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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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CC Clue
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 4 CommentsWhat do we have here? Well, it is certainly yellow. I’m sure someone can identify our next Curbside Classic. -
![9940 N. 2nd Street Machesney Park IL, 4/18/88 Time for another visit to the 1980s and 1990s, when vast herds of Big Three Broughams rolled across the plains, and there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Machesney-Park-IL-e1340062138826.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Street Scenes VIII: Old Style, In More Ways Than One")
Street Scenes VIII: Old Style, In More Ways Than One
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 30 Comments9940 N. 2nd Street Machesney Park IL, 4/18/88 Time for another visit to the 1980s and 1990s, when vast herds of Big Three Broughams rolled across the plains, and there […] -
![For those of you grown weary of today’s focus on imports, here’s a good old Edsel, looking quite nice in bright red. It was posted to the Cohort by That […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/59-Edsel-e1340065602468.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: No EcoBoost In This Edsel")
CC Outtake: No EcoBoost In This Edsel
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsFor those of you grown weary of today’s focus on imports, here’s a good old Edsel, looking quite nice in bright red. It was posted to the Cohort by That […] -
![The VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-26-2012-013-e1339094801542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […] -
CC Clue: Guess What Never Sleeps…
Posted on June 17, 2012 | 12 CommentsOur CC for tomorrow is not going to give you any clues with its paint color. As you can see, it has none. Who knows this one? -
![I love old Cadillacs, and the ’58 Fleetwood Sixty Special was one of the best. Fins, chrome, hardtop styling, and lots of stainless steel trim. So naturally, I had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1958-Fleetwood-Sixty-Special-e1339802917625.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Now THAT’S A Cadillac")
CC Outtakes: Now THAT’S A Cadillac
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 24 CommentsI love old Cadillacs, and the ’58 Fleetwood Sixty Special was one of the best. Fins, chrome, hardtop styling, and lots of stainless steel trim. So naturally, I had to […] -
![No one got the 1935 Chevy, although cfclark was very close with his guess of a ’34. Our next CC is ready to go for tomorrow morning. What have we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-Clue3.jpg?resize=115%2C109&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 15 CommentsNo one got the 1935 Chevy, although cfclark was very close with his guess of a ’34. Our next CC is ready to go for tomorrow morning. What have we […] -
![The Datsun 240Z harkens back to a time when Datsun and its parent company Nissan were lean, mean and just starting to succeed. That success was due in no small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6-06-2012-001-e1339705329739.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Miniature Curbside Classic: 1970 Datsun 240Z By Road Signature")
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1970 Datsun 240Z By Road Signature
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe Datsun 240Z harkens back to a time when Datsun and its parent company Nissan were lean, mean and just starting to succeed. That success was due in no small […] -
![As you frequent readers know, the CC graveyard in Eugene is extensive, (click here to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5) but would you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6-05-2012-001-e1338923276491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: The British Car Boneyard – Something For Everyone")
Junkyard Classic: The British Car Boneyard – Something For Everyone
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 24 CommentsAs you frequent readers know, the CC graveyard in Eugene is extensive, (click here to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5) but would you […] -
![While at the Sycamore car show where the St. Regis was residing, I noticed a circa 1990 W124. While the Niedermeyers would not need all wheel drive in the go-go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-006-e1339610225121.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 4Matic For Those Midwestern Not-Niedermeyers")
CC Outtake: 4Matic For Those Midwestern Not-Niedermeyers
Posted on June 13, 2012 | 4 CommentsWhile at the Sycamore car show where the St. Regis was residing, I noticed a circa 1990 W124. While the Niedermeyers would not need all wheel drive in the go-go […] -
CC Clue
Posted on June 10, 2012 | 11 CommentsJack Lord has found yet another interesting vehicle for us in the Show-Me State. The question is, what is it? -
![image: hankstruckpictures.com What was the biggest Brougham of the Great Brougham Epoch? It wasn’t a Cadillac, Lincoln or Imperial, believe it or not. Nope, the trophy goes to something that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/International-Transtar-Eagle-Brougham-e1339350634345.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: International Eagle Brougham: Biggest Brougham Ever")
CC Capsule: International Eagle Brougham: Biggest Brougham Ever
Posted on June 10, 2012 | 20 Commentsimage: hankstruckpictures.com What was the biggest Brougham of the Great Brougham Epoch? It wasn’t a Cadillac, Lincoln or Imperial, believe it or not. Nope, the trophy goes to something that […] -
![The 1970s were a glorious time for kit car manufacturers. Back then, and in fact going back to the ’50s, magazines like Mechanix Illustrated published many articles on how to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6-07-2012-001-e1339272930344.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: UKC – Unidentified Kit Car")
CC Outtake: UKC – Unidentified Kit Car
Posted on June 9, 2012 | 20 CommentsThe 1970s were a glorious time for kit car manufacturers. Back then, and in fact going back to the ’50s, magazines like Mechanix Illustrated published many articles on how to […] -
![Well, just about everyone correctly guessed the Allante, but david42 got there first. Time again for someone from the Curbside Commentariat to delve into their deep knowledge of automotive minutiae […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-Clue1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on June 9, 2012 | 5 CommentsWell, just about everyone correctly guessed the Allante, but david42 got there first. Time again for someone from the Curbside Commentariat to delve into their deep knowledge of automotive minutiae […] -
CC Clue
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 12 CommentsStumack got the ’63 Plymouth right away. Jack Lord’s next CC find is coming up tomorrow. Can you identify it?
