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Curbside Classics Archives
1970s Archive
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![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 […] -
![The Saab Sonett was never going to be mainstream. For that matter, even Saab sedans were a bit on the edges of the automotive landscape back then, but the cobbled-up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sonnett-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Saab Sonett III – “…Traces Of Its Kit-Car Origin Still Linger”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Saab Sonett III – “…Traces Of Its Kit-Car Origin Still Linger”
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe Saab Sonett was never going to be mainstream. For that matter, even Saab sedans were a bit on the edges of the automotive landscape back then, but the cobbled-up […] -
![The seventies were a transitional time for Ferrari, as the mid-engine Dino and 308 series started to become their volume product, and what the brand increasingly came to be associated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ferrari-color.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC 4 – A Slightly Bigger Daytona, For What That’s Worth (A Lot Less Now)")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC 4 – A Slightly Bigger Daytona, For What That’s Worth (A Lot Less Now)
Posted on January 27, 2022 | 13 CommentsThe seventies were a transitional time for Ferrari, as the mid-engine Dino and 308 series started to become their volume product, and what the brand increasingly came to be associated […] -
![Last week, CC saw a drive story piece from CAR from August 1977 which took the Jaguar XJ5.3C from London to Budapest. Aside from a mechanical failure in a bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR, September 1977 – Which Is The Best Car In The World?")
Magazine Rewind: CAR, September 1977 – Which Is The Best Car In The World?
Posted on December 4, 2021 | 28 CommentsLast week, CC saw a drive story piece from CAR from August 1977 which took the Jaguar XJ5.3C from London to Budapest. Aside from a mechanical failure in a bought […] -
![CAR magazine had a great tradition of long drive stories. Alongside the scoop features, supercar drives and frank, to the point of blunt, reviews and summaries of many cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/car.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Rewind: CAR, August 1977 – Jaguar XJ5.3C To The Danube And Budapest")
Magazine Rewind: CAR, August 1977 – Jaguar XJ5.3C To The Danube And Budapest
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsCAR magazine had a great tradition of long drive stories. Alongside the scoop features, supercar drives and frank, to the point of blunt, reviews and summaries of many cars, […] -
![(first posted 11/17/2015) One of Ford’s claims to fame was being the first to mass-produce the station wagon in 1929, and from there the body style developed into an important […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ty6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Ford Country Squire – The Wagonmaster Goes To Weight Watchers")
Vintage Review: 1979 Ford Country Squire – The Wagonmaster Goes To Weight Watchers
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 43 Comments(first posted 11/17/2015) One of Ford’s claims to fame was being the first to mass-produce the station wagon in 1929, and from there the body style developed into an important […]
