Cars
Live and Let Live
Continuing our series of weird auto-safety films, we now examine one told completely through the medium of toys. This looks like it was a lot of fun for the creators to make.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 23, 2008 -
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Category: Death, Education, Toys, Documentaries, 1940s, Cars
The Chance to Lose
Every safe-driving video would be improved by the addition of a giant Chuck-a-luck cage such as we find here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 16, 2008 -
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Category: Death, Games, Documentaries, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #33
I insist on having my next new car delivered by magical flaming meteor!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 04, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Music, 1960s, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #31
Product placement in entertainment media is nothing new. Here's how the classic fairytale of Cinderella can be improved by the addition of a Chevrolet.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 29, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Movies, Cartoons, Myths and Fairytales, Marriage, 1930s, Dance, Cars
The Isetta
A car designed and built by a refrigerator company? Yes, that was the Isetta.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 14, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Products, History, Inventions, Collectors, 1950s, Europe, Cars, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Follies of the Mad Men #25
Let's watch A TOUCH OF MAGIC.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 08, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Marriage, Family, Husbands, Wives, Food, Futurism, History, Inventions, Movies, Pop Culture, Technology, Sex Symbols, 1960s, Dance, Cars, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Follies of the Mad Men #24
And now, something different for this series: a video titled DESIGN FOR DREAMING.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 07, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Fashion, Futurism, Inventions, Technology, Sex Symbols, 1950s, Cars
The Virtual Museum of Car Crashes
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 18, 2008 -
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Category: Crime, Death, Performance Art, Cars
Massachusetts Mooks
First, a fellow thought he could drive around with a large safe jutting from his trunk and no one would question him. He has since pleaded not guilty
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 15, 2008 -
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Category: Crime, Stupid Criminals, Explosives, Cars
Head Out on the Highway
Can it possibly be that the 1993 movie titled THE PROGRAM is still exerting its malign influence, causing dumb-ass teens to lie down on the center stripe of highways, as described in this fifteen-year-old article from The New York Times?
What makes me think so? An identical fresh incident from my own home state, as recounted in this article.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 12, 2008 -
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Category: Death, Fads, Hollywood, Movies, Travel, 1990s, Cars
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