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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![I thought the Camaro Clue was a toughie, but Sean got it on the first guess. Well done. I found tomorrow’s CC in a quite unlikely place: a new car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-Clue6-e1348089650486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 17, 2012 | 9 CommentsI thought the Camaro Clue was a toughie, but Sean got it on the first guess. Well done. I found tomorrow’s CC in a quite unlikely place: a new car […] -
![I don’t believe we have yet had a Datsun 510 review here at CC. Well, we did technically do a 510, but not the simple, squared-off late ’60s/early ’70s version […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Datsun-510-by-dave_7-e1347910493356.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Got Change For A Five?")
CC Outtake: Got Change For A Five?
Posted on September 17, 2012 | 18 CommentsI don’t believe we have yet had a Datsun 510 review here at CC. Well, we did technically do a 510, but not the simple, squared-off late ’60s/early ’70s version […] -
![The Imperial content on CC has been a little light lately, so how about this 1955 sedan–the first year the Imperial was a separate make. It was spotted at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-002-e1347837082171.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1955 Imperial – We Represent The Lollipop Taillights")
Car Show Outtake: 1955 Imperial – We Represent The Lollipop Taillights
Posted on September 17, 2012 | 14 CommentsThe Imperial content on CC has been a little light lately, so how about this 1955 sedan–the first year the Imperial was a separate make. It was spotted at the […] -
![I spotted this Chrysler LeBaron sedan Friday during lunch hour. While most LeBarons seemed to have the Button-Tufted Brougham package, this one stood out by its lack of wire wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-14-2012-003-e1347657838861.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1994 Chrysler LeBaron – Acclaimed")
CC Outtake: 1994 Chrysler LeBaron – Acclaimed
Posted on September 16, 2012 | 13 CommentsI spotted this Chrysler LeBaron sedan Friday during lunch hour. While most LeBarons seemed to have the Button-Tufted Brougham package, this one stood out by its lack of wire wheel […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 15, 2012 | 4 CommentsHere’s another Clue for all of you out in CC-land. Will this one be tougher, or will it be guessed on the first try? Only time will tell… -
![Anyone who has read my posts here on CC probably knows that I am sick and tired of the bland, uninspired interior color options on new cars. Gray, light gray, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/08-27-2012-018-e1347405120266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC: Look, A Red Interior In A New Car!")
Future CC: Look, A Red Interior In A New Car!
Posted on September 15, 2012 | 37 CommentsAnyone who has read my posts here on CC probably knows that I am sick and tired of the bland, uninspired interior color options on new cars. Gray, light gray, […] -
![I was driving through downtown Moline this afternoon when a pristine, gunmetal gray circa-1990 Chevrolet Cavalier passed me. SInce most every pre-1995 Cavalier around here is pretty rusty, this was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-13-2012-001-e1347574227583.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Rainy Day GMs From 1990")
CC Outtake: Rainy Day GMs From 1990
Posted on September 14, 2012 | 8 CommentsI was driving through downtown Moline this afternoon when a pristine, gunmetal gray circa-1990 Chevrolet Cavalier passed me. SInce most every pre-1995 Cavalier around here is pretty rusty, this was […] -
![While there wasn’t a precise guess for the Alfa Spider, Yakob came closest with his guess of an “Alfa Romeo Spider, early 2000’s?” Good enough for me. Congratulations. Our CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-Clue1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 13, 2012 | 9 CommentsWhile there wasn’t a precise guess for the Alfa Spider, Yakob came closest with his guess of an “Alfa Romeo Spider, early 2000’s?” Good enough for me. Congratulations. Our CC […] -
![I recently went to the Hooters charity car show, in Davenport, which attracts lots of cool vintage iron. We’ll leave the full walk-and-talk of this show for another time, however. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-09-2012-126-e1347224540858.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Camping, Colony Park Style")
Car Show Outtakes: Camping, Colony Park Style
Posted on September 13, 2012 | 13 CommentsI recently went to the Hooters charity car show, in Davenport, which attracts lots of cool vintage iron. We’ll leave the full walk-and-talk of this show for another time, however. […] -
![As CC’s self-imposed Brougham author, you will not be surprised to hear that I love Lincoln Town Cars. Just the other night, I spotted three representatives of the last of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-08-2012-009-e1347146296567.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Late Night Town Cars")
CC Outtakes: Late Night Town Cars
Posted on September 12, 2012 | 34 CommentsAs CC’s self-imposed Brougham author, you will not be surprised to hear that I love Lincoln Town Cars. Just the other night, I spotted three representatives of the last of […] -
![I ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-014-e1347064311888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda")
Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 21 CommentsI ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […] -
![The car show season is starting to run down. As fall approaches, all those shined up pride-and-joys will be driven less and less, until finally being parked in a garage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/East-Moline-Car-Show-8-11-2012-064-e1344976750912.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Downtown East Moline Car Show – An Eclectic Mix")
Car Show Classics: Downtown East Moline Car Show – An Eclectic Mix
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 24 CommentsThe car show season is starting to run down. As fall approaches, all those shined up pride-and-joys will be driven less and less, until finally being parked in a garage […] -
![I ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-09-2012-029-e1347226305451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep")
Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 16 CommentsI ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […] -
![Oh, Chrysler, you had such a time in the ’70s. You axed the Challenger and ‘cuda after five model years of disappointing sales. Then came your all-new 1974 full-sizers–just in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/08-23-2012-001-e1345940457484.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – B Plus C Equals R")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – B Plus C Equals R
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 73 CommentsOh, Chrysler, you had such a time in the ’70s. You axed the Challenger and ‘cuda after five model years of disappointing sales. Then came your all-new 1974 full-sizers–just in […] -
![Okay, this doesn’t exactly look like a Curbside Classic, but in actuality it really is. These special golf carts can be driven on the road. In fact, this one’s driven […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jerrys-Yamaha-golf-cart-e1346624377685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fairway Classic: Yamaha G-5 Sun Classic – The Brougham Golf Cart?")
Fairway Classic: Yamaha G-5 Sun Classic – The Brougham Golf Cart?
Posted on September 7, 2012 | 74 CommentsOkay, this doesn’t exactly look like a Curbside Classic, but in actuality it really is. These special golf carts can be driven on the road. In fact, this one’s driven […]
