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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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Vintage R&T Road Test: 1980 Subaru DL Hardtop
Posted on December 4, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 12/5/2015) Subaru owners were pleased with their cars, so R&T’s survey said. So how will the new DL do? -
![Last week, CC saw a drive story piece from CAR from August 1977 which took the Jaguar XJ5.3C from London to Budapest. Aside from a mechanical failure in a bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR, September 1977 – Which Is The Best Car In The World?")
Magazine Rewind: CAR, September 1977 – Which Is The Best Car In The World?
Posted on December 4, 2021 | 28 CommentsLast week, CC saw a drive story piece from CAR from August 1977 which took the Jaguar XJ5.3C from London to Budapest. Aside from a mechanical failure in a bought […] -
![I’ve had my turn here gushing over the Marzal, so now it’s Road and Track’s turn. Not surprisingly, they were as blown away as I was when they first saw […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Marzal-cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Feature: Bertone’s Lamborghini Marzal – “Design So Fresh That Everything Else Looks Old Fashioned”")
Vintage Road & Track Feature: Bertone’s Lamborghini Marzal – “Design So Fresh That Everything Else Looks Old Fashioned”
Posted on December 3, 2021 | 23 CommentsI’ve had my turn here gushing over the Marzal, so now it’s Road and Track’s turn. Not surprisingly, they were as blown away as I was when they first saw […] -
Vintage Road Test: Pontiac Phoenix X-Car
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 93 CommentsThis road test will interest many of you, given the comments to the X-cars’ post. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1980 Honda Civic GL1500
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 41 CommentsR&T’s test for the ever-improving Civic. -
![CAR magazine had a great tradition of long drive stories. Alongside the scoop features, supercar drives and frank, to the point of blunt, reviews and summaries of many cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/car.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR, August 1977 – Jaguar XJ5.3C To The Danube And Budapest")
Magazine Rewind: CAR, August 1977 – Jaguar XJ5.3C To The Danube And Budapest
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsCAR magazine had a great tradition of long drive stories. Alongside the scoop features, supercar drives and frank, to the point of blunt, reviews and summaries of many cars, […] -
Vintage R&T Preview/Driving Impressions: Mercedes Benz S-Class W126 (European Version)
Posted on November 25, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 11/25/2015) With the exception of W124, this S-class is possibly the best car MB has ever produced. -
![You might think that the new Firebird Sprint, with its high-revving OHC six, four speed manual and upgraded suspension would be right up R&T’s alley; not so. They did acknowledge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Sprint-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Sprint – “European-Style Driving Machine? — Hardly”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Sprint – “European-Style Driving Machine? — Hardly”
Posted on November 23, 2021 | 28 CommentsYou might think that the new Firebird Sprint, with its high-revving OHC six, four speed manual and upgraded suspension would be right up R&T’s alley; not so. They did acknowledge […] -
![This was a new one, as I’ve never read an actual road test of the legendary 2000 GT. At the time this was written, it was understood that the 2000 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2000-cover-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test And Technical Analysis: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – “One Of The Most Exciting And Enjoyable Cars We’ve Ever Driven”")
Vintage R&T Road Test And Technical Analysis: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT – “One Of The Most Exciting And Enjoyable Cars We’ve Ever Driven”
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 19 CommentsThis was a new one, as I’ve never read an actual road test of the legendary 2000 GT. At the time this was written, it was understood that the 2000 […] -
![(first posted 11/20/2015) In their comparison test of the 1979 Ford LTD sedan versus the 1979 Chevrolet Caprice sedan, Motor Trend gave the victory to the Blue Oval. To say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hhhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1980 Caprice versus 1980 LTD – Rematch!")
Vintage Review: 1980 Caprice versus 1980 LTD – Rematch!
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 94 Comments(first posted 11/20/2015) In their comparison test of the 1979 Ford LTD sedan versus the 1979 Chevrolet Caprice sedan, Motor Trend gave the victory to the Blue Oval. To say […] -
![The early Falcon six has a deeply entrenched rep for being weak, especially so the 144 cubic inch version. Ford made the situation worse by tuning the first year 1960 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1960 Hot Rod Magazine: Bill Stroppe Makes The 1960 144 Inch Falcon Six Fly, Three Ways")
1960 Hot Rod Magazine: Bill Stroppe Makes The 1960 144 Inch Falcon Six Fly, Three Ways
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe early Falcon six has a deeply entrenched rep for being weak, especially so the 144 cubic inch version. Ford made the situation worse by tuning the first year 1960 […] -
![(first posted 11/17/2015) One of Ford’s claims to fame was being the first to mass-produce the station wagon in 1929, and from there the body style developed into an important […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ty6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Ford Country Squire – The Wagonmaster Goes To Weight Watchers")
Vintage Review: 1979 Ford Country Squire – The Wagonmaster Goes To Weight Watchers
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 43 Comments(first posted 11/17/2015) One of Ford’s claims to fame was being the first to mass-produce the station wagon in 1929, and from there the body style developed into an important […] -
![(first posted 11/16/2015) While GM had fully embraced downsizing their cars as a core business strategy, Ford seemed to be more reluctant in adapting to the changing landscape. The Blue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rtgf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Ford LTD – Corpulence Condensed")
Vintage Review: 1979 Ford LTD – Corpulence Condensed
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 145 Comments(first posted 11/16/2015) While GM had fully embraced downsizing their cars as a core business strategy, Ford seemed to be more reluctant in adapting to the changing landscape. The Blue […] -
Vintage Review: Toyota Corolla Tercel Liftback SR-5
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 11/13/2015) From R&T’s 1980 January issue: -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1979 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
Posted on November 4, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 11/4/2015) Not your everyday Sedan…
