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Curbside Classics Archives
QOTD Archive
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![(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?")
CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […] -
![I’ve had many an encounter with an enticing shape hidden by a tarp, as have many of you I’m sure. Sometimes, the shape makes the identity of the covered conveyance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201030_145637-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD / CC Clue: So, What’s Under The Tarp?")
QOTD / CC Clue: So, What’s Under The Tarp?
Posted on May 7, 2021 | 33 CommentsI’ve had many an encounter with an enticing shape hidden by a tarp, as have many of you I’m sure. Sometimes, the shape makes the identity of the covered conveyance […] -
![I was just at the parts store picking up some new rear drums for the xB, and the young guy at the counter (whose first car was a ’62 Comet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Drum-brake.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was The Last Car Sold In The US With Front Drum Brakes?")
QOTD: What Was The Last Car Sold In The US With Front Drum Brakes?
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 64 CommentsI was just at the parts store picking up some new rear drums for the xB, and the young guy at the counter (whose first car was a ’62 Comet […] -
![It has been an accepted idiom for generations that the dashboard of modern cars had two distinct head units – one for climate control, and one for entertainment (radio/CD/cassette, etc.). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2022-Honda-Civic-Interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Where Have All The Radio Controls Gone?")
QOTD: Where Have All The Radio Controls Gone?
Posted on May 2, 2021 | 46 CommentsIt has been an accepted idiom for generations that the dashboard of modern cars had two distinct head units – one for climate control, and one for entertainment (radio/CD/cassette, etc.). […] -
![This past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Camaro-old-tire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.")
CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 66 CommentsThis past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […] -
![How many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year? Examples that come […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Willys-1953-engines-br.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year?")
QOTD: How many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year?
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 80 CommentsHow many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year? Examples that come […] -
![CC reader Jeff B. sent me scans of two slides taken by his dad at the Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC. It’s clearly of a streamliner prototype from the 1930s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12-8-2020_023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Can Anyone ID This Streamliner?")
QOTD: Can Anyone ID This Streamliner?
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 13 CommentsCC reader Jeff B. sent me scans of two slides taken by his dad at the Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC. It’s clearly of a streamliner prototype from the 1930s, […] -
![When I encountered this almost pristine ’71 F250 on a walk, I was instantly taken back to Towson in the fall of 1970 when I drove one identical to this, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake/Auto-Biography/QOTD: 1971 Ford F250 Pickup – Exactly Like The First Pickup I Ever Drove – What Was the First Truck You Ever Drove?")
Curbside Outtake/Auto-Biography/QOTD: 1971 Ford F250 Pickup – Exactly Like The First Pickup I Ever Drove – What Was the First Truck You Ever Drove?
Posted on April 12, 2021 | 57 CommentsWhen I encountered this almost pristine ’71 F250 on a walk, I was instantly taken back to Towson in the fall of 1970 when I drove one identical to this, […] -
![I received this email today: I’m Edgardo Michelotti, from Italy son of Giovanni the designer who made the Contessa range early ’60. I’m looking to a car to show to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Hino-Contessa-1300-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Edgardo Michelotti Asks If Anyone Knows Of A Hino Contessa In Europe To Exhibit?")
QOTD: Edgardo Michelotti Asks If Anyone Knows Of A Hino Contessa In Europe To Exhibit?
Posted on April 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsI received this email today: I’m Edgardo Michelotti, from Italy son of Giovanni the designer who made the Contessa range early ’60. I’m looking to a car to show to […] -
![I’ve spent a lot of years behind the wheel of various cars and over that time, a few motors have really stood out. This is completely unscientific and is really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/top-5-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Len’s Top Five Engines – What Are Yours?")
QOTD: Len’s Top Five Engines – What Are Yours?
Posted on April 9, 2021 | 102 CommentsI’ve spent a lot of years behind the wheel of various cars and over that time, a few motors have really stood out. This is completely unscientific and is really […] -
![I’ve been researching a Curbside Outtake on an unusual BMC 1300 (ADO16, Austin or Morris 1100, Austin America and many others) variant and inevitably have come across some period advertising […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ej0cAECXsAMq9Fz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Advertising Outtake: How To Sell A BMC 1100 Across The World – Which One Works?")
QOTD: Advertising Outtake: How To Sell A BMC 1100 Across The World – Which One Works?
Posted on April 1, 2021 | 12 CommentsI’ve been researching a Curbside Outtake on an unusual BMC 1300 (ADO16, Austin or Morris 1100, Austin America and many others) variant and inevitably have come across some period advertising […] -
![I was 13 or so, maybe early 14. Kinda the age where it was starting to be okeh for my folks to leave me alone in the house for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DrainGrate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Anyone Else Ever Almost Blow Up Your Folks’ House?")
QOTD: Anyone Else Ever Almost Blow Up Your Folks’ House?
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 73 CommentsI was 13 or so, maybe early 14. Kinda the age where it was starting to be okeh for my folks to leave me alone in the house for the […] -
![Recently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cats.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Traveling With Animals")
QOTD: Traveling With Animals
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 52 CommentsRecently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […] -
![Clearly, I’ve got showroom mileage, time capsule cars on the brain lately, as my recent posts will attest. And why not? These unicorns are fun to speculate about: Why would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/B3606-R152-0003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Current New Car Would You Save In Your Time Capsule?")
QOTD: What Current New Car Would You Save In Your Time Capsule?
Posted on February 4, 2021 | 66 CommentsClearly, I’ve got showroom mileage, time capsule cars on the brain lately, as my recent posts will attest. And why not? These unicorns are fun to speculate about: Why would […] -
![The transition to electric power in our automobiles just got a big boost with GM’s recent announcement that their entire fleet of cars and light trucks will be all-electric by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1910-model-63.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Will Be the Last Internal Combustion Powered Car?")
QOTD: What Will Be the Last Internal Combustion Powered Car?
Posted on January 30, 2021 | 102 CommentsThe transition to electric power in our automobiles just got a big boost with GM’s recent announcement that their entire fleet of cars and light trucks will be all-electric by […]
