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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![I have folks e-mail me asking this question all-too often, and I have to brush them off, because it’s the area of old cars I’m least qualified to give advice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/AMC-Hornet-1972-Gucci.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Best Way To Sell A CC? A 1972 Hornet Gucci Sportabout, More Specifically")
QOTD: What’s The Best Way To Sell A CC? A 1972 Hornet Gucci Sportabout, More Specifically
Posted on September 5, 2014 | 44 CommentsI have folks e-mail me asking this question all-too often, and I have to brush them off, because it’s the area of old cars I’m least qualified to give advice […] -
CC Wordless Outtake/QOTD: Cherokee, Old and New – A Worthy Successor?
Posted on September 4, 2014 | 93 CommentsPosted at the Cohort by nifty43 -
![Whether you love it or hate it, the K-car is one of those automobiles that changed the course of automotive history. With their uncommon for-the-time front-wheel drive, 4-cylinder power, compact exterior dimensions, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Iacocca-and-K-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD/Poll: What’s Your Favorite K-Car Variant?")
QOTD/Poll: What’s Your Favorite K-Car Variant?
Posted on August 29, 2014 | 166 CommentsWhether you love it or hate it, the K-car is one of those automobiles that changed the course of automotive history. With their uncommon for-the-time front-wheel drive, 4-cylinder power, compact exterior dimensions, […] -
![It’s 1978, and you’re a Baby Boomer with a wife and a little kid or two, and you just got a promotion. Time to dump that hulk of a Pinto […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ford-Fairmont-ES-1978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Domestic “Mid-Size” Car Would You Buy In 1978?")
QOTD: What Domestic “Mid-Size” Car Would You Buy In 1978?
Posted on August 23, 2014 | 168 CommentsIt’s 1978, and you’re a Baby Boomer with a wife and a little kid or two, and you just got a promotion. Time to dump that hulk of a Pinto […] -
![After reading Max.P’s COAL post on his Volkswagen Jetta the other day, I noticed that both in the post and some of the comments, a need for cruise control was expressed in situations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cruise-control.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Often (If Ever) Do You Use Cruise Control?")
QOTD: How Often (If Ever) Do You Use Cruise Control?
Posted on August 16, 2014 | 114 CommentsAfter reading Max.P’s COAL post on his Volkswagen Jetta the other day, I noticed that both in the post and some of the comments, a need for cruise control was expressed in situations […] -
![As many of you know, the A1 Golf remained on sale long after it was yanked from US shores for 1985, built in South Africa using the name CitiGolf and sold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-11-14.45.58.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting/QOTD: Which Curbside Classic Would You Want To Remain In Production For The Foreseeable Future?")
Cohort Sighting/QOTD: Which Curbside Classic Would You Want To Remain In Production For The Foreseeable Future?
Posted on August 12, 2014 | 126 CommentsAs many of you know, the A1 Golf remained on sale long after it was yanked from US shores for 1985, built in South Africa using the name CitiGolf and sold […] -
![While AMC’s version of the Mustang may not exactly resemble a flying, pointed, aerodynamic projectile, some of them could accelerate rapidly and look pretty sporting to boot. Unlike the Mustang and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9-14-13-025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Striped Javelins–What’s Your Preference?")
QOTD: Striped Javelins–What’s Your Preference?
Posted on August 11, 2014 | 56 CommentsWhile AMC’s version of the Mustang may not exactly resemble a flying, pointed, aerodynamic projectile, some of them could accelerate rapidly and look pretty sporting to boot. Unlike the Mustang and […] -
![Like most of us, I love hunting down cars, taking photos of them and writing them up. But it can be hard! I’m lucky that there seem to be a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Furthest You’ve Gone To Chase Down A Curbside Classic?")
QOTD: What’s The Furthest You’ve Gone To Chase Down A Curbside Classic?
