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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![Pop quiz time! What has a straight six, a four-speed manual, four-wheel drive and…opera windows? Nothing, you say? Au contraire. Take a look at that instrument panel, guess, and click […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KGrHqZHJCIFJZJM7FzBSdvzeO0w60_57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: Want A Four-Speed 4×4 With Opera Windows?")
eBay Find: Want A Four-Speed 4×4 With Opera Windows?
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 49 CommentsPop quiz time! What has a straight six, a four-speed manual, four-wheel drive and…opera windows? Nothing, you say? Au contraire. Take a look at that instrument panel, guess, and click […] -
![Okay, I was not even born until after the Van Craze was on the way out. Missed it by “that” much! But for you friendly folks who lived through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Labor-Day-Weekend-2013-105-800x533-e1384121232843.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: The Highway Star – The Most ’70s Van I’ve Ever Seen")
Car Show Classic: The Highway Star – The Most ’70s Van I’ve Ever Seen
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 50 CommentsOkay, I was not even born until after the Van Craze was on the way out. Missed it by “that” much! But for you friendly folks who lived through the […] -
CC Outtake: JC Whitney Is Alive And Well…
Posted on November 10, 2013 | 12 CommentsSitting at a red light a week or so ago, I spotted this Camry. Not exactly the beige blandmobile the Camry is generally thought of on “teh internets,” is it? -
![Well, the Pierce-Arrow seemed to go over quite well with you, our audience. Got a hankering for some more non-hot-rodded prewar cars? Never fear, for the AACA show last summer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6-28-13-362.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Outtake: Another “P” Heard From")
Classic Outtake: Another “P” Heard From
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 15 CommentsWell, the Pierce-Arrow seemed to go over quite well with you, our audience. Got a hankering for some more non-hot-rodded prewar cars? Never fear, for the AACA show last summer […] -
![The CC Effect can really freak me out sometimes. No sooner had I finished the post on the Pine Opalescent Mark VI, and what else do I see on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KGrHqRHJBFH6f0iPUqBSDodBO0Bg60_57-e1383607515110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Panther Finale: 1981 Town Coupe In Pine Opalescent – The eBay CC Effect")
Panther Finale: 1981 Town Coupe In Pine Opalescent – The eBay CC Effect
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 60 CommentsThe CC Effect can really freak me out sometimes. No sooner had I finished the post on the Pine Opalescent Mark VI, and what else do I see on the […] -
![Ooh boy, am I going to get into it for this one! The 1980-83 Continental Mark VI is a car I like, but even some true-blue Panther fans do not, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/115749_0d0c2e2a61_low_res-e1383518790850.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1981 Continental Mark VI – Pine Opalescent Panther")
eBay Find: 1981 Continental Mark VI – Pine Opalescent Panther
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 32 CommentsOoh boy, am I going to get into it for this one! The 1980-83 Continental Mark VI is a car I like, but even some true-blue Panther fans do not, […] -
![You know, it’s funny. I’ve done WAY more B-body posts on CC than Panthers, yet I wind up with a Panther. My Jaguar-esque Y2K Cartier is much more modern looking, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-169-800x533-e1383006045674.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Town Car – Black Cherry Landau Sundae")
Car Show Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Town Car – Black Cherry Landau Sundae
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 18 CommentsYou know, it’s funny. I’ve done WAY more B-body posts on CC than Panthers, yet I wind up with a Panther. My Jaguar-esque Y2K Cartier is much more modern looking, […] -
![Panther Day continues with yet more 1998-02 Townie goodness! Remember the Touring Sedan? I won’t blame you if you don’t, for they were not a hot seller. But, with their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/4-22-2012-001-800x537-e1382841142269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Elusive Signature Series Touring Sedan")
CC Capsule: The Elusive Signature Series Touring Sedan
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 31 CommentsPanther Day continues with yet more 1998-02 Townie goodness! Remember the Touring Sedan? I won’t blame you if you don’t, for they were not a hot seller. But, with their […] -
![Well, I’ve finally done it. You may have gotten hints from my ebay find 1991 Eldo Biarritz and my lengthier treatise on the world of the 1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/10-24-and-10-25-2013-006-800x551-e1382832952720.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My First Curbside Classic – 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier Edition – Of McCarthy, My Grandparents, And Other Things")
My First Curbside Classic – 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier Edition – Of McCarthy, My Grandparents, And Other Things
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 77 CommentsWell, I’ve finally done it. You may have gotten hints from my ebay find 1991 Eldo Biarritz and my lengthier treatise on the world of the 1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, […] -
![Do you ever get sick of the common car-show fodder–hot rods, Mustangs, Corvettes and the like? Me, too. So, when an AACA Grand National was held right here in downtown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6-28-13-126.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 43 Sedan – Classic With a Capital C!")
Car Show Classic: 1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 43 Sedan – Classic With a Capital C!
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 31 CommentsDo you ever get sick of the common car-show fodder–hot rods, Mustangs, Corvettes and the like? Me, too. So, when an AACA Grand National was held right here in downtown […] -
![I can’t let Independents’ Week go by without at least a passing mention of the AMX. Plus, I shot a most excellent one at a Quad Cities Cruisers cruise night […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6-8-2013-079-800x562-e1383348775605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Independents’ Week Outtake: Don’t Forget The AMX!")
Independents’ Week Outtake: Don’t Forget The AMX!
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 28 CommentsI can’t let Independents’ Week go by without at least a passing mention of the AMX. Plus, I shot a most excellent one at a Quad Cities Cruisers cruise night […] -
![For those of you who have been paying attention, I have alluded to buying a CC of my very own in some of my posts. This is it. I imagine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/10-26-2013-088-800x613-e1382837751602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on November 1, 2013 | 5 CommentsFor those of you who have been paying attention, I have alluded to buying a CC of my very own in some of my posts. This is it. I imagine […] -
![Come on, it’s Halloween, and time for something a bit different! When other than today is it more appropriate to show a classic hearse on CC? Besides, you all know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/October-2013-054-800x558-e1381706851533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Chieftain By Eureka – Good Night Hearse")
Car Show Classic: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Chieftain By Eureka – Good Night Hearse
Posted on October 31, 2013 | 40 CommentsCome on, it’s Halloween, and time for something a bit different! When other than today is it more appropriate to show a classic hearse on CC? Besides, you all know […] -
![I recently spotted this quite nice Mark VII LSC Special Edition going across the I-74 bridge. Mark VIIs are getting quite rare in the Midwest these days, and obviously this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/9-08-2013-170-800x532-e1382566518636.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: LSC Stands for Lovely Sport Coupe")
CC Outtake: LSC Stands for Lovely Sport Coupe
Posted on October 25, 2013 | 24 CommentsI recently spotted this quite nice Mark VII LSC Special Edition going across the I-74 bridge. Mark VIIs are getting quite rare in the Midwest these days, and obviously this […] -
![This one could be really easy or really tough. I can tell you that this CC is missing some trim. BPH and Carmine alluded to the Parisienne being, well, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on October 24, 2013 | 7 CommentsThis one could be really easy or really tough. I can tell you that this CC is missing some trim. BPH and Carmine alluded to the Parisienne being, well, a […]
