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1950s Archive
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![(Updated 8/26/2026) A while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mcahill_volkswagen_0.jpg "Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Drives the 1953 Volkswagen – Through Deep Snow")
Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Drives the 1953 Volkswagen – Through Deep Snow
Posted on August 26, 2026 | 43 Comments(Updated 8/26/2026) A while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that […] -
![(Updated 7/26/2026) Last but not least in our survey of sports cars and American GT cars from 1956-1957 via reviews from Sports Car Illustrated is the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Triumph-TR-3-red-a.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Triumph TR-3 – Disc Braked!")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Triumph TR-3 – Disc Braked!
Posted on July 26, 2026 | 20 Comments(Updated 7/26/2026) Last but not least in our survey of sports cars and American GT cars from 1956-1957 via reviews from Sports Car Illustrated is the […] -
![(Updated 7/14/2026) This review written by Griff Borgeson at Sports Car Illustrated was a treat, as it’s the first vintage review I’ve read about the Porsche Speedster. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Porsche-1956-Speedster-rq.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1956 Porsche Speedster 1600 – “…One of the most significant technical accomplishments of our time”")
Vintage SCI Review: 1956 Porsche Speedster 1600 – “…One of the most significant technical accomplishments of our time”
Posted on July 14, 2026 | 52 Comments(Updated 7/14/2026) This review written by Griff Borgeson at Sports Car Illustrated was a treat, as it’s the first vintage review I’ve read about the Porsche Speedster. […] -
![(Updated 7/10/2026) Given the Corvette’s miserable sales in its first few years, it was a very good move on Ford’s part to reposition their sports car project […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Thunderbird-1957-from-high.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Thunderbird – Do We Detect a Wee Bit of Corvette Envy?")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Thunderbird – Do We Detect a Wee Bit of Corvette Envy?
Posted on July 10, 2026 | 28 Comments(Updated 7/10/2026) Given the Corvette’s miserable sales in its first few years, it was a very good move on Ford’s part to reposition their sports car project […] -
![(Updated 7/7/2026) “MG” was synonymous with “sports car” for several decades. It all started with the spidery TC, a 1920’s style roadster that American GIs discovered while […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MGA-1500-Roadster-red-1.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 MGA – New Body, Familiar Sensations")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 MGA – New Body, Familiar Sensations
Posted on July 7, 2026 | 17 Comments(Updated 7/7/2026) “MG” was synonymous with “sports car” for several decades. It all started with the spidery TC, a 1920’s style roadster that American GIs discovered while […] -
![posted at the Cohort by LeSabretoothTiger (Updated 7/3/2026) Our survey of 1957 sports cars and GT cars wouldn’t be complete without the Corvette, especially since that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Corvette-1957-2-sfq.jpg "Vintage SCI Dual Road Test: 1957 Corvettes, Dual Quad Carbs and Fuel Injected – Fast and…Fast")
Vintage SCI Dual Road Test: 1957 Corvettes, Dual Quad Carbs and Fuel Injected – Fast and…Fast
Posted on July 3, 2026 | 36 Commentsposted at the Cohort by LeSabretoothTiger (Updated 7/3/2026) Our survey of 1957 sports cars and GT cars wouldn’t be complete without the Corvette, especially since that […] -
![(Updated 6/29/2026) The evolution of the sports car has a number of key developmental milestones. But one company decided to ignore them early on, and just stay […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Morgan-1957-Plus-4-red-white.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Morgan Plus Four (TR-3 Engine) – Already Outdated, or The Anti-190SL")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Morgan Plus Four (TR-3 Engine) – Already Outdated, or The Anti-190SL
Posted on June 29, 2026 | 27 Comments(Updated 6/29/2026) The evolution of the sports car has a number of key developmental milestones. But one company decided to ignore them early on, and just stay […] -
![(Updated 6/28/2026) The Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mercedes-190SL-M2.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”
Posted on June 28, 2026 | 52 Comments(Updated 6/28/2026) The Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to […] -
![(Updated 6/25/2026) Chrysler pioneered the big American performance car. By that, I mean the complete package, not just a hot engine option on a marshmallow-suspended sedan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Plymouth-1957-fury-fq.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Plymouth Fury – The Best All-Round Performance Car Of Its Time?")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Plymouth Fury – The Best All-Round Performance Car Of Its Time?
