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- Born and raised in New Orleans and a lifelong car nut (his mom swears his first word was "car"), George lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and two teenagers, a 16-year-old daughter with her brand new driver's license and a 13-year-old son who is just as car crazy as his dad.
![Isuzu Motors Ltd. was in rough shape in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Japanese maker of heavy duty commercial vehicles, with a side foray in passenger cars, was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RT0471IsuzuMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1971 Isuzu 117 Coupe – Road Test Magazine Showcases Isuzu’s First Italian Impulse")
![Paul recently had the chance to experience firsthand one of the smallest cars ever to be imported to the U.S. from Japan, the Subaru 360. It was a miserable flop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Subaru-R-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: 1971 Japanese Minicars – Road Test Gives An Overview Of Kei Cars")
![Pick up any buff book today, and odds are there will be some gushing praise for a “Hypercar” (the new name to denote over-the-top expensive sports cars), and more often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RT0366FerrariImage-copy.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: Ferrari – Road Test Magazine Deflates The Dream")
![In the 1960s, Rolls-Royce occupied an exalted position at the absolute top of the car market, though much of that reputation was based on archaic but impeccably built machines featuring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CD0366RRSilverShadowImage-copy.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – Car And Driver Checks Out The Updated Grand Dame Of British Motorcars")
![Ferruccio Lamborghini had founded his namesake company in 1963 to challenge Ferrari’s dominance in GT and high performance sports cars. The Italian industrial magnate (known for building tractors prior to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CD0366LamborghiniImage-copy.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Lamborghini 350 GT – Car and Driver Assesses A Ferrari Challenger")
![With the Toronado, Oldsmobile had engineered a complex front-wheel-drive car that raised eyebrows among enthusiasts who wondered how well it would handle. To show that Olds did indeed know and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CD0366ToronadoImage-copy.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Car And Driver Heads To Pikes Peak With The Newest From Olds")
![As the dawn of a new decade began, Chevrolet fielded its final update of the landmark 1965 design. Unlike earlier iterations, this Impala had dropped its sporty pretensions and was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RTImpalaImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1970 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe – Leaving Super Sports And The Sixties Behind, Especially In The Curves")
![The 1971 model year was momentous in many ways, not the least of which was Ford and Chevrolet’s vow to once again “kick the imports back across the ocean.” But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/RTToyota1971Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: The 1971 Toyota Corona, Corolla And Celica – Toyota Moves The Target")
![One of the central parts of Toyota’s lasting success is its methodical approach to business. The company studies markets, seeks to understand fundamental consumer needs and carefully examines competitors’ products […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Corona-Assembly.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Toyota Motor Company 1968 – Methodically Building Business")
![After their much-ballyhooed push into the “small car” market for 1960, the U.S. Big Three rather quickly returned to their old ways as their “economy” offerings, never actually that petite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/RTCorona0569cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1966 – 1970 Toyota Corona – Bullseye!")
![With the Holiday shopping season upon us, as we careen from Black Friday to Cyber Monday and into the buying frenzy beyond, I figured a nice break could be in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/CGAuto84Cover-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1984 Compact Sedans – Consumer Guide Auto Series Summarizes The Competitive Set")
![In the late 1970s, Lincoln-Mercury tried to build upon the success of the Cougar by marketing their entire Mercury brand as being from “The Sign of the Cat,” as if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1979-Lincoln-Mercury-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Mercury Marquis – Less Fat At The Sign Of The Cat")
![In the early 1970s, Road Test Magazine covered a nice cross section of cars, including an emphasis on “ordinary” sedans, coupes and economy cars that wouldn’t usually have been seen in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RT71GrandVillePrimaryImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1971 Pontiac Grand Ville – Road Test Magazine Evaluates Pontiac’s Top Sedan")
![In the past week or so, we’ve looked in-depth at the 1968 Barracuda, as well as reminiscing on the Back To The Future movies, getting us all thinking about how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MTBarracudaVsTC3introPic.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1981 Plymouth TC3 Versus 1968 Barracuda – Which One Was More Right For Its Time?")
![After a banner 1977 model year, the downsized Caprice/Impala entered its sophomore year with minor tweaks. The same basic package was as good as ever, and follow-up road tests […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/78CapriceMTp1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1978 Chevrolet Caprice – Still Winning The Ball Game")
