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1970s Archive
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![(Updated 10/17/2026) We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lotus-1.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One
Posted on October 17, 2026 | 15 Comments(Updated 10/17/2026) We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in […] -
![(Updated 10/11/2026) The failure of the Crown in the US market has been hard for many to grasp. If the Corona and Corolla and all the other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/T-1.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Crown 2600 (S60) – There’s Some Very Good Reasons The Crown Failed In The US")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Crown 2600 (S60) – There’s Some Very Good Reasons The Crown Failed In The US
Posted on October 11, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 10/11/2026) The failure of the Crown in the US market has been hard for many to grasp. If the Corona and Corolla and all the other […] -
![(Updated 10/08/2026) It’s easy to forget what an impact the Capri made in the US, never mind the huge one in Europe. It filled a perfect hole, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Capri-1.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Capri 2600 V6 – “Our Enthusiasm For This Engine Is Almost Unbounded”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Capri 2600 V6 – “Our Enthusiasm For This Engine Is Almost Unbounded”
Posted on October 8, 2026 | 45 Comments(Updated 10/08/2026) It’s easy to forget what an impact the Capri made in the US, never mind the huge one in Europe. It filled a perfect hole, […] -
![Buick’s 1971–1973 “Boattail” Riviera has always been controversial, but its 1974–1976 successor remains a non-entity, a car you could easily forget had existed at all. That’s not just a latter-day […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1976-Buick-Riviera-Judicial-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-3-front-3q-left-Road-Test-115x115.webp "Vintage Review: 1976 Buick Riviera – “Once Big, Flashy, Fast And Unique, It Is Now Simply Big”")
Vintage Review: 1976 Buick Riviera – “Once Big, Flashy, Fast And Unique, It Is Now Simply Big”
Posted on October 7, 2026 | 37 CommentsBuick’s 1971–1973 “Boattail” Riviera has always been controversial, but its 1974–1976 successor remains a non-entity, a car you could easily forget had existed at all. That’s not just a latter-day […] -
![(Updated 10/3/2026) Now that’s an interesting line, as this Diplomat was actually seriously considered as the basis of the 1976 Cadillac Seville. As the story goes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Opel-1-a.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: Opel Diplomat V8 – “Something That GM Could, And Should, Build In The US”")
Vintage R&T Review: Opel Diplomat V8 – “Something That GM Could, And Should, Build In The US”
Posted on October 3, 2026 | 26 Comments(Updated 10/3/2026) Now that’s an interesting line, as this Diplomat was actually seriously considered as the basis of the 1976 Cadillac Seville. As the story goes, […] -
![(Updated 6/24/2026) Yes, it was “reliable” in that it didn’t actually break down and leave them stranded, but it’s hardly a word that is applicable in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Vega-1-top-1.jpg "Vintage R&T 24,000 Mile Test: 1971 Vega 2300 – “Reliable” But It Got a New Short Block, Carb and Exhaust System")
Vintage R&T 24,000 Mile Test: 1971 Vega 2300 – “Reliable” But It Got a New Short Block, Carb and Exhaust System
Posted on June 24, 2026 | 73 Comments(Updated 6/24/2026) Yes, it was “reliable” in that it didn’t actually break down and leave them stranded, but it’s hardly a word that is applicable in the […] -
![(Updated 6/2/2026) This 1978 review of the newly-introduced Jeep Wagoneer Limited provides an interesting perspective, as it was right about the time that the Wagoneer morphed from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Jeep-top.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – “Can You Imagine An American Manufacturer Building the Same Body For 15 Years?” How About 29 Years!")
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – “Can You Imagine An American Manufacturer Building the Same Body For 15 Years?” How About 29 Years!
