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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![We’ve looked at the most “jaw dropping” cars of the ’60s, then moved on to the ‘70s – now let’s turn to the ‘80s. For me, this decade was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Taurus-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Were The Most Jaw Dropping Cars Of The Eighties?")
QOTD: What Were The Most Jaw Dropping Cars Of The Eighties?
Posted on February 16, 2016 | 203 CommentsWe’ve looked at the most “jaw dropping” cars of the ’60s, then moved on to the ‘70s – now let’s turn to the ‘80s. For me, this decade was […] -
![We previously looked at the “Most Jaw-Dropping Cars of the Sixties” – which generated some great discussion and very insightful comments. So let’s pose the same question again – but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aston-martin-lagonda-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Are the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Seventies?")
QOTD: What Are the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Seventies?
Posted on February 8, 2016 | 164 CommentsWe previously looked at the “Most Jaw-Dropping Cars of the Sixties” – which generated some great discussion and very insightful comments. So let’s pose the same question again – but […] -
![If, as I do, you like cars and comedy, Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee series is a viewing must. Jerry arrives at a celebrity’s house in a vehicle that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Jerry-Barry-Coffee.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Comedifans In Cars Getting Coffee: What Would Jerry Pick You Up In?")
QOTD: Comedifans In Cars Getting Coffee: What Would Jerry Pick You Up In?
Posted on February 6, 2016 | 31 CommentsIf, as I do, you like cars and comedy, Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee series is a viewing must. Jerry arrives at a celebrity’s house in a vehicle that […] -
![The 60s – as many people say, “you had to be there”, or perhaps more appropriately, “you had to be there…..and lucid.” It was a special time, and maybe it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sixties.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Most Jaw-Dropping Car Of The Sixties?")
QOTD: What’s The Most Jaw-Dropping Car Of The Sixties?
Posted on January 31, 2016 | 186 CommentsThe 60s – as many people say, “you had to be there”, or perhaps more appropriately, “you had to be there…..and lucid.” It was a special time, and maybe it’s […] -
![A few years back in Brisbane – I believe it was after the frangipani window sticker craze ended, but before people started putting the stick-figure families on their cars – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chevrolet-aveo-super-bee.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Most Ridiculous Modification You’ve Ever Seen?")
QOTD: What’s The Most Ridiculous Modification You’ve Ever Seen?
Posted on January 25, 2016 | 197 CommentsA few years back in Brisbane – I believe it was after the frangipani window sticker craze ended, but before people started putting the stick-figure families on their cars – […] -
![We love old cars and trucks here, but sometimes the mind does wander to something brand new. Lately, mine has been wandering towards a new wandering vehicle; the old ’77 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Winnebago-Trend-59.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What New Vehicle Is On Your Wish List?")
QOTD: What New Vehicle Is On Your Wish List?
Posted on January 8, 2016 | 147 CommentsWe love old cars and trucks here, but sometimes the mind does wander to something brand new. Lately, mine has been wandering towards a new wandering vehicle; the old ’77 […] -
![In today’s Taurus SHO – BMW 535i vintage comparison (Automobile Magazine), this line at the end caught my eye: The new 535i is perhaps only the second car in which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/CC-156-041-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Most You’ve Comfortably (Or Not) Driven In One Day?")
QOTD: What’s The Most You’ve Comfortably (Or Not) Driven In One Day?
Posted on December 21, 2015 | 104 CommentsIn today’s Taurus SHO – BMW 535i vintage comparison (Automobile Magazine), this line at the end caught my eye: The new 535i is perhaps only the second car in which […] -
![Not all Italian-designed hatchbacks are created equally. On the left is the Alfa Romeo 147, designed by Walter de Silva and Wolfgang Egger at Centro Stile Alfa Romeo. On the right […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/daewoo-lanos-alfa-romeo-147.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake/QOTD: Has There Ever Been A Beautiful Body Aching For A Better Car Underneath?")
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: Has There Ever Been A Beautiful Body Aching For A Better Car Underneath?
Posted on December 17, 2015 | 113 CommentsNot all Italian-designed hatchbacks are created equally. On the left is the Alfa Romeo 147, designed by Walter de Silva and Wolfgang Egger at Centro Stile Alfa Romeo. On the right […] -
![For the last couple of months I’ve been working as a detailer in the collision center of a huge 15 dealership conglomerate, here in Winnipeg, Canada. It is a place where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14482142637431.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: A Nice Bimmer – Gone… Or Maybe Not…")
QOTD: A Nice Bimmer – Gone… Or Maybe Not…
Posted on December 14, 2015 | 26 CommentsFor the last couple of months I’ve been working as a detailer in the collision center of a huge 15 dealership conglomerate, here in Winnipeg, Canada. It is a place where […] -
![I almost missed the assembly line oops while appraising this 1968 Buick LeSabre 400 this summer. The second owner noticed it not long after he bought the car from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Buick-1968-le-sabre-trunk.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Wrong With This Picture? What Other Assembly Line Glitches Have You Seen?")
QOTD: What’s Wrong With This Picture? What Other Assembly Line Glitches Have You Seen?
Posted on December 13, 2015 | 132 CommentsI almost missed the assembly line oops while appraising this 1968 Buick LeSabre 400 this summer. The second owner noticed it not long after he bought the car from […] -
![Proton, the automaker formerly owned by the Malaysian government, made their name building and exporting Mitsubishi cast-offs. Indeed, they didn’t engineer their own car until 2000 (the Waja) and continued selling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/proton-m21-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1997-2000 Proton M21 – Would You Buy A Brand New Old Car?")
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1997-2000 Proton M21 – Would You Buy A Brand New Old Car?
Posted on December 11, 2015 | 48 CommentsProton, the automaker formerly owned by the Malaysian government, made their name building and exporting Mitsubishi cast-offs. Indeed, they didn’t engineer their own car until 2000 (the Waja) and continued selling […] -
QOTD: What’s The Oddest Vanity Plate You’ve Ever Seen?
Posted on December 8, 2015 | 109 Comments -
![We tend to live a bit in the past here at CC, so the question today is which car from 1985 would you pick to drive for the next thirty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1985-a-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car From 1985 Would You Chose To Drive For Thirty Years?")
QOTD: What Car From 1985 Would You Chose To Drive For Thirty Years?
Posted on November 15, 2015 | 275 CommentsWe tend to live a bit in the past here at CC, so the question today is which car from 1985 would you pick to drive for the next thirty […] -
![Planned obsolescence is when a product is designed from its inception to become unfashionable or obsolete shortly after its launch. In the 1950s, American automakers embraced this mantra and made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1971-pontiac.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Best-Looking 1971-76 Full-Size Pontiac?")
QOTD: What’s The Best-Looking 1971-76 Full-Size Pontiac?
Posted on November 9, 2015 | 80 CommentsPlanned obsolescence is when a product is designed from its inception to become unfashionable or obsolete shortly after its launch. In the 1950s, American automakers embraced this mantra and made […] -
![Since we’re reliving the Malaise Era, let’s explore the other side of its…side effects: low specific power (hp per cubic inch). My memory tells me that the 1979 400 cubic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Lincoln-1979-two.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Did The 1979 Lincoln 400 V8 Have The Lowest Specific Output During The Malaise Era?")
QOTD: Did The 1979 Lincoln 400 V8 Have The Lowest Specific Output During The Malaise Era?
Posted on November 6, 2015 | 95 CommentsSince we’re reliving the Malaise Era, let’s explore the other side of its…side effects: low specific power (hp per cubic inch). My memory tells me that the 1979 400 cubic […]
