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Curbside Classics Archives
1960s Archive
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![(first posted 3/24/2018) Bob Lutz is associated with a lot of cars; some good, some so-so (or worse). There is a recurring thread in the latter category — aggressive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Review: Opel GT 1.9 – The First Lutz-Mobile")
Vintage C&D Review: Opel GT 1.9 – The First Lutz-Mobile
Posted on March 27, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 3/24/2018) Bob Lutz is associated with a lot of cars; some good, some so-so (or worse). There is a recurring thread in the latter category — aggressive […] -
![It seems a bit odd for Buick to use the little 300 cubic inch V8 (derived from the aluminum 215 V8) in their very-much full-size LeSabre when the cheaper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/400-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre 400 – Small Block Big Body Buick")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre 400 – Small Block Big Body Buick
Posted on March 27, 2024 | 36 CommentsIt seems a bit odd for Buick to use the little 300 cubic inch V8 (derived from the aluminum 215 V8) in their very-much full-size LeSabre when the cheaper […] -
![No, this Cadillac was not equipped with cylinder deactivation, a diesel or a tiny aluminum V8; that would have to wait another decade or two, with unfortunate consequences. It wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cal-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage CL Road Test: 1966 Cadillac Calais – The “Economy Cadillac”")
Vintage CL Road Test: 1966 Cadillac Calais – The “Economy Cadillac”
Posted on March 24, 2024 | 44 CommentsNo, this Cadillac was not equipped with cylinder deactivation, a diesel or a tiny aluminum V8; that would have to wait another decade or two, with unfortunate consequences. It wasn’t […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2018) Here’s an article that caught my sixteen year-old eyes in 1969: an in-depth review of the 435 hp 427 Corvette. And its a good one, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Test: 1969 Corvette 435/427 Coupe – “The present Corvette will doubtlessly be the last front-engine model.”")
Vintage C&D Road Test: 1969 Corvette 435/427 Coupe – “The present Corvette will doubtlessly be the last front-engine model.”
Posted on March 22, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 3/22/2018) Here’s an article that caught my sixteen year-old eyes in 1969: an in-depth review of the 435 hp 427 Corvette. And its a good one, as […] -
![(first posted 3/21/2018) I vividly remember reading this in the fall of 1969. It’s the kind of feature that was often pioneered by C&D, and then became commonplace. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Feature: A Six Pack full of ‘shine (Sept. 1969)")
Vintage Car & Driver Feature: A Six Pack full of ‘shine (Sept. 1969)
Posted on March 21, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/21/2018) I vividly remember reading this in the fall of 1969. It’s the kind of feature that was often pioneered by C&D, and then became commonplace. […] -
![The 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CN5A2230-02385-scaled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile”")
Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile”
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 43 CommentsThe 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […] -
![I’m pretty certain this is one of the few ’66 Toronado reviews we haven’t featured at CC yet. I’ll kill the suspense right now; its assessments don’t differ much from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/4066743035_7a3681b9ed_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – “Who’d Buy A Car Like That?” – Oldmobile’s Stylish, Innovative and Compromised GT")
Vintage Road Test: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – “Who’d Buy A Car Like That?” – Oldmobile’s Stylish, Innovative and Compromised GT
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 19 CommentsI’m pretty certain this is one of the few ’66 Toronado reviews we haven’t featured at CC yet. I’ll kill the suspense right now; its assessments don’t differ much from […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN”")
Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN”
Posted on February 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […] -
![(Update: this was a pre-production car; the actual production Sport Wagon came standard with the 210 hp 300 CID V8. These wagons had a mid-year introduction) The first years of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sky-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon (And Olds Vista Cruiser) – GM Builds A Better Station Wagon")
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon (And Olds Vista Cruiser) – GM Builds A Better Station Wagon
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 25 Comments(Update: this was a pre-production car; the actual production Sport Wagon came standard with the 210 hp 300 CID V8. These wagons had a mid-year introduction) The first years of […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CD0767-Cougas-Vs-Jag-Cover-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball?")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball?
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […] -
![Once the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/52977406476_6be4b17d6d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It”")
Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It”
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 33 CommentsOnce the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […] -
![Pickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/D-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup")
Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 20 CommentsPickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2018) The case of the missing Simca is solved. Last week, when we took a look at Road Test‘s extensive comparison of 1968 economy imports, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RT0267-EconomyImports-MainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Economy Imports – Road Test Reviews A Large Crop Of Little Cars")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Economy Imports – Road Test Reviews A Large Crop Of Little Cars
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 2/2/2018) The case of the missing Simca is solved. Last week, when we took a look at Road Test‘s extensive comparison of 1968 economy imports, […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2018) Sit back and relax. Get something to drink. Take the weekend if you need to. This is going to take a while. For your reading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/economyimports-main-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1968 Economy Imports – A Really Big Comparison Of Really Small Cars")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1968 Economy Imports – A Really Big Comparison Of Really Small Cars
Posted on January 26, 2024 | 75 Comments(first posted 1/26/2018) Sit back and relax. Get something to drink. Take the weekend if you need to. This is going to take a while. For your reading […] -
![“Driving the 300 with the 440 engine is an experience in what a really big engine in a really big car can do” That statement sums up the whole rationale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1966-Chrysler-10-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chrysler 300, 440 TNT – Powerful, Effortless Cruiser")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chrysler 300, 440 TNT – Powerful, Effortless Cruiser
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 28 Comments“Driving the 300 with the 440 engine is an experience in what a really big engine in a really big car can do” That statement sums up the whole rationale […]
