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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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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 -
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? -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Outtake: 1983 Buick Riviera Convertible – Sleek!
Posted on July 30, 2014 | 33 CommentsI recently attended the annual car show in the tiny Swedish enclave of Bishop Hill, IL. I will likely be posting some of the more remarkable cars from that show […] -
Brochure Classics: The Ladies of Broughamville
Posted on July 28, 2014 | 179 CommentsI got the car brochure bug very early in life. One reason was that I came from a family of gearheads, so it was partially due to genetics. At a […] -
CC Clue
Posted on July 25, 2014 | 3 CommentsHmm, a bit of chrome trim there. Could it be a Caddy or Lincoln? Perhaps. Perhaps not. -
Building A Beck 550 Part II – The Fundamentals Apply…
Posted on July 25, 2014 | 6 CommentsI guess it has been a while since my original Building a Beck post (read it here). How long? Too long; as I type this I saw the completed car […] -
Brochure Outtake: My Di-Noc Pinto Is A Babe Magnet!
Posted on July 24, 2014 | 33 CommentsAs most of you know, I have an extensive brochure collection. A while back I had to laugh at this picture from the 1976 Ford full-line brochure. “Hey man, cool […] -
Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan
Posted on July 16, 2014 | 35 CommentsI seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […] -
eBay Find: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread
Posted on July 14, 2014 | 122 CommentsIn 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […] -
CC Clue
Posted on July 10, 2014 | 7 CommentsHere’s a somewhat unconventional location for a Clue. But one of you will get it–right? -
CC Clue: Not Common!
Posted on July 6, 2014 | 22 CommentsSo what do you think of this?


![Building A Beck 550 Part III – The Donor 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_1041.jpg)

![Car Show Classics: A Curbside Classic Road Trip To Hannibal, MO 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-10-2014-022-e1403477267286.jpg)
![Mom’s Future Curbside Classic: 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 – Yep, That’s Right, A V8! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-01-2014-001-e1401653430602.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1983 Buick Riviera Convertible – Sleek! I recently attended the annual car show in the tiny Swedish enclave of Bishop Hill, IL. I will likely be posting some of the more remarkable cars from that show […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/07-27-2014-181-e1406500154486.jpg)
![Brochure Classics: The Ladies of Broughamville I got the car brochure bug very early in life. One reason was that I came from a family of gearheads, so it was partially due to genetics. At a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/aa-1974-Cadillac-04.jpg)

![Building A Beck 550 Part II – The Fundamentals Apply… I guess it has been a while since my original Building a Beck post (read it here). How long? Too long; as I type this I saw the completed car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140225_111324.jpeg)
![Brochure Outtake: My Di-Noc Pinto Is A Babe Magnet! As most of you know, I have an extensive brochure collection. A while back I had to laugh at this picture from the 1976 Ford full-line brochure. “Hey man, cool […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1976-Ford-Foldout-02-e1405285786582.jpg)
![Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan I seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-20-2014-001-e1404085264495.jpg)
![eBay Find: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread In 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=571,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/77newportcopper27-e1389568598665.jpg)



