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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![In today’s ’63 Nova SS CC, I waxed eloquently over its console and floor shifter for the automatic Powerglide. There’s something very un-gimmicky about it, with that rubber boot, straight stick, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Buick-Riviera-1964-int.-console.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Console With Automatic Transmission Floor Shifter?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Console With Automatic Transmission Floor Shifter?
Posted on June 24, 2018 | 80 CommentsIn today’s ’63 Nova SS CC, I waxed eloquently over its console and floor shifter for the automatic Powerglide. There’s something very un-gimmicky about it, with that rubber boot, straight stick, […] -
![I was not at all a likely candidate to buy a GM Colonnade-mobile in their time. I was 19 when they came out, and had just been given a ’63 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pontiac-Grand-Am-1974.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Colonnade Would You Have Bought With A Blank Check?")
QOTD: Which Colonnade Would You Have Bought With A Blank Check?
Posted on June 20, 2018 | 101 CommentsI was not at all a likely candidate to buy a GM Colonnade-mobile in their time. I was 19 when they came out, and had just been given a ’63 […] -
![My 1983 Turbo Coupe came with Ford’s keyless entry system that was first used on the 1980 Thunderbird. Amazingly, the system is still available today, although better integrated into the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ford-keyless-code-pad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Ford Owners: Do You Still Remember Your Keyless Entry Code?")
QOTD: Ford Owners: Do You Still Remember Your Keyless Entry Code?
Posted on June 15, 2018 | 69 CommentsMy 1983 Turbo Coupe came with Ford’s keyless entry system that was first used on the 1980 Thunderbird. Amazingly, the system is still available today, although better integrated into the […] -
![I have been enyoying Marc’s Saturday Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) series. He recently recounted his experience with a Pontiac Acadian (Chevette to those of us not from Canada). Among […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1971PlymouthScamp2-crop-vert-crop-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Problems Did You Put Up With In The Cheap Cars Of Your Youth?")
QOTD: What Problems Did You Put Up With In The Cheap Cars Of Your Youth?
Posted on June 11, 2018 | 59 CommentsI have been enyoying Marc’s Saturday Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) series. He recently recounted his experience with a Pontiac Acadian (Chevette to those of us not from Canada). Among […] -
![We may have asked something similar some years ago, but since we have bumpers on the brain today, how about your nominations for the ugliest 5 mile bumpers? Here’s mine, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/commuta-car-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Were the Ugliest 5 Mile Bumpers?")
QOTD: What Were the Ugliest 5 Mile Bumpers?
Posted on June 4, 2018 | 101 CommentsWe may have asked something similar some years ago, but since we have bumpers on the brain today, how about your nominations for the ugliest 5 mile bumpers? Here’s mine, […] -
![Collaborating with a popular fashion designer or retailer for a special edition of a car has been an industry practice for decades, as a way to generate additional hype and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thumb_IMG_2377_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Most Obscure “Designer Edition”?")
QOTD: What’s The Most Obscure “Designer Edition”?
Posted on May 31, 2018 | 134 CommentsCollaborating with a popular fashion designer or retailer for a special edition of a car has been an industry practice for decades, as a way to generate additional hype and […] -
![Some time ago, while I’ve been looking through a local classified advertisement website, an ad caught my eye immediately. The seller stated the car to be an Opel “built before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4405222535.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car Is This ?")
QOTD: What Car Is This ?
Posted on May 24, 2018 | 24 CommentsSome time ago, while I’ve been looking through a local classified advertisement website, an ad caught my eye immediately. The seller stated the car to be an Opel “built before […] -
![We—my photographer husband and I—are in the middle of a road trip round the BC interior. Yesterday afternoon we pulled off at a scenic lay-by and off in the distance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MysteryCar_BC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car Is This?")
QOTD: What Car Is This?
