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![(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rambler-American-1964-CD-001-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily")
Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […] -
![I’m sure most of you are familiar with the origins of the Mustang and evolution through 1973, but this R&T feature encapsulates very concisely, especially its origins as a response […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/8-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Feature: Development And Evolution Of The Mustang, 1960-1973 – Ford’s Response To The Corvair Monza Showed Its Falcon Chassis Roots But Was Highly Successful")
Vintage R&T Feature: Development And Evolution Of The Mustang, 1960-1973 – Ford’s Response To The Corvair Monza Showed Its Falcon Chassis Roots But Was Highly Successful
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 3 CommentsI’m sure most of you are familiar with the origins of the Mustang and evolution through 1973, but this R&T feature encapsulates very concisely, especially its origins as a response […] -
![Let’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 16 CommentsLet’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […] -
![The big sport-ish car was definitely a thing in the early ’60s, a market in which Pontiac had been an innovator. Products like the ’62 Grand Prix and the genre-defining […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tumblr_pjweq2lDCW1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Quiet, Large, Sport-ish Luxury; Awaiting Reinvention")
Vintage Review: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Quiet, Large, Sport-ish Luxury; Awaiting Reinvention
Posted on October 12, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe big sport-ish car was definitely a thing in the early ’60s, a market in which Pontiac had been an innovator. Products like the ’62 Grand Prix and the genre-defining […] -
![Last week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1424.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo")
The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 23 CommentsLast week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […] -
![There’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240830_231618893.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThere’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […] -
![Mazda was engaging in a bit of marketing hyperbole when their new GLC “Great Little Car” showed up in the marketplace in 1977. But when it came to the subcompact/compact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/from-glc-to-mazda3_5-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Mazda GLC – A Pretty Good Little Car")
Vintage R&T Review: 1977 Mazda GLC – A Pretty Good Little Car
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 13 CommentsMazda was engaging in a bit of marketing hyperbole when their new GLC “Great Little Car” showed up in the marketplace in 1977. But when it came to the subcompact/compact […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2018) Newton’s 3rd law of physics relays that “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In the case of cars, that premise could be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AM1298-S500-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 – Slim Fast S-Class")
Vintage Reviews: 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 – Slim Fast S-Class
Posted on September 7, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 9/6/2018) Newton’s 3rd law of physics relays that “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In the case of cars, that premise could be […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2018) “More.” The word can be a double-edged sword. “Extra” can easily become “excess.” That certainly was the case with Mercedes-Benz’s W140 S-Class. In 1991, the automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RT1291-500SEL-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 600SEL, 500SEL And 400SE – Landing With A Heavy Thud")
Vintage Reviews: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 600SEL, 500SEL And 400SE – Landing With A Heavy Thud
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/5/2018) “More.” The word can be a double-edged sword. “Extra” can easily become “excess.” That certainly was the case with Mercedes-Benz’s W140 S-Class. In 1991, the automotive […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2018) Pity poor Fiat. The 128 was a game changing car when it came out in 1969; its space efficiency and driving dynamics put it heads and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/scans0005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Fiat 128 3P – Lots of Good Qualities; Not a Lot of Sales")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Fiat 128 3P – Lots of Good Qualities; Not a Lot of Sales
Posted on September 4, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 9/4/2018) Pity poor Fiat. The 128 was a game changing car when it came out in 1969; its space efficiency and driving dynamics put it heads and […] -
![Honda Civic EX sedan, image from the brochure. Honda products in the American market had generally been so class-leading through the ’80s and ’90s, that when updates arrived the question […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1996 Honda Civic Coupe EX – Giving People What They Want")
Vintage R&T Review: 1996 Honda Civic Coupe EX – Giving People What They Want
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 8 CommentsHonda Civic EX sedan, image from the brochure. Honda products in the American market had generally been so class-leading through the ’80s and ’90s, that when updates arrived the question […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2018) Admittedly, the term “game changer” is easily overused and subject to debate in its application. But the all-new Honda Accord made a huge impact on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/top-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road & Track Vintage Review: 1976 Honda Accord – A True Game Changer")
Road & Track Vintage Review: 1976 Honda Accord – A True Game Changer
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 8/22/2018) Admittedly, the term “game changer” is easily overused and subject to debate in its application. But the all-new Honda Accord made a huge impact on […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2018) If it weren’t for the all-new Accord that arrived at the same time as this Corolla SR-5 Liftback, it would have likely made a bigger impression. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/scans0011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Liftback – A Solid Effort, But Upstaged by the Accord")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Liftback – A Solid Effort, But Upstaged by the Accord
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/23/2018) If it weren’t for the all-new Accord that arrived at the same time as this Corolla SR-5 Liftback, it would have likely made a bigger impression. […] -
![Well, well, well. Long time no see! An Opel Senator B (second generation), caught in the role of ringmaster, surrounded by many older family members. Kapitän-Admiral-Diplomat-Senator, historically, that’s the whole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2661.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1987 Opel Senator B 3.0 i CD – The Last Of The ‘Big Opels’")
Museum Outtake: 1987 Opel Senator B 3.0 i CD – The Last Of The ‘Big Opels’
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 35 CommentsWell, well, well. Long time no see! An Opel Senator B (second generation), caught in the role of ringmaster, surrounded by many older family members. Kapitän-Admiral-Diplomat-Senator, historically, that’s the whole […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2018) C&D got a hold of a Canadian-market VW 1500 S notchback sedan, and put it through the paces. The result is a bit predictable, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/VW-1500-T30010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Research Report: 1964 VW 1500 S (Type 3) – The Beetle Grows Up, For Better or For Worse")
Vintage C&D Road Research Report: 1964 VW 1500 S (Type 3) – The Beetle Grows Up, For Better or For Worse
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) C&D got a hold of a Canadian-market VW 1500 S notchback sedan, and put it through the paces. The result is a bit predictable, as […]
