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Curbside Classics Archives
CC TV Archive
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![If you ask almost any car guy (or girl I guess), they will mostly likely have knowledge of the 1968 “Bullitt” chase with the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Charger, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bullitt-chase.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The First Car Chases")
CC Cinema: The First Car Chases
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 25 CommentsIf you ask almost any car guy (or girl I guess), they will mostly likely have knowledge of the 1968 “Bullitt” chase with the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Charger, […] -
![I’ve been promising you a in-depth post on the legendary engine builder Hall-Scott for over a decade. My apologies, but I want to do it justice and just haven’t found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/hhhhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Films: “Hall-Scott Power” (Parts 1-4) and “Success Story–Hall Scott”")
Vintage Films: “Hall-Scott Power” (Parts 1-4) and “Success Story–Hall Scott”
Posted on February 26, 2022 | 9 CommentsI’ve been promising you a in-depth post on the legendary engine builder Hall-Scott for over a decade. My apologies, but I want to do it justice and just haven’t found […] -
![I stumbled into this and found it fascinating and engaging. Having spent several summers helping out during haying season at a Mennonite farm in Iowa, I assumed the process would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/hhhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: Haying Season In Paradise Valley, NV (early 1950s) – We Do Things Differently Out Here")
CC Video: Haying Season In Paradise Valley, NV (early 1950s) – We Do Things Differently Out Here
Posted on February 19, 2022 | 22 CommentsI stumbled into this and found it fascinating and engaging. Having spent several summers helping out during haying season at a Mennonite farm in Iowa, I assumed the process would […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2016) Premiering on CBS television on September 26, 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies became the highest rated show on television in the United States within a matter of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/janes-ebody.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Television: The Cars Of The Beverly Hillbillies")
CC Television: The Cars Of The Beverly Hillbillies
Posted on February 11, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted 2/11/2016) Premiering on CBS television on September 26, 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies became the highest rated show on television in the United States within a matter of […] -
![[Originally published 10 February 2017 @ 14:00] It’s been an unreasonably unusually snowy winter here in the lower BC Mainland; here’s an apropos French flick full of old cars I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema Double Feature: Team Cibié Go Snowracing; Meanwhile, in Paris…")
CC Cinema Double Feature: Team Cibié Go Snowracing; Meanwhile, in Paris…
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 10 Comments[Originally published 10 February 2017 @ 14:00] It’s been an unreasonably unusually snowy winter here in the lower BC Mainland; here’s an apropos French flick full of old cars I […] -
![Back in April of this year, I received a request from Edgardo Michelotti, son of designer Giovanni Michelotti, to ask if anyone knew of a Hino Contessa available in Europe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/mihg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: A Tribute To Giovanni Michelotti “The Greatest Car Designer You Never Heard Of”")
CC Video: A Tribute To Giovanni Michelotti “The Greatest Car Designer You Never Heard Of”
Posted on December 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsBack in April of this year, I received a request from Edgardo Michelotti, son of designer Giovanni Michelotti, to ask if anyone knew of a Hino Contessa available in Europe […] -
CC Video: 1959 Chevrolet – An Autonomous American Visits Paris
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 22 Comments -
I Want My CCTV: Drop-Top Motion-Stop
Posted on June 17, 2021 | 18 CommentsI was inspired by this video in 2011, too late to -
![(first posted 9/22/2011) One of the best classic television shows for the car nut is the ABC supernatural sitcom Bewitched. Beyond the magical spells and campy acting was some of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-chevelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Culture: The Chevrolets of Bewitched – Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered")
Curbside Culture: The Chevrolets of Bewitched – Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 129 Comments(first posted 9/22/2011) One of the best classic television shows for the car nut is the ABC supernatural sitcom Bewitched. Beyond the magical spells and campy acting was some of […] -
![I know we’ve run this before years ago, but it’s Corvair gold. Note how the driver counter-steers to compensate for the oversteer in the curves at Lime Rock Raceway. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: The 1960 Corvair Shows Off, Including Oversteer and Off-Roading")
CC Video: The 1960 Corvair Shows Off, Including Oversteer and Off-Roading
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsI know we’ve run this before years ago, but it’s Corvair gold. Note how the driver counter-steers to compensate for the oversteer in the curves at Lime Rock Raceway. And […] -
![I mentioned Gomer Pyle in yesterday’s COAL, so now habbout I pour us some good, stiff shots of Televisionland to wash that fetid Town Car taste out from our mouths, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gomer_Pyle-Hitcar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV Two-Fer: Gomer, Wally, Eddie, and Many Mopars")
CC TV Two-Fer: Gomer, Wally, Eddie, and Many Mopars
Posted on February 21, 2021 | 78 CommentsI mentioned Gomer Pyle in yesterday’s COAL, so now habbout I pour us some good, stiff shots of Televisionland to wash that fetid Town Car taste out from our mouths, […] -
![(first posted 2/5/2015) “Chrysler Corrrdoba. Corrrinthian leather.” Forty years ago, a one minute advertisement with these words made Ricardo Montalban the most memorable automotive pitchman of all time. Ricardo Montalban, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-cor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: The Chrysler Commercials of Ricardo Montalban")
CC TV: The Chrysler Commercials of Ricardo Montalban
Posted on February 5, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/5/2015) “Chrysler Corrrdoba. Corrrinthian leather.” Forty years ago, a one minute advertisement with these words made Ricardo Montalban the most memorable automotive pitchman of all time. Ricardo Montalban, […] -
![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 […] -
CC TV: London To Bath Via Jaguar Mk II, 1963
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 16 CommentsI came across this captivating video created in 1963 by George Eyles of the Institute of Advanced Motoring of him driving a lovely Jaguar Mk II through various villages and […] -
![One of my favorite shows from childhood was “Gimme A Break!”, starring the late actress and singer Nell Carter. She was a legitimate thespian, having won Tony and Emmy awards […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/7-Screenshot_20200812-125831_Chrome-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Give A Cutlass A Break")
CC TV: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Give A Cutlass A Break
Posted on September 8, 2020 | 31 CommentsOne of my favorite shows from childhood was “Gimme A Break!”, starring the late actress and singer Nell Carter. She was a legitimate thespian, having won Tony and Emmy awards […]
