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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![(first posted 8/4/2013) Today, many non-car people have never heard of DeSoto. That’s a shame, as the marque, which existed from 1929 to 1961, had some memorable cars–even if most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aa-068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Really, Really DeLovely")
Car Show Classic: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Really, Really DeLovely
Posted on April 13, 2019 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/4/2013) Today, many non-car people have never heard of DeSoto. That’s a shame, as the marque, which existed from 1929 to 1961, had some memorable cars–even if most […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2013) As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-5-24-2013-013-800x533-e1376862456258.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…
Posted on April 2, 2019 | 99 Comments(first posted 8/20/2013) As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2014) How’s this for something different? I have always liked Peugeots, partly due to the maroon 505 sedan by Corgi I got as a preschooler, and partly due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/504-wagon-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Peugeot Ads: Remember When You Could Buy A French Car In The United States?")
Vintage Peugeot Ads: Remember When You Could Buy A French Car In The United States?
Posted on February 25, 2019 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/14/2014) How’s this for something different? I have always liked Peugeots, partly due to the maroon 505 sedan by Corgi I got as a preschooler, and partly due […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2014) Some car models have very linear lives. Take the Lincoln Town Car. All throughout its long life, from Continental option package in 1969 through the final […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/aa-3-20-2013-004-800x536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Many Lives Of The ’80s Bonneville")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Many Lives Of The ’80s Bonneville
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 113 Comments(first posted 3/11/2014) Some car models have very linear lives. Take the Lincoln Town Car. All throughout its long life, from Continental option package in 1969 through the final […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/08-03-2012-054-800x524-e1383425445772.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet
Posted on August 13, 2017 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2012) Thanks to Mr. Tactful’s recent post on the V8 1995 Cougar, I thought it appropriate to mention this Thunderbird LX I spotted in downtown Moline a couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Thunderbird-LX-1-e1330303000415.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996-97 Thunderbird LX – Counterpoint")
CC Capsule: 1996-97 Thunderbird LX – Counterpoint
Posted on February 27, 2017 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/26/2012) Thanks to Mr. Tactful’s recent post on the V8 1995 Cougar, I thought it appropriate to mention this Thunderbird LX I spotted in downtown Moline a couple […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2012) You have to hand it to GM. The 1980 X-bodies were by all accounts an unmitigated disaster. Yet they took that very same platform, updated and enlarged […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3-12-12-006-e1331845266890.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity – When Life Hands You Lemons…")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity – When Life Hands You Lemons…
Posted on February 19, 2017 | 71 Comments(first posted 3/17/2012) You have to hand it to GM. The 1980 X-bodies were by all accounts an unmitigated disaster. Yet they took that very same platform, updated and enlarged […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2012) Does this face look familiar? British Motor Corporation (later merged into infamous British Leyland) did a lot of business with Pininfarina in the 1960s. Starting with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/A110-5-e1333576455526.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Austin A110 Westminster – Junior Jaguar Or English Fintail?")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Austin A110 Westminster – Junior Jaguar Or English Fintail?
Posted on February 16, 2017 | 55 Comments(first posted 4/5/2012) Does this face look familiar? British Motor Corporation (later merged into infamous British Leyland) did a lot of business with Pininfarina in the 1960s. Starting with the […] -
![N. Cunningham Avenue, Urbana IL, 7/1/87 (first posted 4/25/2012) Yes, I haven’t yet run out of vintage photos from the ’80s and ’90s, you lucky CCers! This time, I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Pekin-IL-e1335319247645.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Street Scenes Part IV: Back To The ’80s (Again)")
Street Scenes Part IV: Back To The ’80s (Again)
Posted on February 11, 2017 | 35 CommentsN. Cunningham Avenue, Urbana IL, 7/1/87 (first posted 4/25/2012) Yes, I haven’t yet run out of vintage photos from the ’80s and ’90s, you lucky CCers! This time, I have […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aa-coupe-roofline.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty")
Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty
Posted on December 17, 2016 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2012) This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/5-30-2012-002-e1346612263324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill
Posted on September 30, 2016 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/7/2012) This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2012) Starting in the early Sixties, trucks started to get fun. Off-roading, camping and other outdoor recreation really came into its own. International was first out of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-23-2012-015-e1335297029751.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Dodge Ramcharger LE – Mopar Joins The 4×4 Craze")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Dodge Ramcharger LE – Mopar Joins The 4×4 Craze
Posted on August 22, 2016 | 52 Comments(first posted 5/2/2012) Starting in the early Sixties, trucks started to get fun. Off-roading, camping and other outdoor recreation really came into its own. International was first out of the […] -
![(first posted 5/9/2012) About thirty years ago, Toyota pickups such as our featured CC were everywhere. And why not? They were tough, efficient, and hauled a fair amount of stuff. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/05-01-2012-007-e1336520290206.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Truck – When Compact Pickups Roamed The Land")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Truck – When Compact Pickups Roamed The Land
Posted on August 21, 2016 | 70 Comments(first posted 5/9/2012) About thirty years ago, Toyota pickups such as our featured CC were everywhere. And why not? They were tough, efficient, and hauled a fair amount of stuff. […] -
![N. Henderson Street, Galesburg IL, 2/21/86 (first posted 5/2/2012) Here we go again, to Illinois in the mid-1980s (For those of you just joining us, previous Street Scenes posts can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Galesburg-IL-e1335909443600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Street Scenes Part V: Midwesterners Liked Their Broughams")
Street Scenes Part V: Midwesterners Liked Their Broughams
Posted on August 17, 2016 | 48 CommentsN. Henderson Street, Galesburg IL, 2/21/86 (first posted 5/2/2012) Here we go again, to Illinois in the mid-1980s (For those of you just joining us, previous Street Scenes posts can […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2012) My mother has always had pretty nice cars. As I mentioned in previous CCs, her first and second cars were a ’59 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/5-04-and-5-05-2012-015-Copy-e1351263687807.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mom’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 2001 Dodge Viper GTS – Yes, You Heard Correctly")
Mom’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 2001 Dodge Viper GTS – Yes, You Heard Correctly
Posted on August 3, 2016 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/19/2012) My mother has always had pretty nice cars. As I mentioned in previous CCs, her first and second cars were a ’59 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer and […]
