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1960s Archive
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![The R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R16-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 27 CommentsThe R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […] -
![The 1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow profiled in yesterday’s CC represented the last of the line for this generation of uber-upscale sedans. What better way to follow it up than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Scan_0027-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Autocar Road Test: 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Britons’ First Look")
Vintage Autocar Road Test: 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Britons’ First Look
Posted on July 28, 2022 | 36 CommentsThe 1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow profiled in yesterday’s CC represented the last of the line for this generation of uber-upscale sedans. What better way to follow it up than […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Saab Sonnet V-4 – “Even The Dimmest Wit Can Find Something Funny To Say About The Appearance Of The Saab Sonnet”
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 21 CommentsIs it possible to get past the cobbled-up kit-car appearance of the Sonnet and do an objective evaluation of it? R&T shows that it is, in considerable detail. -
![I’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wagons-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You?")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You?
Posted on July 22, 2022 | 45 CommentsI’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […] -
![The original Maserati Quattroporte was unrivaled when it arrived in 1963; the only genuine Italian high-performance GT with four doors. It was a rather brilliant move, at a time when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Quat-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Maserati Quattroporte – “More Glamour, Character and Excitement Than Any Other 4-Door Sedan In The World”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Maserati Quattroporte – “More Glamour, Character and Excitement Than Any Other 4-Door Sedan In The World”
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe original Maserati Quattroporte was unrivaled when it arrived in 1963; the only genuine Italian high-performance GT with four doors. It was a rather brilliant move, at a time when […] -
![(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 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 […] -
![Maserati struggled in the sixties while Ferrari thrived. It was one of the storied Italian brands with a racing heritage, but with only six or eight cylinders, its mystique just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mistral-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Driving Impressions: 1968 Maserati Mistral; And A Feature On How It’s Built")
Vintage R&T Driving Impressions: 1968 Maserati Mistral; And A Feature On How It’s Built
Posted on June 29, 2022 | 12 CommentsMaserati struggled in the sixties while Ferrari thrived. It was one of the storied Italian brands with a racing heritage, but with only six or eight cylinders, its mystique just […] -
![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&quality=75&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 […] -
![Did the Lamborghini Miura seem more attainable in 1968 than it did in later years? Road and Track’s subtitle seems to suggest so, but I’m afraid it’s going to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Miura-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Lamborghini Miura – “Vroooooooooom!”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Lamborghini Miura – “Vroooooooooom!”
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 10 CommentsDid the Lamborghini Miura seem more attainable in 1968 than it did in later years? Road and Track’s subtitle seems to suggest so, but I’m afraid it’s going to be […] -
![The Camaro Z-28 is of course another one of those cars that became legendary and perhaps the most iconic of the muscular pony cars. But it was never intended to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/z28-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – “7500 RPM Is A Good Shift Point”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – “7500 RPM Is A Good Shift Point”
Posted on June 23, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe Camaro Z-28 is of course another one of those cars that became legendary and perhaps the most iconic of the muscular pony cars. But it was never intended to […] -
![It’s always fun to go back and see what magazines said about cars that developed into legends and icons, like the BMW 2002. BMW importer Max Hoffman’s push to drop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2002-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 BMW 2002 – “But Where Did The Extra Horsepower Go?”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 BMW 2002 – “But Where Did The Extra Horsepower Go?”
Posted on June 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsIt’s always fun to go back and see what magazines said about cars that developed into legends and icons, like the BMW 2002. BMW importer Max Hoffman’s push to drop […] -
![Perusing these endless stacks of old Road & Tracks is an interesting memory exercise, running into cars that I had simply forgotten about. I’m not talking about the basic Fiat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Fiat-Idro-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Fiat 850 Idromatic – Bet You Never Saw One Of These")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Fiat 850 Idromatic – Bet You Never Saw One Of These
Posted on June 20, 2022 | 14 CommentsPerusing these endless stacks of old Road & Tracks is an interesting memory exercise, running into cars that I had simply forgotten about. I’m not talking about the basic Fiat […] -
![The Corolla is an icon and a living legend, thanks to the impeccable reputation it has been cultivating since…1968. Here’s where it all started, in the US, and R&T put […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/corolla-1-aa.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Toyota Corolla – “Exceedingly Well Finished…And Well Built”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Toyota Corolla – “Exceedingly Well Finished…And Well Built”
Posted on June 19, 2022 | 19 CommentsThe Corolla is an icon and a living legend, thanks to the impeccable reputation it has been cultivating since…1968. Here’s where it all started, in the US, and R&T put […] -
![The Fiat 850 Spider was the cheapest sports car in America at the time. Priced at $2109 ($17k in 2021 dollars), it was a solid hundred bucks cheaper than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Fiat-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Fiat 850 Spider – The Miura Of Cheap Sports Cars")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Fiat 850 Spider – The Miura Of Cheap Sports Cars
Posted on June 17, 2022 | 35 CommentsThe Fiat 850 Spider was the cheapest sports car in America at the time. Priced at $2109 ($17k in 2021 dollars), it was a solid hundred bucks cheaper than the […] -
![It’s interesting to go back and read about how cars that became legendary were first reviewed when they were new. There are subjective influences well beyond just objective ones that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/510-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Datsun 510 – A Legend Is Born")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Datsun 510 – A Legend Is Born
Posted on June 9, 2022 | 23 CommentsIt’s interesting to go back and read about how cars that became legendary were first reviewed when they were new. There are subjective influences well beyond just objective ones that […]
