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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![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/2020/07/1999-Nissan-Quset-SE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Quest SE")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Quest SE
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 11 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 […] -
![“MG” was synonymous with “sports car” for several decades. It all started with the spidery TC, a 1920’s style roadster that American GIs discovered while stationed in the UK during […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MGA-1500-Roadster-red-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 MGA – New Body, Familiar Sensations")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 MGA – New Body, Familiar Sensations
Posted on July 10, 2020 | 13 Comments“MG” was synonymous with “sports car” for several decades. It all started with the spidery TC, a 1920’s style roadster that American GIs discovered while stationed in the UK during […] -
![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/2020/07/1999-Mazda-626LX-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mazda 626LX V6")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mazda 626LX V6
Posted on July 9, 2020 | 11 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 […] -
![Given the Corvette’s miserable sales in its first few years, it was a very good move on Ford’s part to reposition their sports car project Thunderbird as a “personal car”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Thunderbird-1957-from-high.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Thunderbird – Do We Detect a Wee Bit of Corvette Envy?")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Thunderbird – Do We Detect a Wee Bit of Corvette Envy?
Posted on July 8, 2020 | 25 CommentsGiven the Corvette’s miserable sales in its first few years, it was a very good move on Ford’s part to reposition their sports car project Thunderbird as a “personal car”. […] -
![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/2020/07/1999-Infiniti-G20t.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti G20t")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti G20t
Posted on July 7, 2020 | 11 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/2020/06/1999-Mitsubishi-Galant-ES.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant ES")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant ES
Posted on July 2, 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 […] -
![posted at the Cohort by LeSabretoothTiger Our survey of 1957 sports cars and GT cars wouldn’t be complete without the Corvette, especially since that year was a big one for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Vette-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Dual Road Test: 1957 Corvettes, Dual Quad Carbs and Fuel Injected – Fast and…Fast")
Vintage SCI Dual Road Test: 1957 Corvettes, Dual Quad Carbs and Fuel Injected – Fast and…Fast
Posted on July 1, 2020 | 34 Commentsposted at the Cohort by LeSabretoothTiger Our survey of 1957 sports cars and GT cars wouldn’t be complete without the Corvette, especially since that year was a big one for […] -
![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/2020/06/1999-Toyota-Tacoma-PreRunner-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner V6")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner V6
Posted on June 30, 2020 | 7 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 […] -
![The evolution of the sports car has a number of key developmental milestones. But one company decided to ignore them early on, and just stay in the late 1910’s forever, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Morgan-1957-Plus-4-red-white.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Morgan Plus Four (TR-3 Engine) – Already Outdated, or The Anti-190SL")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Morgan Plus Four (TR-3 Engine) – Already Outdated, or The Anti-190SL
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe evolution of the sports car has a number of key developmental milestones. But one company decided to ignore them early on, and just stay in the late 1910’s forever, […] -
![Given today’s high beltlines and gunslit windows, the Volvo 262C doesn’t look all that odd. It was just forty years ahead of its time. But it raised eyebrows pretty consistently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Volvo-262-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Volvo 262C – “There Simply Is Not Enough Headroom”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Volvo 262C – “There Simply Is Not Enough Headroom”
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 22 CommentsGiven today’s high beltlines and gunslit windows, the Volvo 262C doesn’t look all that odd. It was just forty years ahead of its time. But it raised eyebrows pretty consistently […] -
![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/2020/06/1999-Mercedes-Benz-SLK230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 21 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 […] -
![The Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to buy one for relative peanuts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mercedes-190SL-M2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 44 CommentsThe Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to buy one for relative peanuts […] -
![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/2020/06/1998-Audi-A4-Avant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Audi A4 Avant")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Audi A4 Avant
Posted on June 23, 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 […] -
![Chrysler pioneered the big American performance car. By that, I mean the complete package, not just a hot engine option on a marshmallow-suspended sedan or coupe. It started with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Plymouth-1957-fury-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Plymouth Fury – The Best All-Round Performance Car Of Its Time?")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Plymouth Fury – The Best All-Round Performance Car Of Its Time?
Posted on June 22, 2020 | 52 CommentsChrysler pioneered the big American performance car. By that, I mean the complete package, not just a hot engine option on a marshmallow-suspended sedan or coupe. It started with the […] -
![Although most commonly known as the Austin-Healey 3000, that version of the “Big Healey” (to differentiate it from the Sprite) was the third major variant of the series, built from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/austin-healey-100-6-1959-fq-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Austin-Healey 100-6 – The Big Healey Gets a Six")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Austin-Healey 100-6 – The Big Healey Gets a Six
Posted on June 20, 2020 | 4 CommentsAlthough most commonly known as the Austin-Healey 3000, that version of the “Big Healey” (to differentiate it from the Sprite) was the third major variant of the series, built from […]
