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1960s Archive
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Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsWho could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 41 CommentsSo why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […] -
Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1967 Peugeot 404 Automatique – I Had A Couple Of Those
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 37 CommentsThis review was of particular interest to me, as I owned several 404s, two of which had the automatique, ZF’s new three-speed torque converter automatic, in other words. I didn’t […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV – A Classic In Its Time
Posted on December 6, 2021 | 7 CommentsThe Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV, formerly known by the same name minus the “V”, established itself in a class of one since its arrival in 1963. There was no […] -
Vintage Road & Track Feature: Bertone’s Lamborghini Marzal – “Design So Fresh That Everything Else Looks Old Fashioned”
Posted on December 3, 2021 | 23 CommentsI’ve had my turn here gushing over the Marzal, so now it’s Road and Track’s turn. Not surprisingly, they were as blown away as I was when they first saw […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Sprint – “European-Style Driving Machine? — Hardly”
Posted on November 23, 2021 | 28 CommentsYou might think that the new Firebird Sprint, with its high-revving OHC six, four speed manual and upgraded suspension would be right up R&T’s alley; not so. They did acknowledge […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test And Technical Analysis: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – “One Of The Most Exciting And Enjoyable Cars We’ve Ever Driven”
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 19 CommentsThis was a new one, as I’ve never read an actual road test of the legendary 2000 GT. At the time this was written, it was understood that the 2000 […] -
1960 Hot Rod Magazine: Bill Stroppe Makes The 1960 144 Inch Falcon Six Fly, Three Ways
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe early Falcon six has a deeply entrenched rep for being weak, especially so the 144 cubic inch version. Ford made the situation worse by tuning the first year 1960 […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 – “More For The Money Than Any Other Sports Car In Its Class”
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 9 CommentsDatsun’s long lineage of sports cars in the US began here, with the Datsun Sports 1600 (SP311). Strictly speaking, it started a few years earlier with the Sports 1500 (SP310), […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Porsche 911S – A Better And Faster 911, But Not Quite Perfect Yet
Posted on October 26, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe arrival of the Porsche 911S was a big deal, considering the exceptional reputation and image the plain 911 had already established for itself. But the “S” was inevitable, given […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Volvo 144S – A Traditional Volvo In A Stylish New Wrapper
Posted on October 24, 2021 | 8 CommentsI vividly remember first seeing pictures of the new Volvo 144: Wow! What a total change from the long familiar 122. And a mighty good one at that, as the […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 BMW 1600 and 2000 Tilux – A Brilliant New Smaller BMW And An Excellent Older One
Posted on October 20, 2021 | 15 CommentsThe BMW 1600 (and its 2002 variant) was of course a milestone car. It’s what cemented BMW’s image and drastically expanded its sales. Up to that point, BMW had been […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph GT6 – “Handling…Could Not Be Faulted” Despite Its Swing Axles
Posted on October 19, 2021 | 20 CommentsThe GT6 reminds me a bit of the Porsche Cayman. Both started out as roadsters, and the addition of a fastback hard roof was something of a mixed bag, stylistically. […] -
Vintage Review: Car and Driver Compares The Hot 1968 Pony Cars – Which Is The Hottest Of Them All?
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 94 Comments(first posted 10/17/2015) In his write-up on the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula 340 S, Paul indicated that there might be a vintage review available. In fact, between the 1967 launch […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test:1967 Saab 96 V-4 – More Power, More Fun, More Money
Posted on October 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsWe’ve covered the Saab 96 a few times before here, but let’s take a look what R&T had to say about the new V-4 engine, bought from Ford. It was […]
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated Who could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/124-1-crop-horz-vert-1.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation” So why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rambler-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1967 Peugeot 404 Automatique – I Had A Couple Of Those This review was of particular interest to me, as I owned several 404s, two of which had the automatique, ZF’s new three-speed torque converter automatic, in other words. I didn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/404-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV – A Classic In Its Time The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV, formerly known by the same name minus the “V”, established itself in a class of one since its arrival in 1963. There was no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gtv-1.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track Feature: Bertone’s Lamborghini Marzal – “Design So Fresh That Everything Else Looks Old Fashioned” I’ve had my turn here gushing over the Marzal, so now it’s Road and Track’s turn. Not surprisingly, they were as blown away as I was when they first saw […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Marzal-cover.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Sprint – “European-Style Driving Machine? — Hardly” You might think that the new Firebird Sprint, with its high-revving OHC six, four speed manual and upgraded suspension would be right up R&T’s alley; not so. They did acknowledge […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Sprint-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test And Technical Analysis: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – “One Of The Most Exciting And Enjoyable Cars We’ve Ever Driven” This was a new one, as I’ve never read an actual road test of the legendary 2000 GT. At the time this was written, it was understood that the 2000 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2000-cover-top.jpeg)
![1960 Hot Rod Magazine: Bill Stroppe Makes The 1960 144 Inch Falcon Six Fly, Three Ways The early Falcon six has a deeply entrenched rep for being weak, especially so the 144 cubic inch version. Ford made the situation worse by tuning the first year 1960 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cover.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Datsun Sports 1600 – “More For The Money Than Any Other Sports Car In Its Class” Datsun’s long lineage of sports cars in the US began here, with the Datsun Sports 1600 (SP311). Strictly speaking, it started a few years earlier with the Sports 1500 (SP310), […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Datsun-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Porsche 911S – A Better And Faster 911, But Not Quite Perfect Yet The arrival of the Porsche 911S was a big deal, considering the exceptional reputation and image the plain 911 had already established for itself. But the “S” was inevitable, given […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/911S-top-1-vert.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Volvo 144S – A Traditional Volvo In A Stylish New Wrapper I vividly remember first seeing pictures of the new Volvo 144: Wow! What a total change from the long familiar 122. And a mighty good one at that, as the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/144-top-1-vert.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 BMW 1600 and 2000 Tilux – A Brilliant New Smaller BMW And An Excellent Older One The BMW 1600 (and its 2002 variant) was of course a milestone car. It’s what cemented BMW’s image and drastically expanded its sales. Up to that point, BMW had been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BMW-1-crop-1-vert.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph GT6 – “Handling…Could Not Be Faulted” Despite Its Swing Axles The GT6 reminds me a bit of the Porsche Cayman. Both started out as roadsters, and the addition of a fastback hard roof was something of a mixed bag, stylistically. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gt6-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Review: Car and Driver Compares The Hot 1968 Pony Cars – Which Is The Hottest Of Them All? (first posted 10/17/2015) In his write-up on the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula 340 S, Paul indicated that there might be a vintage review available. In fact, between the 1967 launch […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jhn.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test:1967 Saab 96 V-4 – More Power, More Fun, More Money We’ve covered the Saab 96 a few times before here, but let’s take a look what R&T had to say about the new V-4 engine, bought from Ford. It was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/saab-top.jpeg)


