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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![(first posted 1/21/2019) This week, let’s spin the clock back 60 years and check out the January 1959 issue of Motor Trend, which they dubbed their “World Show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MT0159-Front-Cover-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: Motor Trend’s 1959 World Cars Issue – New Features Overview And Plenty Of Ads")
Vintage Article: Motor Trend’s 1959 World Cars Issue – New Features Overview And Plenty Of Ads
Posted on January 21, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 1/21/2019) This week, let’s spin the clock back 60 years and check out the January 1959 issue of Motor Trend, which they dubbed their “World Show […] -
![For 1965, the Corvette Sting Ray finally got disc brakes all around, providing the racy C2 Corvette with stronger, much more consistent stopping power. In April 1965, Motor Trend tested […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1965-04_MT_Corvette_Sting_Ray_Test_vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible – A Walk On The Mild(er) Side")
Vintage M/T Review: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible – A Walk On The Mild(er) Side
Posted on January 21, 2025 | 9 CommentsFor 1965, the Corvette Sting Ray finally got disc brakes all around, providing the racy C2 Corvette with stronger, much more consistent stopping power. In April 1965, Motor Trend tested […] -
![From 1968 through about 1979, the Cadillac Eldorado and Lincoln Continental Mark were at the top of the heap of American prestige cars. In July 1970, Motor Trend began what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1970-Cadillac-Eldorado-and-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-III-front-view-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Vs. Lincoln Continental Mark III – “Take Me To Beverly Hills”")
Vintage M/T Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Vs. Lincoln Continental Mark III – “Take Me To Beverly Hills”
Posted on January 19, 2025 | 39 CommentsFrom 1968 through about 1979, the Cadillac Eldorado and Lincoln Continental Mark were at the top of the heap of American prestige cars. In July 1970, Motor Trend began what […] -
![For 1986, Oldsmobile redesigned its FWD Toronado personal luxury coupe, hoping to expand its market with a trimmer, more efficient new model bristling with high-tech features. In August 1985, Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Car-and-Driver-1985-08-cover-snippet-with-Toronados.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Review: 1986 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Downsized E-Body Begins Oldsmobile’s Downward Spiral")
Vintage C/D Review: 1986 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Downsized E-Body Begins Oldsmobile’s Downward Spiral
Posted on January 16, 2025 | 37 CommentsFor 1986, Oldsmobile redesigned its FWD Toronado personal luxury coupe, hoping to expand its market with a trimmer, more efficient new model bristling with high-tech features. In August 1985, Car […] -
![Image from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. As R&T’s text says early on, the arrival of the “new” ’77 Dodge Colt seemed like a throwback. After all, by the late ’70s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/49471484161_a14fcaeeea_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Lancer) – A “High-Spirited And Willing Little Workhorse”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Lancer) – A “High-Spirited And Willing Little Workhorse”
Posted on January 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsImage from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. As R&T’s text says early on, the arrival of the “new” ’77 Dodge Colt seemed like a throwback. After all, by the late ’70s […] -
![What makes a luxury car? Is it size, power, gadgets, and prestige, or just a soft ride and a lofty price tag? Humorist Jean Shepherd and automotive iconoclast Brock Yates […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1972-02_CD_Viewpoint_Ford_Thunderbird_Brock_Yates_Jean_Shepherd_sepia-joined.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Review: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – Jean Shepherd And Brock Yates Ask, “What Would Gatsby Do?”")
Vintage C/D Review: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – Jean Shepherd And Brock Yates Ask, “What Would Gatsby Do?”
