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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 in insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Mercedes-Benz-C280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Mercedes-Benz C280")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Mercedes-Benz C280
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 25 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 in insert in […] -
![In my last COAL, I had mentioned that I used to write car reviews for a Washington D.C.-based car magazine, African Americans On Wheels. A couple of commentators mentioned that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Toyota-Corolla-LE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Toyota Corolla LE")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Toyota Corolla LE
Posted on March 5, 2020 | 28 CommentsIn my last COAL, I had mentioned that I used to write car reviews for a Washington D.C.-based car magazine, African Americans On Wheels. A couple of commentators mentioned that […] -
![One of the most memorable experiences on my third day in the US, on August 29, 1960, was a long drive through Manhattan in a relative’s white over yellow ’57 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cover-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test & Tech Report: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette – “Is It Really A Sports Car?”")
Vintage R&T Road Test & Tech Report: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette – “Is It Really A Sports Car?”
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 52 CommentsOne of the most memorable experiences on my third day in the US, on August 29, 1960, was a long drive through Manhattan in a relative’s white over yellow ’57 […] -
![Last week Paul posted an article about the Chevrolet Nova and the Ford Granada. The article focused on how the hot selling Granada handily beat the Nova in the luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LASD-Nova-9C1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – “Super Nova”")
Vintage Review: Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – “Super Nova”
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 34 CommentsLast week Paul posted an article about the Chevrolet Nova and the Ford Granada. The article focused on how the hot selling Granada handily beat the Nova in the luxury […] -
![Bloated, overweight, slow, wallowing. These are the words often used to describe Ford’s full-size cars of the 1970s. They have been described as being the poster child for the malaise […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1976 Ford LTD – “All Is Well with the American Dream”")
Vintage Review: 1976 Ford LTD – “All Is Well with the American Dream”
Posted on December 12, 2019 | 92 CommentsBloated, overweight, slow, wallowing. These are the words often used to describe Ford’s full-size cars of the 1970s. They have been described as being the poster child for the malaise […] -
![In my series on the Ford 335-Series engines, I covered in detail the performance potential designed into Ford’s 351C. Unfortunately, this engine really had little opportunity to shine with minimizing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CD-Boss-351-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 – “It’s Possible That Stylists Can’t Work in a Sporty Medium”")
Vintage Reviews: 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 – “It’s Possible That Stylists Can’t Work in a Sporty Medium”
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 63 CommentsIn my series on the Ford 335-Series engines, I covered in detail the performance potential designed into Ford’s 351C. Unfortunately, this engine really had little opportunity to shine with minimizing […] -
![Motor Trend classified the core of the American car market as “Family Cars” in 1959, and they certainly represented the bulk of sales. The Big Three dominated with their large […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MT0159-Family-Cars-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: Motor Trend’s 1959 World Cars Issue – Family Cars And Luxury Cars")
Vintage Article: Motor Trend’s 1959 World Cars Issue – Family Cars And Luxury Cars
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 30 CommentsMotor Trend classified the core of the American car market as “Family Cars” in 1959, and they certainly represented the bulk of sales. The Big Three dominated with their large […] -
![A long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2007-Nissan-Quest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting")
CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 38 CommentsA long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […] -
![(Note: the writer obviously transposed “month” to “week” so the weekly mileage, and all the service intervals, undoubtedly should be “per month”, not “per week”. If you make that change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Science_Mechanics_7-70_cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1970 Dodge NYC Taxi (Plus! How They Make Them Last!)")
Vintage Review: 1970 Dodge NYC Taxi (Plus! How They Make Them Last!)
Posted on October 24, 2018 | 38 Comments(Note: the writer obviously transposed “month” to “week” so the weekly mileage, and all the service intervals, undoubtedly should be “per month”, not “per week”. If you make that change […] -
![Road and Track tended to be a bit dry and serious, but their writer Henry N. Manney III compensated for that with his antics and humor. Here he takes on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Scans0008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage 1976 R&T Review: Lincoln Continental Limo – By Henry N. Manney III")
Vintage 1976 R&T Review: Lincoln Continental Limo – By Henry N. Manney III
Posted on June 26, 2018 | 26 CommentsRoad and Track tended to be a bit dry and serious, but their writer Henry N. Manney III compensated for that with his antics and humor. Here he takes on […] -
![John Dinkel, R&T’s technical Editor, did a nice series of the explanation of common automotive terms. I didn’t scan the earlier ones when I scanned the reviews from the previous […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scans-20012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Auto Dictionary: T -Z – Want The Rest?")
Vintage R&T Auto Dictionary: T -Z – Want The Rest?
Posted on June 1, 2018 | 7 CommentsJohn Dinkel, R&T’s technical Editor, did a nice series of the explanation of common automotive terms. I didn’t scan the earlier ones when I scanned the reviews from the previous […] -
Road & Track Tested in Europe: 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo – “Watch Out!”
Posted on February 13, 2018 | 17 CommentsFour cylinder turbos are par for the course in so many cars, including BMWs. But it was an exotic novelty in 1974. -
![The Peugeot 604 has received its share of love here, but let’s go back to the time when it was just appearing. Road and Track does their usual thorough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Peugeot-604-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and First Drive: Peugeot 604")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and First Drive: Peugeot 604
Posted on June 3, 2017 | 40 CommentsThe Peugeot 604 has received its share of love here, but let’s go back to the time when it was just appearing. Road and Track does their usual thorough […] -
![We’ve covered the XJ-S here a few times before, but it’s always interesting to read the perspective from a new car intro, when there are yet no accumulated experiences […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Jag-XJS-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Intro: New Jaguar XJS")
Vintage R&T Intro: New Jaguar XJS
Posted on June 2, 2017 | 18 CommentsWe’ve covered the XJ-S here a few times before, but it’s always interesting to read the perspective from a new car intro, when there are yet no accumulated experiences […] -
![The seventies were noted for the huge expansion in the automotive ne-classic retro movement, which started in 1963 with these drawings by Virgil Exner. It was a natural raction to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Panther-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Panther De Ville – A Panther of a Different Sort")
Vintage R&T Review: Panther De Ville – A Panther of a Different Sort
Posted on May 29, 2017 | 24 CommentsThe seventies were noted for the huge expansion in the automotive ne-classic retro movement, which started in 1963 with these drawings by Virgil Exner. It was a natural raction to […]
