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Curbside Classics Archives
1960s Archive
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![Given that they shared the same body shell and were otherwise very similar in their mission and specs except for which wheels were driven, this review of the new 1966 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Riv-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Buick Riviera Gran Sport – Lighter and Faster Than The FWD Toronado")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Buick Riviera Gran Sport – Lighter and Faster Than The FWD Toronado
Posted on June 17, 2021 | 31 CommentsGiven that they shared the same body shell and were otherwise very similar in their mission and specs except for which wheels were driven, this review of the new 1966 […] -
![It took some five years for the VW Type 3 (1500/1600) to make it to America, at least officially. Why? The 1500 was badly needed for VW to stay competitive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VW-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 VW 1600 Fastback – The Type 3 Finally Arrives In The US")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 VW 1600 Fastback – The Type 3 Finally Arrives In The US
Posted on June 16, 2021 | 24 CommentsIt took some five years for the VW Type 3 (1500/1600) to make it to America, at least officially. Why? The 1500 was badly needed for VW to stay competitive […] -
![The question posted under the title is of course easy to answer: Yes. The question remains though: Why did Oldsmobile chose a gigantic personal luxury coupe to re-introduce FWD for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toro-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road and Track Review: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Advanced and Regressive At The Same Time")
Vintage Road and Track Review: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Advanced and Regressive At The Same Time
Posted on June 15, 2021 | 58 CommentsThe question posted under the title is of course easy to answer: Yes. The question remains though: Why did Oldsmobile chose a gigantic personal luxury coupe to re-introduce FWD for […] -
![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&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")
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 […] -
![I’ve really been neglecting my huge stash of donated Road & Tracks, so let’s fire up the scanner and get back on track. Let’s put the time machine back to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Four Luxury GTs – 1969 Corvette, Mercedes 280SL, Porsche 911T and Jaguar XKE")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Four Luxury GTs – 1969 Corvette, Mercedes 280SL, Porsche 911T and Jaguar XKE
Posted on March 4, 2021 | 35 CommentsI’ve really been neglecting my huge stash of donated Road & Tracks, so let’s fire up the scanner and get back on track. Let’s put the time machine back to […] -
![Given how fundamentally similar most full-sized American cars were, it’s refreshing to see how relatively different their 1960 compacts came out, given that they all had roughly the same brief. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Valiant-1960-front-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Reviews: 1960 Valiant – “It Will Corner As Well As A Good Gran Turismo” But “Some Defects In Assembly”")
Vintage Motor Life Reviews: 1960 Valiant – “It Will Corner As Well As A Good Gran Turismo” But “Some Defects In Assembly”
Posted on December 18, 2020 | 73 CommentsGiven how fundamentally similar most full-sized American cars were, it’s refreshing to see how relatively different their 1960 compacts came out, given that they all had roughly the same brief. […] -
![A huge swath of Americans in 1960 had grown up or lived with Henry Ford’s Model T and A. Ford preached the gospel of minimalism, with no excess of size, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/falcon-1-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Review: 1960 Ford Falcon – The Resurrection of the Model A")
Vintage Motor Life Review: 1960 Ford Falcon – The Resurrection of the Model A
Posted on December 17, 2020 | 83 CommentsA huge swath of Americans in 1960 had grown up or lived with Henry Ford’s Model T and A. Ford preached the gospel of minimalism, with no excess of size, […] -
![This week we’ll take a closer look at the new 1960 compacts, starting with the most radically new one, the Corvair. Motor Life tested all three in a comparison that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Corvair-1960-GM-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair – Motor Life and Road & Track Test Versions With Powerglide, 3-Speed and 4-Speed Manuals")
Vintage Reviews: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair – Motor Life and Road & Track Test Versions With Powerglide, 3-Speed and 4-Speed Manuals
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 36 CommentsThis week we’ll take a closer look at the new 1960 compacts, starting with the most radically new one, the Corvair. Motor Life tested all three in a comparison that […] -
![There was a third review in the same issue of Road & Track along with the Grand Prix and Espada, the new Sunbeam Alpine GT. I’m obviously being a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sunbeam-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Sunbeam Alpine GT – The British Espada?")
Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Sunbeam Alpine GT – The British Espada?
Posted on December 7, 2020 | 26 CommentsThere was a third review in the same issue of Road & Track along with the Grand Prix and Espada, the new Sunbeam Alpine GT. I’m obviously being a bit […] -
![color photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-67-019-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada")
Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 49 Commentscolor photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […] -
![The Espada was Lamborghini’s brilliant follow-up to the Miura, almost equally ground-breaking and influential. It showed that Lamborghini was not just a one-trick pony, and was a force to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Espada-1-top-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Lamborghini Espada – The Lamborghini of Personal Luxury Coupes")
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Lamborghini Espada – The Lamborghini of Personal Luxury Coupes
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 25 CommentsThe Espada was Lamborghini’s brilliant follow-up to the Miura, almost equally ground-breaking and influential. It showed that Lamborghini was not just a one-trick pony, and was a force to […] -
![At Curbside we love to discuss the cars of yesterday and reminisce about our memories of owning or driving these cars. We often have very vivid memories of a particular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Vintage-Car-Magazines.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: The Reality of Vintage Road Test Stats – Greatness Through Estimation")
Vintage Reviews: The Reality of Vintage Road Test Stats – Greatness Through Estimation
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 13 CommentsAt Curbside we love to discuss the cars of yesterday and reminisce about our memories of owning or driving these cars. We often have very vivid memories of a particular […] -
![So now we get to the car that I was really most interested in: the new 1965 Corvair Corsa. Its mission was to protect the turf it had carved out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 3: Corvair Corsa; and the Final Verdict")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 3: Corvair Corsa; and the Final Verdict
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 60 CommentsSo now we get to the car that I was really most interested in: the new 1965 Corvair Corsa. Its mission was to protect the turf it had carved out […] -
![On to the second of our trio of 1965 sporty compacts, soon to be known as pony cars—except for the Corvair. C&D tested the Formula S version with the 235 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-B1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 2, Barracuda Formula S")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 2, Barracuda Formula S
Posted on August 19, 2020 | 21 CommentsOn to the second of our trio of 1965 sporty compacts, soon to be known as pony cars—except for the Corvair. C&D tested the Formula S version with the 235 […] -
![Thanks to CC Contributor GN, I’m able to share with you a trio of C&D reviews of the 1965 sporty compacts: Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair. I was too young to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-M1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Mustang GT 271 HP")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Mustang GT 271 HP
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 41 CommentsThanks to CC Contributor GN, I’m able to share with you a trio of C&D reviews of the 1965 sporty compacts: Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair. I was too young to […]
