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Vintage Reviews Archive
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![Who in 1962 could have imagined that the Buick 90 degree V6 would still be powering new Buicks in 2008? No one, especially back then when technology was still changing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/v-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Tech: Buick’s New V6 Engine (1962) – The Beginning Of A Very Long Life")
Vintage Car Life Tech: Buick’s New V6 Engine (1962) – The Beginning Of A Very Long Life
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 38 CommentsWho in 1962 could have imagined that the Buick 90 degree V6 would still be powering new Buicks in 2008? No one, especially back then when technology was still changing […] -
![The Jetstar I confused eleven-year old me when it arrived in 1964. Hmm, looks so much like a Starfire, why do they have two similar big sporty coupes? Pontiac just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/j-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar I – A Loaded Stripper")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar I – A Loaded Stripper
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 26 CommentsThe Jetstar I confused eleven-year old me when it arrived in 1964. Hmm, looks so much like a Starfire, why do they have two similar big sporty coupes? Pontiac just […] -
![(first posted 3/16/2017) The Personal Luxury party was in full swing as the 1960s came to a close, with an ever growing number of entrants targeting the upper price brackets […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CD1069MonteCarloImage.jpeg "Vintage Reviews & Comparison Test: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Personal Luxury Gate Crasher")
Vintage Reviews & Comparison Test: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Personal Luxury Gate Crasher
Posted on March 16, 2023 | 97 Comments(first posted 3/16/2017) The Personal Luxury party was in full swing as the 1960s came to a close, with an ever growing number of entrants targeting the upper price brackets […] -
![The Opel Kadett was a big deal, even if it was very small physically. After watching VW sales grow exponentially for almost two decades and displace Opel as Germany’s best […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ao-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Opel Kadett – The Anti-Beetle")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Opel Kadett – The Anti-Beetle
Posted on March 16, 2023 | 40 CommentsThe Opel Kadett was a big deal, even if it was very small physically. After watching VW sales grow exponentially for almost two decades and displace Opel as Germany’s best […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2017) As the 1960s came to a close, ever increasing numbers of upwardly mobile Americans were looking to make a style statement with a new Personal Luxury car. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PersonalLuxuryCollage.jpg "Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 Buick Riviera, Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Marauder X-100, Oldsmobile Toronado, Pontiac Grand Prix – The Personal Luxury Wars Heat Up")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 Buick Riviera, Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Marauder X-100, Oldsmobile Toronado, Pontiac Grand Prix – The Personal Luxury Wars Heat Up
Posted on March 14, 2023 | 110 Comments(first posted 3/14/2017) As the 1960s came to a close, ever increasing numbers of upwardly mobile Americans were looking to make a style statement with a new Personal Luxury car. […] -
![The fuel injected Corvette was top dog in its day, an unparalleled combination of performance, tractability, handling and…looks, although some might well say that the gaudy 1958 restyle was hardly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vette-1.jpg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Fuel Injected Corvette – “All The Speed You Need And Then Some”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Fuel Injected Corvette – “All The Speed You Need And Then Some”
Posted on March 12, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe fuel injected Corvette was top dog in its day, an unparalleled combination of performance, tractability, handling and…looks, although some might well say that the gaudy 1958 restyle was hardly […] -
![(first posted 3/10/2017) Ford’s Capri, intended to be a European Mustang, was a huge hit there, essentially recreating the Mustang’s genre-defining impact. And perhaps somewhat surprising, the Capri was very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rt-7-750007-crop-A.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Capri II 2.8 V6 – Better In Several Ways")
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Capri II 2.8 V6 – Better In Several Ways
Posted on March 11, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/10/2017) Ford’s Capri, intended to be a European Mustang, was a huge hit there, essentially recreating the Mustang’s genre-defining impact. And perhaps somewhat surprising, the Capri was very […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2017) Amateur SCCA racing, which had started out with very much stock cars in the early 50s, had become increasingly competitive and expensive by the early 70s, making […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rt-7-75.jpg "Vintage R&T Feature: Flat-Out Performance Test of 8 Showroom Stock Sedans")
Vintage R&T Feature: Flat-Out Performance Test of 8 Showroom Stock Sedans
Posted on March 11, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 3/11/2017) Amateur SCCA racing, which had started out with very much stock cars in the early 50s, had become increasingly competitive and expensive by the early 70s, making […] -
![The legendary Mopar street hemi was only available from 1966 to 1971. It went out in a riot of DayGlo colors and stripes, but it arrived stealthily. The only way […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/h-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Plymouth Satellite 426 Hemi – King Kong Arrives, In A Blue Three Piece Suit")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Plymouth Satellite 426 Hemi – King Kong Arrives, In A Blue Three Piece Suit
Posted on March 10, 2023 | 42 CommentsThe legendary Mopar street hemi was only available from 1966 to 1971. It went out in a riot of DayGlo colors and stripes, but it arrived stealthily. The only way […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2017) Of all GM’s downsized full-sized cars for 1977, arguably the most surprising one came from Buick. That’s right, the blue-chip purveyor of premium family cars let loose […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/LeSabre-Sport-Coupe-Main-Image.jpeg "Vintage Review: 1977 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe – Gran Sport By Another Name")
Vintage Review: 1977 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe – Gran Sport By Another Name
Posted on March 9, 2023 | 96 Comments(first posted 3/9/2017) Of all GM’s downsized full-sized cars for 1977, arguably the most surprising one came from Buick. That’s right, the blue-chip purveyor of premium family cars let loose […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2017) The Opel Manta, and its 1900 (Ascona) siblings, was a deceptively good car, despite not being really exceptional in any blatant way. It was the sum of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rt-7-750011-A.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Opel Manta – Even Better With Fuel Injection")
Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Opel Manta – Even Better With Fuel Injection
Posted on March 8, 2023 | 65 Comments(first posted 3/8/2017) The Opel Manta, and its 1900 (Ascona) siblings, was a deceptively good car, despite not being really exceptional in any blatant way. It was the sum of […] -
![The domestic compacts really changed the automotive landscape in the years 1959-1961. Before that time, most folks who just wanted basic transportation bought a big low end car with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/s-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Six – “Outstanding In Cheap, Comfortable Transportation”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Plymouth Savoy Six – “Outstanding In Cheap, Comfortable Transportation”
Posted on March 8, 2023 | 51 CommentsThe domestic compacts really changed the automotive landscape in the years 1959-1961. Before that time, most folks who just wanted basic transportation bought a big low end car with a […] -
![The 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/c-4.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 26 CommentsThe 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […] -
![The VW bus was a truly revolutionary vehicle, of the kind that appear very rarely. Its utility, economy and space efficiency put it in a class of its own, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bus-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline – Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1961 VW Bus, Corvair Greenbrier, and Ford Econoline – Wherein A 40 HP VW Bus Ties An 80 HP Greenbrier In The 1/4 Mile
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 69 CommentsThe VW bus was a truly revolutionary vehicle, of the kind that appear very rarely. Its utility, economy and space efficiency put it in a class of its own, which […] -
![The original Chrysler 300 was unique in its 1955, and established a standard for all-round high speed performance that would not soon be bested. But the world was changing fast, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/300-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Chrysler 300-G – “Truly Outstanding Machines, For A Very Special Type Of Ownership”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Chrysler 300-G – “Truly Outstanding Machines, For A Very Special Type Of Ownership”
Posted on March 3, 2023 | 24 CommentsThe original Chrysler 300 was unique in its 1955, and established a standard for all-round high speed performance that would not soon be bested. But the world was changing fast, […]
