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Curbside Classics Archives
European Brands 1960s Archive
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![The arrival in the US of the new Fiat 124 Spider and Sport Coupe in the fall of 1968 was a major event. The Spider in particularly was a major […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/124-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Road Test: The New Fiat 124 Sport Coupe and Spider – “Outstanding”")
Vintage Road & Track Road Test: The New Fiat 124 Sport Coupe and Spider – “Outstanding”
Posted on December 1, 2022 | 15 CommentsThe arrival in the US of the new Fiat 124 Spider and Sport Coupe in the fall of 1968 was a major event. The Spider in particularly was a major […] -
![Road and Track diligently reviewed every permutation of Ferrari, and there were quite a lot of them in this era. The 330 GTS was essentially a 275 GTS with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/330-GTC-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Ferrari 330 GTS – “Go Ahead, Give Yourself A Treat, Buy One”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Ferrari 330 GTS – “Go Ahead, Give Yourself A Treat, Buy One”
Posted on November 29, 2022 | 9 CommentsRoad and Track diligently reviewed every permutation of Ferrari, and there were quite a lot of them in this era. The 330 GTS was essentially a 275 GTS with the […] -
![The new W114/115 Mercedes may not have looked all that different stylistically from the larger S-Class cars (250/280/300S/SE/SEL), but it was the biggest change under the skin in a long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/220-250-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 220 & 250 (W115/114) – A New Generation")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 220 & 250 (W115/114) – A New Generation
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe new W114/115 Mercedes may not have looked all that different stylistically from the larger S-Class cars (250/280/300S/SE/SEL), but it was the biggest change under the skin in a long […] -
![Ideally, the new 144/142 would have come with the larger two liter engine from the get-go, given that it was a bigger and heavier car than the 122/Amazon, in which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/142-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Volvo 142S 2 Liter – “A Small Change Makes A Big Difference”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Volvo 142S 2 Liter – “A Small Change Makes A Big Difference”
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 31 CommentsIdeally, the new 144/142 would have come with the larger two liter engine from the get-go, given that it was a bigger and heavier car than the 122/Amazon, in which […] -
![Automatics teamed up with relatively modest-output four cylinder engines have a bad rep for being much more sluggish than the manual version. But that wasn’t always the case, and this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/VW-sq-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 VW 1600 Squareback Automatic – As Fast As The Manual")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 VW 1600 Squareback Automatic – As Fast As The Manual
Posted on October 31, 2022 | 24 CommentsAutomatics teamed up with relatively modest-output four cylinder engines have a bad rep for being much more sluggish than the manual version. But that wasn’t always the case, and this […] -
![The Siata Spring was one of the more unusual production cars of the late sixties. And yes, these really were sold here in some numbers, enough that they were not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Spring-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Siata 850 Spring – Spring Into Spring")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Siata 850 Spring – Spring Into Spring
Posted on October 27, 2022 | 6 CommentsThe Siata Spring was one of the more unusual production cars of the late sixties. And yes, these really were sold here in some numbers, enough that they were not […] -
![How is it that merely the greatest car blog in the world has never written up “merely the greatest sedan in the world”? What a glaring omission. I actually shot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6.3-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 – “Merely The Greatest Sedan In The World”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 – “Merely The Greatest Sedan In The World”
Posted on October 17, 2022 | 21 CommentsHow is it that merely the greatest car blog in the world has never written up “merely the greatest sedan in the world”? What a glaring omission. I actually shot […] -
![Yes, the Mercedes SL occupied a niche of one in the market. There was no other roadster that was so solidly engineered and built; essentially a Mercedes sedan cut down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/280-SL-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 280 SL – “It’s Alone In Its Field”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 280 SL – “It’s Alone In Its Field”
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 25 CommentsYes, the Mercedes SL occupied a niche of one in the market. There was no other roadster that was so solidly engineered and built; essentially a Mercedes sedan cut down […] -
![I don’t think we’ve ever had a vintage review of the classic MGB, so this is a welcome look at how it was seen back in 1968, when it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MGB-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 MGB – Fully Synchronized, At Last")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 MGB – Fully Synchronized, At Last
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 8 CommentsI don’t think we’ve ever had a vintage review of the classic MGB, so this is a welcome look at how it was seen back in 1968, when it was […] -
![(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/912-V8-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds")
Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 Comments(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […] -
![We spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MG-1100-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100")
Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100
Posted on September 6, 2022 | 32 CommentsWe spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […] -
![The Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/America-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”
Posted on August 28, 2022 | 29 CommentsThe Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […] -
![The R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R16-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 25 CommentsThe R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Saab Sonnet V-4 – “Even The Dimmest Wit Can Find Something Funny To Say About The Appearance Of The Saab Sonnet”
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 19 CommentsIs it possible to get past the cobbled-up kit-car appearance of the Sonnet and do an objective evaluation of it? R&T shows that it is, in considerable detail. -
![I’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wagons-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You?")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You?
Posted on July 22, 2022 | 44 CommentsI’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […]