Posted on January 12, 2025 | 31 CommentsWhat makes a luxury car? Is it size, power, gadgets, and prestige, or just a soft ride and a lofty price tag? Humorist Jean Shepherd and automotive iconoclast Brock Yates […] -
![images via Hemmings The 1957 Rambler Rebel truly lived up to its name; it was totally out of character for the thrifty, compact, six-cylinder Rambler brand at the time. Out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rebel-banner-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1957 Rambler Rebel – “America’s Fastest Sedan” – Not Quite")
Vintage Review: 1957 Rambler Rebel – “America’s Fastest Sedan” – Not Quite
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 31 Commentsimages via Hemmings The 1957 Rambler Rebel truly lived up to its name; it was totally out of character for the thrifty, compact, six-cylinder Rambler brand at the time. Out […] -
![The editors of Car Life hadn’t been very impressed with AMC’s previous stab at the sporty car market, the fastback Marlin, but the exciting new AMC Javelin promised to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/javelin-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1968 AMC Javelin SST – Praising A “Dramatic And Successful Design Turnabout”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1968 AMC Javelin SST – Praising A “Dramatic And Successful Design Turnabout”
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 34 CommentsThe editors of Car Life hadn’t been very impressed with AMC’s previous stab at the sporty car market, the fastback Marlin, but the exciting new AMC Javelin promised to be […] -
![Introduced in mid-1965 in clumsy attempt to jump on the sporty car bandwagon, AMC’s midsize fastback Marlin had never found an audience, and by the 1967 model year, it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AMC-Marlin-snippet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 AMC Marlin – Beating A Dead Fish")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 AMC Marlin – Beating A Dead Fish
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 46 CommentsIntroduced in mid-1965 in clumsy attempt to jump on the sporty car bandwagon, AMC’s midsize fastback Marlin had never found an audience, and by the 1967 model year, it was […] -
![Buckets seats in a full-size Buick? Midway through the 1962 model year, Buick added a sporty buckets-and-console model to the B-body Invicta series, with the evocative name of Buick Wildcat. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Car-Life-July-1962-Buick-Wildcat-inset.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Buick Wildcat Sport Coupe – A B-Body Buick Joins The Bucket Brigade")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Buick Wildcat Sport Coupe – A B-Body Buick Joins The Bucket Brigade
Posted on December 17, 2024 | 12 CommentsBuckets seats in a full-size Buick? Midway through the 1962 model year, Buick added a sporty buckets-and-console model to the B-body Invicta series, with the evocative name of Buick Wildcat. […] -
![In early 1984, two of the leading UK car magazines tested the final generation of hot RWD Toyota Corolla coupes, the legendary twin-cam AE86 (sold in the States as the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AutoTest-Toyota-Corolla-GT-Coupe-Autocar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1984 Toyota Corolla (AE86) GT Coupe – Drift King In The UK")
Vintage Review: 1984 Toyota Corolla (AE86) GT Coupe – Drift King In The UK
Posted on December 15, 2024 | 17 CommentsIn early 1984, two of the leading UK car magazines tested the final generation of hot RWD Toyota Corolla coupes, the legendary twin-cam AE86 (sold in the States as the […] -
![Although the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sting-Ray-road-test-MT1964-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors")
Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors
Posted on December 14, 2024 | 9 CommentsAlthough the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2018) For those of you familiar with the alternative/new wave rock band The B-52’s and their iconic first hit, “Rock Lobster” from the late 1970s, one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RT0573-Caprice-Estate-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – In A Giant Clam!")
Vintage Review: 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – In A Giant Clam!
Posted on December 12, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 12/12/2018) For those of you familiar with the alternative/new wave rock band The B-52’s and their iconic first hit, “Rock Lobster” from the late 1970s, one of […] -
![After the demise of the two-seater Thunderbird in 1957, American car magazines steadily became less and less interested in the bigger four-seat ‘Birds, annoyed at their average performance, soggy suspension […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1964-11_CL_1965_Ford_Thunderbird_Test_0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: Disc-Braked 1965 Ford Thunderbird – Glitz And Gimmicks Galore, But Surprisingly Good At Slowing Down")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: Disc-Braked 1965 Ford Thunderbird – Glitz And Gimmicks Galore, But Surprisingly Good At Slowing Down
Posted on December 12, 2024 | 26 CommentsAfter the demise of the two-seater Thunderbird in 1957, American car magazines steadily became less and less interested in the bigger four-seat ‘Birds, annoyed at their average performance, soggy suspension […] -
![Although it was never officially offered in the U.S., the 1961 German Ford Taunus 17M — nicknamed “the Bathtub Taunus” for its oval-shaped aerodynamic styling and peaked fenders — […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/access-taunus_17m_p3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1961 Ford Taunus 17M P3 – The Birth Of Ford Of Germany’s “Bathtub Taunus” (With Vintage SCI Photos)")
Automotive History: 1961 Ford Taunus 17M P3 – The Birth Of Ford Of Germany’s “Bathtub Taunus” (With Vintage SCI Photos)
Posted on December 11, 2024 | 27 CommentsAlthough it was never officially offered in the U.S., the 1961 German Ford Taunus 17M — nicknamed “the Bathtub Taunus” for its oval-shaped aerodynamic styling and peaked fenders — […]
