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QOTD Archive
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QOTD and Car Show Classics: 1962 and 1970 Mercury Convertibles–If the Owner Traded up Every Eight Years, What’s Next?
Posted on August 17, 2015 | 39 CommentsMercury’s everlasting identity crisis has been discussed on these hallowed pages ad nauseum. In what were perhaps the halcyon years of the American auto industry, namely the immediate postwar era […] -
Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – GM Edition
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 167 CommentsGeneral Motors had a lot of great hits, but it had plenty of failures too. Like the kid from a good home and with plenty of pocket money that picks […] -
Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – Ford Edition
Posted on August 7, 2015 | 114 CommentsNot too long ago, the Curbside Classic Cohort came together to say some kind words about some of the most maligned and disappointing Chrysler and AMC products of the past […] -
Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – AMC & Chrysler Edition
Posted on July 31, 2015 | 143 CommentsThe Curbside Classic Cohort is one of the most respectful and friendly communities on the entire internet. I can think of no other website where I actually read the comments. […] -
QOTD: Bumper Stickers/Car Magnets – How Many Is Too Many?
Posted on July 23, 2015 | 81 Comments -
“Getting Passed” By A Dynasty With A Locked Rear Wheel: Sudden Brake Failure Or Driving Without Brakes?
Posted on July 12, 2015 | 28 CommentsWe had a rather scary close call last Sunday. We drove out to the coast in the TSX, with an old friend who was visiting. That’s a 55 mile drive […] -
CC Conundrum/QOTD: Are Car Controls Getting Too Complicated And Distracting?
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 156 CommentsThis is my great-aunt Mary’s 2005 Cadillac DeVille. Her husband, my great-uncle Joe drives a similar, slightly updated version of this car, a 2006 Cadillac DTS. At 78 and 88 years […] -
My Flat Tire Story – And When Was The Last Time You Had A Flat?
Posted on June 20, 2015 | 78 CommentsI had a flat tire a few weeks ago. It is my hope that you can learn from what I did right, and from what I did wrong. I was […] -
QOTD: Any Love For Your Best Friend’s Hooptie?
Posted on June 19, 2015 | 38 CommentsSpotting this unrestored, ’63 Chevy Impala post sedan at an intersection on my block in July of 2010 got me thinking at the time: What were the years like between […] -
QOTD: Would You Park Topless?
Posted on June 9, 2015 | 68 CommentsLeaving a convertible parked with the top down is something I’ve noticed many convertible owners do, and quite honestly it makes me cringe. Maybe it’s that I’m just that much of an […] -
QOTD: Which 1988 Goodyear Eagle Wearer Would You Pick?
Posted on June 5, 2015 | 74 CommentsLeafing through some old issues of Motor Trend, I came across this wonderful three-page ad. All of these production and race cars employed Goodyear Eagles. But which one would you […] -
QOTD: Which Car Did You Obsess On When You Were Fifteen? Or Which Car Posters Were On Your Wall?
Posted on May 28, 2015 | 141 CommentsFor a whole generation of kids, Lamborghini Countach posters became a fixture on the bedroom wall, along with a Farrah Fawcett poster. Or maybe someone else; I’m not very good […] -
QOTD: What’s The Strangest Car Commercial You’ve Seen?
Posted on May 22, 2015 | 79 CommentsCar commercials come in all sorts of varieties, with typical ones often emphasizing a characteristic such as speed, power, luxury, handling, fuel efficiency, space, or fun-to-drive nature, whether or not […] -
QOTD: What’s In Your Fleet? – The Great CC Virtual Open House
Posted on May 17, 2015 | 578 Comments(Update: It’s a treat reading all of your responses so far; what a remarkable diversity of readers and their rides. Thank you all for sharing; it means a lot […] -
QOTD – Is This The Best Car Sticker There Is?
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 57 CommentsA very simple and straightforward question today – can you show a better window or bumper sticker than this, seen on a Citroen 2CV, where else?
![QOTD and Car Show Classics: 1962 and 1970 Mercury Convertibles–If the Owner Traded up Every Eight Years, What’s Next? Mercury’s everlasting identity crisis has been discussed on these hallowed pages ad nauseum. In what were perhaps the halcyon years of the American auto industry, namely the immediate postwar era […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/030a.jpg)
![Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – GM Edition General Motors had a lot of great hits, but it had plenty of failures too. Like the kid from a good home and with plenty of pocket money that picks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1979-chevrolet-chevette.jpg)
![Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – AMC & Chrysler Edition The Curbside Classic Cohort is one of the most respectful and friendly communities on the entire internet. I can think of no other website where I actually read the comments. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/plymouth_volare_road_runner_sport_wagon_1979.jpg)

![“Getting Passed” By A Dynasty With A Locked Rear Wheel: Sudden Brake Failure Or Driving Without Brakes? We had a rather scary close call last Sunday. We drove out to the coast in the TSX, with an old friend who was visiting. That’s a 55 mile drive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Dodge-Dynasty-red8.jpg)
![CC Conundrum/QOTD: Are Car Controls Getting Too Complicated And Distracting? This is my great-aunt Mary’s 2005 Cadillac DeVille. Her husband, my great-uncle Joe drives a similar, slightly updated version of this car, a 2006 Cadillac DTS. At 78 and 88 years […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/FullSizeRender-6.jpg)
![My Flat Tire Story – And When Was The Last Time You Had A Flat? I had a flat tire a few weeks ago. It is my hope that you can learn from what I did right, and from what I did wrong. I was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Flat-tire-1-003.jpg)
![QOTD: Any Love For Your Best Friend’s Hooptie? Spotting this unrestored, ’63 Chevy Impala post sedan at an intersection on my block in July of 2010 got me thinking at the time: What were the years like between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/004-1963-Chevrolet-Impala-post-CC.jpg)
![QOTD: Would You Park Topless? Leaving a convertible parked with the top down is something I’ve noticed many convertible owners do, and quite honestly it makes me cringe. Maybe it’s that I’m just that much of an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_8871.jpg)
![QOTD: Which 1988 Goodyear Eagle Wearer Would You Pick? Leafing through some old issues of Motor Trend, I came across this wonderful three-page ad. All of these production and race cars employed Goodyear Eagles. But which one would you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/goodyear-eagle.jpeg)
![QOTD: Which Car Did You Obsess On When You Were Fifteen? Or Which Car Posters Were On Your Wall? For a whole generation of kids, Lamborghini Countach posters became a fixture on the bedroom wall, along with a Farrah Fawcett poster. Or maybe someone else; I’m not very good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Lambo-Posters.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s The Strangest Car Commercial You’ve Seen? Car commercials come in all sorts of varieties, with typical ones often emphasizing a characteristic such as speed, power, luxury, handling, fuel efficiency, space, or fun-to-drive nature, whether or not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mcconaugheylincolnmkc.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s In Your Fleet? – The Great CC Virtual Open House (Update: It’s a treat reading all of your responses so far; what a remarkable diversity of readers and their rides. Thank you all for sharing; it means a lot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ford-1966-F100-side-tile.jpg)



