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QOTD Archive
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![The other day, as I engaged with my own personal Ship of Theseus – otherwise known as a 2001 Whirlpool Duet washing machine – I encountered the special frustration of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_1508.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Have You Been Stymied by “Special Tools”?")
QOTD: Have You Been Stymied by “Special Tools”?
Posted on October 24, 2022 | 133 CommentsThe other day, as I engaged with my own personal Ship of Theseus – otherwise known as a 2001 Whirlpool Duet washing machine – I encountered the special frustration of […] -
![This tasty pairing made me crave something sweet and gooey, perhaps with a sweet caramel center. Are you a member of the Brown Car Appreciation Society? Ever had some chocolate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_5292-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake / QOTD: Maximum Brownie Points")
Curbside Outtake / QOTD: Maximum Brownie Points
Posted on October 18, 2022 | 41 CommentsThis tasty pairing made me crave something sweet and gooey, perhaps with a sweet caramel center. Are you a member of the Brown Car Appreciation Society? Ever had some chocolate […] -
![A couple of days ago, Jim Klein titled his 1989 LeSabre post “Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?” That does rather beg the question of which Buick was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1958-Buick-Ad-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was The Best Buick Ever Made?")
QOTD: What Was The Best Buick Ever Made?
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 51 CommentsA couple of days ago, Jim Klein titled his 1989 LeSabre post “Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?” That does rather beg the question of which Buick was the […] -
![Over my time reading and writing for CC, I have found that almost without exception the readership here is civil, considerate, and well-tempered. Part of this is likely due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/mazda1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD – How Has Your Driving Behavior Changed With Age?")
QOTD – How Has Your Driving Behavior Changed With Age?
Posted on September 11, 2022 | 67 CommentsOver my time reading and writing for CC, I have found that almost without exception the readership here is civil, considerate, and well-tempered. Part of this is likely due to […] -
QOTD: Is One Ever Too Old To Start Driving?
Posted on July 8, 2022 | 53 CommentsI have a friend. Actually, I have several; but the one I’m thinking of recently presented me with an interesting pronouncement. He wants to learn how to drive. -
![Car-related nightmares? I’ve had a few of the poor choice/moneypit/serial-breakdown variety, but I’m fortunate to have been spared the dream kind, the real nightmares. Touch wood, I don’t get ’em. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/77_Caprice.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Best & Worst Car Dream?")
QOTD: What’s Your Best & Worst Car Dream?
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 38 CommentsCar-related nightmares? I’ve had a few of the poor choice/moneypit/serial-breakdown variety, but I’m fortunate to have been spared the dream kind, the real nightmares. Touch wood, I don’t get ’em. […] -
![Let’s face it, a lot of songs, recent or otherwise, have cars and/or trucks in the lyrics . But sadly, I’ve never owned such a vehicle other than that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TacomaDump120713-e1469737840291.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Anyone Out There Who Owns Or Has Owned A Car Mentioned In A Song? – Hell To Pay")
QOTD: Anyone Out There Who Owns Or Has Owned A Car Mentioned In A Song? – Hell To Pay
Posted on June 19, 2022 | 127 CommentsLet’s face it, a lot of songs, recent or otherwise, have cars and/or trucks in the lyrics . But sadly, I’ve never owned such a vehicle other than that […] -
![I’m a professional copyeditor (amongst other things), so I tend to notice thoughtless phrasing. Take a look at the ’83 Caprice ad up there. Yes. It does. It’s got that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FordLately.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Are They Listening To Themselves? – What’s the Worst Unsalesmanship in a Car Ad?")
QOTD: Are They Listening To Themselves? – What’s the Worst Unsalesmanship in a Car Ad?
Posted on June 18, 2022 | 168 CommentsI’m a professional copyeditor (amongst other things), so I tend to notice thoughtless phrasing. Take a look at the ’83 Caprice ad up there. Yes. It does. It’s got that […] -
![One of my neighbors has a project car that is slowly trying to expose itself. I have a guess what’s hiding under those old tarps, but I’m sure the Curbside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/eexxc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Project Exposure")
QOTD: Project Exposure
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 19 CommentsOne of my neighbors has a project car that is slowly trying to expose itself. I have a guess what’s hiding under those old tarps, but I’m sure the Curbside […] -
![During my bicycle commute to work, on many a morning I pass a very peculiar Mercedes W124 with a model designation that I had never heard of before: 230E 2.8. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220602_084246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: My Mystery Mercedes 230E 2.8 or: What’s In A Name?")
Curbside Conundrum: My Mystery Mercedes 230E 2.8 or: What’s In A Name?
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 18 CommentsDuring my bicycle commute to work, on many a morning I pass a very peculiar Mercedes W124 with a model designation that I had never heard of before: 230E 2.8. […] -
![Long ago my grandfather told me the older one gets, the faster time passes by. When I first heard this observation around age 15 or so, I was somewhat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/time-flies.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings, Conundrums, & QOTD: How Old Is Too Old?")
Curbside Musings, Conundrums, & QOTD: How Old Is Too Old?
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 62 CommentsLong ago my grandfather told me the older one gets, the faster time passes by. When I first heard this observation around age 15 or so, I was somewhat […] -
![Only I would see a shot like this one posted by Roshake, and find my eyeballs instantly moving to the left side of the image, more drawn to the Agila […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52087533936_101529eca6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Opel Agila or Lincoln Town Car – Which Would You Take?")
QOTD: Opel Agila or Lincoln Town Car – Which Would You Take?
Posted on May 21, 2022 | 45 CommentsOnly I would see a shot like this one posted by Roshake, and find my eyeballs instantly moving to the left side of the image, more drawn to the Agila […] -
![According to the registration records, this is a 1969 VW Beetle 1600. Your eyes may suggest something – the obvious is a 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster. The manufacturer calls it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20210905_121737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD – 1969 VW Type 1 Beetle 1600, Reimagined As A Chesil Speedster – Do Curbivores Approve?")
QOTD – 1969 VW Type 1 Beetle 1600, Reimagined As A Chesil Speedster – Do Curbivores Approve?
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 28 CommentsAccording to the registration records, this is a 1969 VW Beetle 1600. Your eyes may suggest something – the obvious is a 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster. The manufacturer calls it […] -
QOTD: What If You Could No Longer Own A Personal Vehicle?
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 112 CommentsWhat if it became very difficult or even illegal to have a personal vehicle? Ok, let me elaborate a bit more on this question with a short scenario. -
![It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about Tokyo, or the world at large, or even CC itself: the VW Type 2 is everywhere and it is universally loved. Perhaps even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20210421_100410-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Twofer/QOTD: 1965 & 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter – The T1/T2 Kombilemma")
CC Twofer/QOTD: 1965 & 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter – The T1/T2 Kombilemma
Posted on March 23, 2022 | 19 CommentsIt doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about Tokyo, or the world at large, or even CC itself: the VW Type 2 is everywhere and it is universally loved. Perhaps even […]
