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![(first posted 2/9/2018; updated with commentary 2/8/2024) R&T notes that thanks to the Gremlin’s (relative) success, AMC was able to increase its market share in 1973, although the impact of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0077.jpg "Road & Track Review: 1974 AMC Matador X Coupe – “Sleek & Fast But Oversize & Thirsty” and Two Years Too Late")
![(first posted 2/8/2018) R&T takes a look at alternatives to the typical large American station wagon. Sadly, there’s no FWD wagon to add a bit of counterpoint to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0068.jpg "Road & Track Vintage Comparison: Six Compact Wagons – 1974 AMC Sportabout, Mazda RX-4, Peugeot 504, Toyota Mk II, Volvo 145, VW 412")
![(first posted 2/7/2018. Updated to correct year; all were 1974 MY cars except for the Dino, which was a 1973) Road and Track puts five of the most desirable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0060.jpg "Road & Track 1974 Vintage Review: Five Exotic Open Sports Cars – Corvette, Porsche 911, Dino 246GTS, Mercedes 450SL and Jaguar E-Type V12")
![(first posted 2/6/2018) It may seem like some rather unlikely pairings, especially the first one, but R&T decided to pit sporty sedans with sports cars in three price classes. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0053.jpg "Road & Track 1975 Vintage Review: Sports Sedans vs Sports Cars – Triumph Spitfire vs Chevrolet Vega; Fiat X1/9 vs VW Dasher; Jensen-Healey vs BMW 2002tii"){kind=small}
![Old Japanese pickups, like this Isuzu P’up were once a common sight, but it seems they’ve all grown up into big dogs; even the Tacoma seems huge compared to this. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0411.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Isuzu P’up – The Only Puppy Left In Town")
![(first posted 2/5/2018) I’ve already written a full CC/Auto-Biography on the new 1984 Bronco II we had for about six months, so I’m going to go lightly on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-344-104.jpg "CC Capsule: Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer- The Bucking Broncette")
![(first posted 2/5/2018) Among the treasure trove of hundreds of vintage R&T magazines a CC reader sent me about a year ago or so is this Buyer’s Guide from 1975. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cover.jpg "Road & Track 1975 Buyer’s Guide – Imports and Domestic Compacts")
![Pickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/D-1.jpg "Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup")
![(first posted 1/30/2018) Memories are deeply bound up in smells, sights, touch, and for us at this website, cars. All those senses—and more—were deeply stimulated on a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-347-001.jpg "Road Trip Journal: 1972 Dodge Polara – Grand Canyon and Pumice-Crete Revisited")
![(first posted 2/3/2014) Volkswagen has endlessly tried (and still is) to replicate the brilliant success of the gen1 Scirocco. Ironic too, since they can’t really take full credit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-210-049-950.jpg "Curbside Classic: VW Scirocco Mk1 – Irreplicable, Although VW Keeps Trying")
![I found this on the side of a forest road this fall. I have to assume someone hauled it here to dump it; presumably it wasn’t worth their time and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1652-1.jpg "QOTD: Who Can Identify This Trailside Classic?")
![(first posted 1/16/2018) The reason we took a longer but scenic route from Eugene to Joshua Tree via Western Nevada was not just for the opportunity to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-347-004.jpg "Road Trip Journal: Goldfield, Nevada – A CC Goldmine")
![I’m beginning to identify more and more with this Buick LeSabre: It’s old: √ It’s still in pretty decent shape for its age: √ Some non-vital body parts are getting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1823.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1983 Buick LeSabre Limited – The Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home")
![(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-338-001.jpg "Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250")
![The Cobra is of course iconic and legendary. But that certainly wasn’t the case in 1963 when the first Cobras were built, and not in the way you might expect: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1964-shelby-cobra-289-1.webp "Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1963 AC Cobra – The Birth Of A Legend, But Will It Be A Commercial Success?")
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