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1960s Archive
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Vintage C&D Road Test: 1969 Corvette 435/427 Coupe – “The present Corvette will doubtlessly be the last front-engine model.”
Posted on March 22, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 3/22/2018) Here’s an article that caught my sixteen year-old eyes in 1969: an in-depth review of the 435 hp 427 Corvette. And its a good one, as […] -
Vintage Car & Driver Feature: A Six Pack full of ‘shine (Sept. 1969)
Posted on March 21, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/21/2018) I vividly remember reading this in the fall of 1969. It’s the kind of feature that was often pioneered by C&D, and then became commonplace. […] -
Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile”
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 43 CommentsThe 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […] -
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – “Who’d Buy A Car Like That?” – Oldmobile’s Stylish, Innovative and Compromised GT
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 19 CommentsI’m pretty certain this is one of the few ’66 Toronado reviews we haven’t featured at CC yet. I’ll kill the suspense right now; its assessments don’t differ much from […] -
Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN”
Posted on February 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […] -
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon (And Olds Vista Cruiser) – GM Builds A Better Station Wagon
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 25 Comments(Update: this was a pre-production car; the actual production Sport Wagon came standard with the 210 hp 300 CID V8. These wagons had a mid-year introduction) The first years of […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball?
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […] -
Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It”
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 33 CommentsOnce the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […] -
Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 20 CommentsPickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Economy Imports – Road Test Reviews A Large Crop Of Little Cars
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 2/2/2018) The case of the missing Simca is solved. Last week, when we took a look at Road Test‘s extensive comparison of 1968 economy imports, […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1968 Economy Imports – A Really Big Comparison Of Really Small Cars
Posted on January 26, 2024 | 75 Comments(first posted 1/26/2018) Sit back and relax. Get something to drink. Take the weekend if you need to. This is going to take a while. For your reading […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chrysler 300, 440 TNT – Powerful, Effortless Cruiser
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 29 Comments“Driving the 300 with the 440 engine is an experience in what a really big engine in a really big car can do” That statement sums up the whole rationale […] -
Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1963 AC Cobra – The Birth Of A Legend, But Will It Be A Commercial Success?
Posted on January 17, 2024 | 18 CommentsThe Cobra is of course iconic and legendary. But that certainly wasn’t the case in 1963 when the first Cobras were built, and not in the way you might expect: […] -
Vintage MT Review: 1962 Chrysler Newport – Big Car Power and Luxury
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 13 CommentsAs is quite known, 1962 was not one of Chrysler’s best years. Dodge and Plymouth were dealing with their controversial downsized entries, while DeSoto had ceased to be. Amidst all […] -
Vintage CL Road Test: Two 1967 Camaros, 250 Six and SS350 – “Both Have Virtue And Plenty Of Performance”
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 15 CommentsCar Life’s main intent with their 1967 Camaro road test is clearly stated in their first paragraph: “The dilemma facing a potential Camaro buyer is a natural one for this […]
![Vintage C&D Road Test: 1969 Corvette 435/427 Coupe – “The present Corvette will doubtlessly be the last front-engine model.” (first posted 3/22/2018) Here’s an article that caught my sixteen year-old eyes in 1969: an in-depth review of the 435 hp 427 Corvette. And its a good one, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car & Driver Feature: A Six Pack full of ‘shine (Sept. 1969) (first posted 3/21/2018) I vividly remember reading this in the fall of 1969. It’s the kind of feature that was often pioneered by C&D, and then became commonplace. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile” The 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CN5A2230-02385-scaled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – “Who’d Buy A Car Like That?” – Oldmobile’s Stylish, Innovative and Compromised GT I’m pretty certain this is one of the few ’66 Toronado reviews we haven’t featured at CC yet. I’ll kill the suspense right now; its assessments don’t differ much from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/4066743035_7a3681b9ed_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN” (first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon (And Olds Vista Cruiser) – GM Builds A Better Station Wagon (Update: this was a pre-production car; the actual production Sport Wagon came standard with the 210 hp 300 CID V8. These wagons had a mid-year introduction) The first years of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sky-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball? (first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CD0767-Cougas-Vs-Jag-Cover-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It” Once the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/52977406476_6be4b17d6d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup Pickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/D-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Economy Imports – Road Test Reviews A Large Crop Of Little Cars (first posted 2/2/2018) The case of the missing Simca is solved. Last week, when we took a look at Road Test‘s extensive comparison of 1968 economy imports, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RT0267-EconomyImports-MainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1968 Economy Imports – A Really Big Comparison Of Really Small Cars (first posted 1/26/2018) Sit back and relax. Get something to drink. Take the weekend if you need to. This is going to take a while. For your reading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/economyimports-main-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chrysler 300, 440 TNT – Powerful, Effortless Cruiser “Driving the 300 with the 440 engine is an experience in what a really big engine in a really big car can do” That statement sums up the whole rationale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1966-Chrysler-10-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1963 AC Cobra – The Birth Of A Legend, But Will It Be A Commercial Success? The Cobra is of course iconic and legendary. But that certainly wasn’t the case in 1963 when the first Cobras were built, and not in the way you might expect: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1964-shelby-cobra-289-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Vintage MT Review: 1962 Chrysler Newport – Big Car Power and Luxury As is quite known, 1962 was not one of Chrysler’s best years. Dodge and Plymouth were dealing with their controversial downsized entries, while DeSoto had ceased to be. Amidst all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_puav5ivMAM1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage CL Road Test: Two 1967 Camaros, 250 Six and SS350 – “Both Have Virtue And Plenty Of Performance” Car Life’s main intent with their 1967 Camaro road test is clearly stated in their first paragraph: “The dilemma facing a potential Camaro buyer is a natural one for this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1967-03-CAR-LIFE-Two-Camaro-Road-Test-1-8-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


