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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![Attention, all you Brougham-era fans: Now there’s a company making some of your very favorite cars. Witness this 1980 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham coupe. I’m sure it’s no secret that the 1977-81 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/brougham1_bg1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mini CC Alert: Baby 1980 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham")
Mini CC Alert: Baby 1980 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham
Posted on November 5, 2012 | 40 CommentsAttention, all you Brougham-era fans: Now there’s a company making some of your very favorite cars. Witness this 1980 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham coupe. I’m sure it’s no secret that the 1977-81 […] -
![After a brief spell of unusual-for-the-Quad Cities warm weather, we are back to typical Midwestern autumn weather: 40s and 50s in the daytime, dipping to the 20s or 30s at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/10-31-2012-001-e1351720966462.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Moving Target: One Last Ride For The Season?")
Moving Target: One Last Ride For The Season?
Posted on November 3, 2012 | 18 CommentsAfter a brief spell of unusual-for-the-Quad Cities warm weather, we are back to typical Midwestern autumn weather: 40s and 50s in the daytime, dipping to the 20s or 30s at […] -
![JPC’s Towne Coupe Clue was correctly identified by Acd, but I have to give Jim an honorable mention for his guess of a ’76 Pontiac Sunbird, as I don’t believe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue10-e1351228612154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 9 CommentsJPC’s Towne Coupe Clue was correctly identified by Acd, but I have to give Jim an honorable mention for his guess of a ’76 Pontiac Sunbird, as I don’t believe […] -
![It would seem that the Clues have been getting tougher for the CC Commentariat, as Ed’s VW Golf went unidentified. Perhaps a bit too new for many of our resident […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-Clue1-e1352052967290.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Platinum Beauty")
CC Clue: Platinum Beauty
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 23 CommentsIt would seem that the Clues have been getting tougher for the CC Commentariat, as Ed’s VW Golf went unidentified. Perhaps a bit too new for many of our resident […] -
![As anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-10-2012-004-e1349903468481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx")
Our Ex-Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740GL Station Wagon – Mom’s Jinx
Posted on October 30, 2012 | 52 CommentsAs anyone who regularly reads CC knows, I have a serious thing for Volvo 240s and 740s of the ’80s, perhaps because I grew up with them. My folks really […] -
![I was a little surprised that no one got the 740GL wagon, as we have had quite a lot of collective knowledge on Clues lately! Well, it is orange. Anybody […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue9-e1351112546454.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Will Tomorrow’s CC Turn Into A Pumpkin?")
CC Clue: Will Tomorrow’s CC Turn Into A Pumpkin?
Posted on October 28, 2012 | 13 CommentsI was a little surprised that no one got the 740GL wagon, as we have had quite a lot of collective knowledge on Clues lately! Well, it is orange. Anybody […] -
![No one got the knee-action Chevy. Tomorrow’s Car Show Classic is a bit newer, so maybe it will be more readily identified. OK, have at it. Maybe the pinstripe will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue11-e1351631578970.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on October 28, 2012 | 10 CommentsNo one got the knee-action Chevy. Tomorrow’s Car Show Classic is a bit newer, so maybe it will be more readily identified. OK, have at it. Maybe the pinstripe will […] -
![As we saw in yesterday’s ’81 Skylark CC, the new FWD X-body Buick, even when it was reliable as a daily driver, was nevertheless a bit stubby–maybe a little too […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-179-041-12001-e1351349124386.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1980-81 Buick Skylark 225 And Limited Convertible")
What If: 1980-81 Buick Skylark 225 And Limited Convertible
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 28 CommentsAs we saw in yesterday’s ’81 Skylark CC, the new FWD X-body Buick, even when it was reliable as a daily driver, was nevertheless a bit stubby–maybe a little too […] -
Cohort Outtake – Which One Would You Pick?
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 32 CommentsI know which one I’d pick – and I bet you do too. I am nothing if not predicatable… -
![Tomorrow’s CC was very sharp in wine red, but for a certain family member, it was trouble. What could it have been? A Fiat? Diesel B-body? Maybe none of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 6 CommentsTomorrow’s CC was very sharp in wine red, but for a certain family member, it was trouble. What could it have been? A Fiat? Diesel B-body? Maybe none of the […] -
![I have been seeing a lot of activity, CC-wise, at a nearby repair shop. It was across the alley from here that I spotted the bespoilered Honda CRX, and I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/10-17-2012-001-e1350847610708.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rainy Day Sighting: Is That An Imperial?")
Rainy Day Sighting: Is That An Imperial?
Posted on October 25, 2012 | 25 CommentsI have been seeing a lot of activity, CC-wise, at a nearby repair shop. It was across the alley from here that I spotted the bespoilered Honda CRX, and I […] -
![image: stationwagonforums.com While researching my ’66 Thunderbird piece, I ran across this interesting “Thunderbird Squire” on stationwagonforums.com. This is not a Photoshop, by the way, but a real car. Considering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/t-birdwoody2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1977 Ford Thunderbird Country Squire")
What If: 1977 Ford Thunderbird Country Squire
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 48 Commentsimage: stationwagonforums.com While researching my ’66 Thunderbird piece, I ran across this interesting “Thunderbird Squire” on stationwagonforums.com. This is not a Photoshop, by the way, but a real car. Considering […] -
![The interior photo of the W111 Mercedes convertible was a bit obscure, but Nuts in Aloha took a stab in the dark and correctly guessed it. Well done. Tomorrow’s CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Not Your Average CC")
CC Clue: Not Your Average CC
Posted on October 18, 2012 | 8 CommentsThe interior photo of the W111 Mercedes convertible was a bit obscure, but Nuts in Aloha took a stab in the dark and correctly guessed it. Well done. Tomorrow’s CC […] -
![About two weeks ago I somehow was transported back in time, to a Ford dealership circa 1966. Fortunately, I had my camera with me. Tired of lozenge-shaped modern cars? Well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09-30-2012-213-e1349643505136.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Time Warp: Dahl Ford, Fall 1965 Edition")
CC Time Warp: Dahl Ford, Fall 1965 Edition
Posted on October 18, 2012 | 20 CommentsAbout two weeks ago I somehow was transported back in time, to a Ford dealership circa 1966. Fortunately, I had my camera with me. Tired of lozenge-shaped modern cars? Well, […] -
![Just about everybody thought the 405 was an Altima but no one realized it was a French Mercedes. Don’t feel bad though, as 405s are about as rare as Duesenbergs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Seeing Green")
CC Clue: Seeing Green
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 14 CommentsJust about everybody thought the 405 was an Altima but no one realized it was a French Mercedes. Don’t feel bad though, as 405s are about as rare as Duesenbergs […]
