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CC Humor Archive
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CC Standup: A Carburetor Walks Into a Bar…
Posted on November 20, 2017 | 102 CommentsA carburetor walks into a bar, hops up on a stool, says “Gimme a beer and a shot of whiskey!”, and proceeds to put a shaft, a lever, a plate, […] -
CC Humor: Going MAD at the Drive-In
Posted on October 30, 2017 | 13 CommentsOf course, any compendium of mid-century car humor can’t ignore the phenomenon of the drive-in movie theater. Most are gone now, but enough remain that you can still take your […] -
CC Humor: MAD About Graphic Signage
Posted on October 17, 2017 | 9 CommentsHere’s a MAD look at how some 1960s-trendy, international-style pictograph signage might be improved. -
CC Humor: MAD About Commuting in the 1970s
Posted on September 29, 2017 | 15 CommentsNothing makes drivers MAD-der than the frustrations of commuting. What was awful then is worse now. -
eBay Find: 1996 Ford Taurus GL – JARED
Posted on July 19, 2017 | 36 CommentsI keep telling myself that one day I’ll purchase a first generation Taurus wagon, slap an EcoBoost crate engine in it, and add some SHO suspension parts for the ultimate […] -
CC Humor: A MAD Look At Wild Life On Our Highways
Posted on June 15, 2017 | 10 CommentsImage: MAD In the ensuing forty or more years since MAD published this send-up of scientifically classified irritating and ineffective drivers, I’d say that very little has changed. That is […] -
CC Humor: Do Maintenance Headaches Drive You MAD?
Posted on May 30, 2017 | 27 CommentsImage: MAD Magazine In the middle part of the 20th century, the venerated MAD magazine got loads of mileage out of Americans’ angst about their less-than-reliable cars of the time. Today we get a look […] -
CC Humor: MAD Gives it to the Automakers
Posted on May 10, 2017 | 34 CommentsImage: MAD Once again, we reach back into the MAD archives to find the “humorists” there taking another swipe at the auto industry during an era when it was cranking out […] -
MAD Outtake: Cycling Through the 70s
Posted on April 26, 2017 | 35 CommentsImage: MAD Magazine Not everyone at CC hates cyclists. Some of us just enjoy laughing at them from time to time. -
MAD Outtake: Road Signs We’d Like to See
Posted on April 14, 2017 | 13 CommentsImage: MAD Magazine click image for full size to read the small print Editors beware, Kerning Error Ahead! -
CC Humor: MAD About Safety
Posted on April 3, 2017 | 21 CommentsMAD about other drivers’ poor behavior? Here are ten problem-types and ten MAD solutions for setting each of them straight. Recognize any of these scourges today? (I love how Tommy […] -
CC Humor: How MAD We Were About Quality in the 1960s!
Posted on March 17, 2017 | 47 CommentsMAD Magazine could always be counted on for a sarcastic take on the issues of the day. This two-page joke highlights the Zeitgeist on build quality, circa 1966. -
QOTD: Did (Or Do) You Imitate Car or Truck Engine Sounds?
Posted on January 14, 2017 | 34 Comments -
CC Wordless Outtake: Chevrolet Impala with White Wall Tires
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 59 Comments -
CC Humor: Cars for Visiting Dignitaries and Celebrities in Japan – Sometimes Things Get Lost in Translation…
Posted on March 5, 2016 | 19 CommentsHaving lived here in Tokyo for the past 10 years, I’ve seen many political leaders, celebrities, and other famous individuals visit Japan. As many know, the country is renown for […]
![CC Standup: A Carburetor Walks Into a Bar… A carburetor walks into a bar, hops up on a stool, says “Gimme a beer and a shot of whiskey!”, and proceeds to put a shaft, a lever, a plate, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Holley_Visiflo.jpg)
![CC Humor: Going MAD at the Drive-In Of course, any compendium of mid-century car humor can’t ignore the phenomenon of the drive-in movie theater. Most are gone now, but enough remain that you can still take your […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MAD-drive-in-1.jpeg)


![eBay Find: 1996 Ford Taurus GL – JARED I keep telling myself that one day I’ll purchase a first generation Taurus wagon, slap an EcoBoost crate engine in it, and add some SHO suspension parts for the ultimate […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s-l500.jpg)
![CC Humor: A MAD Look At Wild Life On Our Highways Image: MAD In the ensuing forty or more years since MAD published this send-up of scientifically classified irritating and ineffective drivers, I’d say that very little has changed. That is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MAD-wildlife-1.jpeg)
![CC Humor: Do Maintenance Headaches Drive You MAD? Image: MAD Magazine In the middle part of the 20th century, the venerated MAD magazine got loads of mileage out of Americans’ angst about their less-than-reliable cars of the time. Today we get a look […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MAD-repair-1.jpeg)
![CC Humor: MAD Gives it to the Automakers Image: MAD Once again, we reach back into the MAD archives to find the “humorists” there taking another swipe at the auto industry during an era when it was cranking out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-MAD-Mfg-1.jpeg)


![CC Humor: MAD About Safety MAD about other drivers’ poor behavior? Here are ten problem-types and ten MAD solutions for setting each of them straight. Recognize any of these scourges today? (I love how Tommy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MAD-safety-1.jpg)


![CC Humor: Cars for Visiting Dignitaries and Celebrities in Japan – Sometimes Things Get Lost in Translation… Having lived here in Tokyo for the past 10 years, I’ve seen many political leaders, celebrities, and other famous individuals visit Japan. As many know, the country is renown for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Hustler-1.jpg)


