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Curbside Classics Archives
1960s Archive
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![How to create a legend out of a prosaic British sports car? Stuff a V8 under its hood. It sure worked for Carroll Shelby and his Cobra. Having seen what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tiger-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger II – “There’s Sufficient Power On Tap To Embarrass The Incautious”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger II – “There’s Sufficient Power On Tap To Embarrass The Incautious”
Posted on May 5, 2022 | 28 CommentsHow to create a legend out of a prosaic British sports car? Stuff a V8 under its hood. It sure worked for Carroll Shelby and his Cobra. Having seen what […] -
![Before I jump into the commentary on this review, it’s worth noting that this car was identified as a “VW Automatic”, and the badge on the rear engine lid reads […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VW-auto-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 VW 1500 Automatic – Where’s The “Automatic Stickshift”?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 VW 1500 Automatic – Where’s The “Automatic Stickshift”?
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsBefore I jump into the commentary on this review, it’s worth noting that this car was identified as a “VW Automatic”, and the badge on the rear engine lid reads […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Lotus Elan S/E – “We’ve Never Driven A Car That Is More Sheer Fun To Drive”
Posted on May 2, 2022 | 39 CommentsLet’s take a look at a review of Mrs. Peel’s ride in the Avengers, a Lotus Elan, the S/E edition in this case. -
![Road and Track preference for sports cars, import sedans and domestic compacts was all-too obvious, as its founder and publisher John Bond clearly had no truck with large domestic cars. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Chevelle-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 – “…An Unusually Satisfactory Car”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 – “…An Unusually Satisfactory Car”
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 29 CommentsRoad and Track preference for sports cars, import sedans and domestic compacts was all-too obvious, as its founder and publisher John Bond clearly had no truck with large domestic cars. […] -
![My main memory of reading about the new TR-250 was: we got cheated! While the rest of the world got the TR-5, with its new 2.5 L inline six sporting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/TR-250-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph TR-250 – Where’s Our TR-5?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Triumph TR-250 – Where’s Our TR-5?
Posted on April 27, 2022 | 12 CommentsMy main memory of reading about the new TR-250 was: we got cheated! While the rest of the world got the TR-5, with its new 2.5 L inline six sporting […] -
![These two imports, one from Great Britain and one form Germany, represented the beginning of a new breed of European low-cost cars, having applied the same formula as American muscle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kadett-Cortina-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Opel Kadett Rallye & Ford Cortina GT – Mini Muscle Cars")
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1967 Opel Kadett Rallye & Ford Cortina GT – Mini Muscle Cars
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 29 CommentsThese two imports, one from Great Britain and one form Germany, represented the beginning of a new breed of European low-cost cars, having applied the same formula as American muscle […] -
![The AMX was a product of the same thinking that created the Gremlin: a bit of body surgery will allow us to create a vehicle to compete in a totally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AMX-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 American Motors AMX – The Gremlin’s Predecessor")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 American Motors AMX – The Gremlin’s Predecessor
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 42 CommentsThe AMX was a product of the same thinking that created the Gremlin: a bit of body surgery will allow us to create a vehicle to compete in a totally […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2016) Paul’s recent write-up on the 1965 Impala Super Sport gave a comprehesive overview of the car. But what was it like to live with on a daily basis? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Capture.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Road Test Magazine Provides An Owner’s Perspective")
Vintage Review: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Road Test Magazine Provides An Owner’s Perspective
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 3/24/2016) Paul’s recent write-up on the 1965 Impala Super Sport gave a comprehesive overview of the car. But what was it like to live with on a daily basis? […] -
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura – Road Test Magazine Considers A Mustang Alternative
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/22/2014) Next up in the March 1966 issue of Road Test, the newly updated Falcon was taken for a spin. -
![(first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tttorr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship")
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Road Test Magazine Offers An Unfiltered Take On Oldsmobile’s Front Drive Flagship
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/21/2016) In the magazine’s early years, Road Test accepted no advertising and prided itself on offering blunt assessments of new cars, calling out faults as well as strengths. […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CD0366SixSupercarsP1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars")
Vintage Review: Olds 442, Pontiac GTO, Comet Cyclone GT, Chevelle SS396, Buick Skylark GS, Ford Fairlane GTA – Car and Driver Test Drives Six Super Cars
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 43 Comments(first posted 3/19/2016) Muscle cars were the rage in 1966, with virtually every U.S. maker offering a “hot” mid size model to capture performance enthusiasts. Naturally, Car and Driver […] -
![(first posted 2/17/2016) All the new 1965 Chevrolet full size cars boasted excellent styling, but the standout was the stunning 2-door hardtop, offered as the Sport Coupe in the Impala […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fcgfg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Three Ways To Powerglide")
Vintage Reviews: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Three Ways To Powerglide
Posted on February 17, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/17/2016) All the new 1965 Chevrolet full size cars boasted excellent styling, but the standout was the stunning 2-door hardtop, offered as the Sport Coupe in the Impala […] -
![So here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/81Tylk2lMtL._AC_SY879_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 58 CommentsSo here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […] -
![Who could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/124-1-crop-horz-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsWho could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […] -
![So why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rambler-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 41 CommentsSo why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]
