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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Cinema Archive
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![Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin’ logs Anyone who was alive in the 1970s certainly remembers the 1975 surprise hit song […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jerry-reed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Truck Driver Country Music")
Curbside Cinema: Truck Driver Country Music
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 44 CommentsWas the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin’ logs Anyone who was alive in the 1970s certainly remembers the 1975 surprise hit song […] -
![Len Peters (Canucknucklehead) sent me the link to this video, pointing out that there’s an interview with famed stylist Raymond Lowey. That was interesting, but not the most interesting part, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cars-in.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: “The Cars In Your Life” (1960) – Starting To Have Mixed Feelings About Them")
CC Cinema: “The Cars In Your Life” (1960) – Starting To Have Mixed Feelings About Them
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 18 CommentsLen Peters (Canucknucklehead) sent me the link to this video, pointing out that there’s an interview with famed stylist Raymond Lowey. That was interesting, but not the most interesting part, […] -
![I can’t believe I just watched this all the way through. What a period piece; chock full of non-PC nonsense. And the very final line is a curious zinger. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-dude.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Don “The Dude” Knotts Shows How To Really Sell The 1965 Dodge Trucks")
CC Cinema: Don “The Dude” Knotts Shows How To Really Sell The 1965 Dodge Trucks
Posted on March 16, 2021 | 30 CommentsI can’t believe I just watched this all the way through. What a period piece; chock full of non-PC nonsense. And the very final line is a curious zinger. And […] -
![Another Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1_0S6BXSkQCV6IuGAmH2hzLQ-e1610874385474.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952")
CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 20 CommentsAnother Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […] -
![(first posted 11/5/2014) What was the most memorable Mercury Cougar of all time? For some, it may be the original 1967-68 Cougar with its clean styling. For racing or muscle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p01vhn5j.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Mrs. James Bond’s 1969 Cougar")
CC Cinema: Mrs. James Bond’s 1969 Cougar
Posted on November 5, 2020 | 64 Comments(first posted 11/5/2014) What was the most memorable Mercury Cougar of all time? For some, it may be the original 1967-68 Cougar with its clean styling. For racing or muscle […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ian-fleming-in-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds")
CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […] -
![During the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Smith-System-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves")
CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsDuring the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […] -
![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, […] -
![lark4dr posted this double-ender Peugeot 40404 wagon at the Cohort, with a link to hemmings that has the story on it and a few more below. They’re just two of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Peugeot-404-double-ender.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars From the Movie “Mood Indigo”: The Peugeot 40404 and 40104, and a Few More")
Cars From the Movie “Mood Indigo”: The Peugeot 40404 and 40104, and a Few More
Posted on September 6, 2020 | 8 Commentslark4dr posted this double-ender Peugeot 40404 wagon at the Cohort, with a link to hemmings that has the story on it and a few more below. They’re just two of […] -
![Here’s a great little time capsule from the coast of California in 1969. It’s from the documentary shot at the 1969 Celebration at Big Sur, held a few weeks after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema: Car Spotting at the Celebration At Big Sur, 1969")
CC Cinema: Car Spotting at the Celebration At Big Sur, 1969
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 15 CommentsHere’s a great little time capsule from the coast of California in 1969. It’s from the documentary shot at the 1969 Celebration at Big Sur, held a few weeks after […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2014) “Wax on, wax off.” One of the most famous movie lines of all time, first shown on the silver screen exactly 30 years ago on June 22, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1-wax-on-wax-off-karate-kid-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Cars of The Karate Kid")
CC Cinema: Cars of The Karate Kid
Posted on July 12, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/22/2014) “Wax on, wax off.” One of the most famous movie lines of all time, first shown on the silver screen exactly 30 years ago on June 22, […] -
![I’ve seen a lot of these vintage dealer promotional films over the years for GM, Ford, and Chrysler: Indeed, YouTube serves up a steady supply to me in their “Recommended […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Packard1.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: 1956 Packard “The Safe Road Ahead”")
Curbside Cinema: 1956 Packard “The Safe Road Ahead”
Posted on May 18, 2020 | 39 CommentsI’ve seen a lot of these vintage dealer promotional films over the years for GM, Ford, and Chrysler: Indeed, YouTube serves up a steady supply to me in their “Recommended […] -
CC Cinema: In the Pre-SUV Era, Watch 1954 Jeeps Take On a Huge Array Of Jobs and Equipment
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 7 CommentsI knew that in the 50s, before the recreational and sporting use of Jeeps became dominant, Willys positioned the Jeeps as genuine utility vehicles. But the full range of applications […] -
CC Cinema: “From Here To There” – 1960 Corvairs Tackle the Inter-American Highway – And Some Wild River Crossings Near the End
Posted on March 15, 2020 | 14 CommentsCC reader Jonathan F. sent me a link to this video, which I quite enjoyed. But then having taken my Corvair off-road a number of times, it was of particular […] -
CC Cinema: Prewar Dry Lakes Hot Rod Racing Home Movies – Even a Bugatti Joins In
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 11 CommentsI know hot rodding is not exactly a core interest here, undoubtedly because of what it came to largely be in more recent decades (repetitive and predictable). But I have […]
