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Curbside Classics Archives
Ford Brands 1960s Archive
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![Car 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1967-COVER.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Car Life’s 1967 Mercury Cougar – Finesse In Fabrication")
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 […] -
![Regarding the quote in the title: it was too long to put the whole thing up there, but here’s the full opening sentence from R&T’s review of the new Maverick: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mav-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1970 Ford Maverick – “…They’ve Got To Be Out Of Their Minds”")
Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1970 Ford Maverick – “…They’ve Got To Be Out Of Their Minds”
Posted on May 4, 2023 | 91 CommentsRegarding the quote in the title: it was too long to put the whole thing up there, but here’s the full opening sentence from R&T’s review of the new Maverick: […] -
![In 1962, Ford was getting blown away by Chevrolet, thanks in very large part due to the Chevy V8’s near dominance in all manner of sporting events as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 406 – “Total Performance” Started Here")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 406 – “Total Performance” Started Here
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 30 CommentsIn 1962, Ford was getting blown away by Chevrolet, thanks in very large part due to the Chevy V8’s near dominance in all manner of sporting events as well as […] -
![The three top-dog racing-oriented V8s in the classic mid-sixties performance era were of course the Chevy big blocks, the Chrysler 426 hemi and the Ford 427. The Ford was something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/g-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 427 – This One Takes Olympic-Sized Muscles To Drive")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 427 – This One Takes Olympic-Sized Muscles To Drive
Posted on March 22, 2023 | 44 CommentsThe three top-dog racing-oriented V8s in the classic mid-sixties performance era were of course the Chevy big blocks, the Chrysler 426 hemi and the Ford 427. The Ford was something […] -
![The 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/c-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 26 CommentsThe 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […] -
![The VW bus was a truly revolutionary vehicle, of the kind that appear very rarely. Its utility, economy and space efficiency put it in a class of its own, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bus-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline – Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline – Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 69 CommentsThe VW bus was a truly revolutionary vehicle, of the kind that appear very rarely. Its utility, economy and space efficiency put it in a class of its own, which […] -
![This review puts the Thunderbird in proper context as “The supreme status symbol of the younger set”. It was the eminent car to be seen in; it turned heads […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/b-14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Thunderbird – “The Choice Of The Person Who Wants To Be Envied”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Thunderbird – “The Choice Of The Person Who Wants To Be Envied”
Posted on March 2, 2023 | 31 CommentsThis review puts the Thunderbird in proper context as “The supreme status symbol of the younger set”. It was the eminent car to be seen in; it turned heads […] -
![The Model A had a huge grip on America’s soul. Although the Model T was a much more influential vehicle; the vehicle that put America on wheels, the Model A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/a-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1931 Ford Model A Roadster – 0-60 In…∞")
Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1931 Ford Model A Roadster – 0-60 In…∞
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 24 CommentsThe Model A had a huge grip on America’s soul. Although the Model T was a much more influential vehicle; the vehicle that put America on wheels, the Model A […] -
![The Falcon instantly became America’s favorite compact after it arrived for 1960. By 1961, its somewhat anemic 85 hp 144 cubic inch six had been supplanted by an optional 101 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/f-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Falcon – 144 & 170 Six, Manual & Automatic – Who’s The Slowest Falcon Of Them All?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Falcon – 144 & 170 Six, Manual & Automatic – Who’s The Slowest Falcon Of Them All?
Posted on February 12, 2023 | 51 CommentsThe Falcon instantly became America’s favorite compact after it arrived for 1960. By 1961, its somewhat anemic 85 hp 144 cubic inch six had been supplanted by an optional 101 […] -
![This comparison hits very close to home, as in the Niedermeyer home on Park Avenue in Iowa City in 1962, that is. My father bought a ’62 Fairlane (a base […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ghj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Ford Fairlane V8 vs. 1962 Chevy II Six – The Old Ford V8 vs. Chevy Six Battle Updated, With Surprising Results")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Ford Fairlane V8 vs. 1962 Chevy II Six – The Old Ford V8 vs. Chevy Six Battle Updated, With Surprising Results
Posted on February 7, 2023 | 43 CommentsThis comparison hits very close to home, as in the Niedermeyer home on Park Avenue in Iowa City in 1962, that is. My father bought a ’62 Fairlane (a base […] -
![Car Life apparently had been getting razzed by its readers for focusing on high performance cars, so they decided to test four big “family cars” with their base V8s to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1968 Impala, Galaxie, Fury & Ambassador – “Family Car” V8 Coupes Duke It Out")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1968 Impala, Galaxie, Fury & Ambassador – “Family Car” V8 Coupes Duke It Out
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 54 CommentsCar Life apparently had been getting razzed by its readers for focusing on high performance cars, so they decided to test four big “family cars” with their base V8s to […] -
![The ’61 Lincoln was a game-changer, a term I don’t like to use lightly. It instantly made all of the late-’50s excess-mobiles look utterly dated and silly. Its impact on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/l-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Lincoln Continental Sedan – “The Best-Looking American Car Built Today”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Lincoln Continental Sedan – “The Best-Looking American Car Built Today”
Posted on January 26, 2023 | 61 CommentsThe ’61 Lincoln was a game-changer, a term I don’t like to use lightly. It instantly made all of the late-’50s excess-mobiles look utterly dated and silly. Its impact on […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2016) It’s fun to see Mike Burns’ post on this 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 survivor, imagining how it started life in Oklahoma and then served its duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MT0669MidsizeComaroImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 AMC Rebel SST, Chevrolet Chevelle Concours, Dodge Coronet 440, Ford Fairlane 500 – Showdown In Pasadena")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 AMC Rebel SST, Chevrolet Chevelle Concours, Dodge Coronet 440, Ford Fairlane 500 – Showdown In Pasadena
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 7/20/2016) It’s fun to see Mike Burns’ post on this 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 survivor, imagining how it started life in Oklahoma and then served its duty […] -
![The original Shelby GT-350 was a Z-28 before there was one. It was raw, lean, quick and fast, and handled better than any Falcon-chassis car had any right too—thanks in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/shelby-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: Two 1968 Shelby GT 350s – Cool And Hot, But Not As Hot As The Z-28")
Vintage R&T Road Test: Two 1968 Shelby GT 350s – Cool And Hot, But Not As Hot As The Z-28
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe original Shelby GT-350 was a Z-28 before there was one. It was raw, lean, quick and fast, and handled better than any Falcon-chassis car had any right too—thanks in […] -
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura – Road Test Magazine Considers A Mustang Alternative
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/22/2014) Next up in the March 1966 issue of Road Test, the newly updated Falcon was taken for a spin.
