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Curbside Classics Archives
1960s Archive
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![The Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/b-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 46 CommentsThe Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […] -
![The Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/m-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 43 CommentsThe Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […] -
![Why did it take so long for Detroit to add a rear anti-roll bar to their cars? Their cars invariably understeered; quite typically badly so. It really took the fun […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Road Test: 1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — “It’s The Best handling Car Of Its Type We’ve Ever Tested”")
Vintage Car & Driver Road Test: 1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — “It’s The Best handling Car Of Its Type We’ve Ever Tested”
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhy did it take so long for Detroit to add a rear anti-roll bar to their cars? Their cars invariably understeered; quite typically badly so. It really took the fun […] -
![This was one of the more interesting vintage reviews I’ve come across, because I don’t remember reading about these new 1967 AMC Rebels at the time; not too surprising, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/r-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: Two 1967 Rambler Rebels; 770 Six And 343 V8 SST – Styling Good; Performance Disappointing")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: Two 1967 Rambler Rebels; 770 Six And 343 V8 SST – Styling Good; Performance Disappointing
Posted on March 31, 2023 | 44 CommentsThis was one of the more interesting vintage reviews I’ve come across, because I don’t remember reading about these new 1967 AMC Rebels at the time; not too surprising, as […] -
![Are there any truly honest vintage tests of a genuinely stock 1964 GTO? Pontiac was a notorious provider of “ringer” press cars, including the most famous one supplied to Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gt-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Pontiac GTO – “Honest In Performance”?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Pontiac GTO – “Honest In Performance”?
Posted on March 30, 2023 | 28 CommentsAre there any truly honest vintage tests of a genuinely stock 1964 GTO? Pontiac was a notorious provider of “ringer” press cars, including the most famous one supplied to Car […] -
![Does this seem like an unusual pairing for a comparison? Not really, considering that the 1961 GM “senior compacts” were intended to compete with the mid-range imports as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison Test: 1961 Buick Special vs. Volvo 122S – An Unfair Comparison?")
Vintage Car Life Comparison Test: 1961 Buick Special vs. Volvo 122S – An Unfair Comparison?
Posted on March 24, 2023 | 53 CommentsDoes this seem like an unusual pairing for a comparison? Not really, considering that the 1961 GM “senior compacts” were intended to compete with the mid-range imports as well as […] -
![The three top-dog racing-oriented V8s in the classic mid-sixties performance era were of course the Chevy big blocks, the Chrysler 426 hemi and the Ford 427. The Ford was something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/g-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 427 – This One Takes Olympic-Sized Muscles To Drive")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 427 – This One Takes Olympic-Sized Muscles To Drive
Posted on March 22, 2023 | 44 CommentsThe three top-dog racing-oriented V8s in the classic mid-sixties performance era were of course the Chevy big blocks, the Chrysler 426 hemi and the Ford 427. The Ford was something […] -
![Who in 1962 could have imagined that the Buick 90 degree V6 would still be powering new Buicks in 2008? No one, especially back then when technology was still changing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/v-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Tech: Buick’s New V6 Engine (1962) – The Beginning Of A Very Long Life")
Vintage Car Life Tech: Buick’s New V6 Engine (1962) – The Beginning Of A Very Long Life
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 38 CommentsWho in 1962 could have imagined that the Buick 90 degree V6 would still be powering new Buicks in 2008? No one, especially back then when technology was still changing […] -
![The Jetstar I confused eleven-year old me when it arrived in 1964. Hmm, looks so much like a Starfire, why do they have two similar big sporty coupes? Pontiac just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/j-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar I – A Loaded Stripper")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar I – A Loaded Stripper
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 26 CommentsThe Jetstar I confused eleven-year old me when it arrived in 1964. Hmm, looks so much like a Starfire, why do they have two similar big sporty coupes? Pontiac just […] -
![The Opel Kadett was a big deal, even if it was very small physically. After watching VW sales grow exponentially for almost two decades and displace Opel as Germany’s best […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ao-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Opel Kadett – The Anti-Beetle")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Opel Kadett – The Anti-Beetle
Posted on March 16, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe Opel Kadett was a big deal, even if it was very small physically. After watching VW sales grow exponentially for almost two decades and displace Opel as Germany’s best […] -
![The legendary Mopar street hemi was only available from 1966 to 1971. It went out in a riot of DayGlo colors and stripes, but it arrived stealthily. The only way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/h-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Plymouth Satellite 426 Hemi – King Kong Arrives, In A Blue Three Piece Suit")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Plymouth Satellite 426 Hemi – King Kong Arrives, In A Blue Three Piece Suit
Posted on March 10, 2023 | 40 CommentsThe legendary Mopar street hemi was only available from 1966 to 1971. It went out in a riot of DayGlo colors and stripes, but it arrived stealthily. The only way […] -
![The domestic compacts really changed the automotive landscape in the years 1959-1961. Before that time, most folks who just wanted basic transportation bought a big low end car with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/s-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Six – “Outstanding In Cheap, Comfortable Transportation”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Six – “Outstanding In Cheap, Comfortable Transportation”
Posted on March 8, 2023 | 47 CommentsThe domestic compacts really changed the automotive landscape in the years 1959-1961. Before that time, most folks who just wanted basic transportation bought a big low end car with a […] -
![The 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/c-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 26 CommentsThe 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […] -
![The VW bus was a truly revolutionary vehicle, of the kind that appear very rarely. Its utility, economy and space efficiency put it in a class of its own, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bus-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline – Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline – Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 69 CommentsThe VW bus was a truly revolutionary vehicle, of the kind that appear very rarely. Its utility, economy and space efficiency put it in a class of its own, which […] -
![The original Chrysler 300 was unique in its 1955, and established a standard for all-round high speed performance that would not soon be bested. But the world was changing fast, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/300-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Chrysler 300-G – “Truly Outstanding Machines, For A Very Special Type Of Ownership”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Chrysler 300-G – “Truly Outstanding Machines, For A Very Special Type Of Ownership”
Posted on March 3, 2023 | 24 CommentsThe original Chrysler 300 was unique in its 1955, and established a standard for all-round high speed performance that would not soon be bested. But the world was changing fast, […]
