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Curbside Classics Archives
1980s Archive
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![(first posted 8/8/2017) We all remember the upstart import brands that launch, stumble, and then become roaring successes. Toyota, for example, almost sunk its reputation with the Toyopet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/road-track-canadian-caper-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: The Canadian Caper – Road & Track Tests Five Cheap Imports")
Vintage Review: The Canadian Caper – Road & Track Tests Five Cheap Imports
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 8/8/2017) We all remember the upstart import brands that launch, stumble, and then become roaring successes. Toyota, for example, almost sunk its reputation with the Toyopet […] -
![My last update indicated that my garage had gotten some new members, partly due to necessity and partly due to my seeming inability to keep cars for long. Well, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230628_155406.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8 D – The Almost Perfect Beater for a Crisis")
COAL Update: 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8 D – The Almost Perfect Beater for a Crisis
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 23 CommentsMy last update indicated that my garage had gotten some new members, partly due to necessity and partly due to my seeming inability to keep cars for long. Well, the […] -
![Honda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-230529-0001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated")
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 16 CommentsHonda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […] -
![Time to revisit a GM model that gets little love. An offering that seemed to click a few right buttons while missing on its ultimate mission; to bring new buyers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Scan-220812-0007-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Personality Crisis")
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Personality Crisis
Posted on May 26, 2023 | 48 CommentsTime to revisit a GM model that gets little love. An offering that seemed to click a few right buttons while missing on its ultimate mission; to bring new buyers […] -
![(first poster 5/12/2017) Although my purchase of one the first of these 1983.5 Turbo Coupes in LA was rather impulsive, I had read the magazine reviews of it. I more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Turbo-Coupe0001-crop-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1983 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – (My) Eco Boost Pioneer")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1983 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – (My) Eco Boost Pioneer
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 75 Comments(first poster 5/12/2017) Although my purchase of one the first of these 1983.5 Turbo Coupes in LA was rather impulsive, I had read the magazine reviews of it. I more […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2017) During the 1980s, Consumer Guide’s Auto Test Series offered consistent, clear and comprehensive evaluations of new cars, testing a broad array of models and providing “real world” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TTypeMainImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1987 Buick LeSabre T-Type and Buick Riviera T-Type – Missing The Target")
Vintage Review: 1987 Buick LeSabre T-Type and Buick Riviera T-Type – Missing The Target
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 79 Comments(first posted 4/26/2017) During the 1980s, Consumer Guide’s Auto Test Series offered consistent, clear and comprehensive evaluations of new cars, testing a broad array of models and providing “real world” […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2016) After coining the term Super Coupes in the early 1970s, Car and Driver kept the flame alive for the next several decades, testing and enjoying the affordable, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/88jh8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1989 Super Coupes – Car And Driver Compares Affordable Sporty Coupes At The End Of The Eighties")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1989 Super Coupes – Car And Driver Compares Affordable Sporty Coupes At The End Of The Eighties
Posted on May 10, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/10/2016) After coining the term Super Coupes in the early 1970s, Car and Driver kept the flame alive for the next several decades, testing and enjoying the affordable, […] -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Porsche 928S and G-Body Laser/Daytona
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 1/22/2016) Here’s another double feature from R&T’s 1983 July issue, this time of two sports cars. -
![The review of this Hornet Hatchback makes an interesting counterpart to the Grand Am review in the same issue as it makes a rather compelling case for it being a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hornet-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback – The Best American Competitor To The European Sport Sedans?")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback – The Best American Competitor To The European Sport Sedans?
Posted on March 18, 2022 | 38 CommentsThe review of this Hornet Hatchback makes an interesting counterpart to the Grand Am review in the same issue as it makes a rather compelling case for it being a […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1987 Peugeot 505 STX
Posted on February 20, 2022 | 50 Comments(First posted 2/20/2016) This aging car deserves a road test. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1987 BMW 735i
Posted on February 13, 2022 | 33 Comments(first posted 2/12/2016) Final article I have for you this week is of this very impressive machine. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe
Posted on February 10, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 2/10/2016) First article from R&T’s 1987 July issue is this road test of the LeBaron. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: Merkur Scorpio
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/6/2016) First was the XR4Ti, now comes the Scorpio to the US under the Merkur moniker. -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1986 Jaguar XJ-6 & VW Golf GTI 16V
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 27 Comments(first posted 2/4/2016) Another double feature is up from R&T’s 40th anniversary issue, these two road tests are of cars that couldn’t be more different one from another. -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1985 Chevrolet Corvette – Smoother, Faster And Better Than Ever
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 28 Comments(first posted 1/29/2016) More of an update than a full-on road test, this one is of the much-improved 1985 C4.
