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Curbside Classics Archives
1970s Archive
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![(first posted 5/14/2018) Renault had high hopes for its R5 in the US. After struggling to get back its footing after the rise and fall of the Dauphine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scans0009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1976 Renault 5 GTL – “The Kind of Comfort Detroit Claims is Impossible” (In a Small Car)")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1976 Renault 5 GTL – “The Kind of Comfort Detroit Claims is Impossible” (In a Small Car)
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/14/2018) Renault had high hopes for its R5 in the US. After struggling to get back its footing after the rise and fall of the Dauphine […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2018) Once upon a time, there was a luxury car brand with an almost magical ability to spin profits for its maker. Cadillac, the flagship division […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RT0569-Coupe-DeVille-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Golden Goose")
Vintage Review: 1969 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Golden Goose
Posted on May 10, 2024 | 134 Comments(first posted 5/11/2018) Once upon a time, there was a luxury car brand with an almost magical ability to spin profits for its maker. Cadillac, the flagship division […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2018) The XJ-S was something of a shock for those Jaguar fans expecting a more direct successor to the legendary XK-E. Instead, the XJ-S was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Jaguar XJ-S – The Brougham-Era Replacement for the E-Type")
Vintage R&T Review: Jaguar XJ-S – The Brougham-Era Replacement for the E-Type
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) The XJ-S was something of a shock for those Jaguar fans expecting a more direct successor to the legendary XK-E. Instead, the XJ-S was a […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2018) The Corona was growing steadily since its start as a rather small little thing. But it was also becoming much more comfortable, and ever-more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pages0134.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Toyota Corona SR Coupe – “Solid, Safe, and Sporty, But Sluggish”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Toyota Corona SR Coupe – “Solid, Safe, and Sporty, But Sluggish”
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/21/2018) The Corona was growing steadily since its start as a rather small little thing. But it was also becoming much more comfortable, and ever-more […] -
![(first posted 4/13/2018) This week’s Curbside Classic has been filled with posts packed full of data and thoughtful perspectives on the decline of Motown’s fortunes through the years. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CD0468-Myopians-p1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: The Grosse Pointe Myopians – Car and Driver’s Brock Yates Nails Motown")
Vintage Article: The Grosse Pointe Myopians – Car and Driver’s Brock Yates Nails Motown
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 124 Comments(first posted 4/13/2018) This week’s Curbside Classic has been filled with posts packed full of data and thoughtful perspectives on the decline of Motown’s fortunes through the years. […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2018) Two years after it was first introduced, the Oldsmobile Toronado remained a paradox. Was it an advanced front-wheel-drive flagship illuminating a new direction for high-end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CD0468-Toronado-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1968 Oldsmobile Toronado – April 1968 Car and Driver Road Test")
Vintage Review: 1968 Oldsmobile Toronado – April 1968 Car and Driver Road Test
Posted on April 11, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 4/10/2018) Two years after it was first introduced, the Oldsmobile Toronado remained a paradox. Was it an advanced front-wheel-drive flagship illuminating a new direction for high-end […] -
![It’s fairly well known that AMC’s quirky 1975 Pacer arrived in showrooms as a rather compromised vehicle. The company’s new model was originally meant to be a “true small compact” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/091422-1977-AMC-Pacer-wagon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1977 AMC Pacer Wagon – “What The Pacer Should Have Been From The Beginning”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1977 AMC Pacer Wagon – “What The Pacer Should Have Been From The Beginning”
Posted on April 7, 2024 | 45 CommentsIt’s fairly well known that AMC’s quirky 1975 Pacer arrived in showrooms as a rather compromised vehicle. The company’s new model was originally meant to be a “true small compact” […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2018) Last week, Jason ran a great write-up (replete with Linda Vaughn and George Hurst) on the ultra-rare Chrysler 300H (a genuine curbside classic that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RT0770-Chrysler-300H-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1970 Chrysler 300H – Road Test Magazine Reviews A Very Rare Chrysler")
Vintage Review: 1970 Chrysler 300H – Road Test Magazine Reviews A Very Rare Chrysler
Posted on April 6, 2024 | 26 Comments(first posted 4/5/2018) Last week, Jason ran a great write-up (replete with Linda Vaughn and George Hurst) on the ultra-rare Chrysler 300H (a genuine curbside classic that […] -
![(first posted 3/25/2018) The Hornet was a very significant car for AMC. Not only did it finally put the Rambler brand behind itself, the Hornet would go on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Preview Test: 1970 AMC Hornet – Goodbye Rambler, or The Last True Rambler?")
Vintage C&D Preview Test: 1970 AMC Hornet – Goodbye Rambler, or The Last True Rambler?
Posted on March 25, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/25/2018) The Hornet was a very significant car for AMC. Not only did it finally put the Rambler brand behind itself, the Hornet would go on […] -
![Today’s Car Life vintage review belongs to a June 1969 comparison of what the magazine termed ‘Powercars’. Not exactly a term that caught on, but in their words, full-size vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tumblr_ocbjw5SESY1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test Comparison: 1969 Dodge Monaco 440 & Plymouth Fury III 383 Convertible — Big Power And Two Body Styles")
Vintage Road Test Comparison: 1969 Dodge Monaco 440 & Plymouth Fury III 383 Convertible — Big Power And Two Body Styles
Posted on March 17, 2024 | 14 CommentsToday’s Car Life vintage review belongs to a June 1969 comparison of what the magazine termed ‘Powercars’. Not exactly a term that caught on, but in their words, full-size vehicles […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2018) It’s almost hard to imagine a time before there was a Saab hatchback, as that body style became so deeply enmeshed with that brand for so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Saab 99 Wagonback – The First Hatchback Saab")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Saab 99 Wagonback – The First Hatchback Saab
Posted on March 15, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/15/2018) It’s almost hard to imagine a time before there was a Saab hatchback, as that body style became so deeply enmeshed with that brand for so […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2018) The R 17 was definitely one of the more exotic cars in the US at the time. And the coupe-convertible version, with its giant sunroof, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0125.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Renault 17 Gordini Coupe-Convertible")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Renault 17 Gordini Coupe-Convertible
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/14/2018) The R 17 was definitely one of the more exotic cars in the US at the time. And the coupe-convertible version, with its giant sunroof, […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2018) Not all the car makers succumbed to mid-70s “malaise”. Porsche resisted with all possible measures, and managed to keep improving the performance of their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0118.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Porsche 911, 911S and Carrera 2.7 Liter – No Malaise For Porsche")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Porsche 911, 911S and Carrera 2.7 Liter – No Malaise For Porsche
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 3/12/2018) Not all the car makers succumbed to mid-70s “malaise”. Porsche resisted with all possible measures, and managed to keep improving the performance of their […] -
![Some time ago we featured the first half of Car And Driver’s New Cars of ’71 issue. As mentioned in that installment, much was changing in the automotive world as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4016215306_c394cbe2e5_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver’s New Cars For ’71 Issue: AMC Javelin, Oldsmobile Toronado, Plymouth Road Runner – Early Impressions and Wrong Signals, Part 2")
Vintage Car And Driver’s New Cars For ’71 Issue: AMC Javelin, Oldsmobile Toronado, Plymouth Road Runner – Early Impressions and Wrong Signals, Part 2
Posted on March 9, 2024 | 20 CommentsSome time ago we featured the first half of Car And Driver’s New Cars of ’71 issue. As mentioned in that installment, much was changing in the automotive world as […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0096.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […]
