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QOTD Archive
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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
QOTD: Did The 1976 Buick LeSabre V6 Have The Worst Power-To-Weight Ratio Of Any “Malaise Era” American Car?
Posted on November 5, 2015 | 97 CommentsThe 1976 Buick LeSabre V6 has become something of an automotive unicorn. The only images that Google can find are two, posted by the the sleuths at imcdb.org, This one […] -
CC Outtake/QOTD: Lincoln MKT Town Car – Worthy Of The Name?
Posted on October 22, 2015 | 77 CommentsFord sure got a lot of use out of the venerable Panther platform, with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models utilising it from 1979 all the way until 2011. Towards the […] -
QOTD: What’s The Worst New Car On The Market Today?
Posted on October 20, 2015 | 191 CommentsIs there a “bad” car on the market today? Not even ten years ago, over at TTAC we used to hold an annual “Ten Worst Automobiles Today” contest, and then […] -
QOTD: What Is Your Least Favorite Automotive Accessory?
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 201 CommentsI remember when some brochures used to have a page at the back dedicated to dealer-fitted accessories. There would be mud flaps, custom floor mats and numerous other fairly useless […] -
QOTD: Most Egregious Body Art?
Posted on October 14, 2015 | 126 CommentsBody art. A moment of indecision, a lifetime of regret. I’ve never bought a car with a decal or any other body art. I can’t figure out why people want something […] -
QOTD: What Car Had The Airiest Greenhouse? And The Least?
Posted on October 3, 2015 | 114 CommentsIn today’s superb post on Bertone and the Mazda Luce, I re-encountered a car I had forgotten about, Marcello Gandini’s 1967 Fiat 125 Executive concept (Bertone). It reflected what may […] -
QOTD: What Defines a “New” Generation of a Car?
Posted on October 2, 2015 | 63 Comments(2003-2005 and 2006-2008 Honda Pilots; an undisputed facelift situation) Recently, some varying opinions in the comment thread regarding car generations raised a very good point: Exactly which qualities distinguish a new generation of a car […] -
QOTD: How Long Does The Sedan Have Left?
Posted on October 1, 2015 | 97 CommentsPicture this: It’s 11:30 pm on a Saturday night and you flip on NBC. You just happen to tune in during the opening credits sequence of Saturday Night Live, which […]
![QOTD: A Nice Bimmer – Gone… Or Maybe Not… 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14482142637431.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s Wrong With This Picture? What Other Assembly Line Glitches Have You Seen? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Buick-1968-le-sabre-trunk.png)
![Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1997-2000 Proton M21 – Would You Buy A Brand New Old Car? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/proton-m21-1.jpg)

![QOTD: What Car From 1985 Would You Chose To Drive For Thirty Years? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1985-a-tile.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s The Best-Looking 1971-76 Full-Size Pontiac? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1971-pontiac.jpg)
![QOTD: Did The 1979 Lincoln 400 V8 Have The Lowest Specific Output During The Malaise Era? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Lincoln-1979-two.jpg)
![QOTD: Did The 1976 Buick LeSabre V6 Have The Worst Power-To-Weight Ratio Of Any “Malaise Era” American Car? The 1976 Buick LeSabre V6 has become something of an automotive unicorn. The only images that Google can find are two, posted by the the sleuths at imcdb.org, This one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Buick-1976-leSabre-V6.jpg)
![CC Outtake/QOTD: Lincoln MKT Town Car – Worthy Of The Name? Ford sure got a lot of use out of the venerable Panther platform, with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models utilising it from 1979 all the way until 2011. Towards the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lincoln-mkt-town-car.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s The Worst New Car On The Market Today? Is there a “bad” car on the market today? Not even ten years ago, over at TTAC we used to hold an annual “Ten Worst Automobiles Today” contest, and then […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CC-264-036-12001.jpg)
![QOTD: What Is Your Least Favorite Automotive Accessory? I remember when some brochures used to have a page at the back dedicated to dealer-fitted accessories. There would be mud flaps, custom floor mats and numerous other fairly useless […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_7192.jpg)
![QOTD: Most Egregious Body Art? Body art. A moment of indecision, a lifetime of regret. I’ve never bought a car with a decal or any other body art. I can’t figure out why people want something […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/taragobodyart.jpg)
![QOTD: What Car Had The Airiest Greenhouse? And The Least? In today’s superb post on Bertone and the Mazda Luce, I re-encountered a car I had forgotten about, Marcello Gandini’s 1967 Fiat 125 Executive concept (Bertone). It reflected what may […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fiat-1967-125_Executive_05-vert.jpg)
![QOTD: What Defines a “New” Generation of a Car? (2003-2005 and 2006-2008 Honda Pilots; an undisputed facelift situation) Recently, some varying opinions in the comment thread regarding car generations raised a very good point: Exactly which qualities distinguish a new generation of a car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_8456.jpg)
![QOTD: How Long Does The Sedan Have Left? Picture this: It’s 11:30 pm on a Saturday night and you flip on NBC. You just happen to tune in during the opening credits sequence of Saturday Night Live, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=675,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150412_133633.jpg)


