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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![(first posted 9/26/2015) As chronicled on the pages of Car and Driver, arguably America’s most irreverent and entertaining car magazine in the late 1970s, a few short years saw the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1976 C/D Cadillac Seville GT – How To Build A Mercedes-Killer")
Vintage Review: 1976 C/D Cadillac Seville GT – How To Build A Mercedes-Killer
Posted on September 26, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 9/26/2015) As chronicled on the pages of Car and Driver, arguably America’s most irreverent and entertaining car magazine in the late 1970s, a few short years saw the […] -
![VW, which had made small incremental changes to the Beetle its hallmark, amped up its tortoise-pace significantly starting in 1965. That year brought much larger glass areas all-round. 1966 ushered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vw-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1967 VW 1500 Beetle – Americanizing The Beetle")
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 VW 1500 Beetle – Americanizing The Beetle
Posted on September 26, 2021 | 41 CommentsVW, which had made small incremental changes to the Beetle its hallmark, amped up its tortoise-pace significantly starting in 1965. That year brought much larger glass areas all-round. 1966 ushered […] -
![Americans’ obsession with big or more being better all-too often results in compromises or unintended consequences. I remember plenty of breathless reviews of the 1966 and 1967 Corvette, invariably with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vette-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Corvette Sting Ray (300HP 327) – “The Corvette For The Thinking Driver”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Corvette Sting Ray (300HP 327) – “The Corvette For The Thinking Driver”
Posted on September 24, 2021 | 23 CommentsAmericans’ obsession with big or more being better all-too often results in compromises or unintended consequences. I remember plenty of breathless reviews of the 1966 and 1967 Corvette, invariably with […] -
Vintage Review: Car and Driver Tests The Downsized 1978 Cadillac Coupe De Ville
Posted on September 23, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 9/23/2015) CC reader GN left this period review in the comment section. It deserves a post of its own. -
![I was curious to see what a sports-car oriented magazine like R&T would say about a classic American muscle car like the Coronet R/T, and not just because they share […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RT-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T – More Road Than Track")
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T – More Road Than Track
Posted on September 23, 2021 | 14 CommentsI was curious to see what a sports-car oriented magazine like R&T would say about a classic American muscle car like the Coronet R/T, and not just because they share […] -
![The Shelby Mustang took a giant turn for 1967. Instead of a hard, lean and sports car, it was now a bloated Mustang with an appearance package, powered by a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shelby-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Shelby GT 500 – The Shelby Thunderbird")
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Shelby GT 500 – The Shelby Thunderbird
Posted on September 17, 2021 | 23 CommentsThe Shelby Mustang took a giant turn for 1967. Instead of a hard, lean and sports car, it was now a bloated Mustang with an appearance package, powered by a […] -
![To find this review was a bit of a surprise, as the Fiat 1100R was a rather rare sight in the US at this time. It was the final evolution […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fiat-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Fiat 1100R – The End Of The Road For The Millecento")
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Fiat 1100R – The End Of The Road For The Millecento
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 10 CommentsTo find this review was a bit of a surprise, as the Fiat 1100R was a rather rare sight in the US at this time. It was the final evolution […] -
![We have given The Goddess plenty of veneration on our pages (links at bottom), but there’s a lot of subjectivity and hindsight in the, understandably. So this review was interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DS-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Citroen DS-21 – “Abounding In Interesting Technical Features”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Citroen DS-21 – “Abounding In Interesting Technical Features”
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 23 CommentsWe have given The Goddess plenty of veneration on our pages (links at bottom), but there’s a lot of subjectivity and hindsight in the, understandably. So this review was interesting […] -
![(Since I’m out on the coast again for a few days, I’m going to do something a bit different and re-run a new car review I did back at TTAC. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cube-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 2009 Nissan Cube – Cubism Meets Dali")
Vintage Review: 2009 Nissan Cube – Cubism Meets Dali
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 19 Comments(Since I’m out on the coast again for a few days, I’m going to do something a bit different and re-run a new car review I did back at TTAC. […] -
![The Pontiac OHC six is a perfect example of the pitfalls of how GM was organized and run back in the day. The divisions had a fair amount of leeway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sprint-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Pontiac Sprint – Nice Engine; Wrong Car")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Pontiac Sprint – Nice Engine; Wrong Car
Posted on July 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsThe Pontiac OHC six is a perfect example of the pitfalls of how GM was organized and run back in the day. The divisions had a fair amount of leeway […] -
![This review is something of a follow-up to an earlier review that R&T did with a 1965 Barracuda S. That one lacked the disc brakes that the ’66 had. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Barracuda-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track review: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda S – Disc Brakes (And An Automatic) Do Make A Difference")
Vintage Road & Track review: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda S – Disc Brakes (And An Automatic) Do Make A Difference
Posted on July 15, 2021 | 37 CommentsThis review is something of a follow-up to an earlier review that R&T did with a 1965 Barracuda S. That one lacked the disc brakes that the ’66 had. But […] -
![The Alpine was Rootes competitor to the MG. That was the MGA back when the first Alpine (with its pointy fins) arrived in 1960, with its 1494 cc four making […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/alpine-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Sunbeam Alpine (Series V) – The Alpine Gets A New Engine With 5 Main Bearings and 99 BHP")
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Sunbeam Alpine (Series V) – The Alpine Gets A New Engine With 5 Main Bearings and 99 BHP
Posted on July 11, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe Alpine was Rootes competitor to the MG. That was the MGA back when the first Alpine (with its pointy fins) arrived in 1960, with its 1494 cc four making […] -
![After the somewhat lackluster 924, which was originally conceived as an Audi and was widely felt to not be worthy of the storied name it wore, Porsche nailed it with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/944-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Porsche 944 – “Worthy of the Marque”")
Vintage R&T Review: Porsche 944 – “Worthy of the Marque”
Posted on July 2, 2021 | 23 CommentsAfter the somewhat lackluster 924, which was originally conceived as an Audi and was widely felt to not be worthy of the storied name it wore, Porsche nailed it with […] -
CC Outtake: An Anglo-American Land Rover Defender
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 7 CommentsRecently I posted about a curbside spotting of a Spanish Land Rover Santana, in -
![It was two years after its European introduction before the all new 911 was officially sent to America, along with its new stablemate, the four cylinder 912. Presumably Porsche wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/912-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Porsche 912 – “Oversteer Is A Thing Of The Past”")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1966 Porsche 912 – “Oversteer Is A Thing Of The Past”
Posted on June 18, 2021 | 19 CommentsIt was two years after its European introduction before the all new 911 was officially sent to America, along with its new stablemate, the four cylinder 912. Presumably Porsche wanted […]
