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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![The failure of the Crown in the US market has been hard for many to grasp. If the Corona and Corolla and all the other Toyotas were so red hot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/T-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Crown 2600 (S60) – There’s Some Very Good Reasons The Crown Failed In The US")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Crown 2600 (S60) – There’s Some Very Good Reasons The Crown Failed In The US
Posted on October 13, 2020 | 23 CommentsThe failure of the Crown in the US market has been hard for many to grasp. If the Corona and Corolla and all the other Toyotas were so red hot […] -
![It’s easy to forget what an impact the Capri made in the US, never mind the huge one in Europe. It filled a perfect hole, an affordable European sporty coupe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Capri-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Capri 2600 V6 – “Our Enthusiasm For This Engine Is Almost Unbounded”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Capri 2600 V6 – “Our Enthusiasm For This Engine Is Almost Unbounded”
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 33 CommentsIt’s easy to forget what an impact the Capri made in the US, never mind the huge one in Europe. It filled a perfect hole, an affordable European sporty coupe […] -
![We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in perspective. This Sprint version was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lotus-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 10 CommentsWe’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in perspective. This Sprint version was the […] -
![The Volvo P1800 was already stylistically outdated when it finally went into production in 1961, having been designed back in 1957. Yet it soldiered on all through the sixties, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Volvo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Volvo 1800ES – A Successful Butt Lift")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Volvo 1800ES – A Successful Butt Lift
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 20 CommentsThe Volvo P1800 was already stylistically outdated when it finally went into production in 1961, having been designed back in 1957. Yet it soldiered on all through the sixties, with […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Chrysler-Cirrus-LXi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 16 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![At Curbside we love to discuss the cars of yesterday and reminisce about our memories of owning or driving these cars. We often have very vivid memories of a particular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Vintage-Car-Magazines.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: The Reality of Vintage Road Test Stats – Greatness Through Estimation")
Vintage Reviews: The Reality of Vintage Road Test Stats – Greatness Through Estimation
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 13 CommentsAt Curbside we love to discuss the cars of yesterday and reminisce about our memories of owning or driving these cars. We often have very vivid memories of a particular […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Volvo-S80-T6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volvo S80 T6 Sedan")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volvo S80 T6 Sedan
Posted on October 6, 2020 | 13 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![It’s interesting to read this review of a Saab 99, from a time before it morphed into the more mature 900. The 99 had a lot of positives: a roomy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saab-1-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Saab 99E 1.85 – Better, But Still A Ways To Go")
Vintage R&T Review: Saab 99E 1.85 – Better, But Still A Ways To Go
Posted on October 4, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt’s interesting to read this review of a Saab 99, from a time before it morphed into the more mature 900. The 99 had a lot of positives: a roomy […] -
![Now that’s an interesting line, as this Diplomat was actually seriously considered as the basis of the 1976 Cadillac Seville. As the story goes, the big Opel’s body tolerances were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Opel-1-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Opel Diplomat V8 – “Something That GM Could, And Should, Build In The US”")
Vintage R&T Review: Opel Diplomat V8 – “Something That GM Could, And Should, Build In The US”
Posted on October 3, 2020 | 23 CommentsNow that’s an interesting line, as this Diplomat was actually seriously considered as the basis of the 1976 Cadillac Seville. As the story goes, the big Opel’s body tolerances were […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Audi-A8-4.2-Quattro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 8 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Chevrolet-S-10-Xtreme.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 22 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![We’ve never taken a closer look at the XJ6 Series 1 here. I did find an early XJ12 a block from my house, back in 2009 or so, and wrote […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jaguar-1971-XJ6-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: The (Almost) New Jaguar XJ6 – “A strange and wondrous car”")
Vintage R&T Review: The (Almost) New Jaguar XJ6 – “A strange and wondrous car”
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 35 CommentsWe’ve never taken a closer look at the XJ6 Series 1 here. I did find an early XJ12 a block from my house, back in 2009 or so, and wrote […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Honda-Accord-EX-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6
Posted on September 24, 2020 | 19 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![We’ve had a lot of Volvos in our current Saturday COAL series, but how about a vintage review of the newly fuel injected 1972 164E? Like so many cars of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/scans0006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Volvo 164E – Now Fuel Injected, Depending On Where You Live")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Volvo 164E – Now Fuel Injected, Depending On Where You Live
Posted on September 23, 2020 | 10 CommentsWe’ve had a lot of Volvos in our current Saturday COAL series, but how about a vintage review of the newly fuel injected 1972 164E? Like so many cars of […] -
![I’ve started scanning another box of the vintage R&T’s sent to me by CC reader Lee J., these going back further to 1972. I still have a loooong way to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Analysis (1972): Citroen GS – “‘Remarkable’ Would Be An Understatement”")
Vintage R&T Analysis (1972): Citroen GS – “‘Remarkable’ Would Be An Understatement”
Posted on September 22, 2020 | 34 CommentsI’ve started scanning another box of the vintage R&T’s sent to me by CC reader Lee J., these going back further to 1972. I still have a loooong way to […]
