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Curbside Classics Archives
1970s Archive
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![(first posted 11/2/2016) Perhaps we need to start an AMC Deadly Sins Series, as the Pacer certainly qualifies. Like so many things at AMC, it started out as pretty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Scan-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis: AMC’s New Pacer – As Short As A Pinto; As Wide As A Chevelle")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis: AMC’s New Pacer – As Short As A Pinto; As Wide As A Chevelle
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 112 Comments(first posted 11/2/2016) Perhaps we need to start an AMC Deadly Sins Series, as the Pacer certainly qualifies. Like so many things at AMC, it started out as pretty […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2016) The Ford Granada was one of Lee Iaccoca’s bigger hits, and a perfect follow-up to his Mustang II. It started out to just be the replacement for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Granada-1-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1975 5-Liter Ford Granada – “The Perfect Car For Mother To Buy”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1975 5-Liter Ford Granada – “The Perfect Car For Mother To Buy”
Posted on October 30, 2022 | 81 Comments(first posted 10/30/2016) The Ford Granada was one of Lee Iaccoca’s bigger hits, and a perfect follow-up to his Mustang II. It started out to just be the replacement for […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2016) Prior to the arrival of the MB 300D, and the soon-to-come VW diesel, oil burning passenger cars required substantial sacrifices, most of all in performance, along with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MBZ-300-D-1-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1975 Mercedes 300D – “The Astonishing 5-Cylinder Motorcar”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1975 Mercedes 300D – “The Astonishing 5-Cylinder Motorcar”
Posted on October 29, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/29/2016) Prior to the arrival of the MB 300D, and the soon-to-come VW diesel, oil burning passenger cars required substantial sacrifices, most of all in performance, along with […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2016) CC reader Lee J. donated a couple of decades of his Road and Track collection to me, starting with January 1975. It’s been quite a trip down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RT-Jan-75-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison: 1975 Mustang II V8 vs. Chevy Monza 2+2 V8 – The V8 Shetland Pony Car Shootout")
Vintage Comparison: 1975 Mustang II V8 vs. Chevy Monza 2+2 V8 – The V8 Shetland Pony Car Shootout
Posted on October 25, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 10/25/2016) CC reader Lee J. donated a couple of decades of his Road and Track collection to me, starting with January 1975. It’s been quite a trip down […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2016) Olds was alone among the GM divisions in continuously offering a variant of its 1960’s mid-sized Muscle Machine—the 4-4-2—all the way through the performance-challenged dark days of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CD0278Olds442p3MainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 – Right Number, Wrong Car")
Vintage Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 – Right Number, Wrong Car
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 8/25/2016) Olds was alone among the GM divisions in continuously offering a variant of its 1960’s mid-sized Muscle Machine—the 4-4-2—all the way through the performance-challenged dark days of […] -
![(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 […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2016) Joseph Dennis has a knack for capturing wonderful images when he visits his hometown of Flint, Michigan, like this Oldsmobile Delta 88 and this Pontiac Grand Prix LJ. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CD1278GPLJmainimage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ – Adding Options Makes The Petite Prix More Grand")
Vintage Review: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ – Adding Options Makes The Petite Prix More Grand
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/19/2016) Joseph Dennis has a knack for capturing wonderful images when he visits his hometown of Flint, Michigan, like this Oldsmobile Delta 88 and this Pontiac Grand Prix LJ. […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2016) The weather just begs for some top-down motoring, and for many, that means a genuine sports car. Back in 1976, there were a lot more options even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RT-6-Sport-Cars-008-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Six Affordable Sports Cars – Which Would You Buy in 1976?")
Vintage R&T Review: Six Affordable Sports Cars – Which Would You Buy in 1976?
Posted on June 23, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/23/2016) The weather just begs for some top-down motoring, and for many, that means a genuine sports car. Back in 1976, there were a lot more options even […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2016) As the 1970s unfolded, Car and Driver introduced new terminology to define an emerging class of cars targeting driving enthusiasts: Super Coupes. It was a far […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Vintage Comparison Test: 1972 Super Coupes – Car and Driver Evaluates A New Class Of Small Sporty Cars")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1972 Super Coupes – Car and Driver Evaluates A New Class Of Small Sporty Cars
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 108 Comments(first posted 4/28/2016) As the 1970s unfolded, Car and Driver introduced new terminology to define an emerging class of cars targeting driving enthusiasts: Super Coupes. It was a far […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) In spite of the fiendish (and controversial) name, most Dodge Demons were quite benign machines, as epitomized by this “little old lady from Pasadena” survivor, likely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cccccvb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1971 Dodge Demon 340 – Road Test Magazine Takes A Real Devil For A Spin")
Vintage Road Test: 1971 Dodge Demon 340 – Road Test Magazine Takes A Real Devil For A Spin
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) In spite of the fiendish (and controversial) name, most Dodge Demons were quite benign machines, as epitomized by this “little old lady from Pasadena” survivor, likely […] -
![CAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland")
Magazine Rewind: CAR’s Good, Bad and Ugly, June 1977 – Some You’d Expect, Some Surprises, But Nothing Bland
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 29 CommentsCAR magazine may now be one of the UK’s major motoring enthusiasts’ monthlies, but it has an interesting back story. It was founded in 1962, and has always tried to […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2016) Rest assured, this is not a belated April Fool’s Day post. In the August 1973 issue of Car and Driver, the editors lined up a rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/0873CDmainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Comparison: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon Versus 1973 Mercedes 450SE – No Joke, Car And Driver Compares A Colonnade To An S-Class")
Vintage C&D Comparison: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon Versus 1973 Mercedes 450SE – No Joke, Car And Driver Compares A Colonnade To An S-Class
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 4/4/2016) Rest assured, this is not a belated April Fool’s Day post. In the August 1973 issue of Car and Driver, the editors lined up a rather […] -
![This is the third and final of the three GM “mid-sized” cars that R&T tested in 1973, following the Grand Am and Cutlass Salon. Their motivation was to determine just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/monte-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – “Underneath Baroque Architecture, Some Nice Chassis Engineering”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – “Underneath Baroque Architecture, Some Nice Chassis Engineering”
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 53 CommentsThis is the third and final of the three GM “mid-sized” cars that R&T tested in 1973, following the Grand Am and Cutlass Salon. Their motivation was to determine just […] -
![(Note: the title is incorrect; it’s actually an L-82 engine) The C3 Corvette’s first significant change on what was to be its long life came in 1973, when it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vette-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Corvette – “Changes For 1973 Produce Mixed Results”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Corvette – “Changes For 1973 Produce Mixed Results”
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 20 Comments(Note: the title is incorrect; it’s actually an L-82 engine) The C3 Corvette’s first significant change on what was to be its long life came in 1973, when it […] -
![Yes, there was a time when it wasn’t exactly hard to identify “the world’s best sedan”, and with the arrival of the newest w116 S-Class Mercedes, it was pretty much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Mercedes 450 SE – “World’s Best Sedan?” Did You Have To Ask?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Mercedes 450 SE – “World’s Best Sedan?” Did You Have To Ask?
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 39 CommentsYes, there was a time when it wasn’t exactly hard to identify “the world’s best sedan”, and with the arrival of the newest w116 S-Class Mercedes, it was pretty much […]
