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Curbside Classics Archives
Ford Brands 1980s Archive
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![(first posted 10/4/2016) As part of the 1987 domestic new car issue, Car and Driver also served up “Short Take” reviews on new and/or updated products. Read […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CD1086DomesticMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver 1987 New Car Issues – Short Take Reviews For Domestics")
Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver 1987 New Car Issues – Short Take Reviews For Domestics
Posted on April 21, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 10/4/2016) As part of the 1987 domestic new car issue, Car and Driver also served up “Short Take” reviews on new and/or updated products. Read […] -
![On a recent junkyard trip, I came across a car I never knew existed. I was vaguely aware of the slow-selling sporty Escort EXP Ford dabbled in for a brief […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/exp4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1987 Ford EXP – Forgotten Commuter Coupe")
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Ford EXP – Forgotten Commuter Coupe
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 27 CommentsOn a recent junkyard trip, I came across a car I never knew existed. I was vaguely aware of the slow-selling sporty Escort EXP Ford dabbled in for a brief […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2018) Last week, Paul covered the 1983 generation Fairmont-based LTD and its challenging mission of bridging between the “Brougham” and “Aero” eras at Ford. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Fox-LTD-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1983 – 1986 Ford LTD, LTD/LX & LTD Brougham – Lethargic, Tuned or Dutiful?")
Vintage Reviews: 1983 – 1986 Ford LTD, LTD/LX & LTD Brougham – Lethargic, Tuned or Dutiful?
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) Last week, Paul covered the 1983 generation Fairmont-based LTD and its challenging mission of bridging between the “Brougham” and “Aero” eras at Ford. The […] -
![The transverse FWD layout was taking over passenger cars by the 1980s. By then, the format’s advantages for passenger vehicles were hard to deny, particularly in compacts. A market that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Scan-240430-0015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: 1981 Ford Escort, Mazda GLC, VW Rabbit And Honda Accord — FWD Compacts For The ’80s")
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1981 Ford Escort, Mazda GLC, VW Rabbit And Honda Accord — FWD Compacts For The ’80s
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe transverse FWD layout was taking over passenger cars by the 1980s. By then, the format’s advantages for passenger vehicles were hard to deny, particularly in compacts. A market that […] -
![(first poster 5/12/2017) Although my purchase of one the first of these 1983.5 Turbo Coupes in LA was rather impulsive, I had read the magazine reviews of it. I more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Turbo-Coupe0001-crop-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1983 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – (My) Eco Boost Pioneer")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1983 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – (My) Eco Boost Pioneer
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 75 Comments(first poster 5/12/2017) Although my purchase of one the first of these 1983.5 Turbo Coupes in LA was rather impulsive, I had read the magazine reviews of it. I more […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2016) After coining the term Super Coupes in the early 1970s, Car and Driver kept the flame alive for the next several decades, testing and enjoying the affordable, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/88jh8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1989 Super Coupes – Car And Driver Compares Affordable Sporty Coupes At The End Of The Eighties")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1989 Super Coupes – Car And Driver Compares Affordable Sporty Coupes At The End Of The Eighties
Posted on May 10, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/10/2016) After coining the term Super Coupes in the early 1970s, Car and Driver kept the flame alive for the next several decades, testing and enjoying the affordable, […] -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1984 Camaro IROC-Z vs Mustang GT – Showdown
Posted on January 27, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/27/2016) This comparison road test confronts two of America’s most known Pony cars- in their highest performance models. -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1983 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, Bronco II and Montero – The New Compact SUVs
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/23/2016) It’s time for new SUVs, fit for the Eighties. R&T compares them in the 1983 July issue. -
![(first posted 11/20/2015) In their comparison test of the 1979 Ford LTD sedan versus the 1979 Chevrolet Caprice sedan, Motor Trend gave the victory to the Blue Oval. To say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hhhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1980 Caprice versus 1980 LTD – Rematch!")
Vintage Review: 1980 Caprice versus 1980 LTD – Rematch!
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 94 Comments(first posted 11/20/2015) In their comparison test of the 1979 Ford LTD sedan versus the 1979 Chevrolet Caprice sedan, Motor Trend gave the victory to the Blue Oval. To say […] -
![The Taurus SHO was one of the peak experiences of Ford’s golden years, which started in 1983 and ended…all too soon. It was unlike anything that had ever come out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SHO-top-1-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "R&T Vintage Review: 1989 Ford Taurus SHO – An American Legend Is Born")
R&T Vintage Review: 1989 Ford Taurus SHO – An American Legend Is Born
Posted on November 5, 2020 | 16 CommentsThe Taurus SHO was one of the peak experiences of Ford’s golden years, which started in 1983 and ended…all too soon. It was unlike anything that had ever come out […] -
![I have a soft spot in my heart for the Mustang SVO. More precisely, it’s the one Mustang that I could actually have seen myself buying, as my soft spot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cover-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1984 Ford Mustang SVO – 25 Years Ahead Of Its Time")
Vintage Review: 1984 Ford Mustang SVO – 25 Years Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on October 16, 2020 | 48 CommentsI have a soft spot in my heart for the Mustang SVO. More precisely, it’s the one Mustang that I could actually have seen myself buying, as my soft spot […]
