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Ford Brands 1980s Archive
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![(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 | 85 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 | 46 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 […]
