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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![I spend a lot of my spare time working on cars for my own enjoyment, and also because I could never own a large fleet of cars if I didn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230803_125650404a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule/QOTD: Is There An Engineering Decision You Don’t Understand? (1974 Firebird Content)")
COAL Capsule/QOTD: Is There An Engineering Decision You Don’t Understand? (1974 Firebird Content)
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 81 CommentsI spend a lot of my spare time working on cars for my own enjoyment, and also because I could never own a large fleet of cars if I didn’t […] -
![The inevitable process has begun. Tortuous, protracted, and ripe for being done differently, we have began car shopping. We’ve been putting it off, and will likely drag our feet for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/car-shopping.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Brand Have You Driven The Most?")
QOTD: What Brand Have You Driven The Most?
Posted on August 23, 2023 | 105 CommentsThe inevitable process has begun. Tortuous, protracted, and ripe for being done differently, we have began car shopping. We’ve been putting it off, and will likely drag our feet for […] -
![It’s coming up that time. Time to get the state inspection sticker. In my driving year, this is pretty much the time when my car is most in jeopardy of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sticker.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – No Sticker for YOU! Any Good Annual Vehicle Inspection Stories?")
QOTD – No Sticker for YOU! Any Good Annual Vehicle Inspection Stories?
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 92 CommentsIt’s coming up that time. Time to get the state inspection sticker. In my driving year, this is pretty much the time when my car is most in jeopardy of […] -
![They say it’s never healthy to love something that can’t love you back, but that’s never stopped me from fostering sentimental attachments to machinery. A few weeks ago, I realized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Skylark-2003-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Do You Celebrate Car Anniversaries? (COAL 1965 Skylark Content)")
QOTD: Do You Celebrate Car Anniversaries? (COAL 1965 Skylark Content)
Posted on July 3, 2023 | 69 CommentsThey say it’s never healthy to love something that can’t love you back, but that’s never stopped me from fostering sentimental attachments to machinery. A few weeks ago, I realized […] -
![This is bustling Buenos Aires, Argentina, sometime in the 1960s. There’s a Valiant II (what North Americans would call a ’62 Valiant) just to the right of the centre, and…what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Buenos-Aires-by-Night-in-the-60s_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo & QOTD: One Night in Buenos Aires – What Do You See?")
Vintage Photo & QOTD: One Night in Buenos Aires – What Do You See?
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 21 CommentsThis is bustling Buenos Aires, Argentina, sometime in the 1960s. There’s a Valiant II (what North Americans would call a ’62 Valiant) just to the right of the centre, and…what […] -
![It is said that Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer, here in the U.S. Likewise, the beginning of summer always calls forth one of those AAA press releases where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sideview.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – Summer 2023 Roadtrip Plans?")
QOTD – Summer 2023 Roadtrip Plans?
Posted on May 29, 2023 | 55 CommentsIt is said that Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer, here in the U.S. Likewise, the beginning of summer always calls forth one of those AAA press releases where […] -
![While out driving today, my thoughts returned as they often do to a nagging noise from the back half of my daily driver that I have lived with for quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/e90_diff.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – What Auto Repairs Have You Put Off, And Why?")
QOTD – What Auto Repairs Have You Put Off, And Why?
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 96 CommentsWhile out driving today, my thoughts returned as they often do to a nagging noise from the back half of my daily driver that I have lived with for quite […] -
![In my never ending quest to own every antique car ever built, I have only ever put cash in my pocket to seriously look at one or two Falcons, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1962-Falcon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Early Falcon Face?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Early Falcon Face?
Posted on April 25, 2023 | 54 CommentsIn my never ending quest to own every antique car ever built, I have only ever put cash in my pocket to seriously look at one or two Falcons, including […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2017) While researching my JC Whitney article, I found literally hundreds of great items from their catalogs over the years: Far to many for me to feature in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JC-Whitney-Barefoot-Pedal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: JC Whitney Scavenger Hunt")
QOTD: JC Whitney Scavenger Hunt
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 116 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017) While researching my JC Whitney article, I found literally hundreds of great items from their catalogs over the years: Far to many for me to feature in […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Super Sleuths, Date This Photo
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 16 Comments -
![I’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3m.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?")
QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 75 CommentsI’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […] -
![My lovely bride buys me old car brochures as gifts, and this Christmas I found a catalog for the full line of 1963 Buicks under the tree, in honor of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1963-Buick-05-amp-06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: 1963 Buick Electra(s) – What’s The Story Behind These Pictures?")
QOTD: 1963 Buick Electra(s) – What’s The Story Behind These Pictures?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 76 CommentsMy lovely bride buys me old car brochures as gifts, and this Christmas I found a catalog for the full line of 1963 Buicks under the tree, in honor of […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2017) Human beings are hard-wired to recognize faces. This causes us to see faces even in places where there are none, whether it is on Mars or on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Malibu-Horror.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – Worst Car Face?")
QOTD – Worst Car Face?
Posted on March 15, 2023 | 298 Comments(first posted 3/15/2017) Human beings are hard-wired to recognize faces. This causes us to see faces even in places where there are none, whether it is on Mars or on […] -
![Note: This post is an expansion on a previous 1959 Edsel post and a comment I made on it. A LOT has been written about the Edsel. But there is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/173279_7a5df6991067f8471.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: 1959 Edsel–How Did Ford Sell 40,000 of These Things?")
QOTD: 1959 Edsel–How Did Ford Sell 40,000 of These Things?
Posted on March 15, 2023 | 78 CommentsNote: This post is an expansion on a previous 1959 Edsel post and a comment I made on it. A LOT has been written about the Edsel. But there is […] -
![This is a Stromberg Model W carburetor—says so right there on the side. More specifically, it’s a Bendix Stromberg WA3-219 carburetor. “W” for the design family of the carburetor, “A” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Stromberg-W_5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Weirdly One-Year-Only Parts")
QOTD: Weirdly One-Year-Only Parts
Posted on March 11, 2023 | 72 CommentsThis is a Stromberg Model W carburetor—says so right there on the side. More specifically, it’s a Bendix Stromberg WA3-219 carburetor. “W” for the design family of the carburetor, “A” […]