Posted on May 19, 2018 | 27 CommentsWe—my photographer husband and I—are in the middle of a road trip round the BC interior. Yesterday afternoon we pulled off at a scenic lay-by and off in the distance […] -
![So what’s going on here? The really odd thing is that just a few hours before I saw this GM truck sporting a 1974-grade bumper, I saw a Ford F-250 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CC-359-052.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Is This the New 5 MPH Bumper?")
QOTD: Is This the New 5 MPH Bumper?
Posted on May 18, 2018 | 40 CommentsSo what’s going on here? The really odd thing is that just a few hours before I saw this GM truck sporting a 1974-grade bumper, I saw a Ford F-250 […] -
![CC reader Chris C. sent me a couple of pics that he thought we might have fun with. The first shows the car carrier across the street in front of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/34786.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Hiding In the Trailer?")
QOTD: What’s Hiding In the Trailer?
Posted on May 10, 2018 | 7 CommentsCC reader Chris C. sent me a couple of pics that he thought we might have fun with. The first shows the car carrier across the street in front of […] -
![Seeing as it is an Oldsmobile-themed day here at CC, it got me thinking of the various Oldsmobiles I had personal experience with over the years. Oldsmobile will always be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Joseph_Saurs_Oldsmobile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Automobile Brand Is Most Special To You?")
QOTD: Which Automobile Brand Is Most Special To You?
Posted on April 30, 2018 | 92 CommentsSeeing as it is an Oldsmobile-themed day here at CC, it got me thinking of the various Oldsmobiles I had personal experience with over the years. Oldsmobile will always be […] -
![Although they’re only some 44-48 years apart, these two make a nice pairing to give an idea of the evolution of the best selling cars in the US in their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CC-357-031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake/QOTD: The Best Selling Cars, Almost 50 Years Apart. What Will the Best Selling Car of 2058 Look Like?")
CC Outtake/QOTD: The Best Selling Cars, Almost 50 Years Apart. What Will the Best Selling Car of 2058 Look Like?
Posted on April 29, 2018 | 41 CommentsAlthough they’re only some 44-48 years apart, these two make a nice pairing to give an idea of the evolution of the best selling cars in the US in their […] -
![With all of this heated talk about the death of the sedan, I’d like to reiterate a point I’ve been making for as long as I’ve been blogging: The modern, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Maybach-concept-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Is This the Sedan of the Future? Back to the Future")
QOTD: Is This the Sedan of the Future? Back to the Future
Posted on April 26, 2018 | 109 CommentsWith all of this heated talk about the death of the sedan, I’d like to reiterate a point I’ve been making for as long as I’ve been blogging: The modern, […] -
![Speaking of relatively unusual BMWs, this shot of an 1802 Touring posted at the Cohort by Martin Reiss made me wonder: why wasn’t the hatchback Touring body imported to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/40779668305_9fd341a2fd_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Why Wasn’t the BMW 2002 Touring Hatchback Sold in the US? Would It Have Been Popular?")
QOTD: Why Wasn’t the BMW 2002 Touring Hatchback Sold in the US? Would It Have Been Popular?
Posted on April 25, 2018 | 46 CommentsSpeaking of relatively unusual BMWs, this shot of an 1802 Touring posted at the Cohort by Martin Reiss made me wonder: why wasn’t the hatchback Touring body imported to the […] -
![(ED1984 left this photo and comment at our Submissions page) I saw this car carrier with two Cadillac’s and a Plymouth on I-95 in Baltimore. Some folks on another board […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1959-relics.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD/Reader Sighting: Lost 1959 Cadillac Prototype or Someone’s Backyard Sawzall Project?")
QOTD/Reader Sighting: Lost 1959 Cadillac Prototype or Someone’s Backyard Sawzall Project?
Posted on April 22, 2018 | 11 Comments(ED1984 left this photo and comment at our Submissions page) I saw this car carrier with two Cadillac’s and a Plymouth on I-95 in Baltimore. Some folks on another board […]
