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Vintage Review: 1981 Ford Granada, Rover 2600, Vauxhall Viceroy and Volvo 244 Comparison, With Overdrive On Two Of Them
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 33 CommentsThis comparison test from 1981 contains a surprise double. Not only does the Volvo 244GLT have overdrive, but so does the Vauxhall Viceroy. And the other surprise – there was […] -
Vintage Review: 1989 Mazda MPV – The Different Minivan – Or Is It A Crossover?
Posted on January 17, 2021 | 35 CommentsThe Mazda MPV is something of an historical oddity. It was created specifically for the US market, which alone was quite unusual, especially for a second-tier Japanese manufacturer. The MPV […] -
Vintage Reviews: Cadillac Cimarron 1982-1985 – Clippings From The Mediocrity Files
Posted on December 30, 2020 | 96 Comments(first posted 1/21/2020) If yesterday’s Curbside Capsule of a 1988 Cadillac Cimarron whet your appetite for Cadillac’s 1980’s flagship of mediocrity, this should be just the main course to satisfy […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1982 Pontiac J2000 – Off To A Deadly Slow Start
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 71 CommentsThe hopes were so high. And the expectations even higher. GM was finally going to take the Honda Accord and the other Japanese in its class head-on. “We’re going to […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Vintage Review: 1981 Malibu Classic Versus Omega ES2800 – Old School vs. New School
Posted on August 20, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 8/20/2014) With Robert’s post about the Toronado and his parents’ Omega fiasco, I couldn’t help but post this comparison between the Omega and another of GM’s downsizing-round-one cars, […] -
R&T Vintage Introduction and Review: 1984 Pontiac Fiero – Early Enthusiasm, But I Sense Some Equivocating
Posted on August 10, 2020 | 22 CommentsThe Fiero is a polarizing subject. I obviously see mainly its negatives, as brought forth in my DS. The 149 comments there attest to that quite colorfully. But I can […] -
Vintage Road Test: 1982 BMW 528e
Posted on March 9, 2014 | 45 CommentsOld road tests are some of my favorite things, especially when they’re in clearly legible format. As this article covers a car I recently mentioned in an article, it seemed […]