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QOTD Archive
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QOTD: Why Do So Many Modern Sedans Look So Much Alike?
Posted on January 18, 2014 | 142 CommentsAre the world’s automakers all smoking from the same pipe? Let’s break for a quick minute from the classics to ponder the modern sedan. Chrysler unveiled its new 200 sedan […] -
QOTD: What Is Your Nominee For The Most Poorly-Integrated Bumpers?
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 117 CommentsThere was a general consensus yesterday, that the 1974 Mercury Comet was cursed with some of the most poorly-integrated bumpers of all time. Among the comments, Dave B suggested a […] -
QOTD: What Was the First Vehicle You Ever Drove?
Posted on January 16, 2014 | 126 CommentsWe’ve all had our first time behind the wheel. Filled with trepidation, excitement, and nervousness, it is one of those firsts in life that we will always remember. -
QOTD: How Far Have You Gone to Rescue a Disabled Car?
Posted on January 15, 2014 | 46 CommentsMy eldest son and his wife recently set out on a six hour trip North to spend the week with us, and three hours into the trip, called to let […] -
QOTD: When Is a Car a Brougham?
Posted on January 9, 2014 | 75 CommentsMy definition of a Brougham earlier today was rather strict. So the question is: At what point does a car cross the line into Brougham? -
QOTD: What Was The Most Oddly Equipped Car You Have Seen?
Posted on January 2, 2014 | 345 CommentsSeeing Keith Thelen’s Dodge Monaco recently, and how it was equipped with a six-cylinder engine, made me start thinking of unusually equipped cars. But it hardly stops there, at least […] -
QOTD: What Shall Replace Our Forester? Is It Me Or Is It The New Cars?
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 181 CommentsStephanie and I have been mulling over options for replacing the Forester. It’s fourteen years old, has 170k brutal miles (endless trips less than a mile without a full warm-up), […] -
QOTD: Have You Ever Given/Received a Car as a Gift?
Posted on December 23, 2013 | 67 CommentsYes, it’s that time a year again, Lexus’s “December to Remember” sales event. I’m not really a Lexus fan, and these yearly commercials with the gigantic bows have become cliché. Yet […] -
QOTD: What CC Do You Most Want To See In Scale?
Posted on December 15, 2013 | 95 CommentsChristmas is just ten days away, but I had to buy this Caddy for myself last week. First, it’s a ’61 Cadillac, and second, it’s a four-door, not the ubiquitous […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Worst/Stupidest Snow Experience?
Posted on December 13, 2013 | 39 Commentsnot a photoshop; it landed and stayed this way Ok, I came clean yesterday with my stupid and totally self-inflicted little ding (more to the ego than the car). It’s […] -
CC TV/QOTD: Wishes On Wheels – How Would You Order Your 1955 Mopar?
Posted on December 10, 2013 | 21 CommentsDuring Mopar Week, Tony LaHood was good enough to send me this most excellent link to a vintage 1955 Chrysler Corporation promotional video on Youtube, “Wishes on Wheels.” It is […] -
QOTD: Have You Ever Re-Discovered A Car You Once Owned?
Posted on December 3, 2013 | 68 CommentsAs someone who’s has owned quite a few cars over the years, and continues trading up on a regular basis, I occasionally get to see a former vehicle of mine […] -
QOTD: What Beater Would You Pick To Drive To The Gambia?
Posted on December 1, 2013 | 78 CommentsRobert Kim’s plans to drive his ’86 Olds wagon in the 3700 mile Banjul Challenge got me thinking: What cheap old beater would I take on that trip? When I […] -
QOTD: How Should We Handle Barn Finds?
Posted on November 23, 2013 | 18 CommentsOne of the features of the recent UK National Classic Motor Show in Birmingham was the number of barn find cars presented in “as found” condition. Following on from the […] -
QOTD: What Was Your First Ride?
Posted on November 20, 2013 | 141 CommentsAfter seeing yesterday’s blue AMC hearse, I got to thinking about that other important ride we have all taken. My first ride was home from the hospital in a 1969 […]
![QOTD: Why Do So Many Modern Sedans Look So Much Alike? Are the world’s automakers all smoking from the same pipe? Let’s break for a quick minute from the classics to ponder the modern sedan. Chrysler unveiled its new 200 sedan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BuickVerano.jpg)
![QOTD: What Is Your Nominee For The Most Poorly-Integrated Bumpers? There was a general consensus yesterday, that the 1974 Mercury Comet was cursed with some of the most poorly-integrated bumpers of all time. Among the comments, Dave B suggested a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/93-1973-Toronado-Bumpesr.jpg)

![QOTD: How Far Have You Gone to Rescue a Disabled Car? My eldest son and his wife recently set out on a six hour trip North to spend the week with us, and three hours into the trip, called to let […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_0043.jpg)

![QOTD: What Was The Most Oddly Equipped Car You Have Seen? Seeing Keith Thelen’s Dodge Monaco recently, and how it was equipped with a six-cylinder engine, made me start thinking of unusually equipped cars. But it hardly stops there, at least […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1977-Dodge-Monaco-12.jpg)
![QOTD: What Shall Replace Our Forester? Is It Me Or Is It The New Cars? Stephanie and I have been mulling over options for replacing the Forester. It’s fourteen years old, has 170k brutal miles (endless trips less than a mile without a full warm-up), […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-156-039-800.jpg)
![QOTD: What CC Do You Most Want To See In Scale? Christmas is just ten days away, but I had to buy this Caddy for myself last week. First, it’s a ’61 Cadillac, and second, it’s a four-door, not the ubiquitous […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=523,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/12-14-2013-001-e1387057360620.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s Your Worst/Stupidest Snow Experience? not a photoshop; it landed and stayed this way Ok, I came clean yesterday with my stupid and totally self-inflicted little ding (more to the ego than the car). It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/snow-car_ends_up_on_its_nose_following_snow_crash.jpg)
![QOTD: Have You Ever Re-Discovered A Car You Once Owned? As someone who’s has owned quite a few cars over the years, and continues trading up on a regular basis, I occasionally get to see a former vehicle of mine […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1905.jpg)
![QOTD: What Beater Would You Pick To Drive To The Gambia? Robert Kim’s plans to drive his ’86 Olds wagon in the 3700 mile Banjul Challenge got me thinking: What cheap old beater would I take on that trip? When I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ford-pics-002.jpg)
![QOTD: How Should We Handle Barn Finds? One of the features of the recent UK National Classic Motor Show in Birmingham was the number of barn find cars presented in “as found” condition. Following on from the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/A40.jpg)
![QOTD: What Was Your First Ride? After seeing yesterday’s blue AMC hearse, I got to thinking about that other important ride we have all taken. My first ride was home from the hospital in a 1969 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1957-Chrysler-Plymouth-05.jpg)


