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Curbside Classics Archives
CC TV Archive
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![CC reader CJC forwarded me this Youtube video of a slew of GM ads during a 1984 CBS broadcast of “Washington”. There’s also a few tv show promos and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: GM Ads (and a Few Other Tidbits) From 1984 CBS Broadcast of “Washington”")
CC TV: GM Ads (and a Few Other Tidbits) From 1984 CBS Broadcast of “Washington”
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 43 CommentsCC reader CJC forwarded me this Youtube video of a slew of GM ads during a 1984 CBS broadcast of “Washington”. There’s also a few tv show promos and a […] -
CC TV: A Blame Game Double Feature
Posted on September 7, 2017 | 76 CommentsThe US auto industry had massive drug use and absenteeism in their assembly plants in the 1960s and ’70s (at least). Working conditions were brutal and the workplace environment was […] -
CC Commercial: When Valiants Swarmed
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 53 CommentsNot a lot of people remember it now, but fifty-six years ago San Francisco was overrun with new 1961 Valiants, -
CC Commercial: Chrysler Qualitehh and the End of the Inundated Ignition
Posted on March 25, 2017 | 87 CommentsChrysler’s new-for-’71, standard-for-’73 electronic ignition system means the car is virtually sure to start—even if it’s wet and splashy out! We take such things utterly for granted nowtimes, but -
![If you’ve never seen this legendary 1984 Chevrolet Corvette commercial, you may want to watch it before reading on, because trust me, you’ve never seen anything this before. Go ahead, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/0681-876x1211.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette – You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before")
CC TV: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette – You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before
Posted on March 24, 2017 | 36 CommentsIf you’ve never seen this legendary 1984 Chevrolet Corvette commercial, you may want to watch it before reading on, because trust me, you’ve never seen anything this before. Go ahead, […] -
![I was delighted to stumble across this vintage commercial on YouTube recently, in remarkably good condition for its age. Lou Rawls’ catchy vocals have been stuck in my head for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dodge-charger-vintage-ads-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: 1977 Dodge Charger – You’ll Have This Stuck In Your Head All Day")
CC TV: 1977 Dodge Charger – You’ll Have This Stuck In Your Head All Day
Posted on March 21, 2017 | 45 CommentsI was delighted to stumble across this vintage commercial on YouTube recently, in remarkably good condition for its age. Lou Rawls’ catchy vocals have been stuck in my head for […] -
CC TV: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am Commercial – Who In America Would Build A Car Like This?
Posted on March 14, 2017 | 30 CommentsFor my Pontiac Grand Am article, which I published last month, I had wanted to include this launch commercial. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate it anywhere on the internet […] -
CC Commercial: Honda’s Ne Plus Ultras
Posted on February 12, 2017 | 16 CommentsOnce in a great long while there’s a truly smashing advert for something. Once in an almost-never it’s for a car. -
CC Commercial: Hallelujah, It’s the Chrysler Spirit!
Posted on February 6, 2017 | 9 CommentsAbout a decade ago, the idea of “world cars” suddenly got a lot more press and airtime, which was kind of weird because it wasn’t a new notion; it’s easy […] -
CC Commercial: Selling the New Chevrolet, 1977
Posted on February 2, 2017 | 47 CommentsThe new-for-’77 GM B-bodies are an evergreen topic, usually emblematised—then as now—by the Chev Caprice. These cars were big news, a game-changer, a harbinger, blahbitty blah, et cetera; if you’re […] -
![‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. A well-worn cliche’, although not necessarily one that everyone will agree with. How many folks have started […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/736c16ca058a93116f21e8c5e15b3672.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: CCs In Classic Music Videos, Part 2- Sad Love Songs Edition")
CC TV: CCs In Classic Music Videos, Part 2- Sad Love Songs Edition
Posted on December 8, 2016 | 26 Comments‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. A well-worn cliche’, although not necessarily one that everyone will agree with. How many folks have started […] -
![If you’ve turned on a radio or, you know, walked through a mall in the past month, you will have heard Bruno Mars’ new single, 24K Magic, from the album […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/24k-magic-cadillac-allante.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Jukebox: Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic And $54K Caddy Roadster")
CC Jukebox: Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic And $54K Caddy Roadster
Posted on December 4, 2016 | 33 CommentsIf you’ve turned on a radio or, you know, walked through a mall in the past month, you will have heard Bruno Mars’ new single, 24K Magic, from the album […] -
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 […] -
![Needless 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Cadillac-1960-conv-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Don Draper Found In 1960 Cadillac Brochure")
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 […] -
![My 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1977-Dodge-Ramcharger-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Dealer Film: 1977 Dodge Ramcharger–Not My Usual Object of Desire")
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 […]
