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Vintage Reviews Archive
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![Some time ago, 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LASD-Nova-9C1.jpg "Vintage MT Review: 1976 Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – A Close Look At The Police-Spec “Super Nova”")
Vintage MT Review: 1976 Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – A Close Look At The Police-Spec “Super Nova”
Posted on February 7, 2026 | 22 CommentsSome time ago, 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 […] -
![Would you believe, in 1968, a turbocharged six-cylinder Corvair capable of low-13-second quarter-mile times, a record-setting top speed of more than 156 mph, and “fantastic cornering power”? Tom Keosababian built […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1965-Chevrolet-Corvair-Tom-Keosasabian-Speedweek-1967-115x115.webp "Vintage Car Life Review: “The World’s Fastest Corvair” – This 156 MPH Modified 1965 Corvair Corsa Turbo Could Run With A 427 Corvette")
Vintage Car Life Review: “The World’s Fastest Corvair” – This 156 MPH Modified 1965 Corvair Corsa Turbo Could Run With A 427 Corvette
Posted on February 4, 2026 | 6 CommentsWould you believe, in 1968, a turbocharged six-cylinder Corvair capable of low-13-second quarter-mile times, a record-setting top speed of more than 156 mph, and “fantastic cornering power”? Tom Keosababian built […] -
![The Chevrolet Nova’s economy car image should have made it the ultimate “sleeper,” a car that catches unsuspecting street racers by surprise by being faster than it looks. By the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/028-115x115.jpg "Vintage Hot Rod Magazine Test: 1969 Chevrolet Nova SS 396 – Not A Sleeper, But A “13-Second Grocery Getter”")
Vintage Hot Rod Magazine Test: 1969 Chevrolet Nova SS 396 – Not A Sleeper, But A “13-Second Grocery Getter”
Posted on February 1, 2026 | 34 CommentsThe Chevrolet Nova’s economy car image should have made it the ultimate “sleeper,” a car that catches unsuspecting street racers by surprise by being faster than it looks. By the […] -
![In early 1961, Mercedes-Benz rolled out a luxury coupe version of its W111 “Heckflosse” platform: the first of the modern S-Class coupes, with no tail fins, but a sleek pillarless […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1962-Mercedes-220SE-coupe-white-Bring-a-Trailer-7-front-3q-right-high-115x115.webp "Vintage M/T Review: 1962 Mercedes-Benz 220SEb Coupe – This Handsome Hardtop Seemed To Confuse The Heckflosse Out Of Motor Trend")
Vintage M/T Review: 1962 Mercedes-Benz 220SEb Coupe – This Handsome Hardtop Seemed To Confuse The Heckflosse Out Of Motor Trend
Posted on January 30, 2026 | 25 CommentsIn early 1961, Mercedes-Benz rolled out a luxury coupe version of its W111 “Heckflosse” platform: the first of the modern S-Class coupes, with no tail fins, but a sleek pillarless […] -
![I recently wrote a full profile of the forth generation (C4) Corvette. In the course of research I read several contemporary road tests. The most interesting one to me was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/s-l1600crop-115x115.jpg "Vintage R & T Test: 1986 Corvette Z51 vs. 1968 Corvette L88 – Eighties Upstart Takes On Sixties Icon")
Vintage R & T Test: 1986 Corvette Z51 vs. 1968 Corvette L88 – Eighties Upstart Takes On Sixties Icon
Posted on January 27, 2026 | 8 CommentsI recently wrote a full profile of the forth generation (C4) Corvette. In the course of research I read several contemporary road tests. The most interesting one to me was […] -
![Car and Driver ran a lot of stunts in its heyday, but this was one of their most bizarre: In spring 1968, they sent English associate editor Charles Fox on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Car-and-Driver-1968-08-60-61-joined-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Review: New York To D.C. With No Cash, No Cards, 12 Checks, And A New Lincoln Continental Mark III")
Vintage C/D Review: New York To D.C. With No Cash, No Cards, 12 Checks, And A New Lincoln Continental Mark III
Posted on January 16, 2026 | 29 CommentsCar and Driver ran a lot of stunts in its heyday, but this was one of their most bizarre: In spring 1968, they sent English associate editor Charles Fox on […] -
![The Chevrolet Laguna Type S-3 was the sportiest midsize Chevy you could buy in 1974, and it was still available with the big-block LS4 Turbo-Jet 454 engine. Car and Driver […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1974-Chevrolet-Laguna-Type-S-3-Antique-White-OnAllCylinders-front-3q-left-banner-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Review: 1974 Chevrolet Laguna Type S-3 454 – Was This Rare Big-Engine Chevy A Muscle Car Or Just Another Freeway Cruiser?")