Posted on June 25, 2026 | 58 Comments(Updated 6/25/2026) Chrysler pioneered the big American performance car. By that, I mean the complete package, not just a hot engine option on a marshmallow-suspended sedan […] -
![(Updated 6/22/2026) Although most commonly known as the Austin-Healey 3000, that version of the “Big Healey” (to differentiate it from the Sprite) was the third major […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/austin-healey-100-6-1959-fq-.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Austin-Healey 100-6 – The Big Healey Gets a Six")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Austin-Healey 100-6 – The Big Healey Gets a Six
Posted on June 22, 2026 | 7 Comments(Updated 6/22/2026) Although most commonly known as the Austin-Healey 3000, that version of the “Big Healey” (to differentiate it from the Sprite) was the third major […] -
![(Updated 6/20/2026) In their Sports Car Directory, SCI included a few select “American Gran Turismos”. It would be a couple more years before Studebaker’s Hawk Gran Turismo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Studebaker-1957-GH-side.jpg "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk – As Fast As The Chrysler 300C, And A Lot Cheaper")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk – As Fast As The Chrysler 300C, And A Lot Cheaper
Posted on June 20, 2026 | 47 Comments(Updated 6/20/2026) In their Sports Car Directory, SCI included a few select “American Gran Turismos”. It would be a couple more years before Studebaker’s Hawk Gran Turismo […] -
![(Updated 6/19/2026) Everyone knows that the legendary Shelby Cobra was of course, an AC Ace with a massive dose of Ford V8 hormones. But probably fewer of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AC-Ace-WP-2.jpg "Vintage Sports Car Illustrated Review: 1957 AC Ace – The Progenitor of the Cobra With An Engine Dating Back to 1919")
Vintage Sports Car Illustrated Review: 1957 AC Ace – The Progenitor of the Cobra With An Engine Dating Back to 1919
Posted on June 19, 2026 | 26 Comments(Updated 6/19/2026) Everyone knows that the legendary Shelby Cobra was of course, an AC Ace with a massive dose of Ford V8 hormones. But probably fewer of […] -
![(Updated 6/18/2026) CC reader Laurence M. sent me his prized copy of the 1958 Sports Car Illustrated Directory, which includes a number of reviews of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/C100Paa2_IMG003-115x115.jpg "Vintage Sports Car Illustrated Review: 1957 Chrysler 300C – The Duesenberg SJ of the 1950s")
Vintage Sports Car Illustrated Review: 1957 Chrysler 300C – The Duesenberg SJ of the 1950s
Posted on June 18, 2026 | 68 Comments(Updated 6/18/2026) CC reader Laurence M. sent me his prized copy of the 1958 Sports Car Illustrated Directory, which includes a number of reviews of […] -
![One of the most enduring debates in Corvette history is whether the original 1953-1954 version was really a sports car. It’s actually an easy question to answer except for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cover-crop-middle-vert-new-title-115x115.jpg "Was The 1953-1954 Corvette Really A Sports Car? Road & Track And I Try To Answer That Squishy Question")
Was The 1953-1954 Corvette Really A Sports Car? Road & Track And I Try To Answer That Squishy Question
Posted on February 26, 2026 | 19 CommentsOne of the most enduring debates in Corvette history is whether the original 1953-1954 version was really a sports car. It’s actually an easy question to answer except for the […] -
![General Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway. In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tumblr_oi7h80nxQ91qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg "Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors")
Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 8 CommentsGeneral Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway. In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […]
