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Vintage Reviews Archive
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![The 420 was the end of the road for Jaguar’s “compact” sedan line that started in 1956 with the 2.4, commonly called the Mark 1. One year later, the 3.4 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Jag-420-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Sedan – “Abundant Luxury Allied To Outstanding Ride, Maneuverability And Braking”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Sedan – “Abundant Luxury Allied To Outstanding Ride, Maneuverability And Braking”
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 18 CommentsThe 420 was the end of the road for Jaguar’s “compact” sedan line that started in 1956 with the 2.4, commonly called the Mark 1. One year later, the 3.4 […] -
![How to create a legend out of a prosaic British sports car? Stuff a V8 under its hood. It sure worked for Carroll Shelby and his Cobra. Having seen what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tiger-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger II – “There’s Sufficient Power On Tap To Embarrass The Incautious”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger II – “There’s Sufficient Power On Tap To Embarrass The Incautious”
Posted on May 5, 2022 | 28 CommentsHow to create a legend out of a prosaic British sports car? Stuff a V8 under its hood. It sure worked for Carroll Shelby and his Cobra. Having seen what […] -
![Before I jump into the commentary on this review, it’s worth noting that this car was identified as a “VW Automatic”, and the badge on the rear engine lid reads […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VW-auto-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 VW 1500 Automatic – Where’s The “Automatic Stickshift”?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 VW 1500 Automatic – Where’s The “Automatic Stickshift”?
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsBefore I jump into the commentary on this review, it’s worth noting that this car was identified as a “VW Automatic”, and the badge on the rear engine lid reads […] -
![(first posted 5/3/2016) Most American station wagons were seen as disposable workhorses, used hard then dumped and forgotten when done. But thanks to Hollywood, there were certain Plymouth wagons that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RTSatelliteWagonPriaryImage.jpeg "Vintage Review: 1971 Plymouth Satellite Custom Wagon – Road Test Magazine Rates Carol Brady’s Ride")
Vintage Review: 1971 Plymouth Satellite Custom Wagon – Road Test Magazine Rates Carol Brady’s Ride
Posted on May 3, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 5/3/2016) Most American station wagons were seen as disposable workhorses, used hard then dumped and forgotten when done. But thanks to Hollywood, there were certain Plymouth wagons that […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Lotus Elan S/E – “We’ve Never Driven A Car That Is More Sheer Fun To Drive”
Posted on May 2, 2022 | 39 CommentsLet’s take a look at a review of Mrs. Peel’s ride in the Avengers, a Lotus Elan, the S/E edition in this case. -
![Road and Track preference for sports cars, import sedans and domestic compacts was all-too obvious, as its founder and publisher John Bond clearly had no truck with large domestic cars. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Chevelle-1a.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 – “…An Unusually Satisfactory Car”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 – “…An Unusually Satisfactory Car”
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 29 CommentsRoad and Track preference for sports cars, import sedans and domestic compacts was all-too obvious, as its founder and publisher John Bond clearly had no truck with large domestic cars. […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2016) As the 1970s unfolded, Car and Driver introduced new terminology to define an emerging class of cars targeting driving enthusiasts: Super Coupes. It was a far […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a-sspf.jpg "Vintage Comparison Test: 1972 Super Coupes – Car and Driver Evaluates A New Class Of Small Sporty Cars")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1972 Super Coupes – Car and Driver Evaluates A New Class Of Small Sporty Cars
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 108 Comments(first posted 4/28/2016) As the 1970s unfolded, Car and Driver introduced new terminology to define an emerging class of cars targeting driving enthusiasts: Super Coupes. It was a far […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2016) For the April 1971 issue, Road Test Magazine took a sneak peek at a newly introduced German car from GM, the Opel Ascona, which would soon be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/saaasc.jpg "Vintage Review And Commentary: 1971 Opel Ascona – The “Buick” That Should Have Been A Chevy")
Vintage Review And Commentary: 1971 Opel Ascona – The “Buick” That Should Have Been A Chevy
Posted on April 27, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 4/27/2016) For the April 1971 issue, Road Test Magazine took a sneak peek at a newly introduced German car from GM, the Opel Ascona, which would soon be […] -
![My main memory of reading about the new TR-250 was: we got cheated! While the rest of the world got the TR-5, with its new 2.5 L inline six sporting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/TR-250-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph TR-250 – Where’s Our TR-5?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph TR-250 – Where’s Our TR-5?
Posted on April 27, 2022 | 14 CommentsMy main memory of reading about the new TR-250 was: we got cheated! While the rest of the world got the TR-5, with its new 2.5 L inline six sporting […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2016) In the April 1971 issue, Road Test Magazine was rather pleased to find a relatively “normal” Javelin available for testing from AMC. After all, press cars were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RT0471Javelin360MainImage.jpeg "Vintage Road Test: 1971 AMC Javelin – Road Test Magazine Evaluates A Regular Pony Car")
Vintage Road Test: 1971 AMC Javelin – Road Test Magazine Evaluates A Regular Pony Car
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 4/26/2016) In the April 1971 issue, Road Test Magazine was rather pleased to find a relatively “normal” Javelin available for testing from AMC. After all, press cars were […] -
![These two imports, one from Great Britain and one form Germany, represented the beginning of a new breed of European low-cost cars, having applied the same formula as American muscle […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kadett-Cortina-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Opel Kadett Rallye & Ford Cortina GT – Mini Muscle Cars")
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Opel Kadett Rallye & Ford Cortina GT – Mini Muscle Cars
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 30 CommentsThese two imports, one from Great Britain and one form Germany, represented the beginning of a new breed of European low-cost cars, having applied the same formula as American muscle […] -
![The AMX was a product of the same thinking that created the Gremlin: a bit of body surgery will allow us to create a vehicle to compete in a totally […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AMX-1a.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 American Motors AMX – The Gremlin’s Predecessor")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 American Motors AMX – The Gremlin’s Predecessor
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 47 CommentsThe AMX was a product of the same thinking that created the Gremlin: a bit of body surgery will allow us to create a vehicle to compete in a totally […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) In spite of the fiendish (and controversial) name, most Dodge Demons were quite benign machines, as epitomized by this “little old lady from Pasadena” survivor, likely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cccccvb.jpg "Vintage Road Test: 1971 Dodge Demon 340 – Road Test Magazine Takes A Real Devil For A Spin")
Vintage Road Test: 1971 Dodge Demon 340 – Road Test Magazine Takes A Real Devil For A Spin
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) In spite of the fiendish (and controversial) name, most Dodge Demons were quite benign machines, as epitomized by this “little old lady from Pasadena” survivor, likely […] -
![We know that cars aged more rapidly in the good old days, but that’s not to say folks didn’t keep them going. This entertaining but factual article covers the author’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/55-Chevy-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Feature: 1955 Chevrolet Six – Keeping A 12 year Old Chevy With 180k Miles Going")
Vintage R&T Feature: 1955 Chevrolet Six – Keeping A 12 year Old Chevy With 180k Miles Going
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 23 CommentsWe know that cars aged more rapidly in the good old days, but that’s not to say folks didn’t keep them going. This entertaining but factual article covers the author’s […] -
![CAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover-1.jpg "Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland")
Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 29 CommentsCAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […]
