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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![There were a bunch of guesses for the VW Rabbit pickup on the last Clue, but nlpnt was first to correctly guess the Fox wagon. Yep, ’tis aqua. But what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/6-11-and-6-12-2013-010-800x585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: The Life Aquatic?")
CC Clue: The Life Aquatic?
Posted on September 19, 2013 | 6 CommentsThere were a bunch of guesses for the VW Rabbit pickup on the last Clue, but nlpnt was first to correctly guess the Fox wagon. Yep, ’tis aqua. But what […] -
![Remember CC’s Street Scenes series? I fully intend to do more of these posts of mid-1980s bars, taverns and restaurants (and our main interest, the cars parked out front), but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/9-13-9-14-2013-002-800x588-e1379286254953.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Street Scenes Follow-Up: Still In Sterling")
Street Scenes Follow-Up: Still In Sterling
Posted on September 15, 2013 | 21 CommentsRemember CC’s Street Scenes series? I fully intend to do more of these posts of mid-1980s bars, taverns and restaurants (and our main interest, the cars parked out front), but […] -
![This past Sunday was the annual car show at Hooters. While my favorite car was a red-over-red ’70 AAR ‘cuda owned by the same guy since 1974, I did have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/9-08-2013-090-800x533-e1379026705439.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Something Different – Cushman Car Show Runabout")
CC Outtake: Something Different – Cushman Car Show Runabout
Posted on September 13, 2013 | 6 CommentsThis past Sunday was the annual car show at Hooters. While my favorite car was a red-over-red ’70 AAR ‘cuda owned by the same guy since 1974, I did have […] -
CC Clue: I Drive, Therefore I Am
Posted on September 12, 2013 | 16 CommentsBut what am I? Oh, and NeonNoodle got the Fiat 131. Well done! -
![It is well documented here at CC that I am a Cadillac fan. I am especially enamored of the triple-yellow (paint, top and interior, for you rookies) Cadillacs that were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/551.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: Finest Triple-Yellow 1991 Eldo Biarritz In The World!")
eBay Find: Finest Triple-Yellow 1991 Eldo Biarritz In The World!
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 59 CommentsIt is well documented here at CC that I am a Cadillac fan. I am especially enamored of the triple-yellow (paint, top and interior, for you rookies) Cadillacs that were […] -
![Tri-Five Chevys? On CC? Okay, they’re 210s and not the ubiquitous ’57, but this is CC folks! So, to put things back on an even keel, here’s a rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Labor-Day-Weekend-2013-286-800x517-e1378522209246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Now That’s More Like It!")
CC Outtake: Now That’s More Like It!
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 46 CommentsTri-Five Chevys? On CC? Okay, they’re 210s and not the ubiquitous ’57, but this is CC folks! So, to put things back on an even keel, here’s a rare […] -
![Okay, I am going out on a limb here, but cars and fast food go hand in hand, especially in the ’50s and ’60s. Burgers, fries and fins, what a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/08-03-2012-008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Of A Different Sort: Vintage Arby’s “Hat” Sign – Vintage Is Good")
Curbside Classic Of A Different Sort: Vintage Arby’s “Hat” Sign – Vintage Is Good
Posted on September 4, 2013 | 93 CommentsOkay, I am going out on a limb here, but cars and fast food go hand in hand, especially in the ’50s and ’60s. Burgers, fries and fins, what a […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 2, 2013 | 15 CommentsA rather severe angle for this Clue. But someone must know this one–right? -
![I spotted this pro-street ’70 Charger at a show at the local multiplex theater back in May. I was surprised to see the vintage Oregon plate in Davenport, IA. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/5-24-2013-081-800x603-e1377643335657.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: A Long Way From Oregon…")
Car Show Outtake: A Long Way From Oregon…
Posted on August 30, 2013 | 24 CommentsI spotted this pro-street ’70 Charger at a show at the local multiplex theater back in May. I was surprised to see the vintage Oregon plate in Davenport, IA. A […] -
![Here’s something you would not expect to see amongst the typical late ’90s GM rolling stock at a small repair shop, yet there was this stately Special–looking like an elegant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/006-800x533-e1377463956138.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1956 Buick Special Sedan – So, You Think You’re Special?")
CC For Sale: 1956 Buick Special Sedan – So, You Think You’re Special?
Posted on August 29, 2013 | 64 CommentsHere’s something you would not expect to see amongst the typical late ’90s GM rolling stock at a small repair shop, yet there was this stately Special–looking like an elegant […] -
![You may have noticed I haven’t exactly been writing up a storm for Toyota Week. It’s not that I don’t like Toyotas, it’s just that my favorite ones from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-18-2013-008-800x533-e1377454776222.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mini CC: 1971 Toyota Crown By Tomica – Far East Fuselage Style!")
Mini CC: 1971 Toyota Crown By Tomica – Far East Fuselage Style!
Posted on August 25, 2013 | 15 CommentsYou may have noticed I haven’t exactly been writing up a storm for Toyota Week. It’s not that I don’t like Toyotas, it’s just that my favorite ones from the […] -
![Well, yes, but this is a new addition to my miniature fleet, and I just had to share it. I already have a Seneca Blue one (as most of you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/011-800x533-e1377043531352.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mini CC Outtake: Wait, Didn’t We Already Do Lincoln Week?")
Mini CC Outtake: Wait, Didn’t We Already Do Lincoln Week?
Posted on August 23, 2013 | 25 CommentsWell, yes, but this is a new addition to my miniature fleet, and I just had to share it. I already have a Seneca Blue one (as most of you […] -
![Since I have Celicas on the brain this week, how about a decidedly non-stock version? Sure, it looks mostly normal, (save the racing stripes) but as I recall this 1975-77 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-28-13-054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cruise Night Outtake: Breathed-On Celica Style!")
Cruise Night Outtake: Breathed-On Celica Style!
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 10 CommentsSince I have Celicas on the brain this week, how about a decidedly non-stock version? Sure, it looks mostly normal, (save the racing stripes) but as I recall this 1975-77 […] -
![It is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/291-800x533-e1376854657432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty")
CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 28 CommentsIt is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […] -
![http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1966-Plymouth-Valiant-04-05-800x402-e1376867325259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness")
CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 17 Commentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […]
