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Vintage Editorial: The Industry Is At A Crisis (1981)
Posted on January 6, 2016 | 43 CommentsScanned from R&T’s 1981 March issue, these are two very interesting articles concerning the major crisis that the American car industry was undergoing at the time. -
Vintage Review: SAAB 900 Turbo Sedan, Volvo GLT Turbo
Posted on December 26, 2015 | 17 CommentsTwo Swedish Turbo sedans- which do you prefer, if any? -
Vintage Road Test: Mercedes Benz 380SEL W126
Posted on December 24, 2015 | 13 CommentsR&T fell over themselves with extensive coverage of the new S-Class in 1979, but now comes the Road Test. -
Vintage Review: Lotus Turbo Esprit
Posted on December 23, 2015 | 4 CommentsThe cover story of R&T’s 1981 January issue. With turbo power, this car has stepped into the big boys’ league. -
Vintage Road Test: Porsche 924S Turbo
Posted on December 18, 2015 | 17 CommentsThe 924 gains a Turbo- and a road test. -
Vintage Road Test, Reviews, Reports and What-Not: Morgan at 70 (Back in 1980). It’s Morgan-Mania!
Posted on December 17, 2015 | 11 CommentsR&T dedicated most of 1980 August issue to Morgan, which turned 70 at that time. It’s amazing to think how many car manufacturers vanished completely, whilest Morgan is still with […] -
Vintage Review: Aston Martin Bulldog
Posted on December 13, 2015 | 20 CommentsBy no means a Curbside Classic, this one-off is interesting and I think, worth a mention. -
Vintage Review: Ford Escort Technical Tidbits
Posted on December 12, 2015 | 33 CommentsR&T did this article similar to the X-cars technical analysis, although low-keyed. -
Vintage Review: Mazda RX-7 Extended-Use Report
Posted on December 11, 2015 | 9 CommentsR&T continue with another interesting Extended-use report, curiously of another Japanese coupe (see previous post). -
Vintage Review: Audi 5000 Turbo
Posted on December 3, 2015 | 10 CommentsRemember the Extended-Use Audi 5000 R&T liked so much? Well, here’s an impression of the 5000 Turbo. -
Vintage Road Test: Porsche 911SC
Posted on December 2, 2015 | 6 CommentsHere’s a road test of an icon. -
Vintage Review: Toyota Celica GT Liftback Extended-Use Report
Posted on November 30, 2015 | 16 CommentsMore than just an extended-use report, as R&T did some (slight) chassis modifications to the Celica. -
Vintage Review: Fiat 850 Spider
Posted on November 27, 2015 | 29 CommentsR&T used to do “Used Classic Car” articles. This is one of them. -
Vintage Road Test: BMW 320i 5-Speed E21
Posted on November 26, 2015 | 8 CommentsA driver’s machine if anything else. -
Vintage Road & Track Report: The 55-MPH Myth
Posted on November 23, 2015 | 34 CommentsOnce Road & Track were “done” with the Air-bags report (BTW, I’ve updated that post), they set their minds to the Speed Limit Act- six years after its inception, […]