Posted on August 6, 2014 | 38 CommentsLike most of us, I love hunting down cars, taking photos of them and writing them up. But it can be hard! I’m lucky that there seem to be a lot […] -
![Thirty-one years ago, your esteemed managing editor first came into this world in a Syracuse, New York hospital. Over the years, numerous half-finished projects, wires dangling from dashboards and car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/happybirthdaytome.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Happy Birthday To Me – What Auto-Related Gift Do You Most Desire? Which Have Been Your Favorites?")
QOTD: Happy Birthday To Me – What Auto-Related Gift Do You Most Desire? Which Have Been Your Favorites?
Posted on August 3, 2014 | 52 CommentsThirty-one years ago, your esteemed managing editor first came into this world in a Syracuse, New York hospital. Over the years, numerous half-finished projects, wires dangling from dashboards and car […] -
![I may have been on this earth for only twenty-five short years, but in many ways I consider myself to be very old-fashioned. My aversion to change solely for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PT1-01C-500x473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Classic Engines – Are Their Days Numbered?")
QOTD: Classic Engines – Are Their Days Numbered?
Posted on July 28, 2014 | 195 CommentsI may have been on this earth for only twenty-five short years, but in many ways I consider myself to be very old-fashioned. My aversion to change solely for the […] -
![It was 1992 and I was spending the weekend with a friend. While chatting with the friend’s grandfather, he suggested we visit a man named Otto if we were really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1930-Ford-Beauty-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is the Oldest Car or Truck You Have Driven?")
QOTD: What Is the Oldest Car or Truck You Have Driven?
Posted on July 24, 2014 | 123 CommentsIt was 1992 and I was spending the weekend with a friend. While chatting with the friend’s grandfather, he suggested we visit a man named Otto if we were really […] -
![On a nice warm summer day when I should be working outside, I am typing away on the computer. Doing so does allow one to refocus their otherwise addled brain. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car And Powertrain Would You Marry?")
QOTD: What Car And Powertrain Would You Marry?
Posted on July 7, 2014 | 120 CommentsOn a nice warm summer day when I should be working outside, I am typing away on the computer. Doing so does allow one to refocus their otherwise addled brain. […] -
![image: tripod.com Calvin Mehlert may just be the last Rover 3500 V8 owner to take his car on long road trips. And he’s done it twice, successfully. That got me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/MG-B-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Of The Cars You’ve Ever Owned Would Be Your Last Choice For A 2,400 Mile Road Trip?")
QOTD: Which Of The Cars You’ve Ever Owned Would Be Your Last Choice For A 2,400 Mile Road Trip?
Posted on June 27, 2014 | 106 Commentsimage: tripod.com Calvin Mehlert may just be the last Rover 3500 V8 owner to take his car on long road trips. And he’s done it twice, successfully. That got me […] -
![Some folks have bemoaned the loss of “full gauges” (ammeter, coolant temperature, oil pressure) ever since “idiot lights” appeared back in…the dark ages. Or more like the late 50s, early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-32-024-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Do “Full Gauges” Still Have Any Relevancy? Did They Ever, Really?")
QOTD: Do “Full Gauges” Still Have Any Relevancy? Did They Ever, Really?
Posted on June 23, 2014 | 145 CommentsSome folks have bemoaned the loss of “full gauges” (ammeter, coolant temperature, oil pressure) ever since “idiot lights” appeared back in…the dark ages. Or more like the late 50s, early […] -
![Today’s Pontiac GP post got a discussion going about clutches and parking brakes, for starting off in a stick shift car. Let’s open the discussion a bit more. How did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/clutch-1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Did You Learn, Or How Do You Teach Someone To Use A Clutch and Stickshift?")
QOTD: How Did You Learn, Or How Do You Teach Someone To Use A Clutch and Stickshift?
Posted on June 11, 2014 | 111 CommentsToday’s Pontiac GP post got a discussion going about clutches and parking brakes, for starting off in a stick shift car. Let’s open the discussion a bit more. How did […]
