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CC Cinema Archive
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CC Horror: 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Something Sinister This Way Lurks
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/31/2015) Halloween is upon us, and soon the neighbor kids in my building will be knocking on doors for treats – wearing all sorts of costumes […] -
CC Video: Daniel Stern’s Keynote Address At The Driving Vision News 2021 Conference – What Exactly Is Safety?
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 51 CommentsDaniel Stern’s Keynote at DVN 2021 from Isocat on Vimeo. -
CC Video: He’s Got a PhD In Backing Up A Trailer
Posted on October 23, 2021 | 12 CommentsJohannes Dutch left this video in a comment, but it deserves a wider audience. I can really appreciate it now, as I’ve had to brush up on my trailer backing […] -
Curbside Cinema: Truck Driver Country Music
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 44 CommentsWas the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin’ logs Anyone who was alive in the 1970s certainly remembers the 1975 surprise hit song […] -
CC Cinema: “The Cars In Your Life” (1960) – Starting To Have Mixed Feelings About Them
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 18 CommentsLen Peters (Canucknucklehead) sent me the link to this video, pointing out that there’s an interview with famed stylist Raymond Lowey. That was interesting, but not the most interesting part, […] -
CC Cinema: Don “The Dude” Knotts Shows How To Really Sell The 1965 Dodge Trucks
Posted on March 16, 2021 | 30 CommentsI can’t believe I just watched this all the way through. What a period piece; chock full of non-PC nonsense. And the very final line is a curious zinger. And […] -
CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 20 CommentsAnother Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […] -
CC Cinema: Mrs. James Bond’s 1969 Cougar
Posted on November 5, 2020 | 64 Comments(first posted 11/5/2014) What was the most memorable Mercury Cougar of all time? For some, it may be the original 1967-68 Cougar with its clean styling. For racing or muscle […] -
CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […] -
CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsDuring the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […] -
CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 27 CommentsSometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […] -
Cars From the Movie “Mood Indigo”: The Peugeot 40404 and 40104, and a Few More
Posted on September 6, 2020 | 8 Commentslark4dr posted this double-ender Peugeot 40404 wagon at the Cohort, with a link to hemmings that has the story on it and a few more below. They’re just two of […] -
CC Cinema: Car Spotting at the Celebration At Big Sur, 1969
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 15 CommentsHere’s a great little time capsule from the coast of California in 1969. It’s from the documentary shot at the 1969 Celebration at Big Sur, held a few weeks after […] -
CC Cinema: Cars of The Karate Kid
Posted on July 12, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/22/2014) “Wax on, wax off.” One of the most famous movie lines of all time, first shown on the silver screen exactly 30 years ago on June 22, […] -
Curbside Cinema: 1956 Packard “The Safe Road Ahead”
Posted on May 18, 2020 | 39 CommentsI’ve seen a lot of these vintage dealer promotional films over the years for GM, Ford, and Chrysler: Indeed, YouTube serves up a steady supply to me in their “Recommended […]
![CC Horror: 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Something Sinister This Way Lurks (first posted 10/31/2015) Halloween is upon us, and soon the neighbor kids in my building will be knocking on doors for treats – wearing all sorts of costumes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/005-1974-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-Convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Video: He’s Got a PhD In Backing Up A Trailer Johannes Dutch left this video in a comment, but it deserves a wider audience. I can really appreciate it now, as I’ve had to brush up on my trailer backing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/yh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Cinema: Truck Driver Country Music Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin’ logs Anyone who was alive in the 1970s certainly remembers the 1975 surprise hit song […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jerry-reed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: “The Cars In Your Life” (1960) – Starting To Have Mixed Feelings About Them Len Peters (Canucknucklehead) sent me the link to this video, pointing out that there’s an interview with famed stylist Raymond Lowey. That was interesting, but not the most interesting part, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cars-in.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: Don “The Dude” Knotts Shows How To Really Sell The 1965 Dodge Trucks I can’t believe I just watched this all the way through. What a period piece; chock full of non-PC nonsense. And the very final line is a curious zinger. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-dude.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952 Another Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1_0S6BXSkQCV6IuGAmH2hzLQ-e1610874385474.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: Mrs. James Bond’s 1969 Cougar (first posted 11/5/2014) What was the most memorable Mercury Cougar of all time? For some, it may be the original 1967-68 Cougar with its clean styling. For racing or muscle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p01vhn5j.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds (first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ian-fleming-in-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves During the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Smith-System-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat” Sometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Walt_Disney_1946-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cars From the Movie “Mood Indigo”: The Peugeot 40404 and 40104, and a Few More lark4dr posted this double-ender Peugeot 40404 wagon at the Cohort, with a link to hemmings that has the story on it and a few more below. They’re just two of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Peugeot-404-double-ender.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: Cars of The Karate Kid (first posted 6/22/2014) “Wax on, wax off.” One of the most famous movie lines of all time, first shown on the silver screen exactly 30 years ago on June 22, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1-wax-on-wax-off-karate-kid-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Cinema: 1956 Packard “The Safe Road Ahead” I’ve seen a lot of these vintage dealer promotional films over the years for GM, Ford, and Chrysler: Indeed, YouTube serves up a steady supply to me in their “Recommended […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Packard1.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1)


