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Vintage Reviews Archive
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Vintage Road Test: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura – Road Test Magazine Considers A Mustang Alternative
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/22/2014) Next up in the March 1966 issue of Road Test, the newly updated Falcon was taken for a spin. -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Porsche 928S and G-Body Laser/Daytona
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 1/22/2016) Here’s another double feature from R&T’s 1983 July issue, this time of two sports cars. -
![(first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tttorr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship")
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CD0366SixSupercarsP1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars")
Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […] -
![The Jensen-Healey is one of the sadder footnotes of the 1970s. It was anticipated with considerable excitement, as the Austin-Healey 100/3000 had made such a significant impact in the sports […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/JH-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Jensen-Healey – Competitive But Not Exciting")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Jensen-Healey – Competitive But Not Exciting
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe Jensen-Healey is one of the sadder footnotes of the 1970s. It was anticipated with considerable excitement, as the Austin-Healey 100/3000 had made such a significant impact in the sports […] -
![The review of this Hornet Hatchback makes an interesting counterpart to the Grand Am review in the same issue as it makes a rather compelling case for it being a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hornet-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback – The Best American Competitor To The European Sport Sedans?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback – The Best American Competitor To The European Sport Sedans?
Posted on March 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsThe review of this Hornet Hatchback makes an interesting counterpart to the Grand Am review in the same issue as it makes a rather compelling case for it being a […] -
![GM’s new colonnade mid-size family was the biggest news for 1973. Their styling was a bit surprising–almost shocking–after the long run of their predecessors as well as the competition. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GA-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – American, Yes; Grand, Not So Much So")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – American, Yes; Grand, Not So Much So
Posted on March 17, 2022 | 53 CommentsGM’s new colonnade mid-size family was the biggest news for 1973. Their styling was a bit surprising–almost shocking–after the long run of their predecessors as well as the competition. The […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2016) Saab was starting to take root in the Northeast when Car and Driver decided to conduct a road test in the March 1966 issue to see if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ssssass.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Saab 96 Special – Car And Driver Tries Three Cylinders")
Vintage Review: Saab 96 Special – Car And Driver Tries Three Cylinders
Posted on March 15, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 3/15/2016) Saab was starting to take root in the Northeast when Car and Driver decided to conduct a road test in the March 1966 issue to see if […] -
![The Porsche 914 originally came in two quite disparate versions: 1.7 L VW powered, and rather modestly at that, and the vastly faster and more expensive Porsche six powered 914/6. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/914-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1973 Porsche 914 2 Liter – “Bigger 4-Cylinder Engine Gives The Popular 914 A Boost”")
Vintage Review: 1973 Porsche 914 2 Liter – “Bigger 4-Cylinder Engine Gives The Popular 914 A Boost”
Posted on March 13, 2022 | 15 CommentsThe Porsche 914 originally came in two quite disparate versions: 1.7 L VW powered, and rather modestly at that, and the vastly faster and more expensive Porsche six powered 914/6. […] -
![Road and Track tested and compared the Big Three import luxury sports sedans in their Feb. 1973 issue, and the results make for interesting reading. One thing is clear: the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/comparo-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Three Luxury Sports Sedans: BMW Bavaria, Jaguar XJ6 and Mercedes 280")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Three Luxury Sports Sedans: BMW Bavaria, Jaguar XJ6 and Mercedes 280
Posted on March 10, 2022 | 26 CommentsRoad and Track tested and compared the Big Three import luxury sports sedans in their Feb. 1973 issue, and the results make for interesting reading. One thing is clear: the […] -
Road & Track’s Ten Best Cars for 1988
Posted on March 5, 2022 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/4/2016) Most of you will remember “10 best” articles R&T used to do from time to time. Some were also uploaded here on CC. -
![(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.
