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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![I was on my way out to my folks’ place recently when I got held up in front of the John Deere factory in East Moline. A long line of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5-09-and-5-10-2012-002-e1337479592727.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Looks Like A Million Bucks")
CC Outtake: Looks Like A Million Bucks
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 25 CommentsI was on my way out to my folks’ place recently when I got held up in front of the John Deere factory in East Moline. A long line of […] -
![Well, the last Clue was a bit too much for you eagle-eyed readers, but the enlarged version was positively identified by williamjeffreykoch. Our next Curbside Classic could be a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-Clue11.jpg?resize=83%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Chrome Edged")
CC Clue: Chrome Edged
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 14 CommentsWell, the last Clue was a bit too much for you eagle-eyed readers, but the enlarged version was positively identified by williamjeffreykoch. Our next Curbside Classic could be a bit […] -
![Well, I went a little crazy on “what if” Montes recently. Time to give a fair shake to the Cordoba! Let’s take a tour of some absolutely impractical variants. Maybe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cordoba-Broughaminthian-coupe-e1337395800382.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Crazy Cordobas That Never Were")
What If: Crazy Cordobas That Never Were
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 12 CommentsWell, I went a little crazy on “what if” Montes recently. Time to give a fair shake to the Cordoba! Let’s take a tour of some absolutely impractical variants. Maybe […] -
CC Outtake: Baja Bug, You’re Far From Home
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 17 CommentsHere’s another find from my uncle in Iowa City. This one is quite a bit different from the last VW he found. -
![This one’s for you Paul. I was coming out of the Moline Public Library earlier this week when I spotted this 1965 Pontiac, guarded by two Labs. It is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/05-15-2012-012-e1337400227943.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Late Night Outtake: Gone To The Dogs?")
Late Night Outtake: Gone To The Dogs?
Posted on May 18, 2012 | 14 CommentsThis one’s for you Paul. I was coming out of the Moline Public Library earlier this week when I spotted this 1965 Pontiac, guarded by two Labs. It is a […] -
![My Uncle Dave, the accidental tourist, recently returned from yet another trip. While searching for his car in the Cedar Rapids airport, he came across this very clean 1996 or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/850-2-e1337136226206.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Cedar Rapids")
CC Outtake: Cedar Rapids
Posted on May 18, 2012 | 7 CommentsMy Uncle Dave, the accidental tourist, recently returned from yet another trip. While searching for his car in the Cedar Rapids airport, he came across this very clean 1996 or […] -
CC Clue
Posted on May 16, 2012 | 5 CommentsWhatever our next Curbside Classic may be, it appears to have quite a bit of glass area. -
![Since there has been a lot of discussion recently on CC regarding the 1973-77 Monte Carlo, how about a four door version? This Monte Landauyacht sedan is even more space […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/74-Monte-Landauyacht-Sedan-e1337109638404.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Four Door Monte Carlos – Mild And Wild")
What If: Four Door Monte Carlos – Mild And Wild
Posted on May 16, 2012 | 41 CommentsSince there has been a lot of discussion recently on CC regarding the 1973-77 Monte Carlo, how about a four door version? This Monte Landauyacht sedan is even more space […] -
![There were several correct guesses for the Newport, but AM on FM got there first, with his guess of a mid-’70s New Yorker. Close enough, as the 1974-75 NY had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-Clue8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsThere were several correct guesses for the Newport, but AM on FM got there first, with his guess of a mid-’70s New Yorker. Close enough, as the 1974-75 NY had […] -
CC Outtake: Ole Purp
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 62 CommentsI was walking back to the car while running errands this afternoon, when I saw this purple, ahem, I mean Rose Mist, 1996-97 Taurus GL parked next to my wagon. -
![If you do, you may recall the car wearing this one. Maybe this one will be a bit easier to place than the Peterbilt 320 garbage truck, which no one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-Clue7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Remember Bumper Guards?")
CC Clue: Remember Bumper Guards?
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 12 CommentsIf you do, you may recall the car wearing this one. Maybe this one will be a bit easier to place than the Peterbilt 320 garbage truck, which no one […] -
CC Clue: From The Inside
Posted on May 13, 2012 | 12 CommentsStumack correctly identified the Chrysler with his guess of a 1975-77 Cordoba. Here’s a Clue from a little different perspective. What could it be? -
![We have generated quite a bit of lively discussion recently on the 1974 and 1976 Malibu posts. Clearly there are quite a bit of opinions regarding the Malibu’s nose between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1976-Monte-Malibu-Landau1-e1336871768737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: May I Present The Monte Malibu?")
What If: May I Present The Monte Malibu?
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 30 CommentsWe have generated quite a bit of lively discussion recently on the 1974 and 1976 Malibu posts. Clearly there are quite a bit of opinions regarding the Malibu’s nose between […] -
CC Clue
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 8 CommentsNo one got the “Australian Falcon” ’72 non-Gran Torino. Here is a bumper for you to identify. Carry on… -
![In jpcavanaugh’s CC on the 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk the other day, there was some discussion of how it could have been the first Pony Car, if the wheelbase had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1962StudeGTHawk08-crop1-e1336770572661.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Eagle – Could It Have Out-Mustanged The Mustang?")
What If: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Eagle – Could It Have Out-Mustanged The Mustang?
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 27 CommentsIn jpcavanaugh’s CC on the 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk the other day, there was some discussion of how it could have been the first Pony Car, if the wheelbase had […]
