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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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CC Clue
Posted on October 26, 2014 | 7 CommentsWhat’s this? -
CC Wordless Outtake: And That’s The Long And Short Of It!
Posted on October 26, 2014 | 16 Comments -
![(first posted 5/3/12) Oh, what could have been. Maserati had been producing very fast, very expensive sports cars for many years by the time the Biturbo debuted in late 1981. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/4-26-2012-001-e1339955581871.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Maserati Biturbo Spyder – Do You Feel Lucky?")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Maserati Biturbo Spyder – Do You Feel Lucky?
Posted on October 25, 2014 | 46 Comments(first posted 5/3/12) Oh, what could have been. Maserati had been producing very fast, very expensive sports cars for many years by the time the Biturbo debuted in late 1981. […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2012) Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/doors-open-e1349648513162.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 105 Comments(first posted 10/10/2012) Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to […] -
![I have been sitting on these pictures for, oh boy, probably close to two years. Thunderbird Week, however, finally prompted me to share my favorite model of my favorite year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/01-26-2013-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mini CC: 1957 Ford Thunderbird By Ertl Precision 100")
Mini CC: 1957 Ford Thunderbird By Ertl Precision 100
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 15 CommentsI have been sitting on these pictures for, oh boy, probably close to two years. Thunderbird Week, however, finally prompted me to share my favorite model of my favorite year […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 12 CommentsThis car was beautiful. Most of you know what I like, so maybe that will help your guess! -
![Did you miss out on the Cutlass Decade? Do you wish you could still get one? Well, sadly, that isn’t in the cards, but one thing you CAN do, if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10-19-2014-114.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Only 800 Clams!")
CC For Sale: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Only 800 Clams!
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 79 CommentsDid you miss out on the Cutlass Decade? Do you wish you could still get one? Well, sadly, that isn’t in the cards, but one thing you CAN do, if […] -
![For know-it-alls of a certain age, EVERY Plymouth Barracuda was a muscle car, EVERY Mustang was a GT or Boss, and, by golly, EVERY Camaro was an SS or Z-28! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10-08-2014-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mini CC: 1969 Plymouth Barracuda By M2 – Plain Janes, Just Like They Used To Be")
Mini CC: 1969 Plymouth Barracuda By M2 – Plain Janes, Just Like They Used To Be
Posted on October 18, 2014 | 32 CommentsFor know-it-alls of a certain age, EVERY Plymouth Barracuda was a muscle car, EVERY Mustang was a GT or Boss, and, by golly, EVERY Camaro was an SS or Z-28! […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 15, 2014 | 22 CommentsWhat’s red and black and chrome all over? Dunno. Maybe you do. -
![Cadillac sure has had a crazy roller-coaster ride in the automotive marketplace since about 1980, no? In 1980, Cadillac was still aspirational, despite the fact that BMW and Mercedes-Benz had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-06-and-08-07-2014-072-1024x586-e1408220521601.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2014 Cadillac XTS – How To Say Fleetwood In The 21st Century")
Future Curbside Classic: 2014 Cadillac XTS – How To Say Fleetwood In The 21st Century
Posted on October 15, 2014 | 134 CommentsCadillac sure has had a crazy roller-coaster ride in the automotive marketplace since about 1980, no? In 1980, Cadillac was still aspirational, despite the fact that BMW and Mercedes-Benz had […] -
![As of this writing (10-06-2014) I have had my 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier nearly a year. It was purchased on Columbus Day 2013, which was October 14. As today […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/08-02-2014-002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Town Car Update: One Year, One Battery, One Oil Change")
Town Car Update: One Year, One Battery, One Oil Change
Posted on October 14, 2014 | 93 CommentsAs of this writing (10-06-2014) I have had my 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier nearly a year. It was purchased on Columbus Day 2013, which was October 14. As today […] -
![Wow, it is hard to believe it has been a week since CC’s Great Auburn Adventure. Earlier this evening I completed the first part of my guided tour of this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/241760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auburn Outtake: When A Showroom Was A Showroom!")
Auburn Outtake: When A Showroom Was A Showroom!
Posted on October 13, 2014 | 35 CommentsWow, it is hard to believe it has been a week since CC’s Great Auburn Adventure. Earlier this evening I completed the first part of my guided tour of this […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 12, 2014 | 14 CommentsMission Control, we appear to have a fake convertible top… -
CC Clue
Posted on October 12, 2014 | 24 CommentsWhat could this be? -
CC Outtake: Someone Likes Patina!
Posted on October 11, 2014 | 26 CommentsI did a double-take sitting at a red light last Thursday evening, with this pair of weathered classics. For a split second, I thought I’d warped to Eugene!
