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Vintage Reviews Archive
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![The restyled 1963 Chrysler, although done on the cheap, certainly brought it into the 1960s, finally. It and the rest of the ’63 Mopar line were Exner’s mild-mannered swan song, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/300-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car and Driver Road Tests: 1963 Chrysler 300-J – “A More Beautiful Brute”")
Vintage Car and Driver Road Tests: 1963 Chrysler 300-J – “A More Beautiful Brute”
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 20 CommentsThe restyled 1963 Chrysler, although done on the cheap, certainly brought it into the 1960s, finally. It and the rest of the ’63 Mopar line were Exner’s mild-mannered swan song, […] -
![Regarding the quote in the title: it was too long to put the whole thing up there, but here’s the full opening sentence from R&T’s review of the new Maverick: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mav-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1970 Ford Maverick – “…They’ve Got To Be Out Of Their Minds”")
Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1970 Ford Maverick – “…They’ve Got To Be Out Of Their Minds”
Posted on May 4, 2023 | 94 CommentsRegarding the quote in the title: it was too long to put the whole thing up there, but here’s the full opening sentence from R&T’s review of the new Maverick: […] -
![V16. Let me repeat that again: V16! V16! (first posted 4/30/2017) This is the story of the development of three distinct AMERICAN V16 engined cars by each of their respective […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Peerles-V16-p.0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History & Vintage Review: 1932 Peerless V16 Prototype – Stillborn, But On The Road To The Aluminum Beer Can")
Automotive History & Vintage Review: 1932 Peerless V16 Prototype – Stillborn, But On The Road To The Aluminum Beer Can
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 30 CommentsV16. Let me repeat that again: V16! V16! (first posted 4/30/2017) This is the story of the development of three distinct AMERICAN V16 engined cars by each of their respective […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2017) Japanese car makers had spent the 1970s gaining market share primarily at the low-end of the U.S. market, unleashing an onslaught of high quality, well-priced, economy-oriented products—in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CGAT87JapaneseMainImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1987 Acura Legend, Nissan Maxima and Toyota Cressida – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Buick…From Japan?")
Vintage Reviews: 1987 Acura Legend, Nissan Maxima and Toyota Cressida – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Buick…From Japan?
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/27/2017) Japanese car makers had spent the 1970s gaining market share primarily at the low-end of the U.S. market, unleashing an onslaught of high quality, well-priced, economy-oriented products—in […] -
![In a recent post here with a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, CC’s Jim Cavanaugh left a comment about a 1956 Speed Age comparison where the Golden Hawk was faster than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Speed Age Track Test: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, Chrysler 300-B, Corvette and Thunderbird – Comparing “America’s ’56 Sports Cars”")
Vintage Speed Age Track Test: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, Chrysler 300-B, Corvette and Thunderbird – Comparing “America’s ’56 Sports Cars”
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 18 CommentsIn a recent post here with a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, CC’s Jim Cavanaugh left a comment about a 1956 Speed Age comparison where the Golden Hawk was faster than […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2017) During the 1980s, Consumer Guide’s Auto Test Series offered consistent, clear and comprehensive evaluations of new cars, testing a broad array of models and providing “real world” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TTypeMainImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1987 Buick LeSabre T-Type and Buick Riviera T-Type – Missing The Target")
Vintage Review: 1987 Buick LeSabre T-Type and Buick Riviera T-Type – Missing The Target
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 79 Comments(first posted 4/26/2017) During the 1980s, Consumer Guide’s Auto Test Series offered consistent, clear and comprehensive evaluations of new cars, testing a broad array of models and providing “real world” […] -
![In 1962, Ford was getting blown away by Chevrolet, thanks in very large part due to the Chevy V8’s near dominance in all manner of sporting events as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 406 – “Total Performance” Started Here")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 406 – “Total Performance” Started Here
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 30 CommentsIn 1962, Ford was getting blown away by Chevrolet, thanks in very large part due to the Chevy V8’s near dominance in all manner of sporting events as well as […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2017) Oldsmobile was riding high in the late 1970s, with an excellent brand image earned from offering desirable, well-priced, upscale products with strong resale value. The mid-sized Cutlass […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Custom-Cruiser-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1977 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Downsized Upscale Hauler")
Vintage Review: 1977 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – Downsized Upscale Hauler
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 4/20/2017) Oldsmobile was riding high in the late 1970s, with an excellent brand image earned from offering desirable, well-priced, upscale products with strong resale value. The mid-sized Cutlass […] -
![European luxury cars had a special niche in the US ever since the beginning of the automobile era; Rolls-Royce even had an assembly plant in Springfield, CT back in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Comparison Test: 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, Mercedes 300, Facel Vega Excellence – Europe’s Top Luxury Cars")
Vintage Motor Trend Comparison Test: 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, Mercedes 300, Facel Vega Excellence – Europe’s Top Luxury Cars
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 13 CommentsEuropean luxury cars had a special niche in the US ever since the beginning of the automobile era; Rolls-Royce even had an assembly plant in Springfield, CT back in the […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2017) In doing a bit of research, I stumbled into this scanned article from DieselPower, posted at the studebakerdriversclub.com, about Studebaker’s experiments with swapping in a Mercedes 180 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Studebaker-diesel-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive Oddities: 1958 Studebaker Diesel, Powered by Mercedes – The Germanic Scotsman. And The 1963 Production Lark Diesel")
Automotive Oddities: 1958 Studebaker Diesel, Powered by Mercedes – The Germanic Scotsman. And The 1963 Production Lark Diesel
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 4/15/2017) In doing a bit of research, I stumbled into this scanned article from DieselPower, posted at the studebakerdriversclub.com, about Studebaker’s experiments with swapping in a Mercedes 180 […] -
![The Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/b-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 47 CommentsThe Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […] -
![The Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/m-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 43 CommentsThe Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […] -
![Why did it take so long for Detroit to add a rear anti-roll bar to their cars? Their cars invariably understeered; quite typically badly so. It really took the fun […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Road Test: 1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — “It’s The Best handling Car Of Its Type We’ve Ever Tested”")
Vintage Car & Driver Road Test: 1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — “It’s The Best handling Car Of Its Type We’ve Ever Tested”
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhy did it take so long for Detroit to add a rear anti-roll bar to their cars? Their cars invariably understeered; quite typically badly so. It really took the fun […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2017) Hello to all CC readers. I’d like to introduce myself as a new contributor to this awesome website. Being a huge fan of CC for quite a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1988-Sedans-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Consumer Reports Comparison: 1988 Mid-Size Family Sedans")
Vintage Consumer Reports Comparison: 1988 Mid-Size Family Sedans
Posted on April 2, 2023 | 103 Comments(first posted 4/2/2017) Hello to all CC readers. I’d like to introduce myself as a new contributor to this awesome website. Being a huge fan of CC for quite a […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2017) I love comparison tests. Oh, sure, some infuriate me, like when a car receives a glowing review but isn’t rated the winner because of some subjective nonsense, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cadillac-seville-acura-legend-mercedes-300e-page-0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Review: The Power Brokers (Aug ’86) – Tri-National Luxury Car Championships")
Vintage C&D Review: The Power Brokers (Aug ’86) – Tri-National Luxury Car Championships
Posted on March 31, 2023 | 99 Comments(first posted 3/31/2017) I love comparison tests. Oh, sure, some infuriate me, like when a car receives a glowing review but isn’t rated the winner because of some subjective nonsense, […]
