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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 161 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […] -
![(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eldorado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman")
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2013) For lovers of Hollywood car chases, the late 1960s and early 1970s could easily be considered as the pinnacle of believable, high-quality chases. It was an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hickman-bullitt-rotten-tomatoes-com.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Bill Hickman – Stunt Driver Extraordinaire")
Curbside Cinema: Bill Hickman – Stunt Driver Extraordinaire
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 123 Comments(first posted 1/31/2013) For lovers of Hollywood car chases, the late 1960s and early 1970s could easily be considered as the pinnacle of believable, high-quality chases. It was an […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2012) I love the Mary Tyler Moore show. Although the classic sitcom ended three years before I came along, I discovered it in the early ’90s thanks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/70-Mustang-e1351113287387.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: The Cars Of The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
CC TV: The Cars Of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Posted on January 25, 2023 | 137 Comments(first posted 10/31/2012) I love the Mary Tyler Moore show. Although the classic sitcom ended three years before I came along, I discovered it in the early ’90s thanks […] -
CCTV: The Cars of Dallas – Jock’s Lincoln Mark V
Posted on January 23, 2023 | 76 Comments(first posted 6/23/2012) Recently a scenario about Sue Ellen’s Mercury Colony Park was featured. Let’s now consider another car from Dallas, this time Jock’s Lincoln Mark V. -
![(first posted 11/2/2012) Since we’re talking Imperials here today on CC, I’d be remiss in not pointing out one was featured, albeit briefly, in the classic 1963 film It’s A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ghghmnn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars Of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World")
CC Cinema: The Cars Of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 97 Comments(first posted 11/2/2012) Since we’re talking Imperials here today on CC, I’d be remiss in not pointing out one was featured, albeit briefly, in the classic 1963 film It’s A […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2011) When we recently took a look at badge-totin’ sworn-officer cars, the response was, um, gratifying. I had no idea that the humble flatfoot cruiser caused a stirring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mmcxc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "As Seen On TV: Our Favorite P.I. Cars")
As Seen On TV: Our Favorite P.I. Cars
Posted on March 12, 2022 | 158 Comments(first posted 9/9/2011) When we recently took a look at badge-totin’ sworn-officer cars, the response was, um, gratifying. I had no idea that the humble flatfoot cruiser caused a stirring […] -
![Sometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Walt_Disney_1946-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”")
CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 27 CommentsSometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […] -
![Are you an oddball scientist on the cusp of discovering time travel? These days, you probably wouldn’t choose a DeLorean as your time machine because of how cliche it’d be. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-26-DeLorean-Motor-Company-Wallpapers-DeLorean-Motor-Company1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand – Great Scott! Brand New DeLorean DMC-12s Could Roll Off The Assembly Line As Early As Next Year")
Curbside Newsstand – Great Scott! Brand New DeLorean DMC-12s Could Roll Off The Assembly Line As Early As Next Year
Posted on January 27, 2020 | 25 CommentsAre you an oddball scientist on the cusp of discovering time travel? These days, you probably wouldn’t choose a DeLorean as your time machine because of how cliche it’d be. […] -
![The state of streaming television in 2019 is one of flux. Netflix has lost the dominance it once had. Studios are launching their own networks in a bid to keep […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screenshot_2018-12-16-Amazon-com-Watch-The-Marvelous-Mrs-Maisel-Season-2-Prime-Video40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Curbside Classics Of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Seasons 1 & 2")
The Curbside Classics Of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Seasons 1 & 2
Posted on January 15, 2019 | 37 CommentsThe state of streaming television in 2019 is one of flux. Netflix has lost the dominance it once had. Studios are launching their own networks in a bid to keep […] -
CC Cinema: Blake (1969)
Posted on January 20, 2018 | 18 CommentsIn addition to maple syrup and softwood lumber, one of Canada’s greatest exports is whimsical short films and documentaries by the National Film Board (NFB). -
CC TV: GM Toast the Midcentury Consumer Boom
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 17 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5DYZHNL0Gw&t=0m36s Oh, 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 Commercial: Dodge of a Different Day
Posted on February 15, 2017 | 97 CommentsAh, the good ol’ days, right? Well…maybe not; the good ol’ days never existed—not the way we think we remember them, anyhow. -
![(Originally published 11/17/2012; updated with new content December 2015) What is the measure of success for any given car? Sales figures? Word-of-mouth praise? The status accorded to it by the authors, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/vlcsnap-2012-11-06-21h52m50s225.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Feature: The Rise and Fall of the Ford Taurus (And Mercury Sable) In American Popular Culture")
Feature: The Rise and Fall of the Ford Taurus (And Mercury Sable) In American Popular Culture
Posted on December 26, 2015 | 75 Comments(Originally published 11/17/2012; updated with new content December 2015) What is the measure of success for any given car? Sales figures? Word-of-mouth praise? The status accorded to it by the authors, […] -
![October 21st, 2015. A date that will live in pop culture infamy. This is, of course, the exact date Marty and Doc travel to the future in Back to the Future […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/i099375-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is Your Favorite CC From The Back To The Future Trilogy?")
QOTD: What Is Your Favorite CC From The Back To The Future Trilogy?
Posted on October 21, 2015 | 51 CommentsOctober 21st, 2015. A date that will live in pop culture infamy. This is, of course, the exact date Marty and Doc travel to the future in Back to the Future […]
