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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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CC Clue
Posted on September 13, 2012 | 9 CommentsWhile there wasn’t a precise guess for the Alfa Spider, Yakob came closest with his guess of an “Alfa Romeo Spider, early 2000’s?” Good enough for me. Congratulations. Our CC […] -
Car Show Outtakes: Camping, Colony Park Style
Posted on September 13, 2012 | 13 CommentsI recently went to the Hooters charity car show, in Davenport, which attracts lots of cool vintage iron. We’ll leave the full walk-and-talk of this show for another time, however. […] -
CC Outtakes: Late Night Town Cars
Posted on September 12, 2012 | 34 CommentsAs CC’s self-imposed Brougham author, you will not be surprised to hear that I love Lincoln Town Cars. Just the other night, I spotted three representatives of the last of […] -
Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 21 CommentsI ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […] -
Car Show Classics: Downtown East Moline Car Show – An Eclectic Mix
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 24 CommentsThe car show season is starting to run down. As fall approaches, all those shined up pride-and-joys will be driven less and less, until finally being parked in a garage […] -
Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 16 CommentsI ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – B Plus C Equals R
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 73 CommentsOh, Chrysler, you had such a time in the ’70s. You axed the Challenger and ‘cuda after five model years of disappointing sales. Then came your all-new 1974 full-sizers–just in […] -
Fairway Classic: Yamaha G-5 Sun Classic – The Brougham Golf Cart?
Posted on September 7, 2012 | 74 CommentsOkay, this doesn’t exactly look like a Curbside Classic, but in actuality it really is. These special golf carts can be driven on the road. In fact, this one’s driven […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 6, 2012 | 12 CommentsI have been trying to make the Clues more challenging lately, as it seems like many of our eagle-eyed readers have been knocking them out of the park immediately–like calibrick, […] -
What If: Alternate 1965 Full-Size Chevy Taillights – Plan B?
Posted on September 6, 2012 | 34 CommentsBack in June there was discussion on CC regarding the 1965 Impala’s unusual, yet distinctive, taillight treatment. Please know that I am solidly in favor of the existing design; that said, […] -
CC Outtake: Red Rabbit
Posted on September 6, 2012 | 14 CommentsHere we go again: Another find from the Iowa City Farmers’ market. Like the Spitfire, it’s a drop-top–but other than that, they’re as different as chalk and cheese. In the […] -
Iowa City Outtake: Spitfire 1500 – British Racing Goodness
Posted on September 4, 2012 | 5 CommentsI am starting to suspect that Iowa City is the Eugene of the Midwest. Eclectic citizens, businesses and, thanks to the use of sand instead of salt in the winter, […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 3, 2012 | 15 CommentsHere we go again. I keep putting up Clues I think are tough, and you guys keep getting them! Millmech even got the Crosley wagon. So, what is this one? -
Showroom Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 – Real Fine
Posted on September 3, 2012 | 46 CommentsFor those of you who weren’t around during the ’60s, this is the car The Beach Boys were singing about: the Chevy 409 V8. The ultimate ticket to bragging rights […] -
CC Outtake: Suddenly It’s 1975
Posted on September 2, 2012 | 14 CommentsHere’s another Outtake from Iowa City, courtesy of my uncle. As the previous owner of two mid-Seventies Camaros, he noticed this one right away, but the large dog peeking around […]
![CC Clue While there wasn’t a precise guess for the Alfa Spider, Yakob came closest with his guess of an “Alfa Romeo Spider, early 2000’s?” Good enough for me. Congratulations. Our CC […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-Clue1.jpg)
![Car Show Outtakes: Camping, Colony Park Style I recently went to the Hooters charity car show, in Davenport, which attracts lots of cool vintage iron. We’ll leave the full walk-and-talk of this show for another time, however. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-09-2012-126-e1347224540858.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Late Night Town Cars As CC’s self-imposed Brougham author, you will not be surprised to hear that I love Lincoln Town Cars. Just the other night, I spotted three representatives of the last of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-08-2012-009-e1347146296567.jpg)
![Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda I ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-014-e1347064311888.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: Downtown East Moline Car Show – An Eclectic Mix The car show season is starting to run down. As fall approaches, all those shined up pride-and-joys will be driven less and less, until finally being parked in a garage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/East-Moline-Car-Show-8-11-2012-064-e1344976750912.jpg)
![Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep I ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-09-2012-029-e1347226305451.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – B Plus C Equals R Oh, Chrysler, you had such a time in the ’70s. You axed the Challenger and ‘cuda after five model years of disappointing sales. Then came your all-new 1974 full-sizers–just in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/08-23-2012-001-e1345940457484.jpg)
![Fairway Classic: Yamaha G-5 Sun Classic – The Brougham Golf Cart? Okay, this doesn’t exactly look like a Curbside Classic, but in actuality it really is. These special golf carts can be driven on the road. In fact, this one’s driven […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jerrys-Yamaha-golf-cart-e1346624377685.jpg)
![CC Clue I have been trying to make the Clues more challenging lately, as it seems like many of our eagle-eyed readers have been knocking them out of the park immediately–like calibrick, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-Clue10.jpg)
![What If: Alternate 1965 Full-Size Chevy Taillights – Plan B? Back in June there was discussion on CC regarding the 1965 Impala’s unusual, yet distinctive, taillight treatment. Please know that I am solidly in favor of the existing design; that said, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/65-Impala-e1346792246191.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Red Rabbit Here we go again: Another find from the Iowa City Farmers’ market. Like the Spitfire, it’s a drop-top–but other than that, they’re as different as chalk and cheese. In the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMG01182-20120714-1038.jpg)
![Iowa City Outtake: Spitfire 1500 – British Racing Goodness I am starting to suspect that Iowa City is the Eugene of the Midwest. Eclectic citizens, businesses and, thanks to the use of sand instead of salt in the winter, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Spitfire-at-farmers-market-e1346623066533.jpg)

![Showroom Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 – Real Fine For those of you who weren’t around during the ’60s, this is the car The Beach Boys were singing about: the Chevy 409 V8. The ultimate ticket to bragging rights […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aa-7-03-2012-015.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Suddenly It’s 1975 Here’s another Outtake from Iowa City, courtesy of my uncle. As the previous owner of two mid-Seventies Camaros, he noticed this one right away, but the large dog peeking around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Iowa-City-20120825-00079-e1346597796280.jpg)


