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Vintage Reviews Archive
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CC Capsule Review: 2000 Daewoo Leganza – Will’s First Car
Posted on April 30, 2015 | 54 Comments(When I saw today’s Lexus GS300 CC scheduled, I wanted to do a post on its design-sibling, the Daewoo Leganza. Then I remembered this review I did of a test […] -
Vintage Review: 1969 BMW 2500 – The Modern BMW Six Cylinder Legacy Started Here
Posted on March 30, 2015 | 25 CommentsAlthough the four cylinder BMW 2002 is the model that put the propeller logo on America’s consciousness, it was their legendary silky and powerful sixes that really came to define […] -
The Best Big Car Of 1966? The Perpetual Debate Gets Some Additional Ammo
Posted on March 25, 2015 | 109 Comments(first posted 6/12/2011)Â Â I vividly remember this pretty objective comparison when it arrived in my mailbox in the fall of 1965, and it has colored my perspective ever since, along […] -
Magazine Classic: 1986 Holden Commodore vs Europe – Challenging Teenage Perceptions II
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 36 Comments(click images for full size view) Earlier this year, we here at the Royal Curbside Classic Towers celebrated Thunderbird Week by watching every episode. Oh, hang on, wrong Thunderbirds, rather […] -
Vintage Scoop: Chryslerati – The Shape Of Madness
Posted on August 1, 2014 | 65 Comments“The best looking Italian to show up in this country since my mother came over,” is how Mr. Iacocca describes the infamous TC by Maserati in this December 1985 interview […] -
Vintage Review: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – She’s No Fun, My Three-Oh-One
Posted on June 11, 2014 | 100 CommentsHot off of Perry’s presses is this Motor Trend write-up of the ’79 Grand Prix SJ. Â At MT, everyone’s a winner, so don’t expect any real sign in this review […] -
Vintage Roadtest: Volvo “Moby Dictator” Wagon – Anything But A Whale
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 9 CommentsAs a show of what their newest turbocharged cars were capable of, Volvo’s American operations raided their parts bin and delivered a factory modified wagon to the mavens at Car And […] -
Vintage Scoop: 1986 Seville And Eldorado – If You Don’t Have Anything Nice To Say…
Posted on May 4, 2014 | 184 CommentsIt’s said that true journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed and that by definition, pieces which fall short of that standard amount to mere PR. Â Car […] -
Vintage Capsule Overview: Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupe
Posted on April 17, 2014 | 24 CommentsThe Cohort Sighting of a Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder on Sunday displayed the beauty of this early ’50s Italian classic. Rare and remembered by few today, Aurelias were rare and almost unknown in the […] -
Vintage Scoop: 1979 Mustang Indy Pace Car – The 302 Wakes Up
Posted on April 15, 2014 | 30 CommentsIn keeping with this week’s theme, I dug up an article featuring my favorite Mustang body style, the pre-facelift Fox. Â And while I don’t necessarily care for the graphics package […] -
Vintage Review: 1969 Volvo 164 Test by Road and Track
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 16 CommentsSince the Volvo 164 is in the spotlight today, let’s go back to May of 1969 and read what Road and Track had to say about it. -
Vintage Road Test: 1982 BMW 528e
Posted on March 9, 2014 | 45 CommentsOld road tests are some of my favorite things, especially when they’re in clearly legible format. As this article covers a car I recently mentioned in an article, it seemed […] -
Vintage Review: 1972 Dodge Colt and Toyota Corolla 1600 Wagons
Posted on February 22, 2014 | 27 CommentsThe series on the history of the Dodge Colt that started with the 1971-73 Colt and the Cohort Sighting of a Toyota Corolla 1600 wagon, and the fond reminisces that […] -
Vintage Roadtest: C&D Tests The 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 22 CommentsYes, it’s Big Truck Week here at Curbside Classic, but those of us not keen on these beasts of burden haven’t been forgotten. For readers who want a connection between […]
![CC Driving Impressions: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Turning Dreams Into Reality Confession: Â I really had the hots for these LeBaron’s when they were introduced during my sophomore year of high school. Â They looked great in most every color and it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cheech-and-chong.jpg)
![CC Capsule Review: 2000 Daewoo Leganza – Will’s First Car (When I saw today’s Lexus GS300 CC scheduled, I wanted to do a post on its design-sibling, the Daewoo Leganza. Then I remembered this review I did of a test […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CC-117-019-1200.jpg)
![Vintage Review: 1969 BMW 2500 – The Modern BMW Six Cylinder Legacy Started Here Although the four cylinder BMW 2002 is the model that put the propeller logo on America’s consciousness, it was their legendary silky and powerful sixes that really came to define […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BMW-2500-RT-1-001-1200-crop.jpg)
![The Best Big Car Of 1966? The Perpetual Debate Gets Some Additional Ammo (first posted 6/12/2011)Â Â I vividly remember this pretty objective comparison when it arrived in my mailbox in the fall of 1965, and it has colored my perspective ever since, along […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Pop-Sci-66-001-crop-horz.jpg)
![Magazine Classic: 1986 Holden Commodore vs Europe – Challenging Teenage Perceptions II (click images for full size view) Earlier this year, we here at the Royal Curbside Classic Towers celebrated Thunderbird Week by watching every episode. Oh, hang on, wrong Thunderbirds, rather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Contents2.jpg)
![Vintage Scoop: Chryslerati – The Shape Of Madness “The best looking Italian to show up in this country since my mother came over,” is how Mr. Iacocca describes the infamous TC by Maserati in this December 1985 interview […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SCAN0170.jpg)
![Vintage Review: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – She’s No Fun, My Three-Oh-One Hot off of Perry’s presses is this Motor Trend write-up of the ’79 Grand Prix SJ. Â At MT, everyone’s a winner, so don’t expect any real sign in this review […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GrandPrix3.jpg)
![Vintage Roadtest: Volvo “Moby Dictator” Wagon – Anything But A Whale As a show of what their newest turbocharged cars were capable of, Volvo’s American operations raided their parts bin and delivered a factory modified wagon to the mavens at Car And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Volvo1.jpg)
![Vintage Scoop: 1986 Seville And Eldorado – If You Don’t Have Anything Nice To Say… It’s said that true journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed and that by definition, pieces which fall short of that standard amount to mere PR. Â Car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/EldoSeville.jpg)
![Vintage Capsule Overview: Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupe The Cohort Sighting of a Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder on Sunday displayed the beauty of this early ’50s Italian classic. Rare and remembered by few today, Aurelias were rare and almost unknown in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/04161411.jpg)
![Vintage Scoop: 1979 Mustang Indy Pace Car – The 302 Wakes Up In keeping with this week’s theme, I dug up an article featuring my favorite Mustang body style, the pre-facelift Fox. Â And while I don’t necessarily care for the graphics package […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MustangPaceCar1.jpg)

![Vintage Road Test: 1982 BMW 528e Old road tests are some of my favorite things, especially when they’re in clearly legible format. As this article covers a car I recently mentioned in an article, it seemed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SCAN0115.jpg)
![Vintage Review: 1972 Dodge Colt and Toyota Corolla 1600 Wagons The series on the history of the Dodge Colt that started with the 1971-73 Colt and the Cohort Sighting of a Toyota Corolla 1600 wagon, and the fond reminisces that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1-Colt-and-Corolla-cropped.jpg)
![Vintage Roadtest: C&D Tests The 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo Yes, it’s Big Truck Week here at Curbside Classic, but those of us not keen on these beasts of burden haven’t been forgotten. For readers who want a connection between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SCAN0101.jpg)


