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Curbside Classics Archives
Ford Brands 1970s Archive
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![From 1968 through about 1979, the Cadillac Eldorado and Lincoln Continental Mark were at the top of the heap of American prestige cars. In July 1970, Motor Trend began what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1970-Cadillac-Eldorado-and-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-III-front-view-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Vs. Lincoln Continental Mark III – “Take Me To Beverly Hills”")
Vintage M/T Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Vs. Lincoln Continental Mark III – “Take Me To Beverly Hills”
Posted on January 19, 2025 | 35 CommentsFrom 1968 through about 1979, the Cadillac Eldorado and Lincoln Continental Mark were at the top of the heap of American prestige cars. In July 1970, Motor Trend began what […] -
![What makes a luxury car? Is it size, power, gadgets, and prestige, or just a soft ride and a lofty price tag? Humorist Jean Shepherd and automotive iconoclast Brock Yates […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1972-02_CD_Viewpoint_Ford_Thunderbird_Brock_Yates_Jean_Shepherd_sepia-joined.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Review: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – Jean Shepherd And Brock Yates Ask, “What Would Gatsby Do?”")
Vintage C/D Review: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – Jean Shepherd And Brock Yates Ask, “What Would Gatsby Do?”
Posted on January 12, 2025 | 31 CommentsWhat makes a luxury car? Is it size, power, gadgets, and prestige, or just a soft ride and a lofty price tag? Humorist Jean Shepherd and automotive iconoclast Brock Yates […] -
![Let’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 16 CommentsLet’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […] -
![(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&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 | 98 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 […] -
![(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&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 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – “Neither Fast Nor Particularly Good-Handling…”")
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 […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2018) The Capri, especially with the V6, was a real bright spot on the market in its early days; it was even the number 2 selling import […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0102.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Capri 2800 V6 – “Still Outstanding Among Compact Sporting Cars”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Capri 2800 V6 – “Still Outstanding Among Compact Sporting Cars”
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 2/24/2018) The Capri, especially with the V6, was a real bright spot on the market in its early days; it was even the number 2 selling import […] -
![(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&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 | 54 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. […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2018) The full-size Mercury was one of the car lines that received a comprehensive redesign for 1973, so it’s no surprise that Road Test Magazine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RT1172-73-Marquis-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Getting Ready For Steve McGarrett")
Vintage Review: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Getting Ready For Steve McGarrett
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 1/24/2018) The full-size Mercury was one of the car lines that received a comprehensive redesign for 1973, so it’s no surprise that Road Test Magazine […] -
![(first posted 1/17/2018) Few things are more gratifying than seeing greatness rewarded. Especially when the highly coveted recognition comes from a most prestigious entity. Think world renowned scientists earning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RT0173-Ford-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1973 Ford – Paul’s Favorite Wins The Award It So Richly Deserves")
Vintage Review: 1973 Ford – Paul’s Favorite Wins The Award It So Richly Deserves
Posted on January 17, 2024 | 100 Comments(first posted 1/17/2018) Few things are more gratifying than seeing greatness rewarded. Especially when the highly coveted recognition comes from a most prestigious entity. Think world renowned scientists earning […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2018) Return with us now to the good old days of 1971 and relive the joys of new car ownership of Detroit’s import-fighters. After you’ve read […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/15k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 15,000 Mile C&D Comparison Test of 1971 Vega vs. Pinto – A Primer In Why The Japanese Came To Dominate the Passenger Car Market in the US")
Vintage Review: 15,000 Mile C&D Comparison Test of 1971 Vega vs. Pinto – A Primer In Why The Japanese Came To Dominate the Passenger Car Market in the US
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/15/2018) Return with us now to the good old days of 1971 and relive the joys of new car ownership of Detroit’s import-fighters. After you’ve read […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2018) While Ford’s square new Fairmont/Zephyr was beloved by American buff book writers for its engaging handling and functional persona, the U.S. car market in 1978 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CD0378-Z7-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1978 Mercury Z-7 – Personal Luxury Pretender")
Vintage Review: 1978 Mercury Z-7 – Personal Luxury Pretender
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 101 Comments(first posted 1/12/2018) While Ford’s square new Fairmont/Zephyr was beloved by American buff book writers for its engaging handling and functional persona, the U.S. car market in 1978 […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2018) For years, and most particularly after the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973, American car enthusiast magazines had been clamoring for Detroit to build more internationally-oriented […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CD0977-Fairmont-Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1978 Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr – Functional But Flavorless")
Vintage Review: 1978 Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr – Functional But Flavorless
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/11/2018) For years, and most particularly after the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973, American car enthusiast magazines had been clamoring for Detroit to build more internationally-oriented […] -
![Just a few months before this June 1971 review, R&T had described the Pinto as “mediocre but cute” in a 5-car comparison against the likes of the Corolla and Datsun […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1971pinto_03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1971 Ford Pinto 2000 – A New 2.0 OHC Engine Creates A Hotter Pinto")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1971 Ford Pinto 2000 – A New 2.0 OHC Engine Creates A Hotter Pinto
Posted on October 29, 2023 | 40 CommentsJust a few months before this June 1971 review, R&T had described the Pinto as “mediocre but cute” in a 5-car comparison against the likes of the Corolla and Datsun […] -
![Everything remains the same until it doesn’t. Detroit’s Brougham era had gone undisturbed for a good number of years, guided by the wider and longer mantra. And while Detroit had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/n_1978-Mercury-Zephyr-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1978 Mercury Zephyr-Ford Fairmont – A Boxy New Dawn")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1978 Mercury Zephyr-Ford Fairmont – A Boxy New Dawn
Posted on September 24, 2023 | 24 CommentsEverything remains the same until it doesn’t. Detroit’s Brougham era had gone undisturbed for a good number of years, guided by the wider and longer mantra. And while Detroit had […]
