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Other American Brands 1960s Archive
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Vintage Car Life Road Test: Two 1967 Rambler Rebels; 770 Six And 343 V8 SST – Styling Good; Performance Disappointing
Posted on March 31, 2023 | 44 CommentsThis was one of the more interesting vintage reviews I’ve come across, because I don’t remember reading about these new 1967 AMC Rebels at the time; not too surprising, as […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 IH Scout – “Who Is Going To Buy The Scout?”
Posted on February 25, 2023 | 13 CommentsThe Scout was the first competitor to the Jeep, reflecting the rising interest in off-road capable vehicles. But it was still early days; only the gnarly JC and the slightly-less […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Rambler American With OHV Six – Why Don’t Cars Of “Great Merit” Sell As Well As They Should?
Posted on February 20, 2023 | 49 CommentsFor the second time, I’m being forced to rethink my long-held disdain low-opinion of the lowly Rambler American. The first time was Road and Track’s test of a 1959; they […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – Does It Live Up To Its Name?
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 29 Commentsgran turismo: a high-performance luxury sports car with a hard fixed roof, designed for covering long distances The Gran Turismo Hawk could only have come from Studebaker. Obviously, doh! Who […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Studebaker Lark Cruiser – Nothing “Average” About It, Including Its Buyers
Posted on February 5, 2023 | 68 CommentsThe 1959 Lark was created by chopping off the front end rear ends of the Studebaker Commander, resulting in a very short (175″) car on a 108″ wb to compete […] -
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 […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Rambler Ambassador 990 Twin-Stick – Only Rambler Offered A “5-Speed Manual”
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 46 CommentsFor all the endless bitching I’ve done over the years about the lack of a proper manual gearbox with a wide spread of ratios, why do I keep forgetting about […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Fiberfab Jamaican-Buick V8 – Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Part 2
Posted on January 5, 2023 | 8 CommentsThe Fiberfab Jamaican was a seductive thing, bot in appearance and its come-on: “If you can’t afford $21,900 for a Lamborghini how about $895 for a Fiberfab Jamaican?” How irresistible, […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 MCI MC-7 Greyhound Bus – 0-60 in 87 Seconds
Posted on December 14, 2022 | 25 CommentsI well remember this review when it was new. As a bus aficionado, Now that was an unexpected treat. And I had wondered for some time just how long it […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 28 CommentsThis is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […] -
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 […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 American Motors AMX – The Gremlin’s Predecessor
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 42 CommentsThe AMX was a product of the same thinking that created the Gremlin: a bit of body surgery will allow us to create a vehicle to compete in a totally […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 41 CommentsSo why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […] -
Vintage Review: Car and Driver Compares The Hot 1968 Pony Cars – Which Is The Hottest Of Them All?
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 94 Comments(first posted 10/17/2015) In his write-up on the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula 340 S, Paul indicated that there might be a vintage review available. In fact, between the 1967 launch […] -
The CC Vintage R&T Library Is Now Fully Stocked Back To January 1966, Thanks To Lee J. – Let’s Start With A Few Ads
Posted on June 14, 2021 | 20 CommentsLee J. has sent me the last shipment of his R&T collection, going back to January 1966, and ending in 1991. He sent the first batch a couple of years […]
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: Two 1967 Rambler Rebels; 770 Six And 343 V8 SST – Styling Good; Performance Disappointing This was one of the more interesting vintage reviews I’ve come across, because I don’t remember reading about these new 1967 AMC Rebels at the time; not too surprising, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/r-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 IH Scout – “Who Is Going To Buy The Scout?” The Scout was the first competitor to the Jeep, reflecting the rising interest in off-road capable vehicles. But it was still early days; only the gnarly JC and the slightly-less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/i-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Rambler American With OHV Six – Why Don’t Cars Of “Great Merit” Sell As Well As They Should? For the second time, I’m being forced to rethink my long-held disdain low-opinion of the lowly Rambler American. The first time was Road and Track’s test of a 1959; they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/a-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – Does It Live Up To Its Name? gran turismo: a high-performance luxury sports car with a hard fixed roof, designed for covering long distances The Gran Turismo Hawk could only have come from Studebaker. Obviously, doh! Who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gt-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Studebaker Lark Cruiser – Nothing “Average” About It, Including Its Buyers The 1959 Lark was created by chopping off the front end rear ends of the Studebaker Commander, resulting in a very short (175″) car on a 108″ wb to compete […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lc-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1968 Impala, Galaxie, Fury & Ambassador – “Family Car” V8 Coupes Duke It Out 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Rambler Ambassador 990 Twin-Stick – Only Rambler Offered A “5-Speed Manual” For all the endless bitching I’ve done over the years about the lack of a proper manual gearbox with a wide spread of ratios, why do I keep forgetting about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1963-03_CL_AMC_Ambassador_990_V8_Road_Test_1-51024_11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Fiberfab Jamaican-Buick V8 – Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Part 2 The Fiberfab Jamaican was a seductive thing, bot in appearance and its come-on: “If you can’t afford $21,900 for a Lamborghini how about $895 for a Fiberfab Jamaican?” How irresistible, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Jamacain-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 MCI MC-7 Greyhound Bus – 0-60 in 87 Seconds I well remember this review when it was new. As a bus aficionado, Now that was an unexpected treat. And I had wondered for some time just how long it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Bus-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk This is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Checker-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 AMC Rebel SST, Chevrolet Chevelle Concours, Dodge Coronet 440, Ford Fairlane 500 – Showdown In Pasadena (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 American Motors AMX – The Gremlin’s Predecessor The AMX was a product of the same thinking that created the Gremlin: a bit of body surgery will allow us to create a vehicle to compete in a totally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AMX-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation” So why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rambler-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: Car and Driver Compares The Hot 1968 Pony Cars – Which Is The Hottest Of Them All? (first posted 10/17/2015) In his write-up on the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula 340 S, Paul indicated that there might be a vintage review available. In fact, between the 1967 launch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jhn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The CC Vintage R&T Library Is Now Fully Stocked Back To January 1966, Thanks To Lee J. – Let’s Start With A Few Ads Lee J. has sent me the last shipment of his R&T collection, going back to January 1966, and ending in 1991. He sent the first batch a couple of years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cover-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


