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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![(first posted 9/8/2014) If you grew up in the ’80s, you will most definitely remember the Chevrolet Celebrity. The General’s most affordable A-body, they were seemingly everywhere, in every flavor: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-17-2014-019-e1408316544613.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Lot Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity CL – Nicest Remaining Celebrity In Captivity?")
Car Lot Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity CL – Nicest Remaining Celebrity In Captivity?
Posted on September 8, 2020 | 122 Comments(first posted 9/8/2014) If you grew up in the ’80s, you will most definitely remember the Chevrolet Celebrity. The General’s most affordable A-body, they were seemingly everywhere, in every flavor: […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2014) I was in Galesburg, IL last year to attend the Railroad Days car show. On my way out of town, I saw a very interesting car–this 1962 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/6-23-2013-170-e1408222954625.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – It Never Rains, It Pours")
CC Capsule: 1962 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – It Never Rains, It Pours
Posted on September 6, 2020 | 73 Comments(first posted 9/3/2014) I was in Galesburg, IL last year to attend the Railroad Days car show. On my way out of town, I saw a very interesting car–this 1962 […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2014) Today, Lincoln automobiles are vastly different from the ones of my youth. For most of my childhood and early adulthood, there were three Lincoln models: The Continental, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/5-06-2014-018-1024x682-e1405466897311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Mark VII – Aero Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Mark VII – Aero Luxury
Posted on September 2, 2020 | 91 Comments(first posted 9/1/2014) Today, Lincoln automobiles are vastly different from the ones of my youth. For most of my childhood and early adulthood, there were three Lincoln models: The Continental, […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2014) OK guys, you know the drill. If you see “Klockau” in the byline, you can rest assured (well, most of the time) that you are going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aa07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – More Butter Please!")
eBay Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – More Butter Please!
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 142 Comments(first posted 8/18/2014) OK guys, you know the drill. If you see “Klockau” in the byline, you can rest assured (well, most of the time) that you are going to […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2014) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Oct-Nov-2013-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler – Those Were The Days, My Friend
Posted on August 11, 2020 | 144 Comments(first posted 8/11/2014) As so often happens with cars I like that are shared here on CC, I have the feeling that the title of this piece will receive some […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2014) Poor Jaguar, they just can’t get a break, can they? For decades, tell any non-automotive person–and many gearheads as well–that you want a Jaguar and you are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/5-29-and-5-30-2014-048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Jaguar XJ12 L – The White Whale!")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Jaguar XJ12 L – The White Whale!
Posted on July 21, 2020 | 106 Comments(first posted 7/21/2014) Poor Jaguar, they just can’t get a break, can they? For decades, tell any non-automotive person–and many gearheads as well–that you want a Jaguar and you are […] -
![(first posted 6/30/2014) What is today’s Cadillac? Well, they do have a line of rather attractive cars, ranging from sedans to crossovers to a big honkin’ SUV, and with their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-069-1024x682-e1401574558223.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 – Patina With Class")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 – Patina With Class
Posted on July 10, 2020 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/30/2014) What is today’s Cadillac? Well, they do have a line of rather attractive cars, ranging from sedans to crossovers to a big honkin’ SUV, and with their […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-29-and-5-30-2014-112-800x544-e1401659297942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…")
Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2014) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-15-2014-005-800x474-e1401030831597.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan – No 500, This…")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan – No 500, This…
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 101 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2014) “Character. Grounded in substance not rhetoric, character is earned not claimed. As with people, so too with automobiles, character reveals itself, slowly, over time through a demonstrated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-4-2013-025-800x533-e1400452642564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Sedan – Will The Last 240 Turn Out The Lights Please?")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Sedan – Will The Last 240 Turn Out The Lights Please?
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/31/2014) “Character. Grounded in substance not rhetoric, character is earned not claimed. As with people, so too with automobiles, character reveals itself, slowly, over time through a demonstrated […] -
![(first posted 5/14/2014) I am well known around these parts for my love of Dearborn’s flagship, the Lincoln Continental and its Town Car successors. I don’t think anyone will argue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1972LincCoupe022-800x534-e1398992453493.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Oh Baby, Your Broughaminess Is My Destiny")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Oh Baby, Your Broughaminess Is My Destiny
Posted on April 30, 2020 | 69 Comments(first posted 5/14/2014) I am well known around these parts for my love of Dearborn’s flagship, the Lincoln Continental and its Town Car successors. I don’t think anyone will argue […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2014) It seems of late that there have been a lot of more, shall we say, prosaic cars on CC? That’s all fine and good, and if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/7-22-thru-7-27-2013-029-800x533-e1399074306918.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus Ultra")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus Ultra
Posted on April 19, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/19/2014) It seems of late that there have been a lot of more, shall we say, prosaic cars on CC? That’s all fine and good, and if you […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2014) The 1980s were not kind to Cadillac. While in the 1960s they could do no wrong, in the 1980s it seemed they couldn’t do anything right. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/88cadillac5-e1331400345679.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – How Not To Downsize A Luxury Car")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – How Not To Downsize A Luxury Car
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 159 Comments(first posted 2/21/2014) The 1980s were not kind to Cadillac. While in the 1960s they could do no wrong, in the 1980s it seemed they couldn’t do anything right. The […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2012) Elwood Engel, fresh from Ford Motor Company, did not waste any time making his mark at Chrysler Corporation. His most famous design, the 1961 Lincoln Continental, set […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/3-15-12-011-e1334084879355.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler 300 – Elwood’s Designs Were Jake")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler 300 – Elwood’s Designs Were Jake
Posted on March 21, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/16/2012) Elwood Engel, fresh from Ford Motor Company, did not waste any time making his mark at Chrysler Corporation. His most famous design, the 1961 Lincoln Continental, set […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2014) As a Panther fan, I often ask myself whatever happened to the Lincoln Town Car. It was doing so well before Dearborn got caught up in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aa-12-13-2012-002-800x513.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series And Friends – Landau Anyone?")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series And Friends – Landau Anyone?
Posted on March 15, 2020 | 75 Comments(first posted 3/17/2014) As a Panther fan, I often ask myself whatever happened to the Lincoln Town Car. It was doing so well before Dearborn got caught up in the […]
