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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![Here’s some ads for 1962 taxi cabs, although Checker is conspicuously missing. Just as well, as that would undoubtedly win by a metered mile. Back then, the great majority of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/4044185211_2d3ee600da_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads/QOTD: 1962 Taxi Cabs – Which Would You Chose?")
Vintage Ads/QOTD: 1962 Taxi Cabs – Which Would You Chose?
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 54 CommentsHere’s some ads for 1962 taxi cabs, although Checker is conspicuously missing. Just as well, as that would undoubtedly win by a metered mile. Back then, the great majority of […] -
![Reader Frank D. sent me this snapshot asking if I could identify the make, model and year of this car, and the origin of its license plate. I’m a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thumbnail_licplate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Make, Model And Year Of This Car, And The Origin Of Its License Plate?")
QOTD: What’s The Make, Model And Year Of This Car, And The Origin Of Its License Plate?
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 8 CommentsReader Frank D. sent me this snapshot asking if I could identify the make, model and year of this car, and the origin of its license plate. I’m a bit […] -
![Easy enough, right? A few rules though lest you get confused otherwise. A) Let’s define “immediate family” as you, your significant other, your parents, and your kids. No grandparents, cousins, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_6468.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was The First “Foreign” Car In Your Immediate Family And When?")
QOTD: What Was The First “Foreign” Car In Your Immediate Family And When?
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 155 CommentsEasy enough, right? A few rules though lest you get confused otherwise. A) Let’s define “immediate family” as you, your significant other, your parents, and your kids. No grandparents, cousins, […] -
![When I was a teenager, an uncle had a ’68 Firebird that sat near his garage for several years, and it may have subconsciously (along with my watching too many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/111_1771.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is Your Favorite Side Marker/Reflector?")
QOTD: What Is Your Favorite Side Marker/Reflector?
Posted on January 17, 2022 | 93 CommentsWhen I was a teenager, an uncle had a ’68 Firebird that sat near his garage for several years, and it may have subconsciously (along with my watching too many […] -
![It’s been unusually cold here in Vancouver, where the averages for December and January are low 3 and high 7 °C (37/45 °F). Lately we’ve been getting as low as -14 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Hand-throttle-cable-GPW-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car Features Do You Want, Miss, or Neither?")
QOTD: What Car Features Do You Want, Miss, or Neither?
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 272 CommentsIt’s been unusually cold here in Vancouver, where the averages for December and January are low 3 and high 7 °C (37/45 °F). Lately we’ve been getting as low as -14 […] -
![A recent article in my local paper cited statistics that roads in Massachusetts are deadlier than ever in 2021, even though the total number of crashes is down due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/road-warrior2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Safe Do You Feel Behind the Wheel in 2021?")
QOTD: How Safe Do You Feel Behind the Wheel in 2021?
Posted on December 6, 2021 | 141 CommentsA recent article in my local paper cited statistics that roads in Massachusetts are deadlier than ever in 2021, even though the total number of crashes is down due to […] -
QOTD: First and Best Tickets, Part III – The Ones We Avoided
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsIn 1999, the year after my cluster of traffic tickets, I abruptly put school and everything on hold, packed up my crap, and -
QOTD: First and Best Tickets, Part II – The Ones We Got Out Of
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsAfter my first traffic ticket, I didn’t get any more until 1998-’99, then for some strange reason I -
![The Mustang Mach E is inevitably a polarizing subject,as the idea of a Mustang being anything other than a two door coupe/convertible is apparently heresy in the minds of many. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mustang-four-door.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: 1965 Mustang Four Door Sedan Concept – How Would History Have Been Changed If It Had Been Built?")
QOTD: 1965 Mustang Four Door Sedan Concept – How Would History Have Been Changed If It Had Been Built?
Posted on November 4, 2021 | 54 CommentsThe Mustang Mach E is inevitably a polarizing subject,as the idea of a Mustang being anything other than a two door coupe/convertible is apparently heresy in the minds of many. […] -
![Between the news that Hertz is buying 100,000 Teslas—sending its market valuation above one trillion dollars—and today’s 1993 Cutlass Ciera post, a car I rented way too many times, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hertz-tesla-scaled.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was Your Most Memorable Rental Car Experience?")
QOTD: What Was Your Most Memorable Rental Car Experience?
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 93 CommentsBetween the news that Hertz is buying 100,000 Teslas—sending its market valuation above one trillion dollars—and today’s 1993 Cutlass Ciera post, a car I rented way too many times, I […] -
![click on image for max. size With two small kids and daycare on hold due the pandemic, there just isn’t time to properly write up all the CCs I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pixlr_20210909215821434.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Quiz Berlin: ID Me!")
CC Quiz Berlin: ID Me!
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 24 Commentsclick on image for max. size With two small kids and daycare on hold due the pandemic, there just isn’t time to properly write up all the CCs I […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2015. We don’t normally rerun QOTD posts, but the 372 comments in this one make for some fine reading) The article the other day on the gen2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vega-engine-snip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Were The Ten Worst Car Engines Ever?")
QOTD: What Were The Ten Worst Car Engines Ever?
Posted on September 8, 2021 | 399 Comments(first posted 9/7/2015. We don’t normally rerun QOTD posts, but the 372 comments in this one make for some fine reading) The article the other day on the gen2 […] -
![I took my Audi A3 into the dealership for scheduled service the other day. I usually request a loaner, not because I need it (I work and home and have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lightsout.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Happened To My Headlight Switch?")
QOTD: What Happened To My Headlight Switch?
Posted on July 31, 2021 | 121 CommentsI took my Audi A3 into the dealership for scheduled service the other day. I usually request a loaner, not because I need it (I work and home and have […] -
![I decided to finally resolve an issue that I first wondered about as a kid: did the new for-1956 Cadillac 4-door hardtop use the same roof pressing as the existing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H-1956-cad-2-green-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Did The 1956 Cadillac DeVille 4-Door And 2-Door Hardtops Share The Same Roof? (Updated With Answer: No)")
QOTD: Did The 1956 Cadillac DeVille 4-Door And 2-Door Hardtops Share The Same Roof? (Updated With Answer: No)
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 35 CommentsI decided to finally resolve an issue that I first wondered about as a kid: did the new for-1956 Cadillac 4-door hardtop use the same roof pressing as the existing […] -
QOTD: Which One Of Your Former Cars Would You Bring Back?
Posted on July 16, 2021 | 100 CommentsI’ve just told you why it’s the Peugeot 404 wagon for me. How about you? Which one of your former cars would you have the genie bring back to you?
