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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![(first posted 2/6/2013) We had some lively discussion the other day about the J-body Oldsmobile Firenza, thanks to the beige sedan Paul found at a 7-11. Lansing’s version of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/88-Firenza-coupe-e1359485789585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Curious Case Of The 1988 Oldsmobile Firenza")
Automotive History: The Curious Case Of The 1988 Oldsmobile Firenza
Posted on July 6, 2024 | 108 Comments(first posted 2/6/2013) We had some lively discussion the other day about the J-body Oldsmobile Firenza, thanks to the beige sedan Paul found at a 7-11. Lansing’s version of the […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2013) Driving Miss Daisy is one of my top 10 favorite movies–and that’s saying a lot, considering that I was about ten years old the first time I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/i001966-e1359267621216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars Of “Driving Miss Daisy”")
CC Cinema: The Cars Of “Driving Miss Daisy”
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 105 Comments(first posted 2/3/2013) Driving Miss Daisy is one of my top 10 favorite movies–and that’s saying a lot, considering that I was about ten years old the first time I […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2013) For those of you out of the loop, I have a thing for 1950s to 1970s “big old American cars” in aqua. Whether the bright turquoise of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/79towncaraqua224_zps7537c788-e1360620014696.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Triple Aqua 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – I’m In Love!")
Triple Aqua 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – I’m In Love!
Posted on June 23, 2024 | 132 Comments(first posted 2/19/2013) For those of you out of the loop, I have a thing for 1950s to 1970s “big old American cars” in aqua. Whether the bright turquoise of […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2013) There are a lot of great car museums here in the U.S., including the Studebaker Museum, in South Bend, Indiana, and the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum, in Auburn, Indiana. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC01874-1280x960-e1359846021572.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Visiting The Walter P. Chrysler Museum In Its Final Week – So Long, Walt")
Museum Classics: Visiting The Walter P. Chrysler Museum In Its Final Week – So Long, Walt
Posted on June 15, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 3/12/2013) There are a lot of great car museums here in the U.S., including the Studebaker Museum, in South Bend, Indiana, and the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum, in Auburn, Indiana. […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2013) As we saw in the recent ’83 280ZX CC, the sporty Z-cars lost their way a bit from the late ’70s to the early ’80s, donning big, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1-27-and-1-28-2013-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan 300ZX – The Z Tosses Its Leisure Suit")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Nissan 300ZX – The Z Tosses Its Leisure Suit
Posted on June 14, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/11/2013) As we saw in the recent ’83 280ZX CC, the sporty Z-cars lost their way a bit from the late ’70s to the early ’80s, donning big, […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-5-01-2013-009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-153-1200-e1369179415285.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 161 Comments(first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2013) Let’s continue the Continental theme, shall we? None of the Continentals were exactly small cars–even the late-gen Taurus-based version, but the biggest of them all were undoubtedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-6-8-2013-100-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Continental Mark V – Taking The Fifth, The First Time")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Continental Mark V – Taking The Fifth, The First Time
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/18/2013) Let’s continue the Continental theme, shall we? None of the Continentals were exactly small cars–even the late-gen Taurus-based version, but the biggest of them all were undoubtedly […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-390-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2013) Let’s get one thing straight: I love these E-bodies. While I might give a slight edge to the Challenger (I especially love the full-width taillights of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-6-8-2013-034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe – The Broughamiest ‘cuda Around")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe – The Broughamiest ‘cuda Around
Posted on May 18, 2024 | 113 Comments(first posted 7/31/2013) Let’s get one thing straight: I love these E-bodies. While I might give a slight edge to the Challenger (I especially love the full-width taillights of the […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-284.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism")
Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […] -
![(first posted 9/24/2013) OK, right off the bat: I love Broughams. Cadillac, Mercury Marquis, Gran Torino–I can find something positive to say about all of them, never mind the strangled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/aa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Finest Brougham In All Of Hampton, IL!")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Finest Brougham In All Of Hampton, IL!
Posted on February 4, 2024 | 162 Comments(first posted 9/24/2013) OK, right off the bat: I love Broughams. Cadillac, Mercury Marquis, Gran Torino–I can find something positive to say about all of them, never mind the strangled […] -
![(first posted 2/4/2013) Cadillac entered the ’80s in fine shape–at least on the outside. The de Ville series and Fleetwoods were given an attractive facelift, the sharp ’79 Eldo continued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-07-2012-010-e1358285702681.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Nice Car; Shame About The Engine")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Nice Car; Shame About The Engine
Posted on January 27, 2024 | 223 Comments(first posted 2/4/2013) Cadillac entered the ’80s in fine shape–at least on the outside. The de Ville series and Fleetwoods were given an attractive facelift, the sharp ’79 Eldo continued […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2013) New Year’s Day has come and gone; the holidays are officially over. As I write this, it is snowy and about twenty degrees outside, so what better […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/09-15-2012-026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster – The Most Beautiful Car Of The Thirties?")
Car Show Classic: 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster – The Most Beautiful Car Of The Thirties?
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/2/2013) New Year’s Day has come and gone; the holidays are officially over. As I write this, it is snowy and about twenty degrees outside, so what better […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2014) Here’s a lovely 1965 Chrysler 300 in that oh-so-perfect ’60s color combination of aqua/aqua. I love it! But as pretty as it is, the non-letter 300s spelled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2726648402_289704c923_b-e1401039025783.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1965 Chrysler 300 – A Perfect Aquamarine Yacht")
Cohort Capsule: 1965 Chrysler 300 – A Perfect Aquamarine Yacht
Posted on November 9, 2023 | 100 Comments(first posted 6/7/2014) Here’s a lovely 1965 Chrysler 300 in that oh-so-perfect ’60s color combination of aqua/aqua. I love it! But as pretty as it is, the non-letter 300s spelled […]
