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1960s Archive
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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 | 38 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, […] -
Vintage Reviews: 1969 Chevrolet Caprice – Car Life’s Best Family Sedan; Power And Handling
Posted on September 17, 2023 | 22 CommentsToday’s post covers two related Car Life vintage reviews. The first one from June 1969, where CL tested 4 full-size sedans, each powered with the largest available factory engine. A […] -
Vintage Car Life’s ‘Best Of 1969’ Review: Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – The Enthusiast’s Personal Luxury Car
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 32 CommentsOne could sense Car Life’s excitement when Pontiac’s first Personal Luxury Car arrived in the form of the downsized 1969 Grand Prix. In the eyes of CL, the new Grand […] -
Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler 300 – Car Life’s Best Prestige Car; Luxury And Performance
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 25 CommentsIn September 1969 Car Life magazine released its ‘Best Of’ issue, a title awarded by market segment and vehicle class. In the ‘Prestige Car’ category, CL declared the Chrysler 300 […] -
Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 29 CommentsThe new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […] -
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 CL Review: 1967 Imperial 4-Door Hardtop – A Renewed Imperial To Battle In The Luxury Leagues
Posted on August 13, 2023 | 36 CommentsIn 1967 a new Imperial was released and Car Life magazine was there to test it. This time the Imperial carried unibody construction, in keeping with the way all other […] -
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 | 121 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 Review: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Chevy’s Shelby Fighter Reaches The Streets
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 5 CommentsChevrolet’s Mustang fighter had taken long enough to reach the market but its Shelby counterpart wouldn’t wait so long; just a few months after the Camaro’s launch, the Z28 was […] -
Vintage Motor Trend Comparison: 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Turnpike Cruiser And 4-4-2 — Performance And Economy
Posted on July 23, 2023 | 19 CommentsFor the February of 1967 issue, Motor Trend tested two versions of the Cutlass Supreme. While these A-Body Olds were reaching their final year of production, MT wanted to try […] -
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 Car And Driver Review: 1965 Dodge Dart GT – A Counterpart To The Barracuda
Posted on July 14, 2023 | 16 Comments‘A counterpart to the Barracuda’ is Car And Driver’s assessment of the Dodge Dart. Not an outlandish conclusion, since both models shared plenty of components. However, in this case, Car […] -
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 Road & Track Owner Survey: 1967-69 Mustang – Living With A Legend We 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. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1.jpg)
![Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1969 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Lincoln Continental, Imperial – American Luxury Comparison Today’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, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TEST.jpg)
![Vintage Reviews: 1969 Chevrolet Caprice – Car Life’s Best Family Sedan; Power And Handling Today’s post covers two related Car Life vintage reviews. The first one from June 1969, where CL tested 4 full-size sedans, each powered with the largest available factory engine. A […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1.jpg)
![Vintage Car Life’s ‘Best Of 1969’ Review: Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – The Enthusiast’s Personal Luxury Car One could sense Car Life’s excitement when Pontiac’s first Personal Luxury Car arrived in the form of the downsized 1969 Grand Prix. In the eyes of CL, the new Grand […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1969-Pontiac-Performance-16-17.jpg)
![Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Barracuda Comparison – The Tame 6 cyl. Hardtop and The Brisk V-8 Fastback In 1967 a new Barracuda appeared, this time in three body styles; fastback, hardtop, and convertible. For its March issue, Car Life chose to test a fastback and a hardtop […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-2.jpg)
![Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler 300 – Car Life’s Best Prestige Car; Luxury And Performance In September 1969 Car Life magazine released its ‘Best Of’ issue, a title awarded by market segment and vehicle class. In the ‘Prestige Car’ category, CL declared the Chrysler 300 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/26070534761_f27a4b4f4e_k.jpg)
![Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance The new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1965-01-MT-Chevy-Corvair-Corsa-Test-1-6-1.jpg)
![Automotive History: 1963 Days – Popular Science Tests the Hot Compacts (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/books_004.jpeg)
![Vintage CL Review: 1967 Imperial 4-Door Hardtop – A Renewed Imperial To Battle In The Luxury Leagues In 1967 a new Imperial was released and Car Life magazine was there to test it. This time the Imperial carried unibody construction, in keeping with the way all other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-1-2.jpg)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS, Ford Galaxie 500, Plymouth Sport Fury – Sampling 2-door Hardtops From The “Low Priced Three” (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1967LowPriceThreeFrontMain.jpg)
![Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Chevy’s Shelby Fighter Reaches The Streets Chevrolet’s Mustang fighter had taken long enough to reach the market but its Shelby counterpart wouldn’t wait so long; just a few months after the Camaro’s launch, the Z28 was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1967-03-CAR-and-DRIVER-1967-Chevrolet-Camaro-Z28-Test-1-6-1a.jpg)
![Vintage Motor Trend Comparison: 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Turnpike Cruiser And 4-4-2 — Performance And Economy For the February of 1967 issue, Motor Trend tested two versions of the Cutlass Supreme. While these A-Body Olds were reaching their final year of production, MT wanted to try […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Untitled-1a.jpg)
![Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1965 Dodge Dart GT – A Counterpart To The Barracuda ‘A counterpart to the Barracuda’ is Car And Driver’s assessment of the Dodge Dart. Not an outlandish conclusion, since both models shared plenty of components. However, in this case, Car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Untitled-1-1.jpg)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1961 Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Dart, Ford Galaxie – Which One Of These Does Not Belong? (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ChevyDodgeFord.jpg)


