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QOTD Archive
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QOTD: How Would You Have Designed the Flathead Ford?
Posted on February 29, 2016 | 44 CommentsThe Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI recently raised the hoods for its “Engines Exposed” exhibit, and among its many exhibitions was this unmachined Flathead Ford engine block. The flathead’s […] -
QOTD: What Were the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Nineties?
Posted on February 28, 2016 | 113 CommentsWe’ve been to the 60s, 70s and 80s, now let’s move to the 90s… -
CC Outtake/QOTD: 1998 Plymouth Breeze – Do You Miss When There Were Colorful New Cars?
Posted on February 24, 2016 | 163 CommentsAlthough it’s been the “in thing” for the past decade or so, the popularity of grayscale shades has largely eliminated the choice of actual shades of color when it comes to […] -
QOTD: Mazda 6 or Jaguar XE – Which Car Looks More Like a “Jag”?
Posted on February 22, 2016 | 113 CommentsI’ve always been a fan of the Mazda 6 – even going back to its predecessor, the Mazda 626 that first debuted in the US in 1979. But I was […] -
QOTD: What Were The Most Jaw Dropping Cars Of The Eighties?
Posted on February 16, 2016 | 203 CommentsWe’ve looked at the most “jaw dropping” cars of the ’60s, then moved on to the ‘70s – now let’s turn to the ‘80s. For me, this decade was […] -
QOTD: What Are the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Seventies?
Posted on February 8, 2016 | 164 CommentsWe previously looked at the “Most Jaw-Dropping Cars of the Sixties” – which generated some great discussion and very insightful comments. So let’s pose the same question again – but […] -
QOTD: Comedifans In Cars Getting Coffee: What Would Jerry Pick You Up In?
Posted on February 6, 2016 | 31 CommentsIf, as I do, you like cars and comedy, Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee series is a viewing must. Jerry arrives at a celebrity’s house in a vehicle that […] -
QOTD: What’s The Most Jaw-Dropping Car Of The Sixties?
Posted on January 31, 2016 | 186 CommentsThe 60s – as many people say, “you had to be there”, or perhaps more appropriately, “you had to be there…..and lucid.” It was a special time, and maybe it’s […] -
QOTD: What’s The Most Ridiculous Modification You’ve Ever Seen?
Posted on January 25, 2016 | 197 CommentsA few years back in Brisbane – I believe it was after the frangipani window sticker craze ended, but before people started putting the stick-figure families on their cars – […] -
QOTD: What New Vehicle Is On Your Wish List?
Posted on January 8, 2016 | 147 CommentsWe love old cars and trucks here, but sometimes the mind does wander to something brand new. Lately, mine has been wandering towards a new wandering vehicle; the old ’77 […] -
QOTD: What’s The Most You’ve Comfortably (Or Not) Driven In One Day?
Posted on December 21, 2015 | 104 CommentsIn today’s Taurus SHO – BMW 535i vintage comparison (Automobile Magazine), this line at the end caught my eye: The new 535i is perhaps only the second car in which […] -
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: Has There Ever Been A Beautiful Body Aching For A Better Car Underneath?
Posted on December 17, 2015 | 113 CommentsNot all Italian-designed hatchbacks are created equally. On the left is the Alfa Romeo 147, designed by Walter de Silva and Wolfgang Egger at Centro Stile Alfa Romeo. On the right […] -
QOTD: A Nice Bimmer – Gone… Or Maybe Not…
Posted on December 14, 2015 | 26 CommentsFor the last couple of months I’ve been working as a detailer in the collision center of a huge 15 dealership conglomerate, here in Winnipeg, Canada. It is a place where […] -
QOTD: What’s Wrong With This Picture? What Other Assembly Line Glitches Have You Seen?
Posted on December 13, 2015 | 132 CommentsI almost missed the assembly line oops while appraising this 1968 Buick LeSabre 400 this summer. The second owner noticed it not long after he bought the car from […] -
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1997-2000 Proton M21 – Would You Buy A Brand New Old Car?
Posted on December 11, 2015 | 48 CommentsProton, the automaker formerly owned by the Malaysian government, made their name building and exporting Mitsubishi cast-offs. Indeed, they didn’t engineer their own car until 2000 (the Waja) and continued selling […]