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Vintage Reviews Archive
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![(first posted 9/20/2016) In 1967, the Intermediate category was still a relatively new one: FoMoCo was credited with “creating” the segment in 1962 with the Ford Fairlane and Mercury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT1166IntermediatesMainImage.jpeg "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1967 New Cars Issue – Intermediates")
Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1967 New Cars Issue – Intermediates
Posted on September 20, 2022 | 72 Comments(first posted 9/20/2016) In 1967, the Intermediate category was still a relatively new one: FoMoCo was credited with “creating” the segment in 1962 with the Ford Fairlane and Mercury […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2016) For the 1967 Buyer’s Guide Issue, Motor Trend grouped the cars by market segment, rather than by manufacturer. First up was the group listed as Specialty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT1166SpecialtyCarsMainImage.jpeg "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1967 New Car Issue – Specialty Cars")
Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1967 New Car Issue – Specialty Cars
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/19/2016) For the 1967 Buyer’s Guide Issue, Motor Trend grouped the cars by market segment, rather than by manufacturer. First up was the group listed as Specialty […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2016) It’s hard to imagine in today’s new car market that just three makes could command over half of U.S. car sales, but that was the case back […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157ChevyFordPlymouthMainImage.jpeg "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Road Testing The Low Priced Three")
Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Road Testing The Low Priced Three
Posted on September 16, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 9/16/2016) It’s hard to imagine in today’s new car market that just three makes could command over half of U.S. car sales, but that was the case back […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2016) Ominous clouds were looming on the horizon for the Independent makes as the 1957 model year got underway. The merger mania of the mid-fifties had brought some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157IndependentMainImage.jpeg "Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Independents")
Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Independents
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 9/15/2016) Ominous clouds were looming on the horizon for the Independent makes as the 1957 model year got underway. The merger mania of the mid-fifties had brought some […] -
![(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/912-V8-1a.jpeg "Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds")
Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 Comments(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […] -
![The quintessential ’70s Chevrolet gets the Car And Driver treatment with a glowing review and not many snarky comments, with those appearing mostly directed elsewhere. Meanwhile, DeLorean gets kudos and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Monte-01.jpg "Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1973 Monte Carlo – First Test Of The Radical “New Generation Chevy”")
Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1973 Monte Carlo – First Test Of The Radical “New Generation Chevy”
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 73 CommentsThe quintessential ’70s Chevrolet gets the Car And Driver treatment with a glowing review and not many snarky comments, with those appearing mostly directed elsewhere. Meanwhile, DeLorean gets kudos and […] -
![This is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Checker-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 28 CommentsThis is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […] -
![We spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MG-1100-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100")
Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100
Posted on September 6, 2022 | 32 CommentsWe spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […] -
![The once a decade Cadillac ‘rebirth.’ By 1992, that was becoming a tradition of sorts. The Seville’s 4th generation made a bit of noise in automotive circles at launch, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Scan-220812-0003a.jpg "Vintage Owner Survey: ’93-’96 Cadillac Seville STS – A World Class Driver With Room For Improvement")
Vintage Owner Survey: ’93-’96 Cadillac Seville STS – A World Class Driver With Room For Improvement
Posted on August 30, 2022 | 33 CommentsThe once a decade Cadillac ‘rebirth.’ By 1992, that was becoming a tradition of sorts. The Seville’s 4th generation made a bit of noise in automotive circles at launch, as […] -
![The Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/America-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”
Posted on August 28, 2022 | 32 CommentsThe Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2016) Olds was alone among the GM divisions in continuously offering a variant of its 1960’s mid-sized Muscle Machine—the 4-4-2—all the way through the performance-challenged dark days of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CD0278Olds442p3MainImage.jpeg "Vintage Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 – Right Number, Wrong Car")
Vintage Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 – Right Number, Wrong Car
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 8/25/2016) Olds was alone among the GM divisions in continuously offering a variant of its 1960’s mid-sized Muscle Machine—the 4-4-2—all the way through the performance-challenged dark days of […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2016) In America circa 1955, the Baby Boom was in full swing, postwar prosperity and optimism were strong, and new suburban developments were cropping up across the land. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MT0855WagonsCoverImage.jpeg "Vintage Review: 1955 Station Wagons – Motor Trend Helps Fifties Families Pick Their Wagon Wheels")
Vintage Review: 1955 Station Wagons – Motor Trend Helps Fifties Families Pick Their Wagon Wheels
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 8/24/2016) In America circa 1955, the Baby Boom was in full swing, postwar prosperity and optimism were strong, and new suburban developments were cropping up across the land. […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2016) The first car to really put Datsun on the map in the U.S. market was the 510, introduced in 1968. With crisp, clean styling, sprightly performance […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CD1277Datsun510mainimage.jpeg "Vintage Reviews: 1978 Datsun 510 – Right Number, Wrong Car: Japanese Edition")
Vintage Reviews: 1978 Datsun 510 – Right Number, Wrong Car: Japanese Edition
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 8/23/2016) The first car to really put Datsun on the map in the U.S. market was the 510, introduced in 1968. With crisp, clean styling, sprightly performance […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2016) Mitsubishi’s “Silent Shaft” engine was the first modern mass-produced engine to introduce the significant benefits of balance shafts, a feature that has become quite common since. Four […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RT-1976-Trans-Am-005-900.jpg "Road and Track Vintage Review: 1976 Plymouth Arrow GT – Balance Shafts To The Rescue")
Road and Track Vintage Review: 1976 Plymouth Arrow GT – Balance Shafts To The Rescue
Posted on August 11, 2022 | 140 Comments(first posted 8/11/2016) Mitsubishi’s “Silent Shaft” engine was the first modern mass-produced engine to introduce the significant benefits of balance shafts, a feature that has become quite common since. Four […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2016) My Pop was born in 1927, and like most everyone here at CC, he was a huge car enthusiast from a very early age. He loved to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/89CaddyGrilleCloesup.jpeg "Vintage Reviews And Commentary: 1989 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Be Careful What You Wish For")
Vintage Reviews And Commentary: 1989 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Be Careful What You Wish For
Posted on August 8, 2022 | 133 Comments(first posted 8/8/2016) My Pop was born in 1927, and like most everyone here at CC, he was a huge car enthusiast from a very early age. He loved to […]
