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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Cinema Archive
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![By the mid 60’s filming technology had ‘freed up’ the camera and moviegoers were to experience an endless supply of ‘behind the wheel’ high-speed pursuits with awesome chair-grabbing qualities. Bullit, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-01-24-at-4.39.56-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: The Cars Of Belmondo’s “The Burglars” (Le Casse)")
Curbside Cinema: The Cars Of Belmondo’s “The Burglars” (Le Casse)
Posted on August 26, 2022 | 26 CommentsBy the mid 60’s filming technology had ‘freed up’ the camera and moviegoers were to experience an endless supply of ‘behind the wheel’ high-speed pursuits with awesome chair-grabbing qualities. Bullit, […] -
![I’m still not quite finished with the large number of “World’s Most Dangerous Roads” documentaries on Youtube. The most recent one was the famous and treacherous Leh-Manali Highway, which winds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/close-call.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "“World’s Most Dangerous Roads” Outtake: Inches Away from Plummeting Down A Vast Cliff In The Himalayas")
“World’s Most Dangerous Roads” Outtake: Inches Away from Plummeting Down A Vast Cliff In The Himalayas
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 12 CommentsI’m still not quite finished with the large number of “World’s Most Dangerous Roads” documentaries on Youtube. The most recent one was the famous and treacherous Leh-Manali Highway, which winds […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2011) Ever wonder what the view out the driver’s seat looked like fifty years ago, and not just the Hollywood version? Or maybe you’re old enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8880.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Time Warp Cinema: The View Through The Windshield Circa 1960")
Time Warp Cinema: The View Through The Windshield Circa 1960
Posted on May 14, 2022 | 95 Comments(first posted 4/2/2011) Ever wonder what the view out the driver’s seat looked like fifty years ago, and not just the Hollywood version? Or maybe you’re old enough to […] -
![Long haul trucking has evolved significantly over the decades. Here’s two films from about 1950 or so that show how it was done at a time when it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hhgg88.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Long Haul Trucking In The West Circa 1950 – It Was Done Differently Back Then")
CC Cinema: Long Haul Trucking In The West Circa 1950 – It Was Done Differently Back Then
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 17 CommentsLong haul trucking has evolved significantly over the decades. Here’s two films from about 1950 or so that show how it was done at a time when it was a […] -
CC Cinema: How to Drive Strine (in the 1970s)
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 30 CommentsIn the early 1970s, Australia’s Department of Transport put out a series of safe-driving films. Strine, of course, is -
![If you ask almost any car guy (or girl I guess), they will mostly likely have knowledge of the 1968 “Bullitt” chase with the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Charger, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bullitt-chase.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The First Car Chases")
CC Cinema: The First Car Chases
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 25 CommentsIf you ask almost any car guy (or girl I guess), they will mostly likely have knowledge of the 1968 “Bullitt” chase with the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Charger, […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2016) Premiering on CBS television on September 26, 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies became the highest rated show on television in the United States within a matter of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/janes-ebody.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Television: The Cars Of The Beverly Hillbillies")
CC Television: The Cars Of The Beverly Hillbillies
Posted on February 11, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted 2/11/2016) Premiering on CBS television on September 26, 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies became the highest rated show on television in the United States within a matter of […] -
![https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w4_RhRPL1Q This is a bit outside our usual purview, but I was quite blown away by this amazing documentary film shot by a young trainee on his first major voyage, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Peking-bw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Around The Cape Horn In A Four Masted Sailing Ship Barely Surviving Two Epic Storms (1928) – Don’t Miss This One")
CC Cinema: Around The Cape Horn In A Four Masted Sailing Ship Barely Surviving Two Epic Storms (1928) – Don’t Miss This One
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 16 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w4_RhRPL1Q This is a bit outside our usual purview, but I was quite blown away by this amazing documentary film shot by a young trainee on his first major voyage, […] -
![I thought I’d seen all the vintage Ford promotional videos, but YouTube served up this gem to me the other day. What is interesting about this video is that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Keyhole1.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: 1961 Ford Motor Company “The Secret Door”")
Curbside Cinema: 1961 Ford Motor Company “The Secret Door”
Posted on January 18, 2022 | 7 CommentsI thought I’d seen all the vintage Ford promotional videos, but YouTube served up this gem to me the other day. What is interesting about this video is that […] -
![Christmas Day has arrived and I am sure many of us Curbsiders like to sit down and enjoy a Christmas movie or two with our families. Being car enthusiasts, most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1972-Condor-II-Wreath.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Curbside Classics from Christmas Movie Favorites")
CC Cinema: Curbside Classics from Christmas Movie Favorites
Posted on December 25, 2021 | 15 CommentsChristmas Day has arrived and I am sure many of us Curbsiders like to sit down and enjoy a Christmas movie or two with our families. Being car enthusiasts, most […] -
![(first posted Stardate 12/17/2015) … I found a book in a second-hand shop called ‘Architecture Without Architects’ (Bernard Rudovsky, pub. MOMA, New York, 1964). It’s a superb compendium of buildings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/millennium-falcon-bed-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: YT-1300 ‘Millennium Falcon’ – A Long Time Ago…")
CC Cinema: YT-1300 ‘Millennium Falcon’ – A Long Time Ago…
Posted on December 17, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted Stardate 12/17/2015) … I found a book in a second-hand shop called ‘Architecture Without Architects’ (Bernard Rudovsky, pub. MOMA, New York, 1964). It’s a superb compendium of buildings […] -
CC Matinee: The Lineup (1958)
Posted on December 1, 2021 | 29 CommentsHey, let’s play hooky and go see a movie! Wanna? -
![https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vml6vq3X-Js This looks like a new addition to YouTube, and it’s better than average. I spotted just a couple of 1964 Model year cars, so it must be the winter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/yyuyy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Film: San Francisco Cable Car Rides, 1963-1964 — Some Fine Car Spotting, Including An Amphicar")
Vintage Film: San Francisco Cable Car Rides, 1963-1964 — Some Fine Car Spotting, Including An Amphicar
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 44 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vml6vq3X-Js This looks like a new addition to YouTube, and it’s better than average. I spotted just a couple of 1964 Model year cars, so it must be the winter […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2015) BuzzDog left this Chevrolet dealer sales promo film in the comments, as the first part shows the San Diego Yellow Cab facility I once worked from. Obviously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/5ttt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Impact 1966 – Chevrolet Is Best! (According To Our Own Tests)")
CC Cinema: Impact 1966 – Chevrolet Is Best! (According To Our Own Tests)
Posted on November 23, 2021 | 28 Comments(first posted 11/23/2015) BuzzDog left this Chevrolet dealer sales promo film in the comments, as the first part shows the San Diego Yellow Cab facility I once worked from. Obviously […] -
![Last week I relayed here the message I got from a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air. Messages we receive can be alarming, or sometimes just informative, and in that case inspiring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/etgt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns – Message From 1953, Pt. 2")
Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns – Message From 1953, Pt. 2
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 35 CommentsLast week I relayed here the message I got from a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air. Messages we receive can be alarming, or sometimes just informative, and in that case inspiring […]
