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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![(first posted 3/3/2016) Redram’s wonderful Kodachrome images of his grandfather’s 1972 Mercury Marquis got me thinking about the enormous popularity the “upper middle” brands enjoyed in the early 1970s. Given their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mmnt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1972 Buick Electra 225, Mercury Marquis & Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – Motor Trend Evaluates The Upper Middle Heavyweights")
Vintage M/T Review: 1972 Buick Electra 225, Mercury Marquis & Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – Motor Trend Evaluates The Upper Middle Heavyweights
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/3/2016) Redram’s wonderful Kodachrome images of his grandfather’s 1972 Mercury Marquis got me thinking about the enormous popularity the “upper middle” brands enjoyed in the early 1970s. Given their […] -
![This makes for a timely follow-up to our recent CC of this car’s predecessor, the W108 250SE. What a difference ten years made back then: the 250SE had a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/350-SLC-1-top-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Mercedes 350SLC – American-Style Drive Train In “Stuttgart’s Latest Interpretation Of The Super-Luxury Coupe”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Mercedes 350SLC – American-Style Drive Train In “Stuttgart’s Latest Interpretation Of The Super-Luxury Coupe”
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 20 CommentsThis makes for a timely follow-up to our recent CC of this car’s predecessor, the W108 250SE. What a difference ten years made back then: the 250SE had a small […] -
![These four European sedans represented a size and price class that was growing in the US, and would continue to grow for a long time to come. They represented a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Four-color-crop.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Four European Family Sedans – 1972 Peugeot 504, Audi 100LS, Saab 99E, Volvo 144E")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Four European Family Sedans – 1972 Peugeot 504, Audi 100LS, Saab 99E, Volvo 144E
Posted on March 1, 2022 | 45 CommentsThese four European sedans represented a size and price class that was growing in the US, and would continue to grow for a long time to come. They represented a […] -
Vintage R&T Retrospective: The Berkeley – A Little Giant Killer
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 26 Comments(first posted 2/27/2016) Here’s an article about a little car, forgotten even back in 1987 when it was published. -
Vintage R&T Preview: The New 1988 Honda Civic Family
Posted on February 25, 2022 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/25/2016) Civics in all shapes and forms occupy this article, previewing 1988 all-new models. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1987 Peugeot 505 STX
Posted on February 20, 2022 | 51 Comments(First posted 2/20/2016) This aging car deserves a road test. -
![(first posted 2/17/2016) All the new 1965 Chevrolet full size cars boasted excellent styling, but the standout was the stunning 2-door hardtop, offered as the Sport Coupe in the Impala […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fcgfg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Three Ways To Powerglide")
Vintage Reviews: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Three Ways To Powerglide
Posted on February 17, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/17/2016) All the new 1965 Chevrolet full size cars boasted excellent styling, but the standout was the stunning 2-door hardtop, offered as the Sport Coupe in the Impala […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1987 BMW 735i
Posted on February 13, 2022 | 33 Comments(first posted 2/12/2016) Final article I have for you this week is of this very impressive machine. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: Ford Festiva L
Posted on February 11, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 2/11/2016) Another road test is up from R&T’s 1987 July issue of this small Ford. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe
Posted on February 10, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 2/10/2016) First article from R&T’s 1987 July issue is this road test of the LeBaron. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: Merkur Scorpio
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/6/2016) First was the XR4Ti, now comes the Scorpio to the US under the Merkur moniker. -
Vintage R&T Review: 1986 Buick Grand National GNX
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 33 Comments(first posted 2/5/2016) Another vintage review is up, this time of possibly the best Muscle Car of the Eighties. -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1986 Jaguar XJ-6 & VW Golf GTI 16V
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 27 Comments(first posted 2/4/2016) Another double feature is up from R&T’s 40th anniversary issue, these two road tests are of cars that couldn’t be more different one from another. -
![The Saab Sonett was never going to be mainstream. For that matter, even Saab sedans were a bit on the edges of the automotive landscape back then, but the cobbled-up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sonnett-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Saab Sonett III – “…Traces Of Its Kit-Car Origin Still Linger”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Saab Sonett III – “…Traces Of Its Kit-Car Origin Still Linger”
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe Saab Sonett was never going to be mainstream. For that matter, even Saab sedans were a bit on the edges of the automotive landscape back then, but the cobbled-up […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1985 Chevrolet Corvette – Smoother, Faster And Better Than Ever
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 28 Comments(first posted 1/29/2016) More of an update than a full-on road test, this one is of the much-improved 1985 C4.
