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Vintage Reviews Archive
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Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 27 CommentsThe R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […] -
Vintage Feature & Review: 1980 Lincoln Continental And Mark VI – The Challenges Of Shrinking Giants
Posted on August 2, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/2/2016) As we saw in Eric703’s post on the 1979 Lincoln Continental, the wondrous whoppers were quite successful in their final years and would be hard to […] -
Vintage Autocar Road Test: 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Britons’ First Look
Posted on July 28, 2022 | 36 CommentsThe 1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow profiled in yesterday’s CC represented the last of the line for this generation of uber-upscale sedans. What better way to follow it up than […] -
Vintage Review: 1969 Ford Fairlane 500 – Haven’t We Seen You Somewhere Before?
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/25/2016) In last week’s post on Motor Trend’s comparison of 1969 mid size sedans, Ate Up With Motor pointed out that the Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop featured in […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Saab Sonnet V-4 – “Even The Dimmest Wit Can Find Something Funny To Say About The Appearance Of The Saab Sonnet”
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 21 CommentsIs it possible to get past the cobbled-up kit-car appearance of the Sonnet and do an objective evaluation of it? R&T shows that it is, in considerable detail. -
Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You?
Posted on July 22, 2022 | 45 CommentsI’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Maserati Quattroporte – “More Glamour, Character and Excitement Than Any Other 4-Door Sedan In The World”
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe original Maserati Quattroporte was unrivaled when it arrived in 1963; the only genuine Italian high-performance GT with four doors. It was a rather brilliant move, at a time when […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 AMC Rebel SST, Chevrolet Chevelle Concours, Dodge Coronet 440, Ford Fairlane 500 – Showdown In Pasadena
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 7/20/2016) It’s fun to see Mike Burns’ post on this 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 survivor, imagining how it started life in Oklahoma and then served its duty […] -
Vintage Review: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ – Adding Options Makes The Petite Prix More Grand
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/19/2016) Joseph Dennis has a knack for capturing wonderful images when he visits his hometown of Flint, Michigan, like this Oldsmobile Delta 88 and this Pontiac Grand Prix LJ. […] -
Vintage Review: 1976 Pontiac Trans Am – “Gadzooks But This One’s A Wurlitzer”
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 7/15/2016) -
Vintage R&T Driving Impressions: 1968 Maserati Mistral; And A Feature On How It’s Built
Posted on June 29, 2022 | 12 CommentsMaserati struggled in the sixties while Ferrari thrived. It was one of the storied Italian brands with a racing heritage, but with only six or eight cylinders, its mystique just […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: Two 1968 Shelby GT 350s – Cool And Hot, But Not As Hot As The Z-28
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe original Shelby GT-350 was a Z-28 before there was one. It was raw, lean, quick and fast, and handled better than any Falcon-chassis car had any right too—thanks in […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Lamborghini Miura – “Vroooooooooom!”
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 10 CommentsDid the Lamborghini Miura seem more attainable in 1968 than it did in later years? Road and Track’s subtitle seems to suggest so, but I’m afraid it’s going to be […] -
Vintage R&T Review: Six Affordable Sports Cars – Which Would You Buy in 1976?
Posted on June 23, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/23/2016) The weather just begs for some top-down motoring, and for many, that means a genuine sports car. Back in 1976, there were a lot more options even […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – “7500 RPM Is A Good Shift Point”
Posted on June 23, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe Camaro Z-28 is of course another one of those cars that became legendary and perhaps the most iconic of the muscular pony cars. But it was never intended to […]
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers The R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R16-1-a.jpeg)
![Vintage Feature & Review: 1980 Lincoln Continental And Mark VI – The Challenges Of Shrinking Giants (first posted 8/2/2016) As we saw in Eric703’s post on the 1979 Lincoln Continental, the wondrous whoppers were quite successful in their final years and would be hard to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/7336589b681a25915aa00b7f4a2fe0d3.jpg)
![Vintage Review: 1969 Ford Fairlane 500 – Haven’t We Seen You Somewhere Before? (first posted 7/25/2016) In last week’s post on Motor Trend’s comparison of 1969 mid size sedans, Ate Up With Motor pointed out that the Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop featured in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RT0569FairlaneMainImage.jpeg)

![Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You? I’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wagons-1a.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Maserati Quattroporte – “More Glamour, Character and Excitement Than Any Other 4-Door Sedan In The World” The original Maserati Quattroporte was unrivaled when it arrived in 1963; the only genuine Italian high-performance GT with four doors. It was a rather brilliant move, at a time when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Quat-1a.jpeg)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 AMC Rebel SST, Chevrolet Chevelle Concours, Dodge Coronet 440, Ford Fairlane 500 – Showdown In Pasadena (first posted 7/20/2016) It’s fun to see Mike Burns’ post on this 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 survivor, imagining how it started life in Oklahoma and then served its duty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MT0669MidsizeComaroImage.jpeg)
![Vintage Review: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ – Adding Options Makes The Petite Prix More Grand (first posted 7/19/2016) Joseph Dennis has a knack for capturing wonderful images when he visits his hometown of Flint, Michigan, like this Oldsmobile Delta 88 and this Pontiac Grand Prix LJ. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CD1278GPLJmainimage.jpeg)

![Vintage R&T Driving Impressions: 1968 Maserati Mistral; And A Feature On How It’s Built Maserati struggled in the sixties while Ferrari thrived. It was one of the storied Italian brands with a racing heritage, but with only six or eight cylinders, its mystique just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mistral-1-a.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: Two 1968 Shelby GT 350s – Cool And Hot, But Not As Hot As The Z-28 The original Shelby GT-350 was a Z-28 before there was one. It was raw, lean, quick and fast, and handled better than any Falcon-chassis car had any right too—thanks in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/shelby-1a.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Lamborghini Miura – “Vroooooooooom!” Did the Lamborghini Miura seem more attainable in 1968 than it did in later years? Road and Track’s subtitle seems to suggest so, but I’m afraid it’s going to be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Miura-1a.jpeg)
![Vintage R&T Review: Six Affordable Sports Cars – Which Would You Buy in 1976? (first posted 6/23/2016) The weather just begs for some top-down motoring, and for many, that means a genuine sports car. Back in 1976, there were a lot more options even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RT-6-Sport-Cars-008-900.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – “7500 RPM Is A Good Shift Point” The Camaro Z-28 is of course another one of those cars that became legendary and perhaps the most iconic of the muscular pony cars. But it was never intended to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/z28-1a.jpeg)


