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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![Since I moved to Japan 18 months ago, we’ve been through almost each of the Gloria generations of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In other words, the low-hanging fruit have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201215_161914-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Nissan Gloria 330 SGL-E Hardtop Sedan – I Will Survive")
CC Capsule: 1976 Nissan Gloria 330 SGL-E Hardtop Sedan – I Will Survive
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 15 CommentsSince I moved to Japan 18 months ago, we’ve been through almost each of the Gloria generations of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In other words, the low-hanging fruit have been […] -
![The Mazda MPV is something of an historical oddity. It was created specifically for the US market, which alone was quite unusual, especially for a second-tier Japanese manufacturer. The MPV […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MPV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1989 Mazda MPV – The Different Minivan – Or Is It A Crossover?")
Vintage Review: 1989 Mazda MPV – The Different Minivan – Or Is It A Crossover?
Posted on January 17, 2021 | 33 CommentsThe Mazda MPV is something of an historical oddity. It was created specifically for the US market, which alone was quite unusual, especially for a second-tier Japanese manufacturer. The MPV […] -
![I’ve been writing for CC for nigh on five years now and authored over 350 posts. I realize that’s peanuts compared to many distinguished CContributors (not to mention our dear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201217_094520-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Saab 900 Turbo Four-Door Saloon – The Sweetest Swede")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Saab 900 Turbo Four-Door Saloon – The Sweetest Swede
Posted on January 16, 2021 | 17 CommentsI’ve been writing for CC for nigh on five years now and authored over 350 posts. I realize that’s peanuts compared to many distinguished CContributors (not to mention our dear […] -
![Well, now that this brief French interlude is over and done with and that Japan is closing its borders, looks like it’s back to our regular JDM finds for the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201207_154607-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Isuzu 117 XC Coupé (Series 2) – Quite XC-Looking, For An Isuzu")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Isuzu 117 XC Coupé (Series 2) – Quite XC-Looking, For An Isuzu
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 11 CommentsWell, now that this brief French interlude is over and done with and that Japan is closing its borders, looks like it’s back to our regular JDM finds for the […] -
![I’m no fan of the XJ40, but when this one showed up, on an highway service area in France about three weeks ago, I perked up. For one thing, it […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201220_132525-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Daimler Six (XJ40) – Dead Cat Bounce")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Daimler Six (XJ40) – Dead Cat Bounce
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 30 CommentsI’m no fan of the XJ40, but when this one showed up, on an highway service area in France about three weeks ago, I perked up. For one thing, it […] -
![I’m not sure this really still exists, but there used to be a time when a car could be typically French – or indeed, typically British, American or Japanese. It’s […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201227_103408-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Simca 1501 – The Least Gallic Of All Sixties French Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Simca 1501 – The Least Gallic Of All Sixties French Cars
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 21 CommentsI’m not sure this really still exists, but there used to be a time when a car could be typically French – or indeed, typically British, American or Japanese. It’s […] -
![All hail the immortal tin snail! We’ve covered the 2CV pretty extensively on CC already – I’ve even written one of these up myself. My recent jaunt back to France […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201222_105345-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1982 Citroën 2CV 6 Charleston & 1976 Citroën 2CV AKS Fourgonnette – Fraternal Flat-Twins")
CC Twofer: 1982 Citroën 2CV 6 Charleston & 1976 Citroën 2CV AKS Fourgonnette – Fraternal Flat-Twins
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 14 CommentsAll hail the immortal tin snail! We’ve covered the 2CV pretty extensively on CC already – I’ve even written one of these up myself. My recent jaunt back to France […] -
![Be honest, you never expected old T87’s first stand-alone post of the year to be anything like this. I was surprised too, but here we are. I found Curious Orange […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201224_104253-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1964 Chevrolet C10 Fleetside – Two Tonnes Of Two-Toned Trophy Truck")
