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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![When the acclaimed 510 arrived here in 1968, it was only available as a four door. R&T reviewed it, and quite positively at that. But it was priced one notch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/510-2-door-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Mini-Review: 1969 Datsun 510 Two-Door – “Fewer Doors, A Smaller Price Tag, And Bigger Performance”")
Vintage R&T Mini-Review: 1969 Datsun 510 Two-Door – “Fewer Doors, A Smaller Price Tag, And Bigger Performance”
Posted on October 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsWhen the acclaimed 510 arrived here in 1968, it was only available as a four door. R&T reviewed it, and quite positively at that. But it was priced one notch […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2016) Expressive Personal Luxury/Specialty Cars were a hot category in the early 1970s, with buyers seeking to flaunt their affluence and taste with a stylish ride. But what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MT1271RivJagTBirdMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: Motor Trend Compares The 1972 Buick Riviera, Ford Thunderbird & Jaguar XJ6 – The Path Diverges For Luxury Specialty Cars")
Vintage Comparison Test: Motor Trend Compares The 1972 Buick Riviera, Ford Thunderbird & Jaguar XJ6 – The Path Diverges For Luxury Specialty Cars
Posted on October 21, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 10/21/2016) Expressive Personal Luxury/Specialty Cars were a hot category in the early 1970s, with buyers seeking to flaunt their affluence and taste with a stylish ride. But what […] -
![How is it that merely the greatest car blog in the world has never written up “merely the greatest sedan in the world”? What a glaring omission. I actually shot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6.3-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 – “Merely The Greatest Sedan In The World”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 – “Merely The Greatest Sedan In The World”
Posted on October 17, 2022 | 26 CommentsHow is it that merely the greatest car blog in the world has never written up “merely the greatest sedan in the world”? What a glaring omission. I actually shot […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2016) While the consumer internet was furiously picking up steam in the late 1990s, people continued to read a lot of magazines. So print advertising continued to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/97adsMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – Still Thick With Print Ads")
Vintage Ads: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – Still Thick With Print Ads
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 10/14/2016) While the consumer internet was furiously picking up steam in the late 1990s, people continued to read a lot of magazines. So print advertising continued to be […] -
![(first posted 10/13/2016) The November 1996 issue of Car and Driver also served up “Short Takes” and “First Drives” on some of the new products arriving for 1997 from Asian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AsianMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1997 New Car Issue – Asian Brand First Drives")
Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1997 New Car Issue – Asian Brand First Drives
Posted on October 13, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/13/2016) The November 1996 issue of Car and Driver also served up “Short Takes” and “First Drives” on some of the new products arriving for 1997 from Asian […] -
![(first posted 10/13/2016) In contrast to the rather staid news from Asian brands for 1997, the Europeans let loose a slew of interesting new products. Car and Driver served up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CD1196XK8image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1997 New Car Issue – European Brand First Drives")
Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1997 New Car Issue – European Brand First Drives
Posted on October 13, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/13/2016) In contrast to the rather staid news from Asian brands for 1997, the Europeans let loose a slew of interesting new products. Car and Driver served up […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2016) Once upon a time, the Chevrolet Division of General Motors continually served up a line of cars that became the very definition of the American family sedan. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CamrySpread-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1997 Toyota Camry – First Drive In The “Real” Chevy Impala Of The 1990s")
Vintage Reviews: 1997 Toyota Camry – First Drive In The “Real” Chevy Impala Of The 1990s
Posted on October 12, 2022 | 152 Comments(first posted 10/11/2016) Once upon a time, the Chevrolet Division of General Motors continually served up a line of cars that became the very definition of the American family sedan. […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2016) General Motors entered 1997 with the worst kind of delusional attitude. The company had rebounded from its brush with bankruptcy in the early 1990s, but the core […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/GM-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – General Motors")
Vintage Reviews: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – General Motors
Posted on October 11, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 10/11/2016) General Motors entered 1997 with the worst kind of delusional attitude. The company had rebounded from its brush with bankruptcy in the early 1990s, but the core […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2016) Unlike Ford, Chrysler Corporation was raking in the profits as the 1997 model year got underway. Seemingly, the biggest issue for Mopar was keeping corporate raiders at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Chrysler-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – Chrysler Corporation")
Vintage Reviews: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – Chrysler Corporation
Posted on October 10, 2022 | 23 Comments(first posted 10/10/2016) Unlike Ford, Chrysler Corporation was raking in the profits as the 1997 model year got underway. Seemingly, the biggest issue for Mopar was keeping corporate raiders at […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2017) As the 1997 model year was unveiled in the October 1996 issue of Automobile Magazine, it was clear that trucks were big business at Ford Motor Company. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Ford-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company")
Vintage Reviews: Automobile Magazine 1997 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company
Posted on October 10, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/10/2017) As the 1997 model year was unveiled in the October 1996 issue of Automobile Magazine, it was clear that trucks were big business at Ford Motor Company. […] -
![Yes, the Mercedes SL occupied a niche of one in the market. There was no other roadster that was so solidly engineered and built; essentially a Mercedes sedan cut down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/280-SL-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 280 SL – “It’s Alone In Its Field”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 280 SL – “It’s Alone In Its Field”
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 25 CommentsYes, the Mercedes SL occupied a niche of one in the market. There was no other roadster that was so solidly engineered and built; essentially a Mercedes sedan cut down […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2016) Print ads were still a great way to reach an audience during the 1980s, so naturally Car and Driver’s New Car Issues–Domestics in October 1986 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/87AdsMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Car And Driver 1987 New Car Issues – Chock Full O’ Ads")
Vintage Ads: Car And Driver 1987 New Car Issues – Chock Full O’ Ads
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/7/2016) Print ads were still a great way to reach an audience during the 1980s, so naturally Car and Driver’s New Car Issues–Domestics in October 1986 and […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2016) 1987 was a big year for small cars, so Car and Driver devoted a lot of ink to the newest offerings in the fall 1986 new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SundanceStanza.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Tests: Car And Driver’s 1987 New Car Issues – Reviewing One Small Sedan From Japan And One From America")
Vintage Road Tests: Car And Driver’s 1987 New Car Issues – Reviewing One Small Sedan From Japan And One From America
Posted on October 6, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/6/2016) 1987 was a big year for small cars, so Car and Driver devoted a lot of ink to the newest offerings in the fall 1986 new […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2016) One of the bigger introductions from a domestic brand for 1987 was the revamped Ford Thunderbird. The T-Bird received a thorough restyle along with significantly reworked suspension […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CD1086TBirdMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver 1987 New Car Issues – Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe")
Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver 1987 New Car Issues – Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Posted on October 4, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 10/4/2016) One of the bigger introductions from a domestic brand for 1987 was the revamped Ford Thunderbird. The T-Bird received a thorough restyle along with significantly reworked suspension […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2016) 1987 did not prove to be a big year for news or innovation from the domestic manufacturers. Nor did it turn out to be a great year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CD1086ChartingChangesMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1987 New Car Issues – Charting The Changes, Technical Highlights For Domestics")
Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1987 New Car Issues – Charting The Changes, Technical Highlights For Domestics
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 10/3/2016) 1987 did not prove to be a big year for news or innovation from the domestic manufacturers. Nor did it turn out to be a great year […]
