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Car and Driver Archive
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![In spring 1979, as GM rolled out its all-new, highly promising, supposedly revolutionary FWD X-body compacts, the editors of Car and Driver remembered that it had been almost exactly 10 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1979_05_CD_Corvair_lead-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Editorial: The Chevrolet Corvair Gets A 10-Year Postmortem")
Vintage C/D Editorial: The Chevrolet Corvair Gets A 10-Year Postmortem
Posted on May 30, 2026 | 27 CommentsIn spring 1979, as GM rolled out its all-new, highly promising, supposedly revolutionary FWD X-body compacts, the editors of Car and Driver remembered that it had been almost exactly 10 […] -
![By the time the 1978-vintage RWD Buick Regal reached the end of the line in 1987, the turbocharged Regal Grand National had become a serious muscle car — arguably the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1986-Buick-Regal-Grand-National-Black-Laguna-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-high-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Reviews: 1986 Buick Grand National And 1987 GNX: “Quicker Than A Lamborghini Countach”")
Vintage C/D Reviews: 1986 Buick Grand National And 1987 GNX: “Quicker Than A Lamborghini Countach”
Posted on May 7, 2026 | 21 CommentsBy the time the 1978-vintage RWD Buick Regal reached the end of the line in 1987, the turbocharged Regal Grand National had become a serious muscle car — arguably the […] -
![Since the big-engine midsize muscle cars faded away in the 1970s, auto enthusiasts have blamed the demise of these cars on everything from emissions controls to Ralph Nader. However, one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1970-Plymouth-Road-Runner-Superbird-Sublime-Mecum-Auctions-T141.1-compressed-banner-115x115.webp "What Really Killed Muscle Cars In The ’70s – Two Vintage Articles Try To Explain: “The Insurance Squeeze” And “What Price Muscle”")
What Really Killed Muscle Cars In The ’70s – Two Vintage Articles Try To Explain: “The Insurance Squeeze” And “What Price Muscle”
Posted on January 21, 2026 | 27 CommentsSince the big-engine midsize muscle cars faded away in the 1970s, auto enthusiasts have blamed the demise of these cars on everything from emissions controls to Ralph Nader. However, one […] -
![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 […] -
![By the late ’70s, Car and Driver was probably the best of the U.S. car magazines: more acerbic and opinionated than Road & Track, more technically sophisticated than Road Test, and not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Automotive-News-1977-04-27_-Vol-52-Iss-4648-65-crop-115x115.webp "Vintage 1977 Ad: Car And Driver Publisher David E. Davis Jr. Tries To Explain Himself")
Vintage 1977 Ad: Car And Driver Publisher David E. Davis Jr. Tries To Explain Himself
Posted on December 19, 2025 | 39 CommentsBy the late ’70s, Car and Driver was probably the best of the U.S. car magazines: more acerbic and opinionated than Road & Track, more technically sophisticated than Road Test, and not […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Huge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-Dark-Jade-Primo-Classics-front-3q-right.webp "1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green")
1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V: Bigger Than Ever, This Defiant Dinosaur Was Rolling In Green
Posted on August 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsHuge, thirsty, and extroverted, the 1977–1979 Lincoln Mark V was a smash hit, but it was already a dinosaur even when it debuted. The Mark V flew in the face […] -
![A year and a half after introducing the smaller Seville, Cadillac downsized its full-size models for 1977, making them a bit less grotesque in size and somewhat better to drive. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1978-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-Carmine-Red-Classic-and-Collector-Cars-front-3q-right-with-banner.webp "Vintage C/D Review: 1978 Cadillac Coupe De Ville – “Surprise! Opulence Can Be Fun!”")
Vintage C/D Review: 1978 Cadillac Coupe De Ville – “Surprise! Opulence Can Be Fun!”
Posted on August 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsA year and a half after introducing the smaller Seville, Cadillac downsized its full-size models for 1977, making them a bit less grotesque in size and somewhat better to drive. […] -
![In January 1982, Chrysler introduced one of its most important cars of the ’80s: the Chrysler LeBaron convertible, the first factory-authorized U.S. ragtop since the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado. The drop-top […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1982-Chrysler-LeBaron-Mark-Cross-convert-white-Mecum-Auctions-S77-front-3q-right-top-down.webp "1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – How The Convertible Came Back (And Why It Never Really Went Away)")
1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – How The Convertible Came Back (And Why It Never Really Went Away)
Posted on July 11, 2025 | 20 CommentsIn January 1982, Chrysler introduced one of its most important cars of the ’80s: the Chrysler LeBaron convertible, the first factory-authorized U.S. ragtop since the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado. The drop-top […] -
![Back in 1961, Mercedes-Benz belatedly introduced its first in-house automatic transmission, known by the prosaic designation K4A 025 and offered in the company’s new W112 Mercedes 300SE flagship sedan. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1962-Mercedes-Benz-300SE-sedan-Bordeaux-Lutziger-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left.webp "CC Tech: 1961 Mercedes-Benz K4A Automatic Transmission – “Mercedes Builds A Brain Box”")
CC Tech: 1961 Mercedes-Benz K4A Automatic Transmission – “Mercedes Builds A Brain Box”
Posted on May 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsBack in 1961, Mercedes-Benz belatedly introduced its first in-house automatic transmission, known by the prosaic designation K4A 025 and offered in the company’s new W112 Mercedes 300SE flagship sedan. […] -
![Writing in CARS in 1968, Roger Huntington had demonstrated the effectiveness of the Oldsmobile Force-Air induction system on the hot Olds W-31 350 engine, but how did it actually […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1969-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-S-W-31-RK-Motors-left-front-3q.webp "Vintage C/D Review: 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S W-31 – “The Difference Between Transportation And A Trip”")
Vintage C/D Review: 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S W-31 – “The Difference Between Transportation And A Trip”
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 26 CommentsWriting in CARS in 1968, Roger Huntington had demonstrated the effectiveness of the Oldsmobile Force-Air induction system on the hot Olds W-31 350 engine, but how did it actually […] -
![Back in the spring of 1963, GM’s now-defunct Oldsmobile division introduced a new version of its F-85 compact sedan called Jetfire, which added a turbocharger to its lightweight aluminum V-8 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1962-Oldsmobile-Jetfire-featured-MT-1962-09.webp "1962–1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire – How Powerful (And How Fast) Was This Early Turbocharged Car?")
1962–1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire – How Powerful (And How Fast) Was This Early Turbocharged Car?
Posted on March 5, 2025 | 10 CommentsBack in the spring of 1963, GM’s now-defunct Oldsmobile division introduced a new version of its F-85 compact sedan called Jetfire, which added a turbocharger to its lightweight aluminum V-8 […]