CC Capsule: 1964 Chevrolet C10 Fleetside – Two Tonnes Of Two-Toned Trophy Truck
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 16 CommentsBe honest, you never expected old T87’s first stand-alone post of the year to be anything like this. I was surprised too, but here we are. I found Curious Orange […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2020) If yesterday’s Curbside Capsule of a 1988 Cadillac Cimarron whet your appetite for Cadillac’s 1980’s flagship of mediocrity, this should be just the main course to satisfy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Scan-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Cadillac Cimarron 1982-1985 – Clippings From The Mediocrity Files")
Vintage Reviews: Cadillac Cimarron 1982-1985 – Clippings From The Mediocrity Files
Posted on December 30, 2020 | 95 Comments(first posted 1/21/2020) If yesterday’s Curbside Capsule of a 1988 Cadillac Cimarron whet your appetite for Cadillac’s 1980’s flagship of mediocrity, this should be just the main course to satisfy […] -
![The hopes were so high. And the expectations even higher. GM was finally going to take the Honda Accord and the other Japanese in its class head-on. “We’re going to […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/J2000-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1982 Pontiac J2000 – Off To A Deadly Slow Start")
Vintage R&T Review: 1982 Pontiac J2000 – Off To A Deadly Slow Start
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 68 CommentsThe hopes were so high. And the expectations even higher. GM was finally going to take the Honda Accord and the other Japanese in its class head-on. “We’re going to […] -
![Given how fundamentally similar most full-sized American cars were, it’s refreshing to see how relatively different their 1960 compacts came out, given that they all had roughly the same brief. […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Valiant-1960-front-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Reviews: 1960 Valiant – “It Will Corner As Well As A Good Gran Turismo” But “Some Defects In Assembly”")
Vintage Motor Life Reviews: 1960 Valiant – “It Will Corner As Well As A Good Gran Turismo” But “Some Defects In Assembly”
Posted on December 18, 2020 | 70 CommentsGiven how fundamentally similar most full-sized American cars were, it’s refreshing to see how relatively different their 1960 compacts came out, given that they all had roughly the same brief. […] -
![A huge swath of Americans in 1960 had grown up or lived with Henry Ford’s Model T and A. Ford preached the gospel of minimalism, with no excess of size, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/falcon-1-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Review: 1960 Ford Falcon – The Resurrection of the Model A")
Vintage Motor Life Review: 1960 Ford Falcon – The Resurrection of the Model A
Posted on December 17, 2020 | 80 CommentsA huge swath of Americans in 1960 had grown up or lived with Henry Ford’s Model T and A. Ford preached the gospel of minimalism, with no excess of size, […] -
![This week we’ll take a closer look at the new 1960 compacts, starting with the most radically new one, the Corvair. Motor Life tested all three in a comparison that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Corvair-1960-GM-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair – Motor Life and Car Life Test Versions With Powerglide, 3-Speed and 4-Speed Manuals")
Vintage Reviews: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair – Motor Life and Car Life Test Versions With Powerglide, 3-Speed and 4-Speed Manuals
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 33 CommentsThis week we’ll take a closer look at the new 1960 compacts, starting with the most radically new one, the Corvair. Motor Life tested all three in a comparison that […] -
![How did Chevrolet spend years working on the Cosworth Vega, and end up with nothing more than a Vega the way it should have been in the first place, with […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-cos-1-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Cosworth Vega – A Better Vega (But Not A High Performance One) For Twice The Price Of A Mediocre One")
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Cosworth Vega – A Better Vega (But Not A High Performance One) For Twice The Price Of A Mediocre One
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 39 CommentsHow did Chevrolet spend years working on the Cosworth Vega, and end up with nothing more than a Vega the way it should have been in the first place, with […] -
![There was a third review in the same issue of Road & Track along with the Grand Prix and Espada, the new Sunbeam Alpine GT. I’m obviously being a bit […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sunbeam-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Sunbeam Alpine GT – The British Espada?")
Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Sunbeam Alpine GT – The British Espada?
Posted on December 7, 2020 | 24 CommentsThere was a third review in the same issue of Road & Track along with the Grand Prix and Espada, the new Sunbeam Alpine GT. I’m obviously being a bit […]
