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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Country Squire – The Car That Made Di-Noc Millions
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 5/1/2012) Ah, the Country Squire. What says 1960s to 1970s upper-middle class suburbia better than one of these? Before minivans, before SUVs, and before crossovers, these were the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo – VW’s Loss Is Porsche’s Gain
Posted on May 9, 2021 | 56 Comments(First posted 3/10/2012) The Porsche 924 and 944 were the first Porsches with a front-mounted, water cooled engine. In the not too distant past, these Porsches, along with the more […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Caprice – Cadillac Carbon Copy?
Posted on May 3, 2021 | 80 Comments(originally posted 3/5/2012) In 1971, when General Motors unveiled the redesigned B-body and C-body lineups of full-size cars, the gap between the bread-and-butter Chevrolet and top-tier Cadillac narrowed […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe – CAFE is Coming
Posted on April 29, 2021 | 97 Comments(first published 3/1/2012) This type of car doesn’t exist any more. The last vestige of this type of traditional American luxury car ended when the last Town Cars rolled off […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 71 Comments(first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name…
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 137 Comments(first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Resplendent In Sunburst Yellow!
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 1/12/2015) Here we go again. You know the drill. If there’s a Cadillac out there in that classic light yellow paint and matching Sierra grain leather, I will […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […] -
Museum Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE – It’s Pink!
Posted on December 17, 2020 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/17/2014) I am a big Mopar fan. While I am primarily a Ford Guy, that doesn’t mean I engage in silly Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge stuff. Simply […] -
Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 158 Comments(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Coupe de Ville: Triple White Birthday Cake
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 12/1/2014) Know the great thing about classic cars? There’s something for everyone. Timeless and sporty? Porsche 911. Classic American luxury? Lincoln Continental. Bizarre and cool? Citroën DS. Classic […] -
Car Show Classic – 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Where Have You Been?!
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 11/24/2014) Remember the Sixties Continental? Sure you do, even if you, like me, were born long after the Sixties ended. But who could forget such an elegant car? […] -
Car Show Classic: 1954 Lincoln Capri – What A Road-Racing Luxury Car Should Be
Posted on November 10, 2020 | 39 Comments(first posted 11/10/2014) Today, we’re going to touch on some of the forgotten Lincolns. Sure, everyone remembers the Continentals, the $10,000 1956-57 Continental Mark II and the 1961 Continental, but […] -
Car Show Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 – Look Ma, 428 Four-Speed!
Posted on November 3, 2020 | 83 Comments(first posted 11/3/2014) While the 1965 Ford has at times been described as “the box that the 1963 Pontiac came in,” I have always liked them. Perhaps because of family […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – One Wrong Turn, And Here We Are!
Posted on October 23, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 10/23/2014) What is a Thunderbird? Well, it has always been, or at least attempted to be, something special. Not your usual LTD, or Custom 300, or Torino. […]
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Country Squire – The Car That Made Di-Noc Millions (first posted 5/1/2012) Ah, the Country Squire. What says 1960s to 1970s upper-middle class suburbia better than one of these? Before minivans, before SUVs, and before crossovers, these were the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-60-057-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo – VW’s Loss Is Porsche’s Gain (First posted 3/10/2012) The Porsche 924 and 944 were the first Porsches with a front-mounted, water cooled engine. In the not too distant past, these Porsches, along with the more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Porsche-944-001.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Caprice – Cadillac Carbon Copy? (originally posted 3/5/2012) In 1971, when General Motors unveiled the redesigned B-body and C-body lineups of full-size cars, the gap between the bread-and-butter Chevrolet and top-tier Cadillac narrowed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/rear-quarter-detail-e1330541162939.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe – CAFE is Coming (first published 3/1/2012) This type of car doesn’t exist any more. The last vestige of this type of traditional American luxury car ended when the last Town Cars rolled off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Lincoln-1978.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years (first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-v.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name… (first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-tb.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Resplendent In Sunburst Yellow! (first posted 1/12/2015) Here we go again. You know the drill. If there’s a Cadillac out there in that classic light yellow paint and matching Sierra grain leather, I will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aa-Cad-Yellow-2-e1417297855863.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite (first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=746,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-11-09-2014-078.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE – It’s Pink! (first posted 12/17/2014) I am a big Mopar fan. While I am primarily a Ford Guy, that doesn’t mean I engage in silly Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge stuff. Simply […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-10-26-2014-001.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac (first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/146.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Coupe de Ville: Triple White Birthday Cake (first posted 12/1/2014) Know the great thing about classic cars? There’s something for everyone. Timeless and sporty? Porsche 911. Classic American luxury? Lincoln Continental. Bizarre and cool? Citroën DS. Classic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=719,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-6-27-6-29-2014-417-e1413850681495.jpg)
![Car Show Classic – 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Where Have You Been?! (first posted 11/24/2014) Remember the Sixties Continental? Sure you do, even if you, like me, were born long after the Sixties ended. But who could forget such an elegant car? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa09-20-2014-111.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1954 Lincoln Capri – What A Road-Racing Luxury Car Should Be (first posted 11/10/2014) Today, we’re going to touch on some of the forgotten Lincolns. Sure, everyone remembers the Continentals, the $10,000 1956-57 Continental Mark II and the 1961 Continental, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-09-20-2014-181.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 – Look Ma, 428 Four-Speed! (first posted 11/3/2014) While the 1965 Ford has at times been described as “the box that the 1963 Pontiac came in,” I have always liked them. Perhaps because of family […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-5-29-and-5-30-2014-097.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – One Wrong Turn, And Here We Are! (first posted 10/23/2014) What is a Thunderbird? Well, it has always been, or at least attempted to be, something special. Not your usual LTD, or Custom 300, or Torino. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=719,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/aa-09-20-2014-017.jpg)


