What are the rarest cars you've seen?

"fhrblig" (fhrblig) 06/30/2018 at 22:07 • Filed to: None

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I’m taking the obscurest of the obscure. The kind where you doubt you’ve actually seen it.

150 years ago in 1993, there were two cars that I saw that I have never seen again. One was this:

Same color, though I’m pretty sure all the brightwork was chrome instead of black. It’s a Mitsubishi Tredia. If you asked, “A what?”, you are correct. I believe they sold five of them in the US. I found it at the little buy-here-pay-here lot where my stepdad bought my Celebrity. It’s still the only one I’ve ever seen in the flesh.

The second was at another tiny lot down the street from the lot that I found the Tredia at. I found a Suzuki SA310.

AKA the Chevy Sprint. Did you know they were sold here? I mean, they sold a LOT of the next generation Suzuki Swift here, but the SA310 was actually sold here for a few minutes . It’s rarer than the Daihatsu Charade.

What have you come across that made you doubt your eyes?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > fhrblig 06/30/2018 at 22:40

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I’ve seen a couple of Sprints, but no Sprint Turbos. If I saw a Sprint Turbo, I might have to try and buy it.

The rarest I’ve seen out and about is a mint Hyundai Pony, a few months ago.

fhrblig > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 06/30/2018 at 22:48

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I’ve owned 2 Chevy Sprints. Unfortunately, they were both normally aspirated and 5-door models. I did love them, though.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > fhrblig 06/30/2018 at 22:51

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I actually know where a few of them are sitting in a field. I also know where a shit ton of Edsels are.

Actually, I have a fairly vast knowledge of cars(odd or not)  wasting away in South Carolina. If I didn’t see them while traveling for work, I would document them more.

Future Heap Owner > fhrblig 06/30/2018 at 23:15

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No fucking clue

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > fhrblig 06/30/2018 at 23:29

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I've seen a Saab 9-4x Aero. 

fhrblig > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 06/30/2018 at 23:58

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Yeah, those make me do double-takes every time.

sony1492 > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 00:02

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Saw a Pagani H uayra once, And probably less than 4 Subaru xt6's.

Berang > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 00:08

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If we excuse museums or car shows, this Borgward coupe:

If we count car shows, I once saw a final year Hupmobile, the one that was a bastardized Cord.

Museum... it’s hard to say.

fhrblig > sony1492 07/01/2018 at 00:11

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I worked with a guy who had an XT6. He was a weird bird. 

Jack Does Cars > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 00:14

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There’s a Sterling Rover 827 SLi that I see on a weekly basis and I once saw o ne of those weird federalized Citroen CX’s that were imported in the 80's and pretty much lost it. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 00:48

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I saw a Jalpa last week. Couldn't believe it. But the rarest car I probably saw was an R63 at a car show. I think there's like only a handful in America 

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 00:52

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I have seen only one Subaru SVX, and only one Audi R8.

For an average/normal car? 80s landbarges, ironically. They’ve all disappeared.

fhrblig > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 07/01/2018 at 00:57

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I’ve seen a bunch of R8s here. And someone in my complex has an SVX, or  at least they did because I haven't seen it in a while.

fhrblig > Berang 07/01/2018 at 00:58

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I saw an Allstate at a car show once. My stepdad didn't understand why I was so interested in it.

fhrblig > Jack Does Cars 07/01/2018 at 01:00

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Oh man, someone parked one of those CXs behind a gas station I worked at in the late nineties and I totally fangirled out.

interstate366, now In The Industry > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 01:41

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Toyota Soarer Aerocabin. Only 500 made. Though to be fair, I saw it at the place that imported it into the US. The rarest out-in-the-wild sighting is probably a 997 GT3RS.

gmctavish needs more space > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 02:00

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Probably this

Austin 7 Brooklands Supercharged. 800cc I4 making 33hp. I got to ride in it, belongs to a friends dad. Supposedly 1 of 7 or something like that. 

Longtime Lurker > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 02:04

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Hmm excluding imports and museums the rarest I’ve seen is that Aventador Roadster I saw in Kelowna. The rarest import would be that Fiat Barchetta we had in the shop. If we’re including museum cars then that D uesenberg at the Reynolds-Albert Museum.

My citroen won't start > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 02:05

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I think I saw 1  of about 5 GT3 RS that are in Brazil.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 02:27

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The (yes , 1 of 1) QUANT E, running around in the city centre of Zurich . No clue whether it was actually using its “salt water” propulsion at the time.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 04:00

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I saw my first Nissan Pao here in Seattle earlier this weekend. No SR20 because driving.

( Washington gets a fair number of weird RHD Japanese vehicles, probably filtering down via British Columbia once they turn 25, and for the sake of comparison, I can easily see two different Mitsubishi Delicas per week.)

pip bip - choose Corrour > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 06:06

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Hartnett (only a few made)

McLaren F1 (only one here in Australia)

fhrblig > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 07/01/2018 at 09:17

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I think both the Delicas that I've seen have had Washington plates.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 10:36

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I found a few SVXes for sale one year, but then they all disappeared...

fhrblig > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 07/01/2018 at 10:40

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The one that was here was pretty ratty.  It had a severe case of clear-coat eczema going on.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 11:47

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I have met as guy who has a 1911 Le Zébre Type A. It’s a tiny French car. Like really tiny. 71 inch wheelbase. The carburetor doesn’t have a typical butterfly valve, it has a rotating barrel with a hole in it. I believe he said it’s the only one in the United States and there are only 20 left. Sorry, I can’t my photo of it but this what it looks like,

gmctavish needs more space > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 12:31

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Oh and this would be the next most rare, an Alfa TZ2. 1 of 12

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 16:13

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Chrysler Aspen Hybrid and a 996 Turbo Cabriolet at a stoplight.

Nauraushaun > fhrblig 07/01/2018 at 23:25

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I saw a Citroën sm once and lost it. And once a Suzuki x90. The targa topped SUV coupe.

Not sure how rare. But they are rare.