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CC TV Archive
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CC Matinée: The Making of the First Valiant
Posted on April 21, 2018 | 36 CommentsBack in the beforetimes, theatregoers would see a newsreel and/or cartoons before the billboard movie. This morning’s -
CC TV: GM Toast the Midcentury Consumer Boom
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 17 CommentsOh, wow! It’s “American Look”, General Motors’ 1958 paean to designers and stylists and, erm, planned obsolescence. There’s something for everyone here; if you love MidMod stuff, -
CC Diaporama: Vancouver, 1966
Posted on November 6, 2017 | 89 CommentsRaise your hand who else has daydreamt about travelling to the past with discreetly-camouflaged high-definition digital camera equipment. No such luck with this interesting footage made public today from the […] -
CC TV: GM Ads (and a Few Other Tidbits) From 1984 CBS Broadcast of “Washington”
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 43 CommentsCC reader CJC forwarded me this Youtube video of a slew of GM ads during a 1984 CBS broadcast of “Washington”. There’s also a few tv show promos and a […] -
CC TV: A Blame Game Double Feature
Posted on September 7, 2017 | 77 CommentsThe US auto industry had massive drug use and absenteeism in their assembly plants in the 1960s and ’70s (at least). Working conditions were brutal and the workplace environment was […] -
CC Commercial: When Valiants Swarmed
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 53 CommentsNot a lot of people remember it now, but fifty-six years ago San Francisco was overrun with new 1961 Valiants, -
CC Commercial: Chrysler Qualitehh and the End of the Inundated Ignition
Posted on March 25, 2017 | 87 CommentsChrysler’s new-for-’71, standard-for-’73 electronic ignition system means the car is virtually sure to start—even if it’s wet and splashy out! We take such things utterly for granted nowtimes, but -
CC TV: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette – You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before
Posted on March 24, 2017 | 36 CommentsIf you’ve never seen this legendary 1984 Chevrolet Corvette commercial, you may want to watch it before reading on, because trust me, you’ve never seen anything this before. Go ahead, […] -
CC TV: 1977 Dodge Charger – You’ll Have This Stuck In Your Head All Day
Posted on March 21, 2017 | 45 CommentsI was delighted to stumble across this vintage commercial on YouTube recently, in remarkably good condition for its age. Lou Rawls’ catchy vocals have been stuck in my head for […] -
CC TV: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am Commercial – Who In America Would Build A Car Like This?
Posted on March 14, 2017 | 30 CommentsFor my Pontiac Grand Am article, which I published last month, I had wanted to include this launch commercial. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate it anywhere on the internet […] -
CC Commercial: Honda’s Ne Plus Ultras
Posted on February 12, 2017 | 16 CommentsOnce in a great long while there’s a truly smashing advert for something. Once in an almost-never it’s for a car. -
CC Commercial: Hallelujah, It’s the Chrysler Spirit!
Posted on February 6, 2017 | 9 CommentsAbout a decade ago, the idea of “world cars” suddenly got a lot more press and airtime, which was kind of weird because it wasn’t a new notion; it’s easy […] -
CC Commercial: Selling the New Chevrolet, 1977
Posted on February 2, 2017 | 47 CommentsThe new-for-’77 GM B-bodies are an evergreen topic, usually emblematised—then as now—by the Chev Caprice. These cars were big news, a game-changer, a harbinger, blahbitty blah, et cetera; if you’re […] -
CC TV: CCs In Classic Music Videos, Part 2- Sad Love Songs Edition
Posted on December 8, 2016 | 26 Comments‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. A well-worn cliche’, although not necessarily one that everyone will agree with. How many folks have started […] -
CC Jukebox: Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic And $54K Caddy Roadster
Posted on December 4, 2016 | 33 CommentsIf you’ve turned on a radio or, you know, walked through a mall in the past month, you will have heard Bruno Mars’ new single, 24K Magic, from the album […]
![CC TV: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette – You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before If you’ve never seen this legendary 1984 Chevrolet Corvette commercial, you may want to watch it before reading on, because trust me, you’ve never seen anything this before. Go ahead, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/0681-876x1211.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC TV: 1977 Dodge Charger – You’ll Have This Stuck In Your Head All Day I was delighted to stumble across this vintage commercial on YouTube recently, in remarkably good condition for its age. Lou Rawls’ catchy vocals have been stuck in my head for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dodge-charger-vintage-ads-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC TV: CCs In Classic Music Videos, Part 2- Sad Love Songs Edition ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. A well-worn cliche’, although not necessarily one that everyone will agree with. How many folks have started […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/736c16ca058a93116f21e8c5e15b3672.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Jukebox: Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic And $54K Caddy Roadster If you’ve turned on a radio or, you know, walked through a mall in the past month, you will have heard Bruno Mars’ new single, 24K Magic, from the album […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/24k-magic-cadillac-allante.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


