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Chrysler Brands 1970s Archive
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![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 […] -
![Chrysler-Plymouth Division had spent five and a half years trying without much luck to sell a sporty fastback version of its compact Valiant, the Plymouth Barracuda. Although the aggressively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Plymouth-Duster-340-In-Violet-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 – “Re-Roofed Budget-Racer Valiant”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 – “Re-Roofed Budget-Racer Valiant”
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 45 CommentsChrysler-Plymouth Division had spent five and a half years trying without much luck to sell a sporty fastback version of its compact Valiant, the Plymouth Barracuda. Although the aggressively […] -
![Since April 1964, Chrysler-Plymouth Division had been trying and mostly failing to compete with the popular Ford Mustang with two generations of the Plymouth Barracuda, a solidly engineered sporty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Plymouth-Cuda-340-green-Mecum-Auctions-side-lft.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda ‘Cuda 340 – “At Least The Stylists Did A Good Job Of It”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda ‘Cuda 340 – “At Least The Stylists Did A Good Job Of It”
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 39 CommentsSince April 1964, Chrysler-Plymouth Division had been trying and mostly failing to compete with the popular Ford Mustang with two generations of the Plymouth Barracuda, a solidly engineered sporty […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2018) Recently Paul posted an article where Road and Track road tested a 1976 Plymouth Volare wagon. This led to several commenters comparing the Volare to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Feature-Photo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests 1978 Chevrolet Malibu, Mercury Zephyr, and Plymouth Volare Station Wagons – Size Confusion")
Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests 1978 Chevrolet Malibu, Mercury Zephyr, and Plymouth Volare Station Wagons – Size Confusion
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 101 Comments(first posted 7/30/2018) Recently Paul posted an article where Road and Track road tested a 1976 Plymouth Volare wagon. This led to several commenters comparing the Volare to […] -
![Continuing on with my stack of Road and Tracks, were now into May 1976, and a review of the new Plymouth Volare wagon. This was usually about as big as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Chrysler-1961-concpet0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Plymouth Volare Wagon – Not An Exciting Car, But a Reasonable One")
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Plymouth Volare Wagon – Not An Exciting Car, But a Reasonable One
Posted on July 17, 2024 | 73 CommentsContinuing on with my stack of Road and Tracks, were now into May 1976, and a review of the new Plymouth Volare wagon. This was usually about as big as […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2018) Bigger was still better for most buyers in the Medium Standard segment circa 1969. In keeping with the ethos of the marketplace, Chrysler revealed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Newport-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler Newport – “Quite A Lot Of Car”")
Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler Newport – “Quite A Lot Of Car”
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/5/2018) Bigger was still better for most buyers in the Medium Standard segment circa 1969. In keeping with the ethos of the marketplace, Chrysler revealed a […] -
![(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. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CD0468-Myopians-p1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: The Grosse Pointe Myopians – Car and Driver’s Brock Yates Nails Motown")
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. […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RT0770-Chrysler-300H-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1970 Chrysler 300H – Road Test Magazine Reviews A Very Rare Chrysler")
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 […] -
![Today’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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tumblr_ocbjw5SESY1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test Comparison: 1969 Dodge Monaco 440 & Plymouth Fury III 383 Convertible — Big Power, Two Body Styles")
Vintage Road Test Comparison: 1969 Dodge Monaco 440 & Plymouth Fury III 383 Convertible — Big Power, 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 […] -
![Some 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4016215306_c394cbe2e5_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver’s New Cars For ’71 Issue: AMC Javelin, Oldsmobile Toronado, Plymouth Road Runner – Early Impressions and Wrong Signals, Part 2")
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 | 20 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 […] -
![(First posted 2/15/2018 Another one from the R&T 1975 Buyer’s Guide, which are really just reprints from 1974 issues) There wasn’t a whole lot to distinguish this Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Road & Track Vintage Review: Dodge Colt GT 2-Liter – Torqueflite For The Win")
Road & Track Vintage Review: Dodge Colt GT 2-Liter – Torqueflite For The Win
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 44 Comments(First posted 2/15/2018 Another one from the R&T 1975 Buyer’s Guide, which are really just reprints from 1974 issues) There wasn’t a whole lot to distinguish this Dodge […] -
![(first posted 2/5/2018) Among the treasure trove of hundreds of vintage R&T magazines a CC reader sent me about a year ago or so is this Buyer’s Guide from 1975. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Road & Track 1975 Buyer’s Guide – Imports and Domestic Compacts")
Road & Track 1975 Buyer’s Guide – Imports and Domestic Compacts
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/5/2018) Among the treasure trove of hundreds of vintage R&T magazines a CC reader sent me about a year ago or so is this Buyer’s Guide from 1975. […] -
![Today’s vintage article details the many ways to order your Plymouth Duster, back in Sept. ’72. A whole array of options were available, and it takes Car And Driver quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-230615-0002a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver: Plymouth Duster 318 vs 340 – Getting Your Duster Just How You Wanted It, In 1972")
Vintage Car And Driver: Plymouth Duster 318 vs 340 – Getting Your Duster Just How You Wanted It, In 1972
Posted on June 25, 2023 | 94 CommentsToday’s vintage article details the many ways to order your Plymouth Duster, back in Sept. ’72. A whole array of options were available, and it takes Car And Driver quite […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) In spite of the fiendish (and controversial) name, most Dodge Demons were quite benign machines, as epitomized by this “little old lady from Pasadena” survivor, likely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cccccvb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1971 Dodge Demon 340 – Road Test Magazine Takes A Real Devil For A Spin")
Vintage Road Test: 1971 Dodge Demon 340 – Road Test Magazine Takes A Real Devil For A Spin
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) In spite of the fiendish (and controversial) name, most Dodge Demons were quite benign machines, as epitomized by this “little old lady from Pasadena” survivor, likely […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976(ish) Dodge Tradesman – All Bound For Mu Mu Land
Posted on June 18, 2021 | 43 CommentsVans like this, in condition like this, are a thing of the distant past.
