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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![First some statistics: There were 272 Ferrari 288 GTOs built between 1984 and 1986; a relatively whopping 1,315 F40s built from 1987 to 1992; a one-less-than-they-thought-they-could-sell 349 F50s from 1995-1997; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Ferrari-trio-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC QOTD: The full set?")
CC QOTD: The full set?
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 19 CommentsFirst some statistics: There were 272 Ferrari 288 GTOs built between 1984 and 1986; a relatively whopping 1,315 F40s built from 1987 to 1992; a one-less-than-they-thought-they-could-sell 349 F50s from 1995-1997; […] -
![Contrary to what some might think, I don’t get any great thrill out of documenting the decline and fall of what was once the world’s largest and most profitable corporation. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/deadly_sins_new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Should The Next GM Deadly Sin(s) Be?")
QOTD: What Should The Next GM Deadly Sin(s) Be?
Posted on April 10, 2015 | 204 CommentsContrary to what some might think, I don’t get any great thrill out of documenting the decline and fall of what was once the world’s largest and most profitable corporation. […] -
![Earlier today, Brendan Saur shared a picture of some of the cars on his street when he was but a tot. Which made me think, do we car-crazed people who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1963-Avanti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up?")
QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up?
Posted on April 7, 2015 | 148 CommentsEarlier today, Brendan Saur shared a picture of some of the cars on his street when he was but a tot. Which made me think, do we car-crazed people who […] -
![So are you a “nose-in-er,” or a “nose-out-er?” Or, perhaps, one of those people that take up two spaces (grrr)? Anyway, I’ve noticed that pickups are almost always parked nose-out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/noseout_nosein.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Nose In, or Nose Out?")
QOTD: Nose In, or Nose Out?
Posted on April 3, 2015 | 74 CommentsSo are you a “nose-in-er,” or a “nose-out-er?” Or, perhaps, one of those people that take up two spaces (grrr)? Anyway, I’ve noticed that pickups are almost always parked nose-out […] -
![It takes a special kind of person to own a pre-1945 car. The sort of man who isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty because no mechanic will even try […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gaisberg_rally_04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have?")
QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have?
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 119 CommentsIt takes a special kind of person to own a pre-1945 car. The sort of man who isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty because no mechanic will even try […] -
![After reading Paul’s story about the Olds 88, and the gasoline bath he suffered when refueling one, I got to thinking about my own history of ingesting gasoline. When I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/suck-gas-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Gasoline – Ever Swallowed It Or Taken A Gas Bath?")
QOTD: Gasoline – Ever Swallowed It Or Taken A Gas Bath?
Posted on March 29, 2015 | 80 CommentsAfter reading Paul’s story about the Olds 88, and the gasoline bath he suffered when refueling one, I got to thinking about my own history of ingesting gasoline. When I […] -
![(David Linge left this question as a comment, and I think he’s more likely to get help with it from you if I post it here) I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Olds-ignition-switch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?")
QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?
Posted on March 25, 2015 | 101 Comments(David Linge left this question as a comment, and I think he’s more likely to get help with it from you if I post it here) I am […] -
![If the used car market has taught us anything is that cheap-to-buy doesn’t mean that it’ll be cheap to run. Or to put it in lore “There’s nothing more expensive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned?")
QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned?
Posted on March 18, 2015 | 97 CommentsIf the used car market has taught us anything is that cheap-to-buy doesn’t mean that it’ll be cheap to run. Or to put it in lore “There’s nothing more expensive […] -
![Sugar in the gas tank will turn the gas into some sort of amazing sludge and destroy the engine (not; it doesn’t even dissolve in gasoline). I grew up with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sugar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive Myth?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive Myth?
Posted on March 14, 2015 | 341 CommentsSugar in the gas tank will turn the gas into some sort of amazing sludge and destroy the engine (not; it doesn’t even dissolve in gasoline). I grew up with […] -
QOTD: Which Of These Would You Take Skiing? Moskvich AZLK 2140 SL, Lada VAZ 2101, or Skoda Octavia 18?
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 61 CommentsMoskvich AZLK 2140 SL -
![https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fGw0kvAzs In the US, the 1989 Lexus LS 400 turned the luxury market upside down, one of the few genuine game-changers. It was cheaper than a six-cylinder Mercedes E-Class, yet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "QOTD: Who Got Hurt More By The 1989 Lexus LS 400: Mercedes or Cadillac?")
QOTD: Who Got Hurt More By The 1989 Lexus LS 400: Mercedes or Cadillac?
Posted on March 12, 2015 | 78 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fGw0kvAzs In the US, the 1989 Lexus LS 400 turned the luxury market upside down, one of the few genuine game-changers. It was cheaper than a six-cylinder Mercedes E-Class, yet […] -
![Ah, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/79MKV-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?")
QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?
Posted on March 6, 2015 | 296 CommentsAh, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […] -
![the ultimate delivery car of another sort Max.P. found what he calls “The Ultimate Delivery Beater”, in the form of an $800 1985 Caprice wagon. If you were driving over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pizza-delivery-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is The Ultimate Delivery Car?")
QOTD: What Is The Ultimate Delivery Car?
Posted on February 27, 2015 | 55 Commentsthe ultimate delivery car of another sort Max.P. found what he calls “The Ultimate Delivery Beater”, in the form of an $800 1985 Caprice wagon. If you were driving over […] -
![“Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SLF-C3500xi-Turbo.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name?")
QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name?
Posted on February 18, 2015 | 125 Comments“Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […] -
![Staxman from Seattle sent this picture shot on a pub wall, and wonders if we can identify it. Although I have a few hunches, I’m a bit tied up at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mystery-car-seattle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Can Anyone ID This Car?")
Can Anyone ID This Car?
Posted on February 15, 2015 | 46 CommentsStaxman from Seattle sent this picture shot on a pub wall, and wonders if we can identify it. Although I have a few hunches, I’m a bit tied up at […]
