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Curbside Classics Archives
1970s Archive
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![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 […] -
![Austin had once been the best selling import brand in the US for a number of years in the immediate post-war era, until it was taken down by VW in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/marina-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Austin Marina GT – Dead Before Arrival")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Austin Marina GT – Dead Before Arrival
Posted on March 31, 2022 | 45 CommentsAustin had once been the best selling import brand in the US for a number of years in the immediate post-war era, until it was taken down by VW in […] -
![This review makes interesting reading, as it’s something of a counterpoint to our retrospective CC’s and such that we’ve used to trash the poor, cute little baby Chevy. Although certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vega-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT – Improved, Up To A Point")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT – Improved, Up To A Point
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 51 CommentsThis review makes interesting reading, as it’s something of a counterpoint to our retrospective CC’s and such that we’ve used to trash the poor, cute little baby Chevy. Although certain […] -
![Road and Track set out to test the field of the nice sports cars approved to participate in the SCCA’s new racing class: Showroom Stock Sports Cars, as an addition […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Race-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Track Test: Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars – Swing Axles FTW!")
Vintage R&T Track Test: Nine Showroom Stock Sports Cars – Swing Axles FTW!
Posted on March 25, 2022 | 24 CommentsRoad and Track set out to test the field of the nice sports cars approved to participate in the SCCA’s new racing class: Showroom Stock Sports Cars, as an addition […] -
![Road and Track tested three of GM’s new 1973 not-so “mid-sized cars” that were clearly trying to be more European, or had some aspects of European qualities in their make-up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Salon-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Just How Much Like A European Sedan Is It?”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – “Just How Much Like A European Sedan Is It?”
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 54 CommentsRoad and Track tested three of GM’s new 1973 not-so “mid-sized cars” that were clearly trying to be more European, or had some aspects of European qualities in their make-up […] -
![The Jensen-Healey is one of the sadder footnotes of the 1970s. It was anticipated with considerable excitement, as the Austin-Healey 100/3000 had made such a significant impact in the sports […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/JH-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Jensen-Healey – Competitive But Not Exciting")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Jensen-Healey – Competitive But Not Exciting
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe Jensen-Healey is one of the sadder footnotes of the 1970s. It was anticipated with considerable excitement, as the Austin-Healey 100/3000 had made such a significant impact in the sports […] -
![GM’s new colonnade mid-size family was the biggest news for 1973. Their styling was a bit surprising–almost shocking–after the long run of their predecessors as well as the competition. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GA-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – American, Yes; Grand, Not So Much So")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am – American, Yes; Grand, Not So Much So
Posted on March 17, 2022 | 53 CommentsGM’s new colonnade mid-size family was the biggest news for 1973. Their styling was a bit surprising–almost shocking–after the long run of their predecessors as well as the competition. The […] -
![The Porsche 914 originally came in two quite disparate versions: 1.7 L VW powered, and rather modestly at that, and the vastly faster and more expensive Porsche six powered 914/6. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/914-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1973 Porsche 914 2 Liter – “Bigger 4-Cylinder Engine Gives The Popular 914 A Boost”")
Vintage Review: 1973 Porsche 914 2 Liter – “Bigger 4-Cylinder Engine Gives The Popular 914 A Boost”
Posted on March 13, 2022 | 15 CommentsThe Porsche 914 originally came in two quite disparate versions: 1.7 L VW powered, and rather modestly at that, and the vastly faster and more expensive Porsche six powered 914/6. […] -
![Road and Track tested and compared the Big Three import luxury sports sedans in their Feb. 1973 issue, and the results make for interesting reading. One thing is clear: the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/comparo-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Three Luxury Sports Sedans: BMW Bavaria, Jaguar XJ6 and Mercedes 280")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Three Luxury Sports Sedans: BMW Bavaria, Jaguar XJ6 and Mercedes 280
Posted on March 10, 2022 | 26 CommentsRoad and Track tested and compared the Big Three import luxury sports sedans in their Feb. 1973 issue, and the results make for interesting reading. One thing is clear: the […] -
![This makes for a timely follow-up to our recent CC of this car’s predecessor, the W108 250SE. What a difference ten years made back then: the 250SE had a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/350-SLC-1-top-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Mercedes 350SLC – American-Style Drive Train In “Stuttgart’s Latest Interpretation Of The Super-Luxury Coupe”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Mercedes 350SLC – American-Style Drive Train In “Stuttgart’s Latest Interpretation Of The Super-Luxury Coupe”
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 20 CommentsThis makes for a timely follow-up to our recent CC of this car’s predecessor, the W108 250SE. What a difference ten years made back then: the 250SE had a small […] -
![These four European sedans represented a size and price class that was growing in the US, and would continue to grow for a long time to come. They represented a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Four-color-crop.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: Four European Family Sedans – 1972 Peugeot 504, Audi 100LS, Saab 99E, Volvo 144E")
Vintage R&T Comparison: Four European Family Sedans – 1972 Peugeot 504, Audi 100LS, Saab 99E, Volvo 144E
Posted on March 1, 2022 | 44 CommentsThese four European sedans represented a size and price class that was growing in the US, and would continue to grow for a long time to come. They represented a […]
