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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![So here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/81Tylk2lMtL._AC_SY879_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 58 CommentsSo here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2016) Two Road Tests from R&T’s 1983 July Issue; These cars might be similar in size, but could not be anymore different from each other in every other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/444.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier CS & BMW 318i")
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier CS & BMW 318i
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/21/2016) Two Road Tests from R&T’s 1983 July Issue; These cars might be similar in size, but could not be anymore different from each other in every other […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2016) If you remember, R&T used to do Ten Best issues from time to time- actually, my first Ads’ Post of June 1978 was such an issue. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Feature: Ten Best Enthusiasts Bargain Cars In 1978")
Vintage R&T Feature: Ten Best Enthusiasts Bargain Cars In 1978
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 1/20/2016) If you remember, R&T used to do Ten Best issues from time to time- actually, my first Ads’ Post of June 1978 was such an issue. […] -
![The Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/corona-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […] -
![Who could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/124-1-crop-horz-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsWho could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […] -
![So why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rambler-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 41 CommentsSo why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2015) Brendan’s recent post on the second generation of the FWD Buick Century generated a surprising amount of spirited discussion for such a sleepy car. So how does […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/fgd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1997 Buick Century – Consumer Guide Auto Series Evaluates The Mid Sized Buick And Its Key Competitors")
Vintage Review: 1997 Buick Century – Consumer Guide Auto Series Evaluates The Mid Sized Buick And Its Key Competitors
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 12/20/2015) Brendan’s recent post on the second generation of the FWD Buick Century generated a surprising amount of spirited discussion for such a sleepy car. So how does […] -
![This review was of particular interest to me, as I owned several 404s, two of which had the automatique, ZF’s new three-speed torque converter automatic, in other words. I didn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/404-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1967 Peugeot 404 Automatique – I Had A Couple Of Those")
Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1967 Peugeot 404 Automatique – I Had A Couple Of Those
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 37 CommentsThis review was of particular interest to me, as I owned several 404s, two of which had the automatique, ZF’s new three-speed torque converter automatic, in other words. I didn’t […] -
Vintage R&T Preview: Chrysler K-Cars
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/19/2015) Compared to the GM X-cars article R&T posted in May 1979, this is thin as Sardine. -
Vintage Road Test and Extended-Use Report: Volkswagen Jetta and Golf Diesel
Posted on December 16, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/16/2015) R&T’s 1980 August issue brings two intesting VW articles. -
![(first posted 12/11/2015) I’m throwing a lot at you today, but CC Commenter SomeOneInTheWildWest posted a link to this M/T review of the new 1965.5 Caprice and its equally-new 396 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/65396.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1965 Chevrolet Caprice 396 Tested By Motor Trend – Fast And Soft")
Vintage Review: 1965 Chevrolet Caprice 396 Tested By Motor Trend – Fast And Soft
Posted on December 12, 2021 | 84 Comments(first posted 12/11/2015) I’m throwing a lot at you today, but CC Commenter SomeOneInTheWildWest posted a link to this M/T review of the new 1965.5 Caprice and its equally-new 396 […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1980 Volkswagen T3 Vanagon – “A Delightful Combination Of Van And Wagon For The Eighties”
Posted on December 10, 2021 | 64 Comments(first posted 12/10/2015) It’s here! The new van from VW. -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1980 Renault Le Car, Fiat Spider 2000, Porsche 928 Automatic
Posted on December 9, 2021 | 38 CommentsThis is a post involving cars that R&T had tested previously, and had been given some changes. -
Vintage Review: Citroen CX 2500 Diesel Pallas
Posted on December 6, 2021 | 25 Comments(first posted 12/6/2015) Here’s a review of a very eccentric car, as all Citroens used to be. -
![The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV, formerly known by the same name minus the “V”, established itself in a class of one since its arrival in 1963. There was no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gtv-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV – A Classic In Its Time")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV – A Classic In Its Time
Posted on December 6, 2021 | 7 CommentsThe Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV, formerly known by the same name minus the “V”, established itself in a class of one since its arrival in 1963. There was no […]
