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Curbside Classics Archives
CC TV Archive
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![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 […] -
![The tradition of open days at the Nurburgring is old. As is the tradition of wiping out, especially at this tricky little corner. Watch the thrills and spills! And rear […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Oversteer In Action! Rear Engines and Swing Axles Show Their Stuff! Thrills and Spills on the Nurburgring, 1970")
CC Video: Oversteer In Action! Rear Engines and Swing Axles Show Their Stuff! Thrills and Spills on the Nurburgring, 1970
Posted on August 26, 2020 | 26 CommentsThe tradition of open days at the Nurburgring is old. As is the tradition of wiping out, especially at this tricky little corner. Watch the thrills and spills! And rear […] -
CC TV: 1979 Chevrolet Chevette Dealership Promotional Film – When Chevrolet Still Produced Good Marketing
Posted on July 8, 2020 | 20 CommentsAfter writing up the Junkyard Chevette that we posted a couple of hours ago, I somehow fell deeply down the Chevette rabbit hole and found this video produced by Chevrolet […] -
CC Video: Detroit Diesel 1-71 and 12V-71 – The Smallest “Screaming Jimmy” and The Biggest
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 27 CommentsSince we’re on a bit of a diesel-fueled jag here, how about we take a listen (and look, although that’s secondary) to the two extreme ends of the 71 family. […] -
CC TV: Motor Week Tests the 1982 Oldsmobile 98 Diesel
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![Celebrity endorsements always help generate buzz. And there’s no better time to feature one than during the Super Bowl. Remember when Matthew Broderick spoofed Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to plug […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20190425_143707.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Jeep Hopes Bill Murray Can Reverse Sales Slide")
Curbside Newsstand: Jeep Hopes Bill Murray Can Reverse Sales Slide
Posted on February 1, 2020 | 27 CommentsCelebrity endorsements always help generate buzz. And there’s no better time to feature one than during the Super Bowl. Remember when Matthew Broderick spoofed Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to plug […] -
![Last night Lily and I were enjoying an episode of “The Crown”, an outstanding Netflix series which is a biography of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, played in Season 3 by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Crown_Dodge1e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: “The Crown” – a 1966 Dodge Barracuda in Greece?")
CC TV: “The Crown” – a 1966 Dodge Barracuda in Greece?
Posted on December 1, 2019 | 12 CommentsLast night Lily and I were enjoying an episode of “The Crown”, an outstanding Netflix series which is a biography of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, played in Season 3 by […] -
![I will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CCSurvivor01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition")
Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 22 CommentsI will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […] -
![It would likely be impossible to list all the cars offered to contestants on The Price Is Right. The show has been in it’s current form since 1972; it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tpir.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Television: A Few Of The Cars From “The Price Is Right”")
CC Television: A Few Of The Cars From “The Price Is Right”
Posted on October 25, 2019 | 47 CommentsIt would likely be impossible to list all the cars offered to contestants on The Price Is Right. The show has been in it’s current form since 1972; it is […] -
CC TV: Car Chases On The Big Screen – Audi S8 & Mercedes 450SEL vs. Citroën XM In Ronin
Posted on August 24, 2018 | 30 CommentsThe iconic car chase in Bullitt is held up as the gold standard of movie car chases. If it has any serious competition, however, it surely must come from the […] -
CC TV: Car Chases – Daytona Versus Firenza In Hunter
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 42 CommentsThis has to be one of the best car chases I’ve ever seen in a TV show. I say that not just because it’s filmed in some hilly Los Angeles […] -
CC TV: Car Chases – Porsche 911 Versus Mercury Monarch In L.A. Heat
Posted on August 10, 2018 | 14 CommentsLast week we watched a chase scene from Hunter. This week, let’s watch a stranger chase from a more obscure show. L.A. Heat went for two seasons in 1999 but […] -
CC TV: Car Chases On The Small Screen – Daytona Versus Malibu In Hunter
Posted on August 3, 2018 | 42 CommentsWhen my eldest nephew was very young, maybe 2 or 3, we had a tradition that whenever he was at my house we’d watch car chases on YouTube. Nothing with […] -
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 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,
