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Vintage C&D Review: Opel GT 1.9 – The First Lutz-Mobile
Posted on March 27, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 3/24/2018) Bob Lutz is associated with a lot of cars; some good, some so-so (or worse). There is a recurring thread in the latter category — aggressive […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre 400 – Small Block Big Body Buick
Posted on March 27, 2024 | 35 CommentsIt seems a bit odd for Buick to use the little 300 cubic inch V8 (derived from the aluminum 215 V8) in their very-much full-size LeSabre when the cheaper […] -
Vintage CL Road Test: 1966 Cadillac Calais – The “Economy Cadillac”
Posted on March 24, 2024 | 44 CommentsNo, this Cadillac was not equipped with cylinder deactivation, a diesel or a tiny aluminum V8; that would have to wait another decade or two, with unfortunate consequences. It wasn’t […] -
Vintage C&D Road Test: 1969 Corvette 435/427 Coupe – “The present Corvette will doubtlessly be the last front-engine model.”
Posted on March 22, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 3/22/2018) Here’s an article that caught my sixteen year-old eyes in 1969: an in-depth review of the 435 hp 427 Corvette. And its a good one, as […] -
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – “Who’d Buy A Car Like That?” – Oldmobile’s Stylish, Innovative and Compromised GT
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 17 CommentsI’m pretty certain this is one of the few ’66 Toronado reviews we haven’t featured at CC yet. I’ll kill the suspense right now; its assessments don’t differ much from […] -
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 Motor Trend Review: 1964 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon (And Olds Vista Cruiser) – GM Builds A Better Station Wagon
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 25 Comments(Update: this was a pre-production car; the actual production Sport Wagon came standard with the 210 hp 300 CID V8. These wagons had a mid-year introduction) The first years of […] -
Vintage CL Road Test: Two 1967 Camaros, 250 Six and SS350 – “Both Have Virtue And Plenty Of Performance”
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 15 CommentsCar Life’s main intent with their 1967 Camaro road test is clearly stated in their first paragraph: “The dilemma facing a potential Camaro buyer is a natural one for this […] -
Vintage Review: 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS – Not So Hot, Yet
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 34 CommentsThe Chevelle Malibu SS has long been iconic, thanks to the legendary SS396 and SS454 versions — they were some of the hottest muscle cars of their times. And thanks […] -
Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1962 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans Four – Half A GTO Engine Is Still Faster Than Many V8s
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 47 CommentsGiven that the 1961-1963 Tempest’s four cylinder was one half of Pontiac’s 389 cubic inch V8 and that John DeLorean’s performance proclivities were well known, it’s not surprising that there […] -
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 Car Life Road Test: 1964 Buick Wildcat with 425 V8, Dual Quad Carbs and 4-Speed Manual – More Carbs and Gears Are Not Necessarily Better
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 27 CommentsWe’ve recently posted vintage reviews of two other Buicks: a 1963 Riviera and a 1964 Electra 225, both powered by the 325 hp 401 cubic inch version of the classic […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Pontiac Tempest LeMans 326 V8 – The Warmup Act For The GTO
Posted on November 5, 2023 | 38 CommentsThe 1964 Pontiac GTO didn’t just appear out of thin air; John Z. DeLorean had been working his way towards a genuine American GT for several years with the 1961-1963 […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Buick Electra 225 Coupe – Is A Cadillac Worth 25% More?
Posted on November 2, 2023 | 32 CommentsOur recent vintage review of a 1964 Cadillac included a lot of superlatives and deemed it to have earned its status as the standard of the luxury class field. In […] -
Vintage MT Road Test: 1964 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The Fastest And Best Classic Cadillac
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 44 CommentsIt’s a reflection of my age and the times, but for me, the 1964 Cadillac was the last one I really desired. In 1965 I became twelve, and saw the […]