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1970s Archive
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![Over the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-SJ-Platinum-Dark-Charcoal-Mecum-Auctions-T303-front-MT-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsOver the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […] -
![Pontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula-Starlight-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-15-front-3q-left-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 15 CommentsPontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […] -
![Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a small British sports car with a lusty American V-8 engine crammed under the hood. When MG installed the ex-Buick Rover V-8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1974-MGB-GT-V8-Damask-Red-Car-and-Classic-front-with-banner.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar …")
Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar …
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsStop me if you’ve heard this one before: a small British sports car with a lusty American V-8 engine crammed under the hood. When MG installed the ex-Buick Rover V-8 […] -
![When the Fox-body Ford Mustang debuted for 1979, American critics lauded its sleek styling and supposed European flair. However, when the British car magazine Motor tried a Mustang Ghia coupe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1979-Ford-Mustang-Turbo-coupe-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-9-front-3q-left-high-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor UK Review: 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Turbo — “Is This Really The Americans’ Idea of ‘A European Flavour’?”")
Vintage Motor UK Review: 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Turbo — “Is This Really The Americans’ Idea of ‘A European Flavour’?”
Posted on September 25, 2025 | 37 CommentsWhen the Fox-body Ford Mustang debuted for 1979, American critics lauded its sleek styling and supposed European flair. However, when the British car magazine Motor tried a Mustang Ghia coupe […] -
![A year and a half after introducing the smaller Seville, Cadillac downsized its full-size models for 1977, making them a bit less grotesque in size and somewhat better to drive. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1978-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-Carmine-Red-Classic-and-Collector-Cars-front-3q-right-with-banner.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Review: 1978 Cadillac Coupe De Ville – “Surprise! Opulence Can Be Fun!”")
Vintage C/D Review: 1978 Cadillac Coupe De Ville – “Surprise! Opulence Can Be Fun!”
Posted on August 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsA year and a half after introducing the smaller Seville, Cadillac downsized its full-size models for 1977, making them a bit less grotesque in size and somewhat better to drive. […] -
![When the Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon debuted for 1973, Oldsmobile proclaimed it “A new Olds in the grand touring tradition,” complete with a plaque full of national flags to signify […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1974-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Salon-4SD-press-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Could Be Taken Around Bends Remarkably Quickly”")
Vintage AMS Review: 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Could Be Taken Around Bends Remarkably Quickly”
Posted on August 1, 2025 | 39 CommentsWhen the Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon debuted for 1973, Oldsmobile proclaimed it “A new Olds in the grand touring tradition,” complete with a plaque full of national flags to signify […] -
![The Buick Wildcat had established itself as Buick’s big performance car of the sixties. It had been available with a hot dual quad V8 and four speed floor shift, although […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/471579.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test Magazine Review: 1971 Buick Centurion – A Mild Cat Replaces The Wildcat")
Vintage Road Test Magazine Review: 1971 Buick Centurion – A Mild Cat Replaces The Wildcat
Posted on July 25, 2025 | 19 CommentsThe Buick Wildcat had established itself as Buick’s big performance car of the sixties. It had been available with a hot dual quad V8 and four speed floor shift, although […] -
![For 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1970-Pontiac-GTO-455-RA-Pepper-Green-Mecum-Auctions-S214-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 19 CommentsFor 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2016) In the early 1970s, Volvo really started hitting its stride in the U.S. market. In addition to the brand’s burgeoning reputation for safety, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RT0471Volvo142EMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1971 Volvo 142E Automatic – Road Test Magazine Summarizes A Solid Swede")
Vintage Road Test: 1971 Volvo 142E Automatic – Road Test Magazine Summarizes A Solid Swede
Posted on May 30, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 4/25/2016) In the early 1970s, Volvo really started hitting its stride in the U.S. market. In addition to the brand’s burgeoning reputation for safety, the […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2015) In the late 1970s, Lincoln-Mercury tried to build upon the success of the Cougar by marketing their entire Mercury brand as being from “The Sign […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1979-Lincoln-Mercury-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Mercury Marquis – Less Fat At The Sign Of The Cat")
Vintage Review: 1979 Mercury Marquis – Less Fat At The Sign Of The Cat
Posted on May 26, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 11/18/2015) In the late 1970s, Lincoln-Mercury tried to build upon the success of the Cougar by marketing their entire Mercury brand as being from “The Sign […] -
![Although the launch of the second-generation Chevrolet Camaro was delayed until the middle of the 1970 model year, it arrived in late February with a splash, earning rave reviews […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1970-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-Z28-Citrus-Green-Mecum-Auctions-S77-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 – “Close To A Mild-Mannered Race Car”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 – “Close To A Mild-Mannered Race Car”
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 21 CommentsAlthough the launch of the second-generation Chevrolet Camaro was delayed until the middle of the 1970 model year, it arrived in late February with a splash, earning rave reviews […] -
![Dodge was decidedly late to the pony car party, waiting more than five years to join the fray with the new E-body Dodge Challenger. The Challenger was just as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Dodge-Challenger-RT-440-Plum-Crazy-Mecum-Auctions-S134-front-3q-left-top-down.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible With 440 Six Pack – “Genghis Grape”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible With 440 Six Pack – “Genghis Grape”
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 25 CommentsDodge was decidedly late to the pony car party, waiting more than five years to join the fray with the new E-body Dodge Challenger. The Challenger was just as […] -
![Chevrolet advertised the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo as a “gentleman’s car,” a budget-priced personal luxury coupe laden with styling cues reminiscent of more upscale rivals. Yet, it was also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-SS-Mecum-Auctions-T159-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS454 – “A Gentleman’s Bomb”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS454 – “A Gentleman’s Bomb”
Posted on May 5, 2025 | 22 CommentsChevrolet advertised the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo as a “gentleman’s car,” a budget-priced personal luxury coupe laden with styling cues reminiscent of more upscale rivals. Yet, it was also […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2016) As Triumph descended into British Leyland Hell in the late 1960s, its product development became convoluted to say the least. One result was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RT0471TriumphStagMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1971 Triumph Stag – Road Test Magazine Tries To Understand An Odd Buck")
Vintage Review: 1971 Triumph Stag – Road Test Magazine Tries To Understand An Odd Buck
Posted on April 29, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/24/2016) As Triumph descended into British Leyland Hell in the late 1960s, its product development became convoluted to say the least. One result was the […] -
![One of the problems with trying to run a car company as a truly global business is that product strategies that do well in certain markets don’t work at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Ford-26M-Levoranta-Classic-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: 1970 Ford 26M – Ford Tries To Build A German LTD, Ends Up With A “Farmer’s Mercedes”")
Vintage AMS Review: 1970 Ford 26M – Ford Tries To Build A German LTD, Ends Up With A “Farmer’s Mercedes”
Posted on April 22, 2025 | 31 CommentsOne of the problems with trying to run a car company as a truly global business is that product strategies that do well in certain markets don’t work at […]
