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CC Cinema: In the Pre-SUV Era, Watch 1954 Jeeps Take On a Huge Array Of Jobs and Equipment
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 7 CommentsI knew that in the 50s, before the recreational and sporting use of Jeeps became dominant, Willys positioned the Jeeps as genuine utility vehicles. But the full range of applications […] -
CC Cinema: “From Here To There” – 1960 Corvairs Tackle the Inter-American Highway – And Some Wild River Crossings Near the End
Posted on March 15, 2020 | 14 CommentsCC reader Jonathan F. sent me a link to this video, which I quite enjoyed. But then having taken my Corvair off-road a number of times, it was of particular […] -
CC Cinema: Prewar Dry Lakes Hot Rod Racing Home Movies – Even a Bugatti Joins In
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 11 CommentsI know hot rodding is not exactly a core interest here, undoubtedly because of what it came to largely be in more recent decades (repetitive and predictable). But I have […] -
CC Cinema: “Body Beautiful” (1955) – How Fisher Bodies Went From Clays to Production, Thanks To A Lot of Lost Craftsmanship
Posted on March 8, 2020 | 9 CommentsThe subject of tooling for automotive bodies often comes up here in posts and discussions. Given how tooling is created directly from digital 3D images nowadays, without any human hands […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Jeep Hopes Bill Murray Can Reverse Sales Slide
Posted on February 1, 2020 | 27 CommentsCelebrity endorsements always help generate buzz. And there’s no better time to feature one than during the Super Bowl. Remember when Matthew Broderick spoofed Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to plug […] -
CC Cinema: We’re Looking for Trolley Operators – Circa 1947
Posted on January 25, 2020 | 12 CommentsI came across the below interesting, short twenty-two minute industrial video on Youtube the other night – it’s a recruitment film made in 1947 by the Los Angeles Transit Lines […] -
CC Cinema: Ford v Ferrari
Posted on December 4, 2019 | 51 CommentsLast June, new CC Editor Ed Snitkoff previewed the film “Ford v Ferrari”. Yesterday, my wife and I walked down to our local multiplex and saw the movie, 2 1/2 […] -
CC Cinema: 007 The Cars That Never Were – Ford XD Fairmont Ghia
Posted on November 5, 2019 | 43 CommentsFolklore is that the only James Bond movie where he doesn’t actually drive a car is Moonraker. Not quite true. But try as I may, I cannot find a moment […] -
CC Capsule: 1979 Jeep Cherokee – No Offensive Badges But Complete With Bow And Arrows (Updated)
Posted on July 15, 2019 | 57 Comments(first posted 7/17/2013. Updated 7/15/2019) This Cherokee presents a bit of a puzzle to me. It’s been de-badged of all its identifying emblems and graphics, which the SJ Cherokee had […] -
CC Cinema: 1962 Lincoln Continental and Ford Thunderbird Wixom Assembly Line
Posted on June 23, 2019 | 16 CommentsThe artificial intelligence at YouTube is getting to know me pretty well, because it keeps feeding me cool videos like this gem. It is a vintage film shot by Ford […] -
CC Cinema: The GT40 Gets The Hollywood Treatment In Ford V Ferrari, In Theaters This November
Posted on June 4, 2019 | 42 CommentsFord’s desire to crush Ferrari at Le Mans is one of the most well known stories in the history of automotive racing, and later this year you’ll be able to […] -
Vintage Video: Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1958
Posted on December 4, 2018 | 27 CommentsThis video sort of fell into my lap, as it was posted to the Facebook page of a local old car club. -
On Location Classics: Vintage Cars On Camera In Greenwich Village
Posted on October 10, 2018 | 33 CommentsMy most recent return to the US had a cinematic twinge to it. For example, I got to have a huge fanboy moment by visiting the Paramount Ranch in Malibu […] -
CC Cinema: Mid 1970s “Vehicle Ambush Counter-Attacks” – Ramming Cars is So Much Fun!
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 20 CommentsI stumbled upon this “educational” (for lack of a better word) film while surfing YouTube. Apparently, California State Police produced this internal training film, I guess for would-be chauffeurs who […]