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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 […]