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Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN”
Posted on February 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball?
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […] -
Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It”
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 33 CommentsOnce the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1969 Ford LTD – The Brougham Formula Gets Updated, Gets No Pundit Love, And Sells Like Crazy
Posted on December 20, 2023 | 22 CommentsMoney people and planners love formulas. ‘Planning’ gets a lot easier when a trend is established, and it mostly turns into giving the public more of what they already crave. […] -
Vintage Review: 1964 Lincoln Continental 4-Door Convertible – “Quiet, Tasteful Luxury”
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 27 Comments(color photos from the web) The 1961 Lincoln Continental rewrote the book on American luxury cars. It was smaller and of course vastly more restrained and understated in its styling […] -
Vintage Car & Driver Comparison Test: 1969 Hemi Roadrunner, Chevelle 396, Ford Cobra, Cyclone CJ, Superbee and GTO The Judge – “Six Econo-Racers”
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 55 Comments1969 could well be considered the apex of the muscle car era. The ’64 GTO created the genre and 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner redefined it by stripping it down to the […] -
Vintage C/D Review: Six Luxury Cars – 1965 Rolls-Royce, Mercedes 600, Cadillac, Lincoln, Jaguar and Imperial
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 230 Comments(first posted 5/29/2012; updated with additional images in 2015) At Curbside Classic, we spend our days debating the merits (or deficits) of old cars, based on our faulty memories, […] -
Vintage Road & Track Owner Survey: 1967-69 Mustang – Living With A Legend
Posted on October 14, 2023 | 23 CommentsWe know of the triumphs and foibles of legendary figures, as their fame grows in time. Events turn into myths, and what was once uncertain, it’s accepted as inevitable fate. […] -
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1969 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Lincoln Continental, Imperial – American Luxury Comparison
Posted on September 29, 2023 | 36 CommentsToday’s MT vintage review checks out a trio of top American luxury models from 1969, one each from the Big 3. There are two 2-doors, the Cadillac Coupe de Ville, […] -
Automotive History: 1963 Days – Popular Science Tests the Hot Compacts
Posted on August 19, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013, Revised and updated 8/19/2023) We keep coming back to this topic, first with yesterday’s Comet and then today’s Falcon Sprint. That era was indeed the beginning […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS, Ford Galaxie 500, Plymouth Sport Fury – Sampling 2-door Hardtops From The “Low Priced Three”
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 120 Comments(first posted 7/8/2017) Back in 1967, the core of the U.S. market was still full-sized cars (54% of total sales), and the jumbo models from the “Low Priced […] -
Vintage Car And Driver Comparison: 1967 Ford Thunderbird And Cadillac Eldorado – A New Contender Enters The Personal Luxury Car Wars
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 43 CommentsIt’s November ’66 and Car And Driver tests two new models in the burgeoning Personal Luxury Car market. ‘It seems appropriate to compare the Thunderbird and Cadillac… the T-Bird is […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1961 Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Dart, Ford Galaxie – Which One Of These Does Not Belong?
Posted on July 10, 2023 | 111 Comments(first posted 7/5/2017) A few weeks ago, J P Cavanaugh penned this great “compare and contrast” post on the 1961 Dodge Dart and the 1961 Chevrolet […] -
Vintage Review: Car And Driver’s 1965 Ford LTD – Possibly The Best Ford Ever Built
Posted on July 9, 2023 | 25 CommentsLet’s revisit the father of the brougham epoch, as it’s known at CC; the Ford LTD. As it often happens with successful ideas, it’s educational to look at its foundations; […] -
Vintage Review: Car Life’s 1967 Mercury Cougar – Finesse In Fabrication
Posted on June 30, 2023 | 22 CommentsCar Life was suitable impressed with the newly released 1967 Mercury Cougar, calling it a ‘finished product… done with subtle discernment.’ Testers praised the model, as it had an identity […]