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CC TV Archive
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CC Vintage Theater: Only One Road – Bike Safety Film From 1975 – It’s Dangerous Out There With All Those Big Cars from 1975
Posted on May 2, 2016 | 26 CommentsSince we’re having a bit of a bicycle theme today, here’s a film made by the AAA regarding a perpetually problematic subject: bicycle safety. Even if the theme isn’t of […] -
Don Draper Found In 1960 Cadillac Brochure
Posted on December 11, 2015 | 28 CommentsNeedless to say, there’s quite a few Don Draper (and Roger Sterling) look-a-likes in old Cadillac brochures and ads; no doubt the producers of Mad Men spent some time […] -
CC Dealer Film: 1977 Dodge Ramcharger–Not My Usual Object of Desire
Posted on July 9, 2015 | 38 CommentsMy raison d’être, I believe, is to amass as many old, largely unwanted cars as I can, and make them operational; however, being the primary caretaker of five old cars leaves […] -
CC TV : The Hillman Minx Wins In East Africa, 1962
Posted on May 27, 2015 | 33 CommentsI’m currently researching a piece for CC covering the history of Britain’s Rootes Group, the company behind Hillman, Humber and Sunbeam cars, as well Commer trucks, and found this […] -
CC Video: An Alpine Road Trip In A Vintage Big Block Corvette
Posted on February 10, 2015 | 70 CommentsSome years back, a German classic car magazine issued a simple challenge: drive your prized classic car at least 500 miles, document the trip, and possibly win a prize. A […] -
CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes.
Posted on January 12, 2015 | 5 CommentsBelieve you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […] -
CC TV: Favorite Car Commercials of My Childhood
Posted on January 2, 2015 | 104 CommentsIn my Pulsar article earlier today, I mentioned how I pored over a brochure for the Nissan Pulsar range as a five-year-old. That should give you some idea of how […] -
Curbside Tragic: The Best is Yet to Come
Posted on November 30, 2014 | 38 CommentsSuddenly, it’s 1964! Er, 1962! Ah – Nobody will notice…! Moving on… Ed Wood would be proud. In a new advertisement for Canada’s Rogers MisCommunications, the media and communications giant […] -
Curbside Cinema: Thunderbirds – Perfect Match.
Posted on October 24, 2014 | 27 CommentsAs time goes on, fewer and fewer people remember the TV series that shared its name with our theme topic this week. I sure don’t; I was born a couple […] -
CC Time Warp Theatre: Jaguar Factory Tour – 1961
Posted on June 8, 2014 | 15 CommentsHere’s a great way to spend thirty minutes touring Jaguar’s factory in 1961. Lots of detailed film showing how the legendary XK engine was built, the cars assembled, and the […] -
CC TV: Cars of Archer
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 20 CommentsThe FX television series Archer, which premiered in January 2010, has earned a well-deserved reputation for offbeat humor and clever plays on traditional spy movie themes. Less noticed by most […] -
CCC: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – Jerry Seinfeld Loves Cars
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 28 CommentsJerry Seinfeld loves cars. Jerry Seinfeld loves comedy. Jerry Seinfeld loves coffee. As a lover of all three myself, I love Jerry’s web TV series, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee“. […] -
CC Theater: It’s 1967, and the “In” Crowd Has Discovered Snowmobiles
Posted on January 6, 2014 | 10 CommentsSo my snowmobile post last week didn’t exactly set the world on fire (whomp whomp), but at least one good thing did come of it. CC contributor Aaron65 posted a link to […] -
CC TV/QOTD: Wishes On Wheels – How Would You Order Your 1955 Mopar?
Posted on December 10, 2013 | 21 CommentsDuring Mopar Week, Tony LaHood was good enough to send me this most excellent link to a vintage 1955 Chrysler Corporation promotional video on Youtube, “Wishes on Wheels.” It is […] -
CCTV: Cars of The Americans
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 44 CommentsWhen the types of cars that are the focus of this website appear on television, the program usually is on a nostalgia cable network and is as old as the […]