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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/912-V8-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds")
Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 Comments(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […] -
![The quintessential ’70s Chevrolet gets the Car And Driver treatment with a glowing review and not many snarky comments, with those appearing mostly directed elsewhere. Meanwhile, DeLorean gets kudos and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Monte-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1973 Monte Carlo – First Test Of The Radical “New Generation Chevy”")
Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1973 Monte Carlo – First Test Of The Radical “New Generation Chevy”
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 73 CommentsThe quintessential ’70s Chevrolet gets the Car And Driver treatment with a glowing review and not many snarky comments, with those appearing mostly directed elsewhere. Meanwhile, DeLorean gets kudos and […] -
![This is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Checker-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 28 CommentsThis is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […] -
![We spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MG-1100-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100")
Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100
Posted on September 6, 2022 | 32 CommentsWe spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […] -
![The once a decade Cadillac ‘rebirth.’ By 1992, that was becoming a tradition of sorts. The Seville’s 4th generation made a bit of noise in automotive circles at launch, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Scan-220812-0003a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Owner Survey: ’93-’96 Cadillac Seville STS – A World Class Driver With Room For Improvement")
Vintage Owner Survey: ’93-’96 Cadillac Seville STS – A World Class Driver With Room For Improvement
Posted on August 30, 2022 | 33 CommentsThe once a decade Cadillac ‘rebirth.’ By 1992, that was becoming a tradition of sorts. The Seville’s 4th generation made a bit of noise in automotive circles at launch, as […] -
![The Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/America-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”
Posted on August 28, 2022 | 32 CommentsThe Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2016) Olds was alone among the GM divisions in continuously offering a variant of its 1960’s mid-sized Muscle Machine—the 4-4-2—all the way through the performance-challenged dark days of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CD0278Olds442p3MainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 – Right Number, Wrong Car")
Vintage Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 – Right Number, Wrong Car
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 8/25/2016) Olds was alone among the GM divisions in continuously offering a variant of its 1960’s mid-sized Muscle Machine—the 4-4-2—all the way through the performance-challenged dark days of […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2016) In America circa 1955, the Baby Boom was in full swing, postwar prosperity and optimism were strong, and new suburban developments were cropping up across the land. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MT0855WagonsCoverImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1955 Station Wagons – Motor Trend Helps Fifties Families Pick Their Wagon Wheels")
Vintage Review: 1955 Station Wagons – Motor Trend Helps Fifties Families Pick Their Wagon Wheels
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 8/24/2016) In America circa 1955, the Baby Boom was in full swing, postwar prosperity and optimism were strong, and new suburban developments were cropping up across the land. […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2016) The first car to really put Datsun on the map in the U.S. market was the 510, introduced in 1968. With crisp, clean styling, sprightly performance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CD1277Datsun510mainimage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1978 Datsun 510 – Right Number, Wrong Car: Japanese Edition")
Vintage Reviews: 1978 Datsun 510 – Right Number, Wrong Car: Japanese Edition
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 8/23/2016) The first car to really put Datsun on the map in the U.S. market was the 510, introduced in 1968. With crisp, clean styling, sprightly performance […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2016) Mitsubishi’s “Silent Shaft” engine was the first modern mass-produced engine to introduce the significant benefits of balance shafts, a feature that has become quite common since. Four […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RT-1976-Trans-Am-005-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road and Track Vintage Review: 1976 Plymouth Arrow GT – Balance Shafts To The Rescue")
Road and Track Vintage Review: 1976 Plymouth Arrow GT – Balance Shafts To The Rescue
Posted on August 11, 2022 | 140 Comments(first posted 8/11/2016) Mitsubishi’s “Silent Shaft” engine was the first modern mass-produced engine to introduce the significant benefits of balance shafts, a feature that has become quite common since. Four […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2016) My Pop was born in 1927, and like most everyone here at CC, he was a huge car enthusiast from a very early age. He loved to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/89CaddyGrilleCloesup.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews And Commentary: 1989 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Be Careful What You Wish For")
Vintage Reviews And Commentary: 1989 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Be Careful What You Wish For
Posted on August 8, 2022 | 133 Comments(first posted 8/8/2016) My Pop was born in 1927, and like most everyone here at CC, he was a huge car enthusiast from a very early age. He loved to […] -
![The R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R16-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 27 CommentsThe R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2016) As we saw in Eric703’s post on the 1979 Lincoln Continental, the wondrous whoppers were quite successful in their final years and would be hard to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/7336589b681a25915aa00b7f4a2fe0d3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Feature & Review: 1980 Lincoln Continental And Mark VI – The Challenges Of Shrinking Giants")
Vintage Feature & Review: 1980 Lincoln Continental And Mark VI – The Challenges Of Shrinking Giants
Posted on August 2, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 8/2/2016) As we saw in Eric703’s post on the 1979 Lincoln Continental, the wondrous whoppers were quite successful in their final years and would be hard to […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2016) In last week’s post on Motor Trend’s comparison of 1969 mid size sedans, Ate Up With Motor pointed out that the Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop featured in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RT0569FairlaneMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 Ford Fairlane 500 – Haven’t We Seen You Somewhere Before?")
Vintage Review: 1969 Ford Fairlane 500 – Haven’t We Seen You Somewhere Before?
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/25/2016) In last week’s post on Motor Trend’s comparison of 1969 mid size sedans, Ate Up With Motor pointed out that the Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop featured in […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Saab Sonnet V-4 – “Even The Dimmest Wit Can Find Something Funny To Say About The Appearance Of The Saab Sonnet”
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 21 CommentsIs it possible to get past the cobbled-up kit-car appearance of the Sonnet and do an objective evaluation of it? R&T shows that it is, in considerable detail.
