!

[mcs1056]

Maybe someone here can help me. 

I was driving home from Chicago this past Sunday, enjoying the misery that was the Bears post game radio show. On the freeway, I passed some sort of mini campervan. It was a box...vertical front, sides and back, and no taller than my standard pickup truck. It may have been longer than my truck. The driver sat low in the very front, as if the engine was between the seats, or somewhere in the back. The thing looked like what a chopped Winnebago could be, though it did not appear to be a home-built. 

The only marking I could make out as I passed it was an emblem that had one word (ten letters?), followed by "-21" Searching the googlenet, I found no images with a resemblance.

I couldn't get a picture of it, as I was doing 80 MPH at the time.  

Any thoughts?

[johnyrotten]

36 minutes ago, mcs1056 said:

Maybe someone here can help me. 

I was driving home from Chicago this past Sunday, enjoying the misery that was the Bears post game radio show. On the freeway, I passed some sort of mini campervan. It was a box...vertical front, sides and back, and no taller than my standard pickup truck. It may have been longer than my truck. The driver sat low in the very front, as if the engine was between the seats, or somewhere in the back. The thing looked like what a chopped Winnebago could be, though it did not appear to be a home-built. 

The only marking I could make out as I passed it was an emblem that had one word (ten letters?), followed by "-21" Searching the googlenet, I found no images with a resemblance.

I couldn't get a picture of it, as I was doing 80 MPH at the time.  

Any thoughts?

Was it one of these? High accessibility van.