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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![A while back I had a post on the classic Volkswagen ads Doyle Dane Bernbach did in the 1970s. The other company with clever, cool ads at that time was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1971-140-ad-e1333486300527.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Volvo Advertising of the 1970s")
Classic Volvo Advertising of the 1970s
Posted on April 7, 2012 | 24 CommentsA while back I had a post on the classic Volkswagen ads Doyle Dane Bernbach did in the 1970s. The other company with clever, cool ads at that time was […] -
![While I was writing the CC on the 220D, I couldn’t help but remember the silver Corgi 240D I had as a kid. I still have it, in fact, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-4-2012-001-e1342486911821.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Miniature Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes 240D By Corgi")
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes 240D By Corgi
Posted on April 6, 2012 | 20 CommentsWhile I was writing the CC on the 220D, I couldn’t help but remember the silver Corgi 240D I had as a kid. I still have it, in fact, and […] -
![Here’s an old photo I found of one of the 356 parts cars my dad had in the ’70s. Most of them were rustbuckets and didn’t run, but they kept […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/356B-sink-e1333477900393.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Everything But The…Never Mind")
CC Outtake: Everything But The…Never Mind
Posted on April 5, 2012 | 6 CommentsHere’s an old photo I found of one of the 356 parts cars my dad had in the ’70s. Most of them were rustbuckets and didn’t run, but they kept […] -
![Well, nobody got the Packard. We are having a land yacht-free week here at CC, so this car is not a Gran, Grand, Brougham or Classic anything. Does it look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-Clue1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 6 CommentsWell, nobody got the Packard. We are having a land yacht-free week here at CC, so this car is not a Gran, Grand, Brougham or Classic anything. Does it look […] -
![I have been going through a lot of old photos in the last week, and ran across this photo my dad took of a brand new 1974 911 and 914. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1974-911-e1333477167567.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: How About A Brand New 1974 911?")
CC Outtake: How About A Brand New 1974 911?
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 20 CommentsI have been going through a lot of old photos in the last week, and ran across this photo my dad took of a brand new 1974 911 and 914. […] -
![For all you Oldsmobile fans, here’s a nice ’69 Delta 88 Custom Town Sedan I found parked behind a garage. All the other cars in the back were about the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/3-29-2012-e1333403003694.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Town Sedan")
CC Outtake: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Town Sedan
Posted on April 2, 2012 | 13 CommentsFor all you Oldsmobile fans, here’s a nice ’69 Delta 88 Custom Town Sedan I found parked behind a garage. All the other cars in the back were about the […] -
![Imperials were always rare cars, but by the early 1970s, they were especially scarce, at least when compared to contemporary Cadillacs and Lincolns. After 1975, the Imperial marque was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/3-31-2012-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Imperial LeBaron Coupe – Green Machine")
CC Capsule: 1973 Imperial LeBaron Coupe – Green Machine
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 27 CommentsImperials were always rare cars, but by the early 1970s, they were especially scarce, at least when compared to contemporary Cadillacs and Lincolns. After 1975, the Imperial marque was a […] -
![We all know how due to Gas Crises I and II, the grand luxury cars of the Big Three had to trim the fat, sometimes with less than stellar results. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1968-Imperial1-e1333297229729.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rare Prototypes Discovered! Slant Six Imperials")
Rare Prototypes Discovered! Slant Six Imperials
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 17 CommentsWe all know how due to Gas Crises I and II, the grand luxury cars of the Big Three had to trim the fat, sometimes with less than stellar results. […] -
![I was always a big car fan, well before I even learned to ride a bike. My mom says when I was two or three, I’d run around with my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/red-780-e1333148336877.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Live From The Chicago Auto Show! In 1988 and 1992…")
Live From The Chicago Auto Show! In 1988 and 1992…
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 16 CommentsI was always a big car fan, well before I even learned to ride a bike. My mom says when I was two or three, I’d run around with my […] -
![For those of you who haven’t checked out the Cohort lately (sadly, I’m one of them), there are lots of great new photos posted. One of our regular contributors, kurtzos, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BMW-3.0-Bavaria-e1332786041817.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: BMW Bavaria 3.0")
CC Outtake: BMW Bavaria 3.0
Posted on March 29, 2012 | 30 CommentsFor those of you who haven’t checked out the Cohort lately (sadly, I’m one of them), there are lots of great new photos posted. One of our regular contributors, kurtzos, […] -
![The Lincoln Mark VII was not your typical floaty, land yacht Lincoln. The new LSC (for Luxury Sport Coupe) model was the first Lincoln marketed as a driver’s car, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3-28-2012-0062-e1333007830100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC Special Edition – Not Your Uncle Max’s Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC Special Edition – Not Your Uncle Max’s Mark
Posted on March 29, 2012 | 61 CommentsThe Lincoln Mark VII was not your typical floaty, land yacht Lincoln. The new LSC (for Luxury Sport Coupe) model was the first Lincoln marketed as a driver’s car, and […] -
![It seems that I have not been making the Clues very difficult lately, as the first guess is usually the right one – but then we do have some serious […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CC-Clue12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on March 28, 2012 | 4 CommentsIt seems that I have not been making the Clues very difficult lately, as the first guess is usually the right one – but then we do have some serious […] -
![The recently discontinued Panther platform Ford Crown Victoria had some serious staying power. The styling of the car you see above would last all the way to 2011 with only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3-23-2012-001-e1332628615794.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Beginning Of The End")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Beginning Of The End
Posted on March 28, 2012 | 69 CommentsThe recently discontinued Panther platform Ford Crown Victoria had some serious staying power. The styling of the car you see above would last all the way to 2011 with only […] -
![We’ve had quite the warm spell here recently, and that means more vintage cars are appearing around town. This 1971 or ’72 Mustang is rare in that it appears to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3-28-2012-005-e1332884316317.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Convertible Weather In March?")
CC Outtake: Convertible Weather In March?
Posted on March 27, 2012 | 28 CommentsWe’ve had quite the warm spell here recently, and that means more vintage cars are appearing around town. This 1971 or ’72 Mustang is rare in that it appears to […] -
![The Park Avenue was a short-lived, short-wheelbase Cadillac offered from 1961-63. At a time when a big car meant status, Cadillac did not exactly sell truckloads of them. But what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1972-park-avenue-e1332691869149.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1971-76 Cadillac Park Avenue")
What If: 1971-76 Cadillac Park Avenue
Posted on March 25, 2012 | 41 CommentsThe Park Avenue was a short-lived, short-wheelbase Cadillac offered from 1961-63. At a time when a big car meant status, Cadillac did not exactly sell truckloads of them. But what […]
