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vintage review Archive
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Vintage Car Life’s ‘Best Of 1969’ Review: Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – The Enthusiast’s Personal Luxury Car
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 32 CommentsOne could sense Car Life’s excitement when Pontiac’s first Personal Luxury Car arrived in the form of the downsized 1969 Grand Prix. In the eyes of CL, the new Grand […] -
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS, Ford Galaxie 500, Plymouth Sport Fury – Sampling 2-door Hardtops From The “Low Priced Three”
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 121 Comments(first posted 7/8/2017) Back in 1967, the core of the U.S. market was still full-sized cars (54% of total sales), and the jumbo models from the “Low Priced […] -
R&T Vintage Review: Lancia Beta Montecarlo – Lost In Translation
Posted on August 7, 2023 | 48 Comments(first posted 7/7/2017) One of the more readily forgotten chapters of the 70s was Lancia’s push for a share of the lower-premium import market. Lancias had of course […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1971 Economy Sedans Comparison – The Vega and the Pinto Face the Corona, the 510 and the Beetle; Mediocre and Crude Vs. Comfortable, Entertaining and Antique
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 66 CommentsIt’s 1971 and the economy class is heating up. After lots of plot twists, Detroit’s Big 2 have launched new models to stave off the imports’ ascendance. Meanwhile, the Japanese […] -
Vintage Motor Trend Comparison: 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Turnpike Cruiser And 4-4-2 — Performance And Economy
Posted on July 23, 2023 | 19 CommentsFor the February of 1967 issue, Motor Trend tested two versions of the Cutlass Supreme. While these A-Body Olds were reaching their final year of production, MT wanted to try […] -
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1965 Dodge Dart GT – A Counterpart To The Barracuda
Posted on July 14, 2023 | 16 Comments‘A counterpart to the Barracuda’ is Car And Driver’s assessment of the Dodge Dart. Not an outlandish conclusion, since both models shared plenty of components. However, in this case, Car […] -
Vintage Car And Driver: Plymouth Duster 318 vs 340 – Getting Your Duster Just How You Wanted It, In 1972
Posted on June 25, 2023 | 94 CommentsToday’s vintage article details the many ways to order your Plymouth Duster, back in Sept. ’72. A whole array of options were available, and it takes Car And Driver quite […] -
Vintage R & T Review: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – If You Can’t Beat Them…
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 28 CommentsHere’s a rather disposable car that barely left a memory, for good reason. It escaped the ‘deadly sin’ label when it appeared in our ‘The Truth Hertz’ post years ago. […] -
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 16 CommentsHonda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […]
![Vintage Car Life’s ‘Best Of 1969’ Review: Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – The Enthusiast’s Personal Luxury Car One could sense Car Life’s excitement when Pontiac’s first Personal Luxury Car arrived in the form of the downsized 1969 Grand Prix. In the eyes of CL, the new Grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1969-Pontiac-Performance-16-17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS, Ford Galaxie 500, Plymouth Sport Fury – Sampling 2-door Hardtops From The “Low Priced Three” (first posted 7/8/2017) Back in 1967, the core of the U.S. market was still full-sized cars (54% of total sales), and the jumbo models from the “Low Priced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1967LowPriceThreeFrontMain.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![R&T Vintage Review: Lancia Beta Montecarlo – Lost In Translation (first posted 7/7/2017) One of the more readily forgotten chapters of the 70s was Lancia’s push for a share of the lower-premium import market. Lancias had of course […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rt-7-750015-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1971 Economy Sedans Comparison – The Vega and the Pinto Face the Corona, the 510 and the Beetle; Mediocre and Crude Vs. Comfortable, Entertaining and Antique It’s 1971 and the economy class is heating up. After lots of plot twists, Detroit’s Big 2 have launched new models to stave off the imports’ ascendance. Meanwhile, the Japanese […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Motor Trend Comparison: 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Turnpike Cruiser And 4-4-2 — Performance And Economy For the February of 1967 issue, Motor Trend tested two versions of the Cutlass Supreme. While these A-Body Olds were reaching their final year of production, MT wanted to try […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Untitled-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1965 Dodge Dart GT – A Counterpart To The Barracuda ‘A counterpart to the Barracuda’ is Car And Driver’s assessment of the Dodge Dart. Not an outlandish conclusion, since both models shared plenty of components. However, in this case, Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Untitled-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car And Driver: Plymouth Duster 318 vs 340 – Getting Your Duster Just How You Wanted It, In 1972 Today’s vintage article details the many ways to order your Plymouth Duster, back in Sept. ’72. A whole array of options were available, and it takes Car And Driver quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-230615-0002a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R & T Review: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – If You Can’t Beat Them… Here’s a rather disposable car that barely left a memory, for good reason. It escaped the ‘deadly sin’ label when it appeared in our ‘The Truth Hertz’ post years ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-220826-0004A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated Honda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-230529-0001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


