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QOTD Archive
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QOTD: What Was Your Mother’s Favorite Car?
Posted on May 10, 2015 | 65 CommentsPerhaps not surprisingly, my mom’s favorite was the only one that she bought on my recommendation. All the rest were picked out by my father, who had a bit of […] -
QOTD: What’s the Most Embarrassing Way You’ve Totaled a Vehicle?
Posted on May 8, 2015 | 109 CommentsEvery Spring here in the Middle West, us farmers burn our ditches, fencelines and waterways (ersosion-control grassy areas in-between fields) to clear out the dead material from Winter and hopefully kill off […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Factory Paintjob?
Posted on May 5, 2015 | 182 CommentsThere are a lot of white and silver cars out there nowadays. Those two colors are far and away the most popular choices in the US, and their popularity does […] -
CC Wagon Week Finale: Thank You All, And Which Station Wagon Will Magically Appear In Your Driveway Tonight?
Posted on April 26, 2015 | 138 CommentsI meant to get this post up this morning, but between putting down a coat of floor finish and having company over for lunch, it didn’t happen. So it’s a […] -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
QOTD: What Is Your Biggest CC-Related Regret?
Posted on April 15, 2015 | 87 CommentsLooking back on the past can be a tricky thing. Hindsight always has 20/20 vision, and it can be hard to know how decisions will work out without possessing a […] -
QOTD: Which Was The Last Great Honda Civic?
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 91 CommentsSpoiler alert: I think it’s this one, the 1992-95 generation. But do tell me what you think in the comments. -
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; […] -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?
Posted on March 25, 2015 | 102 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 […] -
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 […]
![QOTD: What Was Your Mother’s Favorite Car? Perhaps not surprisingly, my mom’s favorite was the only one that she bought on my recommendation. All the rest were picked out by my father, who had a bit of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Honda-1990-civic-red.png)
![QOTD: What’s the Most Embarrassing Way You’ve Totaled a Vehicle? Every Spring here in the Middle West, us farmers burn our ditches, fencelines and waterways (ersosion-control grassy areas in-between fields) to clear out the dead material from Winter and hopefully kill off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/toast01.jpeg)
![QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Factory Paintjob? There are a lot of white and silver cars out there nowadays. Those two colors are far and away the most popular choices in the US, and their popularity does […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1978_Cadillac_Seville_Elegante-ruidoso-brown-western-saddle-firemist.jpg)
![CC Wagon Week Finale: Thank You All, And Which Station Wagon Will Magically Appear In Your Driveway Tonight? I meant to get this post up this morning, but between putting down a coat of floor finish and having company over for lunch, it didn’t happen. So it’s a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Chevrolet-1955-Nomad-cl.jpg)
![Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose? Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg)
![QOTD: What Is Your Biggest CC-Related Regret? Looking back on the past can be a tricky thing. Hindsight always has 20/20 vision, and it can be hard to know how decisions will work out without possessing a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=900,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sable2007-3.jpg)

![CC QOTD: The full set? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Ferrari-trio-1.jpg)
![QOTD: What Should The Next GM Deadly Sin(s) Be? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/deadly_sins_new.jpg)
![QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1963-Avanti.jpg)
![QOTD: Nose In, or Nose Out? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/noseout_nosein.jpg)
![QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gaisberg_rally_04.jpg)
![QOTD: Gasoline – Ever Swallowed It Or Taken A Gas Bath? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/suck-gas-1.jpg)
![QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Olds-ignition-switch.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned? 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2958.jpg)


