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Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon (And Olds Vista Cruiser) – GM Builds A Better Station Wagon
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 25 Comments(Update: this was a pre-production car; the actual production Sport Wagon came standard with the 210 hp 300 CID V8. These wagons had a mid-year introduction) The first years of […] -
Road & Track Vintage Review: Dodge Colt GT 2-Liter – Torqueflite For The Win
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 44 Comments(First posted 2/15/2018 Another one from the R&T 1975 Buyer’s Guide, which are really just reprints from 1974 issues) There wasn’t a whole lot to distinguish this Dodge […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball?
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […] -
Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It”
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 33 CommentsOnce the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […] -
Road & Track Vintage Review: 1974 Datsun 710 – “A Cheap Imitation Of The 510 At A Much Higher Price”
Posted on February 11, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/11/2018. commentary added 2/8/2024) Nissan entered the seventies with a terrific reputation, thanks to the class-beating 510. Now Nissan seemed intent to mess it all up some, and […] -
Road & Track Review: 1974 AMC Matador X Coupe – “Sleek & Fast But Oversize & Thirsty” and Two Years Too Late
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/9/2018; updated with commentary 2/8/2024) R&T notes that thanks to the Gremlin’s (relative) success, AMC was able to increase its market share in 1973, although the impact of […] -
Road & Track Vintage Comparison: Six Compact Wagons – 1974 AMC Sportabout, Mazda RX-4, Peugeot 504, Toyota Mk II, Volvo 145, VW 412
Posted on February 8, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/8/2018) R&T takes a look at alternatives to the typical large American station wagon. Sadly, there’s no FWD wagon to add a bit of counterpoint to […] -
Road & Track 1974 Vintage Review: Five Exotic Open Sports Cars – Corvette, Porsche 911, Dino 246GTS, Mercedes 450SL and Jaguar E-Type V12
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/7/2018. Updated to correct year; all were 1974 MY cars except for the Dino, which was a 1973) Road and Track puts five of the most desirable […] -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1971 Capri 2000, Toyota Celica ST, and Opel Rallye 1900 – Sport Coupes For The ’70s
Posted on February 7, 2024 | 31 CommentsThe landscape was changing as the 1970s started, and the Muscle Car Boom had passed its climax. With that, a new generation of more fuel-efficient and nimbler vehicles would gain […] -
Road & Track 1975 Vintage Review: Sports Sedans vs Sports Cars – Triumph Spitfire vs Chevrolet Vega; Fiat X1/9 vs VW Dasher; Jensen-Healey vs BMW 2002tii
Posted on February 6, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 2/6/2018) It may seem like some rather unlikely pairings, especially the first one, but R&T decided to pit sporty sedans with sports cars in three price classes. And […] -
Road & Track 1975 Buyer’s Guide – Imports and Domestic Compacts
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/5/2018) Among the treasure trove of hundreds of vintage R&T magazines a CC reader sent me about a year ago or so is this Buyer’s Guide from 1975. […] -
Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 20 CommentsPickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Economy Imports – Road Test Reviews A Large Crop Of Little Cars
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 2/2/2018) The case of the missing Simca is solved. Last week, when we took a look at Road Test‘s extensive comparison of 1968 economy imports, […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Datsun 200-SX (Silvia) – Quirky Styling & Average Performance
Posted on January 28, 2024 | 22 CommentsNissan’s sporty coupe, the Silvia, reached the US in 1977 as the Datsun 200-SX. The model arrived to a red-hot import market, ready to make an impression with its funky […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1968 Economy Imports – A Really Big Comparison Of Really Small Cars
Posted on January 26, 2024 | 75 Comments(first posted 1/26/2018) Sit back and relax. Get something to drink. Take the weekend if you need to. This is going to take a while. For your reading […]