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1960s Archive
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Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super – “A Sporting Sedan With Almost Everything But Beauty”
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 18 CommentsThe iconic Giulia sedan had been around for almost five years, but it was still in its heyday in 1967. It was essentially in a class of its own when […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Sedan – “Abundant Luxury Allied To Outstanding Ride, Maneuverability And Braking”
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 18 CommentsThe 420 was the end of the road for Jaguar’s “compact” sedan line that started in 1956 with the 2.4, commonly called the Mark 1. One year later, the 3.4 […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger II – “There’s Sufficient Power On Tap To Embarrass The Incautious”
Posted on May 5, 2022 | 28 CommentsHow to create a legend out of a prosaic British sports car? Stuff a V8 under its hood. It sure worked for Carroll Shelby and his Cobra. Having seen what […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 VW 1500 Automatic – Where’s The “Automatic Stickshift”?
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsBefore I jump into the commentary on this review, it’s worth noting that this car was identified as a “VW Automatic”, and the badge on the rear engine lid reads […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Lotus Elan S/E – “We’ve Never Driven A Car That Is More Sheer Fun To Drive”
Posted on May 2, 2022 | 39 CommentsLet’s take a look at a review of Mrs. Peel’s ride in the Avengers, a Lotus Elan, the S/E edition in this case. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 – “…An Unusually Satisfactory Car”
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 29 CommentsRoad and Track preference for sports cars, import sedans and domestic compacts was all-too obvious, as its founder and publisher John Bond clearly had no truck with large domestic cars. […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph TR-250 – Where’s Our TR-5?
Posted on April 27, 2022 | 14 CommentsMy main memory of reading about the new TR-250 was: we got cheated! While the rest of the world got the TR-5, with its new 2.5 L inline six sporting […] -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Opel Kadett Rallye & Ford Cortina GT – Mini Muscle Cars
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 30 CommentsThese two imports, one from Great Britain and one form Germany, represented the beginning of a new breed of European low-cost cars, having applied the same formula as American muscle […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 American Motors AMX – The Gremlin’s Predecessor
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 47 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 Review: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Road Test Magazine Provides An Owner’s Perspective
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/24/2016) Paul’s recent write-up on the 1965 Impala Super Sport gave a comprehesive overview of the car. But what was it like to live with on a daily basis? […] -
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura – Road Test Magazine Considers A Mustang Alternative
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/22/2014) Next up in the March 1966 issue of Road Test, the newly updated Falcon was taken for a spin. -
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […] -
Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […] -
Vintage Reviews: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Three Ways To Powerglide
Posted on February 17, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/17/2016) All the new 1965 Chevrolet full size cars boasted excellent styling, but the standout was the stunning 2-door hardtop, offered as the Sport Coupe in the Impala […] -
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 58 CommentsSo here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super – “A Sporting Sedan With Almost Everything But Beauty” The iconic Giulia sedan had been around for almost five years, but it was still in its heyday in 1967. It was essentially in a class of its own when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Giulia-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Sedan – “Abundant Luxury Allied To Outstanding Ride, Maneuverability And Braking” The 420 was the end of the road for Jaguar’s “compact” sedan line that started in 1956 with the 2.4, commonly called the Mark 1. One year later, the 3.4 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Jag-420-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger II – “There’s Sufficient Power On Tap To Embarrass The Incautious” How to create a legend out of a prosaic British sports car? Stuff a V8 under its hood. It sure worked for Carroll Shelby and his Cobra. Having seen what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tiger-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 VW 1500 Automatic – Where’s The “Automatic Stickshift”? Before I jump into the commentary on this review, it’s worth noting that this car was identified as a “VW Automatic”, and the badge on the rear engine lid reads […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VW-auto-1-top.jpeg)

![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 – “…An Unusually Satisfactory Car” Road and Track preference for sports cars, import sedans and domestic compacts was all-too obvious, as its founder and publisher John Bond clearly had no truck with large domestic cars. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Chevelle-1a.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph TR-250 – Where’s Our TR-5? My main memory of reading about the new TR-250 was: we got cheated! While the rest of the world got the TR-5, with its new 2.5 L inline six sporting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/TR-250-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Opel Kadett Rallye & Ford Cortina GT – Mini Muscle Cars These two imports, one from Great Britain and one form Germany, represented the beginning of a new breed of European low-cost cars, having applied the same formula as American muscle […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kadett-Cortina-1-top.jpeg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AMX-1a.jpeg)
![Vintage Review: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Road Test Magazine Provides An Owner’s Perspective (first posted 3/24/2016) Paul’s recent write-up on the 1965 Impala Super Sport gave a comprehesive overview of the car. But what was it like to live with on a daily basis? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Capture.jpg)

![Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship (first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tttorr.jpg)
![Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars (first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CD0366SixSupercarsP1.jpeg)
![Vintage Reviews: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Three Ways To Powerglide (first posted 2/17/2016) All the new 1965 Chevrolet full size cars boasted excellent styling, but the standout was the stunning 2-door hardtop, offered as the Sport Coupe in the Impala […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fcgfg.jpg)
![Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66) So here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/81Tylk2lMtL._AC_SY879_1.jpg)


