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![Any automaker can create performance models by discreetly offering its most powerful engines in the smallest, cheapest cars that will accommodate them, but to put those models (and their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1968-Plymouth-Road-Runner-coupe-Buffed-Silver-Mecum-Auctions-S103.1-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 383 – As Hot As It’s Been Made Out To Be?")
![As automotive conversation pieces go, few speak louder than the 1969 AMC SC/Rambler, a preposterous limited-edition Rambler, concocted by American Motors and Hurst-Campbell, that offered giant-killing performance in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1969-AMC-SCRambler-A-paint-scheme-Mecum-Auctions-F133-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler – “By George, It Is A Fast Little Car”")
![Although The Trammps’ hit “Disco Inferno” wouldn’t drop until Dec. 28, 1976, the fire was already burning by 1975: Disco and funk were warring with easy listening and classic rock […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1975-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-Landau-red-and-1975-Chrysler-Cordoba-green-left-side-composite-labeled.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau Vs. Chrysler Cordoba – Personal Luxury Coupes For The Disco Inferno")
![Dressed in bright orange (“Carousel Red”) and festooned with decals; offering flashy looks, high performance, and a lengthy list of gimmicks; and bearing a name inspired by a popular TV […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1969-Pontiac-GTO-Judge-RAIV-Carousel-Red-Mecum-Auctions-R309-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Pontiac GTO Ram Air IV – Here Come “The Judge”")
![In concocting ideas for posts, I spend a lot of time looking for suitable photos, sometimes shelving a promising idea because I can’t find any. On the other hand, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1967-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Sixty-Special-Grecian-White-Bring-a-Trailer-6-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1967 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special And Brougham: Cadillac Builds The Ultimate Passenger’s Car")
![Although the launch of the second-generation Chevrolet Camaro was delayed until the middle of the 1970 model year, it arrived in late February with a splash, earning rave reviews […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1970-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-Z28-Citrus-Green-Mecum-Auctions-S77-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 – “Close To A Mild-Mannered Race Car”")
![Dodge was decidedly late to the pony car party, waiting more than five years to join the fray with the new E-body Dodge Challenger. The Challenger was just as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Dodge-Challenger-RT-440-Plum-Crazy-Mecum-Auctions-S134-front-3q-left-top-down.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible With 440 Six Pack – “Genghis Grape”")
![In 1965, Cadillac replaced its long-running Series 62 line with the new entry-level Calais, which could theoretically put you in a new Cadillac for around $5,000 — only a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1965-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-and-Calais-sedan-side-left-labeled.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1965 Cadillac Comparison: Cadillac Calais Sedan Vs. Coupe De Ville – Was The Budget Caddy A Bargain Or A Bust?")
![I was recently perusing the road test summary from the July 1969 issue of Car Life magazine, and it occurred to me that it summarized performance figures for some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1969-muscle-car-lead-GTO-Swinger-Super-Bee-SCRambler.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1969 Car Life Supercar Performance Figures — How Fast Were These Vintage Muscle Cars?")
![If there was one cardinal rule for Dodge Division in the 1960s, it was, “Whatever Plymouth had, Dodge dealers wanted.” Not long after Plymouth introduced the Road Runner, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1969-Dodge-Super-Bee-Bright-Green-Fast-Lane-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383 – “Lives Up To Its Decals”")
![With 1,288,557 cars sold in just two and a half model years, the original Ford Mustang was the definition of a mass-market success. Car Life magazine compared it to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1967-Ford-Mustang-GTA-390-Wimbledon-White-Bring-a-Trailer-13-front-3q-left-low.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Ford Mustang 390 Fastback – All The Toppings, Not Enough Mustard")
![Paul recently presented a multipart survey of the many four-door hardtop models U.S. automakers offered in the 1950s and 1960s. But, how popular were these models in their day? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1955-Buick-Century-Riviera-and-1978-Chrysler-Newport-4HT.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Hardtops, Appendix: How Common Were Four-Door Hardtops?")
![Today, the Cadillac Eldorado is best-remembered as Cadillac’s FWD personal luxury coupe, but before that, it was primarily a flashy RWD convertible — the top of the Cadillac line, more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1966-Cadillac-Eldorado-Ember-Firemist-Bring-a-Trailer-11-front-3q-right-high.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The Last Fading Ember of the Rear-Drive Eldorado")
![In 1966, Chrysler-Plymouth tried to join the lucrative budget luxury segment established by the Ford LTD with a well-trimmed new full-size model called the Plymouth VIP. The VIP was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1968-Chrysler-Newport-vs-1968-Plymouth-VIP-side-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1968 Chrysler Newport Vs. 1968 Plymouth VIP – Which Was The Better Budget Chrysler Value?")
![Chevrolet advertised the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo as a “gentleman’s car,” a budget-priced personal luxury coupe laden with styling cues reminiscent of more upscale rivals. Yet, it was also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-SS-Mecum-Auctions-T159-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS454 – “A Gentleman’s Bomb”")
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