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Vintage Reviews Archive
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![(first posted 4/4/2016) Rest assured, this is not a belated April Fool’s Day post. In the August 1973 issue of Car and Driver, the editors lined up a rather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/0873CDmainImage.jpeg "Vintage C&D Comparison: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon Versus 1973 Mercedes 450SE – No Joke, Car And Driver Compares A Colonnade To An S-Class")
Vintage C&D Comparison: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon Versus 1973 Mercedes 450SE – No Joke, Car And Driver Compares A Colonnade To An S-Class
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 4/4/2016) Rest assured, this is not a belated April Fool’s Day post. In the August 1973 issue of Car and Driver, the editors lined up a rather […] -
![This is the third and final of the three GM “mid-sized” cars that R&T tested in 1973, following the Grand Am and Cutlass Salon. Their motivation was to determine just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/monte-1a.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – “Underneath Baroque Architecture, Some Nice Chassis Engineering”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – “Underneath Baroque Architecture, Some Nice Chassis Engineering”
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 53 CommentsThis is the third and final of the three GM “mid-sized” cars that R&T tested in 1973, following the Grand Am and Cutlass Salon. Their motivation was to determine just […] -
![(Note: the title is incorrect; it’s actually an L-82 engine) The C3 Corvette’s first significant change on what was to be its long life came in 1973, when it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vette-1a.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Corvette – “Changes For 1973 Produce Mixed Results”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Corvette – “Changes For 1973 Produce Mixed Results”
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 21 Comments(Note: the title is incorrect; it’s actually an L-82 engine) The C3 Corvette’s first significant change on what was to be its long life came in 1973, when it […] -
![Yes, there was a time when it wasn’t exactly hard to identify “the world’s best sedan”, and with the arrival of the newest w116 S-Class Mercedes, it was pretty much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Mercedes 450 SE – “World’s Best Sedan?” Did You Have To Ask?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Mercedes 450 SE – “World’s Best Sedan?” Did You Have To Ask?
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 39 CommentsYes, there was a time when it wasn’t exactly hard to identify “the world’s best sedan”, and with the arrival of the newest w116 S-Class Mercedes, it was pretty much […] -
![Austin had once been the best selling import brand in the US for a number of years in the immediate post-war era, until it was taken down by VW in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/marina-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Austin Marina GT – Dead Before Arrival")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Austin Marina GT – Dead Before Arrival
Posted on March 31, 2022 | 45 CommentsAustin had once been the best selling import brand in the US for a number of years in the immediate post-war era, until it was taken down by VW in […] -
![This review makes interesting reading, as it’s something of a counterpoint to our retrospective CC’s and such that we’ve used to trash the poor, cute little baby Chevy. Although certain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vega-1a.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT – Improved, Up To A Point")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT – Improved, Up To A Point
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 51 CommentsThis review makes interesting reading, as it’s something of a counterpoint to our retrospective CC’s and such that we’ve used to trash the poor, cute little baby Chevy. Although certain […] -
![Road and Track set out to test the field of the nice sports cars approved to participate in the SCCA’s new racing class: Showroom Stock Sports Cars, as an addition […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Race-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Track Test: Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars – Swing Axles FTW!")
Vintage R&T Track Test: Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars – Swing Axles FTW!
Posted on March 25, 2022 | 24 CommentsRoad and Track set out to test the field of the nice sports cars approved to participate in the SCCA’s new racing class: Showroom Stock Sports Cars, as an addition […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2016) Paul’s recent write-up on the 1965 Impala Super Sport gave a comprehesive overview of the car. But what was it like to live with on a daily basis? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Capture.jpg "Vintage Review: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Road Test Magazine Provides An Owner’s Perspective")
Vintage Review: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Road Test Magazine Provides An Owner’s Perspective
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/24/2016) Paul’s recent write-up on the 1965 Impala Super Sport gave a comprehesive overview of the car. But what was it like to live with on a daily basis? […] -
![Road and Track tested three of GM’s new 1973 not-so “mid-sized cars” that were clearly trying to be more European, or had some aspects of European qualities in their make-up […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Salon-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Just How Much Like A European Sedan Is It?”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Just How Much Like A European Sedan Is It?”
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 54 CommentsRoad and Track tested three of GM’s new 1973 not-so “mid-sized cars” that were clearly trying to be more European, or had some aspects of European qualities in their make-up […] -
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura – Road Test Magazine Considers A Mustang Alternative
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/22/2014) Next up in the March 1966 issue of Road Test, the newly updated Falcon was taken for a spin. -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Porsche 928S and G-Body Laser/Daytona
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 1/22/2016) Here’s another double feature from R&T’s 1983 July issue, this time of two sports cars. -
![(first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tttorr.jpg "Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship")
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CD0366SixSupercarsP1.jpeg "Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars")
Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […] -
![The Jensen-Healey is one of the sadder footnotes of the 1970s. It was anticipated with considerable excitement, as the Austin-Healey 100/3000 had made such a significant impact in the sports […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/JH-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Jensen-Healey – Competitive But Not Exciting")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Jensen-Healey – Competitive But Not Exciting
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe Jensen-Healey is one of the sadder footnotes of the 1970s. It was anticipated with considerable excitement, as the Austin-Healey 100/3000 had made such a significant impact in the sports […] -
![The review of this Hornet Hatchback makes an interesting counterpart to the Grand Am review in the same issue as it makes a rather compelling case for it being a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hornet-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback – The Best American Competitor To The European Sport Sedans?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback – The Best American Competitor To The European Sport Sedans?
Posted on March 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsThe review of this Hornet Hatchback makes an interesting counterpart to the Grand Am review in the same issue as it makes a rather compelling case for it being a […]
