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Curbside Classics Archives
1960s Archive
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![The Siata Spring was one of the more unusual production cars of the late sixties. And yes, these really were sold here in some numbers, enough that they were not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Spring-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Siata 850 Spring – Spring Into Spring")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Siata 850 Spring – Spring Into Spring
Posted on October 27, 2022 | 8 CommentsThe Siata Spring was one of the more unusual production cars of the late sixties. And yes, these really were sold here in some numbers, enough that they were not […] -
![When the acclaimed 510 arrived here in 1968, it was only available as a four door. R&T reviewed it, and quite positively at that. But it was priced one notch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/510-2-door-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Mini-Review: 1969 Datsun 510 Two-Door – “Fewer Doors, A Smaller Price Tag, And Bigger Performance”")
Vintage R&T Mini-Review: 1969 Datsun 510 Two-Door – “Fewer Doors, A Smaller Price Tag, And Bigger Performance”
Posted on October 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsWhen the acclaimed 510 arrived here in 1968, it was only available as a four door. R&T reviewed it, and quite positively at that. But it was priced one notch […] -
![How is it that merely the greatest car blog in the world has never written up “merely the greatest sedan in the world”? What a glaring omission. I actually shot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6.3-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 – “Merely The Greatest Sedan In The World”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 – “Merely The Greatest Sedan In The World”
Posted on October 17, 2022 | 26 CommentsHow is it that merely the greatest car blog in the world has never written up “merely the greatest sedan in the world”? What a glaring omission. I actually shot […] -
![Yes, the Mercedes SL occupied a niche of one in the market. There was no other roadster that was so solidly engineered and built; essentially a Mercedes sedan cut down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/280-SL-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 280 SL – “It’s Alone In Its Field”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 280 SL – “It’s Alone In Its Field”
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 25 CommentsYes, the Mercedes SL occupied a niche of one in the market. There was no other roadster that was so solidly engineered and built; essentially a Mercedes sedan cut down […] -
![I don’t think we’ve ever had a vintage review of the classic MGB, so this is a welcome look at how it was seen back in 1968, when it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MGB-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 MGB – Fully Synchronized, At Last")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 MGB – Fully Synchronized, At Last
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 8 CommentsI don’t think we’ve ever had a vintage review of the classic MGB, so this is a welcome look at how it was seen back in 1968, when it was […] -
![(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/912-V8-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds")
Vintage R&T Feature (1968): A Chevy V8 In A Porsche 912? Not Quite As Crazy As It Sounds
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 Comments(I vividly remember reading this at the time, as it made a lasting impression) The Chevy small block V8 has found itself in just about every vehicle imaginable, and there […] -
![This is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Checker-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Checker Marathon – “America’s Ultimate Camp Automobile” – An SUV With A Trunk
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 28 CommentsThis is one of the more fascinating vintage reviews from this mountain of old Road and Tracks in my closet. The Checker was of course designed to be a taxicab, […] -
![We spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MG-1100-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100")
Vintage R&T Owner’s Report (1968): 100,507 Miles In An MG 1100
Posted on September 6, 2022 | 32 CommentsWe spend a lot of time discussing what it was really like owning a car back in the day. How about the ownership experience of an MG1100 for over 100k […] -
![The Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/America-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Austin America Automatic – An Exceptional Four-Speed Automatic Made It “The Biggest Bargain In The Imported Car Market”
Posted on August 28, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe Austin America (ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300) has become one American journalists/blogger’s favorite whipping boy, along with the more recent Yugo. In both cases, they were not actually as bad as one […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2016) Mitsubishi’s “Silent Shaft” engine was the first modern mass-produced engine to introduce the significant benefits of balance shafts, a feature that has become quite common since. Four […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RT-1976-Trans-Am-005-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road and Track Vintage Review: 1976 Plymouth Arrow GT – Balance Shafts To The Rescue")
Road and Track Vintage Review: 1976 Plymouth Arrow GT – Balance Shafts To The Rescue
Posted on August 11, 2022 | 140 Comments(first posted 8/11/2016) Mitsubishi’s “Silent Shaft” engine was the first modern mass-produced engine to introduce the significant benefits of balance shafts, a feature that has become quite common since. Four […] -
![The R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R16-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Renault 16 – A Pioneering “Sedan/Wagon” Gets A Good Review But No Love From American Buyers
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 27 CommentsThe R16 was a genuine trailblazer: the first larger mass-market hatchback, still referred to as a “sedan/wagon” by R&T. It was the template for a huge wave of cars to […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Saab Sonnet V-4 – “Even The Dimmest Wit Can Find Something Funny To Say About The Appearance Of The Saab Sonnet”
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 20 CommentsIs it possible to get past the cobbled-up kit-car appearance of the Sonnet and do an objective evaluation of it? R&T shows that it is, in considerable detail. -
![I’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wagons-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You?")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Ten 1968 Imported Station Wagons – I Know Which One I’d Pick; How About You?
Posted on July 22, 2022 | 45 CommentsI’ve yet to come across a vintage review of our beloved Peugeot 404 wagon, so this comparison of ten imported wagons is the closest to that, so far. I was […] -
![The original Maserati Quattroporte was unrivaled when it arrived in 1963; the only genuine Italian high-performance GT with four doors. It was a rather brilliant move, at a time when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Quat-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Maserati Quattroporte – “More Glamour, Character and Excitement Than Any Other 4-Door Sedan In The World”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Maserati Quattroporte – “More Glamour, Character and Excitement Than Any Other 4-Door Sedan In The World”
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe original Maserati Quattroporte was unrivaled when it arrived in 1963; the only genuine Italian high-performance GT with four doors. It was a rather brilliant move, at a time when […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2016) It’s fun to see Mike Burns’ post on this 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 survivor, imagining how it started life in Oklahoma and then served its duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MT0669MidsizeComaroImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 AMC Rebel SST, Chevrolet Chevelle Concours, Dodge Coronet 440, Ford Fairlane 500 – Showdown In Pasadena")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1969 AMC Rebel SST, Chevrolet Chevelle Concours, Dodge Coronet 440, Ford Fairlane 500 – Showdown In Pasadena
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 7/20/2016) It’s fun to see Mike Burns’ post on this 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 survivor, imagining how it started life in Oklahoma and then served its duty […]
