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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![Sometimes, all it takes is a specific kind of car in the “right” type of condition to bring about full flashback. A beater condition seventies Volvo? With mange-like paint condition, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240608_154129353.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Riding A 1970s Volvo Beater – Or What’s The Worst Car Interior You Ever Sat In?")
Riding A 1970s Volvo Beater – Or What’s The Worst Car Interior You Ever Sat In?
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 13 CommentsSometimes, all it takes is a specific kind of car in the “right” type of condition to bring about full flashback. A beater condition seventies Volvo? With mange-like paint condition, […] -
![As someone whose formative auto years were in the 1960’s, I’ve always been a fan of hidden headlights. While they haven’t completely disappeared, with the focus on aerodynamics, light weight, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fd511eb8b995c46354970f99a5e7446ce1663edf.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC QOTD: What Make and Model Had the Most Attractive Hidden Headlights?")
CC QOTD: What Make and Model Had the Most Attractive Hidden Headlights?
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 39 CommentsAs someone whose formative auto years were in the 1960’s, I’ve always been a fan of hidden headlights. While they haven’t completely disappeared, with the focus on aerodynamics, light weight, […] -
QOTD – What Automotive-Related Things Do You Do To Put Smile on Your Face?
Posted on March 25, 2025 | 89 CommentsThis is a post about mental hygiene. And cars. Plus, it’s short. What’s not to like? -
![I’m getting to that age when for some reason or another, the mind starts to focus on the negative versus the positive – I’d call it “curmudgeon-itis.” I’ve tried to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1598163531164-1-e1741140406923.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Are Some of the New Auto Technologies That You Love and Some That You Hate?")
QOTD: What Are Some of the New Auto Technologies That You Love and Some That You Hate?
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 89 CommentsI’m getting to that age when for some reason or another, the mind starts to focus on the negative versus the positive – I’d call it “curmudgeon-itis.” I’ve tried to […] -
![It seems all vehicle manufacturers were (and are) guilty of it – “badge engineering” or doing as little as possible to distinguish one brand or model of car from another, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1975-dodge-charger-daytona-e1735813183303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Worst Case of “Badge Engineering?”")
QOTD: What’s The Worst Case of “Badge Engineering?”
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 78 CommentsIt seems all vehicle manufacturers were (and are) guilty of it – “badge engineering” or doing as little as possible to distinguish one brand or model of car from another, […] -
![Previewing tomorrow’s Vintage Snapshot gallery, I instantly noticed this car in the top photo because it did not look familiar, at all. I’m utterly stumped. As is Google Lens. Hopefully […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a-mystery.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Can You ID This Mystery Car?")
Can You ID This Mystery Car?
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 31 CommentsPreviewing tomorrow’s Vintage Snapshot gallery, I instantly noticed this car in the top photo because it did not look familiar, at all. I’m utterly stumped. As is Google Lens. Hopefully […] -
![Once upon a time, before automotive type approval standards began to converge, each major automotive market offered some unique products that were strictly for local consumption, and which were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1990-Eunos-Cosmo-front-3q-Mazda.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive “Forbidden Fruit”?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive “Forbidden Fruit”?
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 63 CommentsOnce upon a time, before automotive type approval standards began to converge, each major automotive market offered some unique products that were strictly for local consumption, and which were […] -
![In a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a unique perspective on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/liversandgizzards-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine")
I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 75 CommentsIn a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a unique perspective on […] -
![It’s a real conundrum, isn’t it? Shell out a few more bucks and get that oil changed, brake fluid flushed, or HVAC filter replaced? In my over fifty years of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/images-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC QOTD: Do You Follow Your Car Manufacturers Factory Maintenance Schedule or Do You Go Your Own Way?")
CC QOTD: Do You Follow Your Car Manufacturers Factory Maintenance Schedule or Do You Go Your Own Way?
Posted on December 21, 2024 | 34 CommentsIt’s a real conundrum, isn’t it? Shell out a few more bucks and get that oil changed, brake fluid flushed, or HVAC filter replaced? In my over fifty years of […] -
![Another day, another CC find (I’ve been quite fruitful recently, see here and here). This time it’s a 1991 GMC Jimmy, with a look and feel you’d expect from a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241201_163446.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Do You Feel About Modern Screens in Classic Interiors?")
QOTD: How Do You Feel About Modern Screens in Classic Interiors?
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 38 CommentsAnother day, another CC find (I’ve been quite fruitful recently, see here and here). This time it’s a 1991 GMC Jimmy, with a look and feel you’d expect from a […] -
![There’s a popular phrase: The heart wants what it wants. Most of us have done things for love (or lust) that we knew ahead of time were terrible ideas, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1971-Alfa-Romeo-Montreal-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Covet Even Though You Know Better?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Covet Even Though You Know Better?
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 98 CommentsThere’s a popular phrase: The heart wants what it wants. Most of us have done things for love (or lust) that we knew ahead of time were terrible ideas, but […] -
![When you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1987-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-SS-and-LS-brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 114 CommentsWhen you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […] -
![I suppose this may seem a silly question depending upon the extent to which you consider Curbside Classic to be a “car forum”. Actually, my question is about a different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/su13MZfm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – Do You Spend Time On Car Forums?")
QOTD – Do You Spend Time On Car Forums?
Posted on November 23, 2024 | 55 CommentsI suppose this may seem a silly question depending upon the extent to which you consider Curbside Classic to be a “car forum”. Actually, my question is about a different […] -
![My first car was a 1964 Ford Fairlane – so I’ve always had a soft-spot for it. Fairlanes weren’t the sportiest offerings during Ford’s “Total Performance” era, though the 1966/67 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_6595-e1730975771248.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1968 – 1976 Ford Torino – What’s Your Favorite Generation?")
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1968 – 1976 Ford Torino – What’s Your Favorite Generation?
Posted on November 9, 2024 | 29 CommentsMy first car was a 1964 Ford Fairlane – so I’ve always had a soft-spot for it. Fairlanes weren’t the sportiest offerings during Ford’s “Total Performance” era, though the 1966/67 […] -
![Here is the final installment of our hubcap quiz to test your curbside identification skills. As I introduced in Pt. 1, my uncle has a hubcap collection which he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hubcaps1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 3 – Can You ID Them And The Missing Brand?")
Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 3 – Can You ID Them And The Missing Brand?
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 10 CommentsHere is the final installment of our hubcap quiz to test your curbside identification skills. As I introduced in Pt. 1, my uncle has a hubcap collection which he […]
