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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![The Japanese sport coupe wasn’t invented in the 1990s. After all, the Toyota Celica, Datsun/Nissan SX and Z-Cars, and Honda Prelude all launched in the 1970s. But by the beginning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/photos_mitsubishi_eclipse_1989_1_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Coupe From The Japanese Sport Coupe’s Golden Age?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Coupe From The Japanese Sport Coupe’s Golden Age?
Posted on April 22, 2016 | 83 CommentsThe Japanese sport coupe wasn’t invented in the 1990s. After all, the Toyota Celica, Datsun/Nissan SX and Z-Cars, and Honda Prelude all launched in the 1970s. But by the beginning […] -
QOTD: 2000 Toyota WiLL Vi and 1952 Sears Allstate: What Do These Cars Have in Common?
Posted on April 19, 2016 | 21 CommentsThough divided by 50 years and two continents, these cars actually have quite a bit in common… -
![If you’re an auto enthusiast and are of “that age” where you’ve had the opportunity to experience all things automotive for the past fifty years or so, you’ve probably concluded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2015_ford_fusion_titanium_awd-pic-8593608934502001611-1600x1200.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Is This the “Golden Age” for Mid-Sized Sedans?")
QOTD: Is This the “Golden Age” for Mid-Sized Sedans?
Posted on April 9, 2016 | 101 CommentsIf you’re an auto enthusiast and are of “that age” where you’ve had the opportunity to experience all things automotive for the past fifty years or so, you’ve probably concluded […] -
![Perhaps my earlier post about using this Cadillac as a driver’s education car was part whimsical fantasy combined with a heaping helping of organic fertilizer. But most of you figured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1443.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was Your Driver’s Education Car?")
QOTD: What Was Your Driver’s Education Car?
Posted on April 1, 2016 | 250 CommentsPerhaps my earlier post about using this Cadillac as a driver’s education car was part whimsical fantasy combined with a heaping helping of organic fertilizer. But most of you figured […] -
![The GM B/C-Bodies of this generation have been a staple here at CC from the beginning, and we’ve spent a lot of time poring over their every little quirk. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chevrolet-1977-caprice-large-silver.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which 1977-1990 GM B/C-Body Would You Go Back In Time And Buy?")
QOTD: Which 1977-1990 GM B/C-Body Would You Go Back In Time And Buy?
Posted on March 26, 2016 | 166 CommentsThe GM B/C-Bodies of this generation have been a staple here at CC from the beginning, and we’ve spent a lot of time poring over their every little quirk. But […] -
![Time to close out our series of posts identifying the most “jaw dropping” cars of the previous decades (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s). I’d like to thank the many commentators again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2005-Ford-GT_14465-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Were the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Aughts?")
QOTD: What Were the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Aughts?
Posted on March 22, 2016 | 85 CommentsTime to close out our series of posts identifying the most “jaw dropping” cars of the previous decades (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s). I’d like to thank the many commentators again […] -
![As I walked the endless aisles of the 2016 Detroit Autorama at the Cobo, I passed two Ford Highboys with no hoods and two different engines. These two engines are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/033a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which American V-8 Looks Best Under the Hood (Or Under No Hood)?")
QOTD: Which American V-8 Looks Best Under the Hood (Or Under No Hood)?
Posted on March 21, 2016 | 83 CommentsAs I walked the endless aisles of the 2016 Detroit Autorama at the Cobo, I passed two Ford Highboys with no hoods and two different engines. These two engines are […] -
![The automotive world has lost a lot of brands over the past twenty-some years, most of them American. Some brands were starved of new product and wasted away before succumbing; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/final-plymouth-lineup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Domestic Brand Had The Best Lineup When It Was Axed?")
QOTD: Which Domestic Brand Had The Best Lineup When It Was Axed?
Posted on March 17, 2016 | 65 CommentsThe automotive world has lost a lot of brands over the past twenty-some years, most of them American. Some brands were starved of new product and wasted away before succumbing; […] -
QOTD: Would You Buy A New Suzuki Jimny?
Posted on March 15, 2016 | 51 CommentsOne case: Suzuki vs. Consumers Union. -
![Something led me to the Lancia Appia page at Wikipedia, where this picture utterly captivated me. Look at how open and airy this little Appia Third Series (1959-1963) sedan is, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Lancia-Appia-open-doors.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Why Weren’t All Four Door Sedans Built Like This?")
QOTD: Why Weren’t All Four Door Sedans Built Like This?
Posted on March 5, 2016 | 68 CommentsSomething led me to the Lancia Appia page at Wikipedia, where this picture utterly captivated me. Look at how open and airy this little Appia Third Series (1959-1963) sedan is, […] -
![It’s stating the obvious, but I’ve been into cars for as long as I can remember. Now in my mid-20s, I’m constantly daydreaming of what will be my next car, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1995-chevy-blazer-green.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was The First Car You Ever Wanted When You Were A Child?")
QOTD: What Was The First Car You Ever Wanted When You Were A Child?
Posted on March 4, 2016 | 150 CommentsIt’s stating the obvious, but I’ve been into cars for as long as I can remember. Now in my mid-20s, I’m constantly daydreaming of what will be my next car, but […] -
![The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI recently raised the hoods for its “Engines Exposed” exhibit, and among its many exhibitions was this unmachined Flathead Ford engine block. The flathead’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/036a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Would You Have Designed the Flathead Ford?")
QOTD: How Would You Have Designed the Flathead Ford?
Posted on February 29, 2016 | 44 CommentsThe Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI recently raised the hoods for its “Engines Exposed” exhibit, and among its many exhibitions was this unmachined Flathead Ford engine block. The flathead’s […] -
QOTD: What Were the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Nineties?
Posted on February 28, 2016 | 113 CommentsWe’ve been to the 60s, 70s and 80s, now let’s move to the 90s… -
![Although it’s been the “in thing” for the past decade or so, the popularity of grayscale shades has largely eliminated the choice of actual shades of color when it comes to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4364.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake/QOTD: 1998 Plymouth Breeze – Do You Miss When There Were Colorful New Cars?")
CC Outtake/QOTD: 1998 Plymouth Breeze – Do You Miss When There Were Colorful New Cars?
Posted on February 24, 2016 | 163 CommentsAlthough it’s been the “in thing” for the past decade or so, the popularity of grayscale shades has largely eliminated the choice of actual shades of color when it comes to […] -
![I’ve always been a fan of the Mazda 6 – even going back to its predecessor, the Mazda 626 that first debuted in the US in 1979. But I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-mazda-mazda6-8-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Mazda 6 or Jaguar XE – Which Car Looks More Like a “Jag”?")
QOTD: Mazda 6 or Jaguar XE – Which Car Looks More Like a “Jag”?
Posted on February 22, 2016 | 113 CommentsI’ve always been a fan of the Mazda 6 – even going back to its predecessor, the Mazda 626 that first debuted in the US in 1979. But I was […]