Vintage C/D Review: 1974 Chevrolet Laguna Type S-3 454 – Was This Rare Big-Engine Chevy A Muscle Car Or Just Another Freeway Cruiser?
Posted on January 14, 2026 | 26 CommentsThe Chevrolet Laguna Type S-3 was the sportiest midsize Chevy you could buy in 1974, and it was still available with the big-block LS4 Turbo-Jet 454 engine. Car and Driver […] -
![The Cadillac Eldorado was one of America’s preeminent automotive status symbols, an expensive and much sought after personal luxury car. Yet, the center spread of this 1970 Car and Driver […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Car-and-Driver-1970-04-34-35-joined-Humphrey-Sutton-3-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Was Powerful, Pricey, and Prestigious – So, Why Did They Photograph It Outside A Check-Cashing Place?")
Vintage C/D Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Was Powerful, Pricey, and Prestigious – So, Why Did They Photograph It Outside A Check-Cashing Place?
Posted on January 10, 2026 | 21 CommentsThe Cadillac Eldorado was one of America’s preeminent automotive status symbols, an expensive and much sought after personal luxury car. Yet, the center spread of this 1970 Car and Driver […] -
![When people talk about legendary muscle cars, they talk of Hemi Mopars, Chevelle Super Sports, GTOs and Ford Mustangs. Getting specific about Mustangs, people will mention Shelby Mustangs, Boss 302s, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-Mustang-1971-Boss-351-red-115x115.webp "1971 Mustang Boss 351: Car & Driver And Motor Trend Wring Out The Fastest Classic Mustang")
1971 Mustang Boss 351: Car & Driver And Motor Trend Wring Out The Fastest Classic Mustang
Posted on December 14, 2025 | 9 CommentsWhen people talk about legendary muscle cars, they talk of Hemi Mopars, Chevelle Super Sports, GTOs and Ford Mustangs. Getting specific about Mustangs, people will mention Shelby Mustangs, Boss 302s, […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cover-115x115.jpg "Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1976 Ford LTD – “All Is Well with the American Dream”")
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1976 Ford LTD – “All Is Well with the American Dream”
Posted on November 26, 2025 | 19 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 […] -
![Over the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-SJ-Platinum-Dark-Charcoal-Mecum-Auctions-T303-front-MT-vignette-115x115.webp "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsOver the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […] -
![Pontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula-Starlight-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-15-front-3q-left-vignette-115x115.webp "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 16 CommentsPontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […] -
![A year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1963-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-convert-Ember-Red-Mecum-Auctions-W93-front-3q-right-MT-vignette-115x115.webp "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 11 CommentsA year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […] -
![Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a small British sports car with a lusty American V-8 engine crammed under the hood. When MG installed the ex-Buick Rover V-8 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1974-MGB-GT-V8-Damask-Red-Car-and-Classic-front-with-banner-115x115.webp "Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar …")
Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar …
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsStop me if you’ve heard this one before: a small British sports car with a lusty American V-8 engine crammed under the hood. When MG installed the ex-Buick Rover V-8 […] -
![In October 1965, MG unveiled a handsome fixed-head coupe version of the popular MGB sports car. Car and Driver sampled the new MGB GT in May 1966 and thought the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1966-MGB-GT-Old-English-White-Bring-a-Trailer-10-front-3q-left-CD-vignette-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Review: 1966 MGB GT – Sometimes, Refinement Isn’t Everything")
Vintage C/D Review: 1966 MGB GT – Sometimes, Refinement Isn’t Everything
Posted on October 3, 2025 | 23 CommentsIn October 1965, MG unveiled a handsome fixed-head coupe version of the popular MGB sports car. Car and Driver sampled the new MGB GT in May 1966 and thought the […]
