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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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CC Clue: Up On The Roof
Posted on March 16, 2014 | 18 CommentsThis one has been in “the archives” for some time, but inspiration finally struck! -
CC Clue
Posted on March 10, 2014 | 11 CommentsAnother day, another Clue. It will help to know your interior lighting on this one. -
Is It Bigger Than A Town Car: 2006 Chrysler 300 Limited
Posted on March 6, 2014 | 36 CommentsI’ve always had an interest in the RWD Chrysler 300, ever since the pre-production test drives and first impressions appeared in print. Here was an all-new vehicle that looked like […] -
CC Outtake: That Rarest Of Vegas
Posted on February 25, 2014 | 74 CommentsQuick, what’s the rarest Vega? A Cosworth, you say. No, no. Though rare when new, they have since wound up the most common, being about the only Vega that was […] -
Cohort Outtake: Putting The “C” In Classic
Posted on February 21, 2014 | 25 CommentsWell, what can I say? I love every single car in this photo. And they are original. No bozo with more money than sense has dropped in a 350/350 or […] -
CC Clue: It’s Red
Posted on February 20, 2014 | 17 CommentsNo one got our last Clue on the ’58 Packard Hawk. Maybe you’ll have better luck with this one. -
Cohort Outtake: Marmon V16 Town Car – Just Stunning!
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 45 CommentsWell, what can I say? I’ve always loved the classic prewar Amercian luxury cars: Duesenberg, Cord, Cadillac, Packard, Pierce-Arrow. Somewhat lesser known–but just as amazing a car as its 1930’s […] -
CC Capsule: 1983-86 Mercury Marquis – The Zephyr Goes Aero
Posted on February 14, 2014 | 58 CommentsThe Fox-bodied 1983-86 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis are getting pretty scarce around here. However, I did catch this one last spring–the same day I discovered the Schuco 1967 Cadillac, […] -
Cohort Outtake: Abraham, Martin And John…
Posted on February 8, 2014 | 40 CommentsHow’s this for a CC trifecta? For some reason, the 1968 song by Dion was the first thing that popped into my head. -
Car Show Classics – Send In The Oddballs!
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 80 CommentsTrucks, trucks, trucks! TRUCKS! Man, there have been a whole heap ‘o trucks on CC this week. Catch one lousy germ, stay away from CC for a few days while […] -
eBay Find: 1966 Glas Goggomobil TS 250 – Cute As A Button
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 18 CommentsEver heard of Glas? No not fiberglass, I’m talking about Hans GLAS GmbH, the West German concern based in Dingolfing that made scooters, microcars and, later on, a handsome line […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good!
Posted on January 27, 2014 | 40 CommentsI have a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 57 Comments(first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […] -
eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 34 CommentsSick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 40 CommentsSince I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […]


![Is It Bigger Than A Town Car: 2006 Chrysler 300 Limited I’ve always had an interest in the RWD Chrysler 300, ever since the pre-production test drives and first impressions appeared in print. Here was an all-new vehicle that looked like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aa-5-5-2013-011.jpg)
![CC Outtake: That Rarest Of Vegas Quick, what’s the rarest Vega? A Cosworth, you say. No, no. Though rare when new, they have since wound up the most common, being about the only Vega that was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=554,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Wapsinonoc-20130920-01156-e1391988648665.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Putting The “C” In Classic Well, what can I say? I love every single car in this photo. And they are original. No bozo with more money than sense has dropped in a 350/350 or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/11916215366_be039a5d1c_c-e1389657307615.jpg)

![Cohort Outtake: Marmon V16 Town Car – Just Stunning! Well, what can I say? I’ve always loved the classic prewar Amercian luxury cars: Duesenberg, Cord, Cadillac, Packard, Pierce-Arrow. Somewhat lesser known–but just as amazing a car as its 1930’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Marmon-V16.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1983-86 Mercury Marquis – The Zephyr Goes Aero The Fox-bodied 1983-86 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis are getting pretty scarce around here. However, I did catch this one last spring–the same day I discovered the Schuco 1967 Cadillac, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=658,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/4-27-2013-010-e1390692048940.jpg)

![Car Show Classics – Send In The Oddballs! Trucks, trucks, trucks! TRUCKS! Man, there have been a whole heap ‘o trucks on CC this week. Catch one lousy germ, stay away from CC for a few days while […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/7-29-2012-001-e1391730111993.jpg)
![eBay Find: 1966 Glas Goggomobil TS 250 – Cute As A Button Ever heard of Glas? No not fiberglass, I’m talking about Hans GLAS GmbH, the West German concern based in Dingolfing that made scooters, microcars and, later on, a handsome line […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/05-e1390712166579.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good! I have a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aa-6-28-13-252.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Rambler American 220 – Plain White Wrapper (first posted 1/25/2014) Certain makes and models take a lot of flak from armchair enthusiasts when they are perceived to be plain or boring. Corolla, Camry, Accord, Malibu–it goes on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=481,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1968-AMC-Full-Line-22-23-e1388529237300.jpg)
![eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper Sick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=600,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/matador-6-e1388877445429.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too Since I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-022-e1388360020874.jpg)


