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Curbside Classics Archives
1970s Archive
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![What makes a luxury car? Is it size, power, gadgets, and prestige, or just a soft ride and a lofty price tag? Humorist Jean Shepherd and automotive iconoclast Brock Yates […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1972-02_CD_Viewpoint_Ford_Thunderbird_Brock_Yates_Jean_Shepherd_sepia-joined.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Review: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – Jean Shepherd And Brock Yates Ask, “What Would Gatsby Do?”")
Vintage C/D Review: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – Jean Shepherd And Brock Yates Ask, “What Would Gatsby Do?”
Posted on January 12, 2025 | 31 CommentsWhat makes a luxury car? Is it size, power, gadgets, and prestige, or just a soft ride and a lofty price tag? Humorist Jean Shepherd and automotive iconoclast Brock Yates […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2018) For those of you familiar with the alternative/new wave rock band The B-52’s and their iconic first hit, “Rock Lobster” from the late 1970s, one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RT0573-Caprice-Estate-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – In A Giant Clam!")
Vintage Review: 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – In A Giant Clam!
Posted on December 12, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 12/12/2018) For those of you familiar with the alternative/new wave rock band The B-52’s and their iconic first hit, “Rock Lobster” from the late 1970s, one of […] -
![For Part 6 (links to previous entries at the bottom) we will be taking a trip in the venerable Dodge Aspen Wagon (The “Disco Wagon” as I lovingly refer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20240530_071449_53770447503_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 6: A Voyage to Michigan for Bespoke Slant 6 Bits")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 6: A Voyage to Michigan for Bespoke Slant 6 Bits
Posted on December 10, 2024 | 23 CommentsFor Part 6 (links to previous entries at the bottom) we will be taking a trip in the venerable Dodge Aspen Wagon (The “Disco Wagon” as I lovingly refer to […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2018) The Silver Shadow, which arrived in 1965, was the most radically-changed RR ever. It abandoned the classic design language and traditional BOF construction for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/scans0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1976 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow LWB Saloon – A House or a RR?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1976 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow LWB Saloon – A House or a RR?
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 11/19/2018) The Silver Shadow, which arrived in 1965, was the most radically-changed RR ever. It abandoned the classic design language and traditional BOF construction for […] -
![(first posted 11/15/2018) Let’s follow up our look at that Fiat X1/9 with its big brother (or sister, depending), the Lancia Scorpion (Monte Carlo in Europe). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/scans0007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Lancia Scorpio (Monte Carlo) – “…a Scorpion without its stinger”")
Vintage R&T Review: Lancia Scorpio (Monte Carlo) – “…a Scorpion without its stinger”
Posted on November 15, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 11/15/2018) Let’s follow up our look at that Fiat X1/9 with its big brother (or sister, depending), the Lancia Scorpion (Monte Carlo in Europe). […] -
![(first posted 11/10/2018) Here’s the final installment of Road and Track’s long term test of a first year 1975 Rabbit. The plan was to test it only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/scans0018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage 48,000 Mile Test: 1976 VW Rabbit – How VW Handed Over The US Import Market to the Japanese")
Vintage 48,000 Mile Test: 1976 VW Rabbit – How VW Handed Over The US Import Market to the Japanese
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 11/10/2018) Here’s the final installment of Road and Track’s long term test of a first year 1975 Rabbit. The plan was to test it only […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2018) Here’s something a bit different. Road and Track drove a Lada 1500 in the UK due to the expectation that it “… is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/scans0016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Lada 1500 – “…soon to be imported to the US”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Lada 1500 – “…soon to be imported to the US”
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 11/11/2018) Here’s something a bit different. Road and Track drove a Lada 1500 in the UK due to the expectation that it “… is […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2018) As the Pony Car Wars seen and experienced during the mid to late 1960’s-early 1970’s Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-Am race […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCI08032018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Road & Track April 1973 – Testing Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars As SCCA Racers")
Vintage Review: Road & Track April 1973 – Testing Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars As SCCA Racers
Posted on October 19, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/15/2018) As the Pony Car Wars seen and experienced during the mid to late 1960’s-early 1970’s Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-Am race […] -
![Let’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 16 CommentsLet’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […] -
![Mazda was engaging in a bit of marketing hyperbole when their new GLC “Great Little Car” showed up in the marketplace in 1977. But when it came to the subcompact/compact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/from-glc-to-mazda3_5-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Mazda GLC – A Pretty Good Little Car")
Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Mazda GLC – A Pretty Good Little Car
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 13 CommentsMazda was engaging in a bit of marketing hyperbole when their new GLC “Great Little Car” showed up in the marketplace in 1977. But when it came to the subcompact/compact […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2018) Pity poor Fiat. The 128 was a game changing car when it came out in 1969; its space efficiency and driving dynamics put it heads and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/scans0005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Fiat 128 3P – Lots of Good Qualities; Not a Lot of Sales")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Fiat 128 3P – Lots of Good Qualities; Not a Lot of Sales
Posted on September 4, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 9/4/2018) Pity poor Fiat. The 128 was a game changing car when it came out in 1969; its space efficiency and driving dynamics put it heads and […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2018) Admittedly, the term “game changer” is easily overused and subject to debate in its application. But the all-new Honda Accord made a huge impact on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/top-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road & Track Vintage Review: 1976 Honda Accord – A True Game Changer")
Road & Track Vintage Review: 1976 Honda Accord – A True Game Changer
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 8/22/2018) Admittedly, the term “game changer” is easily overused and subject to debate in its application. But the all-new Honda Accord made a huge impact on […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2018) If it weren’t for the all-new Accord that arrived at the same time as this Corolla SR-5 Liftback, it would have likely made a bigger impression. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/scans0011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Liftback – A Solid Effort, But Upstaged by the Accord")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Liftback – A Solid Effort, But Upstaged by the Accord
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/23/2018) If it weren’t for the all-new Accord that arrived at the same time as this Corolla SR-5 Liftback, it would have likely made a bigger impression. […] -
![This vintage R&T review is being posted in 2018, 47 years after this review was originally written. Grasp that, 47 years, almost 50 years, almost half a century from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCI08072018_0031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T $3500 GT Comparison Test, July 1971: Opel GT & Datsun 240Z — When the Land Of The Rising Sun Eclipsed The Old European Order.")
Vintage R&T $3500 GT Comparison Test, July 1971: Opel GT & Datsun 240Z — When the Land Of The Rising Sun Eclipsed The Old European Order.
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 24 CommentsThis vintage R&T review is being posted in 2018, 47 years after this review was originally written. Grasp that, 47 years, almost 50 years, almost half a century from the […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2018) The Datsun 240Z (Fairlady) was the second generation of a Datsun (Nissan) sports car. The first was the Nissan 1500/1600/2000 Roadster, produced from 1961 until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCI08072018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review, April 1970: Datsun 240Z")
Vintage R&T Review, April 1970: Datsun 240Z
Posted on August 8, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) The Datsun 240Z (Fairlady) was the second generation of a Datsun (Nissan) sports car. The first was the Nissan 1500/1600/2000 Roadster, produced from 1961 until […]
