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1960s Archive
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Vintage C&D Review: 1964 Buick Riviera Road Research Report – The Longest, Most Comprehensive Car Review Ever?
Posted on October 7, 2021 | 43 Comments(first posted 10/7/2015) I’ve gotten in the spirit of the vintage reviews we’ve been having lately, and my contribution is from the oldest Car and Driver I have, from December […] -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Mustang, Barracuda and Camaro – The Pony Car Shootout
Posted on September 30, 2021 | 72 CommentsThis comparison by Road and Track of the three new 1967 pony cars is a bit different. Instead of a breathless and hyperbolic test of the biggest engine versions, R&T […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 VW 1500 Beetle – Americanizing The Beetle
Posted on September 26, 2021 | 42 CommentsVW, which had made small incremental changes to the Beetle its hallmark, amped up its tortoise-pace significantly starting in 1965. That year brought much larger glass areas all-round. 1966 ushered […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Corvette Sting Ray (300HP 327) – “The Corvette For The Thinking Driver”
Posted on September 24, 2021 | 23 CommentsAmericans’ obsession with big or more being better all-too often results in compromises or unintended consequences. I remember plenty of breathless reviews of the 1966 and 1967 Corvette, invariably with […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T – More Road Than Track
Posted on September 23, 2021 | 15 CommentsI was curious to see what a sports-car oriented magazine like R&T would say about a classic American muscle car like the Coronet R/T, and not just because they share […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Shelby GT 500 – The Shelby Thunderbird
Posted on September 17, 2021 | 23 CommentsThe Shelby Mustang took a giant turn for 1967. Instead of a hard, lean and sports car, it was now a bloated Mustang with an appearance package, powered by a […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Fiat 1100R – The End Of The Road For The Millecento
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 10 CommentsTo find this review was a bit of a surprise, as the Fiat 1100R was a rather rare sight in the US at this time. It was the final evolution […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Citroen DS-21 – “Abounding In Interesting Technical Features”
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 23 CommentsWe have given The Goddess plenty of veneration on our pages (links at bottom), but there’s a lot of subjectivity and hindsight in the, understandably. So this review was interesting […] -
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Pontiac Sprint – Nice Engine; Wrong Car
Posted on July 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsThe Pontiac OHC six is a perfect example of the pitfalls of how GM was organized and run back in the day. The divisions had a fair amount of leeway […] -
Vintage Road & Track review: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda S – Disc Brakes (And An Automatic) Do Make A Difference
Posted on July 15, 2021 | 37 CommentsThis review is something of a follow-up to an earlier review that R&T did with a 1965 Barracuda S. That one lacked the disc brakes that the ’66 had. But […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Sunbeam Alpine (Series V) – The Alpine Gets A New Engine With 5 Main Bearings and 99 BHP
Posted on July 11, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe Alpine was Rootes competitor to the MG. That was the MGA back when the first Alpine (with its pointy fins) arrived in 1960, with its 1494 cc four making […] -
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Porsche 912 – “Oversteer Is A Thing Of The Past”
Posted on June 18, 2021 | 19 CommentsIt was two years after its European introduction before the all new 911 was officially sent to America, along with its new stablemate, the four cylinder 912. Presumably Porsche wanted […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Vintage C&D Review: 1964 Buick Riviera Road Research Report – The Longest, Most Comprehensive Car Review Ever? (first posted 10/7/2015) I’ve gotten in the spirit of the vintage reviews we’ve been having lately, and my contribution is from the oldest Car and Driver I have, from December […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/riv.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Mustang, Barracuda and Camaro – The Pony Car Shootout This comparison by Road and Track of the three new 1967 pony cars is a bit different. Instead of a breathless and hyperbolic test of the biggest engine versions, R&T […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pony-top-2-vert.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1967 VW 1500 Beetle – Americanizing The Beetle VW, which had made small incremental changes to the Beetle its hallmark, amped up its tortoise-pace significantly starting in 1965. That year brought much larger glass areas all-round. 1966 ushered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vw-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Corvette Sting Ray (300HP 327) – “The Corvette For The Thinking Driver” Americans’ obsession with big or more being better all-too often results in compromises or unintended consequences. I remember plenty of breathless reviews of the 1966 and 1967 Corvette, invariably with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vette-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T – More Road Than Track I was curious to see what a sports-car oriented magazine like R&T would say about a classic American muscle car like the Coronet R/T, and not just because they share […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RT-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Shelby GT 500 – The Shelby Thunderbird The Shelby Mustang took a giant turn for 1967. Instead of a hard, lean and sports car, it was now a bloated Mustang with an appearance package, powered by a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shelby-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Fiat 1100R – The End Of The Road For The Millecento To find this review was a bit of a surprise, as the Fiat 1100R was a rather rare sight in the US at this time. It was the final evolution […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fiat-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Citroen DS-21 – “Abounding In Interesting Technical Features” We have given The Goddess plenty of veneration on our pages (links at bottom), but there’s a lot of subjectivity and hindsight in the, understandably. So this review was interesting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DS-1-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Pontiac Sprint – Nice Engine; Wrong Car The Pontiac OHC six is a perfect example of the pitfalls of how GM was organized and run back in the day. The divisions had a fair amount of leeway […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sprint-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track review: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda S – Disc Brakes (And An Automatic) Do Make A Difference This review is something of a follow-up to an earlier review that R&T did with a 1965 Barracuda S. That one lacked the disc brakes that the ’66 had. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Barracuda-top.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Sunbeam Alpine (Series V) – The Alpine Gets A New Engine With 5 Main Bearings and 99 BHP The Alpine was Rootes competitor to the MG. That was the MGA back when the first Alpine (with its pointy fins) arrived in 1960, with its 1494 cc four making […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/alpine-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Porsche 912 – “Oversteer Is A Thing Of The Past” It was two years after its European introduction before the all new 911 was officially sent to America, along with its new stablemate, the four cylinder 912. Presumably Porsche wanted […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/912-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Buick Riviera Gran Sport – Lighter and Faster Than The FWD Toronado 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Riv-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 VW 1600 Fastback – The Type 3 Finally Arrives In The US 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VW-top.jpeg)
![Vintage Road and Track Review: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Advanced and Regressive At The Same Time 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Toro-top.jpeg)


