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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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Continental Outtake: Coming Soon To A CC Near You!
Posted on September 23, 2014 | 44 CommentsThis past weekend, I traveled to Rockford, Illinois to attend the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club Mid-America meet. It was, in a word, wonderful! I took over 500 pictures. Be […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 22, 2014 | 22 CommentsTricky. This one could be tricky… -
CC Clue
Posted on September 21, 2014 | 19 CommentsLots of curves and chrome. What is it? All I’ll say is I absolutely loved it! -
Brochure Outtake: 1990 Lincoln Town Car – Panthers Join The Go-Go ’90s
Posted on September 17, 2014 | 72 CommentsIn 1990, you still could get a great luxury car if you wanted one, especially in the redesigned ’90 Town Car. Still unapologetically traditional, its elegance remained intact despite the […] -
Car Lot Classic: 2000 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – Press Escape To Return To Main Menu
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 54 CommentsThe 1990s were the last stand for the American Personal Luxury Coupe. At the beginning of the decade, there were luxo-coupes aplenty to choose from: Lincoln Mark VII (and the […] -
What If: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car “City”
Posted on September 13, 2014 | 62 CommentsRecently I was playing around with brochure images, and decided to see what a Continental would look like with virtually no overhangs. The resulting car actually looked better than I […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 8, 2014 | 12 CommentsEasy or hard? I guess we’ll see! -
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? -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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? -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Continental Outtake: Coming Soon To A CC Near You! This past weekend, I traveled to Rockford, Illinois to attend the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club Mid-America meet. It was, in a word, wonderful! I took over 500 pictures. Be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/09-20-2014-083.jpg)


![Brochure Outtake: 1990 Lincoln Town Car – Panthers Join The Go-Go ’90s In 1990, you still could get a great luxury car if you wanted one, especially in the redesigned ’90 Town Car. Still unapologetically traditional, its elegance remained intact despite the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1990-Lincoln-Town-Car-09-e1408910712250.jpg)
![Car Lot Classic: 2000 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – Press Escape To Return To Main Menu The 1990s were the last stand for the American Personal Luxury Coupe. At the beginning of the decade, there were luxo-coupes aplenty to choose from: Lincoln Mark VII (and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-17-2014-008-e1408319270466.jpg)
![What If: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car “City” Recently I was playing around with brochure images, and decided to see what a Continental would look like with virtually no overhangs. The resulting car actually looked better than I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1978-Lincoln-Continental-03-e1410627210962.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Suddenly It’s 1973 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Labor-Day-Weekend-2014-253-e1409698648779.jpg)

![Panther Outtake: What A Luxury Car Should Not Be! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-29-2014-026-e1409411668111.jpg)
![CC Outtake: CCs Aplenty Here! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/12-12-2012-002-e1408221758443.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1986 Plymouth Reliant K – “Hey! That’s My Car! I’ll Move It!” 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7-19-2014-117-e1407689295872.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Whoa, A SportCross! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6-27-6-29-2014-007-e1405291523923.jpg)
![Car Lot Capsule: 2004 Mercury Monterey – Whadda Ya Mean, It’s A Van?! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-17-2014-001.jpg)


