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Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Toyota Corona SR Coupe – “Solid, Safe, and Sporty, But Sluggish”
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/21/2018) The Corona was growing steadily since its start as a rather small little thing. But it was also becoming much more comfortable, and ever-more […] -
Vintage Article: The Grosse Pointe Myopians – Car and Driver’s Brock Yates Nails Motown
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 124 Comments(first posted 4/13/2018) This week’s Curbside Classic has been filled with posts packed full of data and thoughtful perspectives on the decline of Motown’s fortunes through the years. […] -
Vintage Review: 1968 Oldsmobile Toronado – April 1968 Car and Driver Road Test
Posted on April 11, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 4/10/2018) Two years after it was first introduced, the Oldsmobile Toronado remained a paradox. Was it an advanced front-wheel-drive flagship illuminating a new direction for high-end […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1977 AMC Pacer Wagon – “What The Pacer Should Have Been From The Beginning”
Posted on April 7, 2024 | 45 CommentsIt’s fairly well known that AMC’s quirky 1975 Pacer arrived in showrooms as a rather compromised vehicle. The company’s new model was originally meant to be a “true small compact” […] -
Vintage Review: 1970 Chrysler 300H – Road Test Magazine Reviews A Very Rare Chrysler
Posted on April 6, 2024 | 26 Comments(first posted 4/5/2018) Last week, Jason ran a great write-up (replete with Linda Vaughn and George Hurst) on the ultra-rare Chrysler 300H (a genuine curbside classic that […] -
Vintage C&D Review: 1969 Mustang Mach1 428 Cobra-Jet – 59.3% Of Its Weight On the Front Wheels
Posted on March 28, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 3/28/2018) Let’s face it; the original Mustang was never really well-suited for big block engines. The 390 in the 1967-1968 generation was widely panned for its […] -
Vintage C&D Preview Test: 1970 AMC Hornet – Goodbye Rambler, or The Last True Rambler?
Posted on March 25, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/25/2018) The Hornet was a very significant car for AMC. Not only did it finally put the Rambler brand behind itself, the Hornet would go on […] -
Vintage Road Test Comparison: 1969 Dodge Monaco 440 & Plymouth Fury III 383 Convertible — Big Power And Two Body Styles
Posted on March 17, 2024 | 14 CommentsToday’s Car Life vintage review belongs to a June 1969 comparison of what the magazine termed ‘Powercars’. Not exactly a term that caught on, but in their words, full-size vehicles […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Saab 99 Wagonback – The First Hatchback Saab
Posted on March 15, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/15/2018) It’s almost hard to imagine a time before there was a Saab hatchback, as that body style became so deeply enmeshed with that brand for so […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Renault 17 Gordini Coupe-Convertible
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/14/2018) The R 17 was definitely one of the more exotic cars in the US at the time. And the coupe-convertible version, with its giant sunroof, […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Porsche 911, 911S and Carrera 2.7 Liter – No Malaise For Porsche
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 3/12/2018) Not all the car makers succumbed to mid-70s “malaise”. Porsche resisted with all possible measures, and managed to keep improving the performance of their […] -
Vintage Car And Driver’s New Cars For ’71 Issue: AMC Javelin, Oldsmobile Toronado, Plymouth Road Runner – Early Impressions and Wrong Signals, Part 2
Posted on March 9, 2024 | 19 CommentsSome time ago we featured the first half of Car And Driver’s New Cars of ’71 issue. As mentioned in that installment, much was changing in the automotive world as […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – “Neither Fast Nor Particularly Good-Handling…”
Posted on March 3, 2024 | 48 Comments(first posted 3/3/2018) I’ve said everything I have to say about the Mustang II, numerous times, most vociferously here. So I’m just going to let Road and Track […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat X1/9 – “A Pleasant Surprise”
Posted on March 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 3/1/2018) “Pleasant” is a bit mild of a word when I think of the X1/9. But then my exposure to it was not exactly with a […]