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Vintage Reviews Archive
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Vintage R&T Road Test: Merkur Scorpio
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/6/2016) First was the XR4Ti, now comes the Scorpio to the US under the Merkur moniker. -
Vintage R&T Review: 1987 Buick Grand National GNX – Muscle Car of The 1980s
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 33 Comments(first posted 2/5/2016) Another vintage review is up, this time of possibly the best Muscle Car of the Eighties. -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1986 Jaguar XJ-6 & VW Golf GTI 16V
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 27 Comments(first posted 2/4/2016) Another double feature is up from R&T’s 40th anniversary issue, these two road tests are of cars that couldn’t be more different one from another. -
![The Saab Sonett was never going to be mainstream. For that matter, even Saab sedans were a bit on the edges of the automotive landscape back then, but the cobbled-up […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sonnett-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Saab Sonett III – “…Traces Of Its Kit-Car Origin Still Linger”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Saab Sonett III – “…Traces Of Its Kit-Car Origin Still Linger”
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 17 CommentsThe Saab Sonett was never going to be mainstream. For that matter, even Saab sedans were a bit on the edges of the automotive landscape back then, but the cobbled-up […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1985 Chevrolet Corvette – Smoother, Faster And Better Than Ever
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 28 Comments(first posted 1/29/2016) More of an update than a full-on road test, this one is of the much-improved 1985 C4. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1984 Mitsubishi Galant
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/28/2016) The future is here; Computer-Controlled Suspension. -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1984 Camaro IROC-Z vs Mustang GT – Showdown
Posted on January 27, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/27/2016) This comparison road test confronts two of America’s most known Pony cars- in their highest performance models. -
![The seventies were a transitional time for Ferrari, as the mid-engine Dino and 308 series started to become their volume product, and what the brand increasingly came to be associated […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ferrari-color.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC 4 – A Slightly Bigger Daytona, For What That’s Worth (A Lot Less Now)")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC 4 – A Slightly Bigger Daytona, For What That’s Worth (A Lot Less Now)
Posted on January 27, 2022 | 13 CommentsThe seventies were a transitional time for Ferrari, as the mid-engine Dino and 308 series started to become their volume product, and what the brand increasingly came to be associated […] -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1983 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, Bronco II and Montero – The New Compact SUVs
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/23/2016) It’s time for new SUVs, fit for the Eighties. R&T compares them in the 1983 July issue. -
![So here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/81Tylk2lMtL._AC_SY879_1.jpg "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 58 CommentsSo here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2016) Two Road Tests from R&T’s 1983 July Issue; These cars might be similar in size, but could not be anymore different from each other in every other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/444.jpg "Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier CS & BMW 318i")
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier CS & BMW 318i
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/21/2016) Two Road Tests from R&T’s 1983 July Issue; These cars might be similar in size, but could not be anymore different from each other in every other […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2016) If you remember, R&T used to do Ten Best issues from time to time- actually, my first Ads’ Post of June 1978 was such an issue. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img790.jpg "Vintage R&T Feature: Ten Best Enthusiasts Bargain Cars In 1978")
Vintage R&T Feature: Ten Best Enthusiasts Bargain Cars In 1978
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 1/20/2016) If you remember, R&T used to do Ten Best issues from time to time- actually, my first Ads’ Post of June 1978 was such an issue. […] -
![The Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/corona-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […] -
![Who could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/124-1-crop-horz-vert-1.jpg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsWho could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […] -
![So why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rambler-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 41 CommentsSo why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]
