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Curbside Classics Archives
1960s Archive
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![The CC – Car Life time machine is a bit stuck in 1961, so let’s take a look at what they had to say about America’s favorite car for quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/61-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 348 V8 With Turboglide – “A Triumph Of Contemporary American Car Design”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 348 V8 With Turboglide – “A Triumph Of Contemporary American Car Design”
Posted on January 27, 2023 | 52 CommentsThe CC – Car Life time machine is a bit stuck in 1961, so let’s take a look at what they had to say about America’s favorite car for quite […] -
![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 […] -
![Why am I doing so many vintage reviews? Curbside Classics are all about the view of the past, but from the present, which has both pros and cons. With hindsight, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/220-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Mercedes 220 SE – “It’s Easy To Understand Why So Many Cadillac Owners Are Switching To This Car”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Mercedes 220 SE – “It’s Easy To Understand Why So Many Cadillac Owners Are Switching To This Car”
Posted on January 25, 2023 | 39 CommentsWhy am I doing so many vintage reviews? Curbside Classics are all about the view of the past, but from the present, which has both pros and cons. With hindsight, […] -
![Car and Driver really raised its profile (and notoriety) with its comparison of a Pontiac GTO against a Ferrari GTO. The Pontiac was insanely fast, thanks to lots of prepping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Car & Driver Comparison: 1965 Pontiac 2+2 Against Ferrari 2+2 – 0-60 in 3.9 For The Pontiac? Sure!")
Classic Car & Driver Comparison: 1965 Pontiac 2+2 Against Ferrari 2+2 – 0-60 in 3.9 For The Pontiac? Sure!
Posted on January 21, 2023 | 38 CommentsCar and Driver really raised its profile (and notoriety) with its comparison of a Pontiac GTO against a Ferrari GTO. The Pontiac was insanely fast, thanks to lots of prepping […] -
![I might have been a bit surprised to read that R&T had a lot of fun with the Subaru 360, but then I did too. In both cases, the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/360-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Subaru 360 – “Great Fun, But Only For Very Brief Spans Of Time And Distances”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Subaru 360 – “Great Fun, But Only For Very Brief Spans Of Time And Distances”
Posted on January 16, 2023 | 36 CommentsI might have been a bit surprised to read that R&T had a lot of fun with the Subaru 360, but then I did too. In both cases, the big […] -
![When we think “Dodge Dart” this one comes to mind, but the name had previously been used on full-size Dodges. In 1963, the rather modest-selling Lancer—a pretty thinly disguised Valiant—was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Dodge Dart – “An Entirely New Dart”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Dodge Dart – “An Entirely New Dart”
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 37 CommentsWhen we think “Dodge Dart” this one comes to mind, but the name had previously been used on full-size Dodges. In 1963, the rather modest-selling Lancer—a pretty thinly disguised Valiant—was […] -
![Over the years here at CC, there’s few subjects that have created more controversy and misunderstanding than Chevy’s (mostly) unloved Powerglide. Even my post on the Powerglide was titled “A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bel-air-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air Six With Powerglide – Just How Slow Was It?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air Six With Powerglide – Just How Slow Was It?
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 90 CommentsOver the years here at CC, there’s few subjects that have created more controversy and misunderstanding than Chevy’s (mostly) unloved Powerglide. Even my post on the Powerglide was titled “A […] -
![The original Triumph GT6 was of course a Spitfire with a fastback fixed roof and the larger 2 liter inline six from the Vitesse. It was of course faster, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GT6-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Triumph GT6+ — Some Genuine Pluses")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Triumph GT6+ — Some Genuine Pluses
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe original Triumph GT6 was of course a Spitfire with a fastback fixed roof and the larger 2 liter inline six from the Vitesse. It was of course faster, but […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Rambler Ambassador 990 Twin-Stick – Only Rambler Offered A “5-Speed Manual”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Rambler Ambassador 990 Twin-Stick – Only Rambler Offered A “5-Speed Manual”
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 45 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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Fiberfab Jamaican-Buick V8 – Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Part 2")
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, […] -
![I absolutely drooled over the Mangusta when I first saw it in magazines in 1967. Which means I spilled a lot of bodily fluids that year, as I had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mangusta-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: DeTomaso Mangusta – Even Stunning Beauty Is Only Skin Deep")
Vintage R&T Road Test: DeTomaso Mangusta – Even Stunning Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
Posted on January 4, 2023 | 20 CommentsI absolutely drooled over the Mangusta when I first saw it in magazines in 1967. Which means I spilled a lot of bodily fluids that year, as I had a […] -
![The Rover 2000 came out if that very fertile period that saw the BMC Mini/1100, the Corvair, the “rope drive” Tempest, and others on both sides of the pond. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Rover-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Rover 2000TC – “A Highly Individual Car”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Rover 2000TC – “A Highly Individual Car”
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsThe Rover 2000 came out if that very fertile period that saw the BMC Mini/1100, the Corvair, the “rope drive” Tempest, and others on both sides of the pond. It […] -
![The TR-6 was a quick and fairly cheap way to get a bit more life out of the venerable TR series that dated back to 1953 (TR-2). It involved new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TR6-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Triumph TR-6 – The End Of The Road")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Triumph TR-6 – The End Of The Road
Posted on December 19, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe TR-6 was a quick and fairly cheap way to get a bit more life out of the venerable TR series that dated back to 1953 (TR-2). It involved new […] -
![0-60 in 6.1 seconds? That’s nothing nowadays, when dime-a-dozen electric family haulers will do it in under 4 seconds. And plenty of IC cars too. So yes, things have changed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vette-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Corvette 427 435-HP – “More Of A Race Car Than A Road Car”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Corvette 427 435-HP – “More Of A Race Car Than A Road Car”
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 26 Comments0-60 in 6.1 seconds? That’s nothing nowadays, when dime-a-dozen electric family haulers will do it in under 4 seconds. And plenty of IC cars too. So yes, things have changed […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 MCI MC-7 Greyhound Bus – 0-60 in 87 Seconds")
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 […]
