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Curbside Classics Archives
1960s Archive
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![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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2014) During the Great US Import Boom of the 1950s, the Renault Dauphine was the only car that really gave the VW a run for its money. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/VW-R10-001-crop-title-1200-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Road Test Comparison: 1967 Renault 10 and VW 1500 – Renault’s Last Shot At The Beetle")
Vintage C/D Road Test Comparison: 1967 Renault 10 and VW 1500 – Renault’s Last Shot At The Beetle
Posted on August 12, 2020 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/12/2014) During the Great US Import Boom of the 1950s, the Renault Dauphine was the only car that really gave the VW a run for its money. In […] -
![If you’re like me and just can’t get you enough Wagoneer, you might be interested in this. I recently ran a very full CC on the Grand Wagoneer, which included […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MT5.2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1963 Jeep Wagoneer – Jeep’s I.F.S. Road To Nowhere")
Vintage Review: 1963 Jeep Wagoneer – Jeep’s I.F.S. Road To Nowhere
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 55 CommentsIf you’re like me and just can’t get you enough Wagoneer, you might be interested in this. I recently ran a very full CC on the Grand Wagoneer, which included […] -
![Japanese cars were certainly “foreign” to Americans in the early 1960s. Worlds different than domestic cars of the era, it was hard to know whether to take the few Japanese imports seriously, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Tiara-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1961 Toyopet Tiara — From Small Things, Big Things One Day Come")
Vintage Review: 1961 Toyopet Tiara — From Small Things, Big Things One Day Come
Posted on January 12, 2016 | 38 CommentsJapanese cars were certainly “foreign” to Americans in the early 1960s. Worlds different than domestic cars of the era, it was hard to know whether to take the few Japanese imports seriously, […] -
![Although the four cylinder BMW 2002 is the model that put the propeller logo on America’s consciousness, it was their legendary silky and powerful sixes that really came to define […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BMW-2500-RT-1-001-1200-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 BMW 2500 – The Modern BMW Six Cylinder Legacy Started Here")
Vintage Review: 1969 BMW 2500 – The Modern BMW Six Cylinder Legacy Started Here
Posted on March 30, 2015 | 25 CommentsAlthough the four cylinder BMW 2002 is the model that put the propeller logo on America’s consciousness, it was their legendary silky and powerful sixes that really came to define […] -
Vintage Review: 1969 Volvo 164 Test by Road and Track
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 16 CommentsSince the Volvo 164 is in the spotlight today, let’s go back to May of 1969 and read what Road and Track had to say about it.