Posted on June 2, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 6/2/2026) This 1978 review of the newly-introduced Jeep Wagoneer Limited provides an interesting perspective, as it was right about the time that the Wagoneer morphed from […] -
![(Updated 5/24/2026) When you think of a second generation Pontiac Firebird, the image that probably comes to mind is a Trans Am. While that model certainly did become […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RT0673-Firebird-main-image.webp "Vintage Reviews: 1973 Firebird Esprit — Trans Am Not; Pontiac’s Stylish Cruiser Was The Most Popular Firebird In ’73")
Vintage Reviews: 1973 Firebird Esprit — Trans Am Not; Pontiac’s Stylish Cruiser Was The Most Popular Firebird In ’73
Posted on May 24, 2026 | 73 Comments(Updated 5/24/2026) When you think of a second generation Pontiac Firebird, the image that probably comes to mind is a Trans Am. While that model certainly did become […] -
![(Updated 5/21/2026) The 810 had pretty iffy styling. Not just the typical mid-70s Nissan weirdness, which actually was toned down by this time. It was its proportions, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/datsun-8100001-crop-top.jpg "R&T Vintage Review: 1977 Datsun 810 – A Four Door 240Z – Under the Skin, That Is")
R&T Vintage Review: 1977 Datsun 810 – A Four Door 240Z – Under the Skin, That Is
Posted on May 21, 2026 | 19 Comments(Updated 5/21/2026) The 810 had pretty iffy styling. Not just the typical mid-70s Nissan weirdness, which actually was toned down by this time. It was its proportions, […] -
![(Updated 5/18/2026) I’m not going to add much commentary to Road and Track’s first look at the new Olds Diesel (Delta 88 Royale) in the November 1977 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/98-top.jpg "Vintage R&T Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 88 and 98 Diesels – A Decent Start, But Some Questions")
Vintage R&T Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 88 and 98 Diesels – A Decent Start, But Some Questions
Posted on May 18, 2026 | 62 Comments(Updated 5/18/2026) I’m not going to add much commentary to Road and Track’s first look at the new Olds Diesel (Delta 88 Royale) in the November 1977 […] -
![(Updated 5/16/2026) The Peugeot 504 was of course, the other relatively popular European diesel in the US (and Europe) along with the Mercedes before the VW […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/504-diesel0001-top.jpg "R&T Vintage Review: 1977 Peugeot 504 Diesel Automatic – Noisy, Slow, But Not Lacking in Gallic Charms")
R&T Vintage Review: 1977 Peugeot 504 Diesel Automatic – Noisy, Slow, But Not Lacking in Gallic Charms
Posted on May 16, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 5/16/2026) The Peugeot 504 was of course, the other relatively popular European diesel in the US (and Europe) along with the Mercedes before the VW […] -
![(Updated 5/15/2026) The VW Diesel Rabbit (Golf Mk1) really was a game changer, and I’m not using the word lightly. Finally there was an affordable, compact ultra-efficient […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/scans0001-top.jpg "Vintage R&T Review and 24,000 Mile Long Term Test: 1978 VW Rabbit Diesel – Quicker Than a Fiat X1/9")
Vintage R&T Review and 24,000 Mile Long Term Test: 1978 VW Rabbit Diesel – Quicker Than a Fiat X1/9
Posted on May 15, 2026 | 25 Comments(Updated 5/15/2026) The VW Diesel Rabbit (Golf Mk1) really was a game changer, and I’m not using the word lightly. Finally there was an affordable, compact ultra-efficient […] -
![(Updated 5/13/2026) The great irony of Olds’s introduction of its new big diesel V8 cars is that it came out just shortly before the only other large […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/300SDL-top-1.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Mercedes 300SD – Mercedes Shows GM How To Make A Fast, Efficient and Durable Big Diesel Sedan")
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Mercedes 300SD – Mercedes Shows GM How To Make A Fast, Efficient and Durable Big Diesel Sedan
Posted on May 13, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 5/13/2026) The great irony of Olds’s introduction of its new big diesel V8 cars is that it came out just shortly before the only other large […] -
![How Detroit was lost. Those four words could serve as a current subtitle to this review that appeared 38 years ago in the April 1976 issue of Road & Track. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/n_1976-Plymouth-Volare-Rev-06-115x115.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Station Wagon – How Detroit Was Lost")
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Station Wagon – How Detroit Was Lost
Posted on April 6, 2026 | 19 CommentsHow Detroit was lost. Those four words could serve as a current subtitle to this review that appeared 38 years ago in the April 1976 issue of Road & Track. […] -
![In May 1971, Motor Trend was deliberately provocative with an article comparing the best-selling product from General Motors’ prestige division with the prestige product from the company’s best selling division. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Chevrollac-Main-Image.jpeg "Vintage MT Comparison: 1971 Cadillac DeVille versus 1971 Chevy Caprice – Rise of the Chevrollac")
Vintage MT Comparison: 1971 Cadillac DeVille versus 1971 Chevy Caprice – Rise of the Chevrollac
Posted on April 4, 2026 | 21 CommentsIn May 1971, Motor Trend was deliberately provocative with an article comparing the best-selling product from General Motors’ prestige division with the prestige product from the company’s best selling division. […]
