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QOTD Archive
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![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&quality=75&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 […] -
![I’m sure CC readers are familiar with Elwood Engel, VP for Design at Chrysler from 1961 to 1973. Engel began his career in the GM stylist apprentice program, but left […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1961-Lincoln-Continental-4D-sedan-314--e1724046953993.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Commentary – QOTD: Which Vehicle Is Your Pick for “Peak-Engel-Mobile?”")
Curbside Classic Commentary – QOTD: Which Vehicle Is Your Pick for “Peak-Engel-Mobile?”
Posted on August 24, 2024 | 25 CommentsI’m sure CC readers are familiar with Elwood Engel, VP for Design at Chrysler from 1961 to 1973. Engel began his career in the GM stylist apprentice program, but left […] -
![I’m pretty sure more than a few will guess this one with little trouble. Still, there’s enough heavy plastic wrapped around it that I think it isn’t 100% obvious. Is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "QOTD – CC Clue: What’s Under The Covers?")
QOTD – CC Clue: What’s Under The Covers?
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 35 CommentsI’m pretty sure more than a few will guess this one with little trouble. Still, there’s enough heavy plastic wrapped around it that I think it isn’t 100% obvious. Is […] -
Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 2 – Can You ID Them All?
Posted on August 19, 2024 | 10 CommentsWe’re back to test your hubcap knowledge and car-spotting savvy. In Pt. 1 I introduced you to my uncle’s hubcap collection which he inherited from his dad, who collected most […] -
![A few weeks back we discussed car interiors from the 60s/70s/80s. I thought it might be an interesting follow-up to ask what was the worst interior you’ve sat in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/maxresdefault-e1723532498974.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Commentary/QOTD – What Was the Worst Production Car Interior You Ever Sat In?")
Curbside Commentary/QOTD – What Was the Worst Production Car Interior You Ever Sat In?
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 80 CommentsA few weeks back we discussed car interiors from the 60s/70s/80s. I thought it might be an interesting follow-up to ask what was the worst interior you’ve sat in […] -
Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era – Can You ID Them All?
Posted on July 31, 2024 | 24 CommentsThis year, our summer travel to visit family took us to Iowa where my uncle and cousin have homes. My uncle grew up in the same house he currently lives […] -
![CC readers know the storied history of Jeep. Born in the lead-up to war by Willys-Overland, bought by Kaiser in 1953, then sold to AMC in 1969, moving to Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1985-jeep-cj-7-renegade.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic Commentary/QOTD: Will Stellantis Be The Company That Kills Jeep?")
CC’s Best of 2024: Curbside Classic Commentary/QOTD: Will Stellantis Be The Company That Kills Jeep?
Posted on July 6, 2024 | 78 CommentsCC readers know the storied history of Jeep. Born in the lead-up to war by Willys-Overland, bought by Kaiser in 1953, then sold to AMC in 1969, moving to Chrysler […] -
![The other day, having learned that I probably should replace the front wipers on the Highlander, I went to one of the local auto parts stores that starts with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/A9A8C410-4538-4BD2-AC2D-7C9D5BBE95D8_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD – What Auto-Related Parts or Supplies Have Become Crazy Expensive As of Late?")
QOTD – What Auto-Related Parts or Supplies Have Become Crazy Expensive As of Late?
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 83 CommentsThe other day, having learned that I probably should replace the front wipers on the Highlander, I went to one of the local auto parts stores that starts with the […] -
What’s This Tesla Cybertruck Doing At The Gas Pumps?
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 22 Comments -
![Text by Staxman I’m in the market for a car (specifically an 8th- or 9th-generation Honda Civic) for the first time since the pandemic, and obviously the landscape has changed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/379.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Do You Find A Good Used Car These Days?")
QOTD: How Do You Find A Good Used Car These Days?
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 39 CommentsText by Staxman I’m in the market for a car (specifically an 8th- or 9th-generation Honda Civic) for the first time since the pandemic, and obviously the landscape has changed. […] -
![Richard Teague was responsible for a number of attractive automotive shapes. The best to reach production was the Hornet. Super minimalist, long hood and tight tail, coiled-fist boxy, flares you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AMC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: A, M or C?")
QOTD: A, M or C?
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 46 CommentsRichard Teague was responsible for a number of attractive automotive shapes. The best to reach production was the Hornet. Super minimalist, long hood and tight tail, coiled-fist boxy, flares you […] -
![In what looks like an arty attempt at double exposure, the old Chevy above appears to levitate above its tires. But I’m not that talented. This weird image was taken […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Chevy-Truck-Ghost-rotated.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake & QOTD: Ghost in the Machine or I-Phone Ectoplasm?")
CC Outtake & QOTD: Ghost in the Machine or I-Phone Ectoplasm?
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 11 CommentsIn what looks like an arty attempt at double exposure, the old Chevy above appears to levitate above its tires. But I’m not that talented. This weird image was taken […] -
![I found this on the side of a forest road this fall. I have to assume someone hauled it here to dump it; presumably it wasn’t worth their time and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1652-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Who Can Identify This Trailside Classic?")
QOTD: Who Can Identify This Trailside Classic?
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 31 CommentsI found this on the side of a forest road this fall. I have to assume someone hauled it here to dump it; presumably it wasn’t worth their time and […] -
![Over the past few years, there has been some writing on the wall that the internal combustion engine, or ICE, is living on borrowed time. Regulations in Europe and California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0346.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Question of the Day: Are we at Peak ICE (Internal Combustion Engine)?")
Curbside Classic Question of the Day: Are we at Peak ICE (Internal Combustion Engine)?
Posted on January 6, 2024 | 99 CommentsOver the past few years, there has been some writing on the wall that the internal combustion engine, or ICE, is living on borrowed time. Regulations in Europe and California […] -
![Growing up, I was part of a “no-car” family. My parents were older and had both experienced the Great Depression, and as a result, if public transportation was available, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1593292506_phpyUKDdc-1.jpg.full_-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside QOTD: What Was Your First Memory of Riding in a Brand New, Off–the-Showroom-floor Car?")
Curbside QOTD: What Was Your First Memory of Riding in a Brand New, Off–the-Showroom-floor Car?
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 58 CommentsGrowing up, I was part of a “no-car” family. My parents were older and had both experienced the Great Depression, and as a result, if public transportation was available, […]
