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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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CC Clue
Posted on September 8, 2014 | 12 CommentsEasy or hard? I guess we’ll see! -
![This past Sunday, I attended the Grape Festival car show in Nauvoo, IL, where I usually meet up with my Aunt Lori and Uncle Dave to have lunch, visit and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Labor-Day-Weekend-2014-253-e1409698648779.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Suddenly It’s 1973")
CC Outtake: Suddenly It’s 1973
Posted on September 5, 2014 | 15 CommentsThis past Sunday, I attended the Grape Festival car show in Nauvoo, IL, where I usually meet up with my Aunt Lori and Uncle Dave to have lunch, visit and […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 2, 2014 | 13 CommentsWhat do we have now? -
![Namely, a taxi! I saw this car yesterday evening, on I-80. I understand Town Car taxis are über common in large cities, but where I am, they are decidedly sparse. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-29-2014-026-e1409411668111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Panther Outtake: What A Luxury Car Should Not Be!")
Panther Outtake: What A Luxury Car Should Not Be!
Posted on August 30, 2014 | 34 CommentsNamely, a taxi! I saw this car yesterday evening, on I-80. I understand Town Car taxis are über common in large cities, but where I am, they are decidedly sparse. […] -
![I have been sitting on these pictures for close to two years, debating whether to use them or not, as the cars are in the driveway and yard, and not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/12-12-2012-002-e1408221758443.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: CCs Aplenty Here!")
CC Outtake: CCs Aplenty Here!
Posted on August 29, 2014 | 8 CommentsI have been sitting on these pictures for close to two years, debating whether to use them or not, as the cars are in the driveway and yard, and not […] -
![There might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7-19-2014-117-e1407689295872.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!”")
CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!”
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 53 CommentsThere might be dozens and dozens of K-cars plying the streets of Oregon and Washington state, but here in the heartland they are a much rarer affair these days. They […] -
CC Clue
Posted on August 25, 2014 | 10 CommentsWill today’s Clue enlighten you as to tomorrow’s CC’s identity? -
![Here’s a Future CC you will likely never see–the wonderful but totally disregarded when new Lexus IS300 SportCross. When they debuted, I blasted into the local Lexus showroom and questioned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6-27-6-29-2014-007-e1405291523923.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Whoa, A SportCross!")
CC Outtake: Whoa, A SportCross!
Posted on August 20, 2014 | 47 CommentsHere’s a Future CC you will likely never see–the wonderful but totally disregarded when new Lexus IS300 SportCross. When they debuted, I blasted into the local Lexus showroom and questioned […] -
![I feel sorry for Mercury. For years they were a Ford in a tuxedo, and even on the rare occasion when they got a unique body (1957-60), it tanked so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-17-2014-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Lot Capsule: 2004 Mercury Monterey – Whadda Ya Mean, It’s A Van?!")
Car Lot Capsule: 2004 Mercury Monterey – Whadda Ya Mean, It’s A Van?!
Posted on August 17, 2014 | 58 CommentsI feel sorry for Mercury. For years they were a Ford in a tuxedo, and even on the rare occasion when they got a unique body (1957-60), it tanked so […] -
Car Show Outtake: Harlequin Duster?
Posted on August 15, 2014 | 22 CommentsI saw this 1973-74 Duster at a recent Quad Cities Cruisers show. Nice old Duster, right? Sure. But it was a little different. Maybe you can tell already… -
CC Wordless Outtake: See, You Don’t Need A 7,000 Pound Pickup To Pull A Trailer!
Posted on August 14, 2014 | 71 CommentsRelated reading: The Great American Anti-Towing Conspiracy -
![As you have read, the Beck 550 is well on its way to completion. But first, you need an engine, right? A lot of Becks get VW motivation, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_1041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Building A Beck 550 Part III – The Donor")
Building A Beck 550 Part III – The Donor
Posted on August 8, 2014 | 14 CommentsAs you have read, the Beck 550 is well on its way to completion. But first, you need an engine, right? A lot of Becks get VW motivation, but a […] -
CC Clue
Posted on August 5, 2014 | 11 CommentsHere we go again. Vinyl and metallic blue steel. Houston, could we have a Brougham? -
![Every now and then I feel the need to break up the old routine. For those of you who’ve been reading my posts over the past few years, you may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-10-2014-022-800x533-e1403477267286.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Curbside Classic Road Trip To Hannibal, MO")
Car Show Classics: A Curbside Classic Road Trip To Hannibal, MO
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 43 CommentsEvery now and then I feel the need to break up the old routine. For those of you who’ve been reading my posts over the past few years, you may […] -
![Volvo really went through some strange days between 1993 and 2003. So many things changed; so many new things were tried. First, you had the loss of tried-and-true, if long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-01-2014-001-800x533-e1401653430602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mom’s Future Curbside Classic: 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 – Yep, That’s Right, A V8!")
Mom’s Future Curbside Classic: 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 – Yep, That’s Right, A V8!
Posted on August 2, 2014 | 37 CommentsVolvo really went through some strange days between 1993 and 2003. So many things changed; so many new things were tried. First, you had the loss of tried-and-true, if long […]
