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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Reviews Archive
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![Some may quibble with the title, but with the exception of a Corvette with the right engine and gears, the 1966 Plymouth Satellite and Dodge Coronet with the new 426 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hemi-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1966 Plymouth 426 Hemi Satellite – The First 13 Second Street Machine")
Vintage Review: 1966 Plymouth 426 Hemi Satellite – The First 13 Second Street Machine
Posted on November 8, 2024 | 19 CommentsSome may quibble with the title, but with the exception of a Corvette with the right engine and gears, the 1966 Plymouth Satellite and Dodge Coronet with the new 426 […] -
![In 1965, the truly big Plymouth Fury returned after a three-year hiatus, which started in 1962 with the controversial downsizing. But the former “full size” wasn’t ditched; it was now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6425274679_89fa64bb7b_c-crop-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury 426 V8 And Belvedere Slant Six – Fast and Furious Meets Slow and Placid")
Vintage Review: 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury 426 V8 And Belvedere Slant Six – Fast and Furious Meets Slow and Placid
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsIn 1965, the truly big Plymouth Fury returned after a three-year hiatus, which started in 1962 with the controversial downsizing. But the former “full size” wasn’t ditched; it was now […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dart-Main-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?")
CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door […] -
![(first posted 10/27/2018) The GTO has become universally acclaimed as the first of the “muscle cars”, a smaller sedan/coupe packing the punch of a hot V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/45339194862_45dab49676_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Studebaker Super Lark – A Better GTO?")
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Studebaker Super Lark – A Better GTO?
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/27/2018) The GTO has become universally acclaimed as the first of the “muscle cars”, a smaller sedan/coupe packing the punch of a hot V8 […] -
![On a recent junkyard trip, I came across a car I never knew existed. I was vaguely aware of the slow-selling sporty Escort EXP Ford dabbled in for a brief […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/exp4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1987 Ford EXP – Forgotten Commuter Coupe")
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Ford EXP – Forgotten Commuter Coupe
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 27 CommentsOn a recent junkyard trip, I came across a car I never knew existed. I was vaguely aware of the slow-selling sporty Escort EXP Ford dabbled in for a brief […] -
![(first posted 10/20/2018) Introduced in September 1954, the Speedster was created by Porsche at the instigation of Max Hoffman who pushed the factory to produce a cheaper, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCI08032018_0047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster 1600 Super – Speedster Part 2.")
Vintage R&T Review: 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster 1600 Super – Speedster Part 2.
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/20/2018) Introduced in September 1954, the Speedster was created by Porsche at the instigation of Max Hoffman who pushed the factory to produce a cheaper, […] -
![(first posted 10/19/2018) The Porsche Speedster of the 1950’s has a mystique and a desirability out of proportion to its actual performance. A 1954 Porsche 1500 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1957_Porsche_356_Speedster_A_rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automobile Quarterly Vintage Review: The Porsche Speedster, Part 1.")
Automobile Quarterly Vintage Review: The Porsche Speedster, Part 1.
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 16 Comments(first posted 10/19/2018) The Porsche Speedster of the 1950’s has a mystique and a desirability out of proportion to its actual performance. A 1954 Porsche 1500 […] -
![We’ve bestowed a lot of love on the slant six hereabouts, especially the legendary Hyper-Pak version. It’s been portrayed as a V8 killer and able to leap tall buildings. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/la-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?")
Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 31 CommentsWe’ve bestowed a lot of love on the slant six hereabouts, especially the legendary Hyper-Pak version. It’s been portrayed as a V8 killer and able to leap tall buildings. But […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2018) As the Pony Car Wars seen and experienced during the mid to late 1960’s-early 1970’s Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-Am race […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCI08032018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Road & Track April 1973 – Testing Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars As SCCA Racers")
Vintage Review: Road & Track April 1973 – Testing Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars As SCCA Racers
Posted on October 19, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/15/2018) As the Pony Car Wars seen and experienced during the mid to late 1960’s-early 1970’s Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-Am race […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rambler-American-1964-CD-001-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily")
Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 98 Comments(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […] -
![I’m sure most of you are familiar with the origins of the Mustang and evolution through 1973, but this R&T feature encapsulates very concisely, especially its origins as a response […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/8-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Feature: Development And Evolution Of The Mustang, 1960-1973 – Ford’s Response To The Corvair Monza Showed Its Falcon Chassis Roots But Was Highly Successful")
Vintage R&T Feature: Development And Evolution Of The Mustang, 1960-1973 – Ford’s Response To The Corvair Monza Showed Its Falcon Chassis Roots But Was Highly Successful
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 3 CommentsI’m sure most of you are familiar with the origins of the Mustang and evolution through 1973, but this R&T feature encapsulates very concisely, especially its origins as a response […] -
![Let’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 16 CommentsLet’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […] -
![The big sport-ish car was definitely a thing in the early ’60s, a market in which Pontiac had been an innovator. Products like the ’62 Grand Prix and the genre-defining […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tumblr_pjweq2lDCW1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Quiet, Large, Sport-ish Luxury; Awaiting Reinvention")
Vintage Review: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Quiet, Large, Sport-ish Luxury; Awaiting Reinvention
Posted on October 12, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe big sport-ish car was definitely a thing in the early ’60s, a market in which Pontiac had been an innovator. Products like the ’62 Grand Prix and the genre-defining […] -
![There’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240830_231618893.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThere’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […] -
![Mazda was engaging in a bit of marketing hyperbole when their new GLC “Great Little Car” showed up in the marketplace in 1977. But when it came to the subcompact/compact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/from-glc-to-mazda3_5-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Mazda GLC – A Pretty Good Little Car")
Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Mazda GLC – A Pretty Good Little Car
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 13 CommentsMazda was engaging in a bit of marketing hyperbole when their new GLC “Great Little Car” showed up in the marketplace in 1977. But when it came to the subcompact/compact […]
