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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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CC Clue: Could This Be Anything But An American Car?
Posted on July 1, 2012 | 9 CommentsWell, there were lots of guesses on the ’68 Galaxie, but Junqueboi ignored all the ’64 Impala talk – and took the win! Today’s CC is a bit late, thanks […] -
Curbside Question: What Was The Most Dubious, Weirdest, Or Just Plain Worst Redesign Ever?
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 156 CommentsWhile it hasn’t exactly been Ugly Car Week here at CC, there has been some lively discussion about odd, ugly or just plain crazy designs, thanks to jpcavanaugh’s ’78 Matador […] -
CC Outtake: Parked At Friday’s On Thursday
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 24 CommentsSometimes you can find things where you’d least expect them. For instance, I have been guilty of leaving the TV remote in the kitchen a time or two (once, IN […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Regal Olympic Edition – Go For The Gold In Your W-Body
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 45 CommentsAh, the W body. Say what you will about this line of bread-and-butter sedans, they had staying power. As you read this, the last W-body ’12 Impalas are rolling down […] -
CC Clue: Can You Spot This One?
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 5 CommentsThe GMC Clue was pretty tricky, as no one (your author included!) knew that V6 emblem. Well then, what is this? It is clearly not a Brougham – no heraldic […] -
CC Clue: All That Glitters…
Posted on June 25, 2012 | 13 Comments…may look like gold, and while our next featured car was in excellent condition, that trim is not real gold. So what exactly do we have here? -
CC Outtake: Small Hondas Are Bigger These Days…
Posted on June 23, 2012 | 35 CommentsComparisons like these have been done on CC in the past, but it does bear repeating. And what better way to show it than with a first generation Accord and […] -
Cohort Classic: 1972 Dodge Charger SE – Blind Spot? What Blind Spot?
Posted on June 22, 2012 | 52 CommentsHere’s a rare variety for you Charger fans, provided to us courtesy of Chris Green. While the Charger SE was not new in 1972, the roof treatment was. It may […] -
CC Clue
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 4 CommentsWhat do we have here? Well, it is certainly yellow. I’m sure someone can identify our next Curbside Classic. -
Street Scenes VIII: Old Style, In More Ways Than One
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 30 Comments9940 N. 2nd Street Machesney Park IL, 4/18/88 Time for another visit to the 1980s and 1990s, when vast herds of Big Three Broughams rolled across the plains, and there […] -
CC Outtake: No EcoBoost In This Edsel
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsFor those of you grown weary of today’s focus on imports, here’s a good old Edsel, looking quite nice in bright red. It was posted to the Cohort by That […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […] -
CC Clue: Guess What Never Sleeps…
Posted on June 17, 2012 | 12 CommentsOur CC for tomorrow is not going to give you any clues with its paint color. As you can see, it has none. Who knows this one? -
CC Outtakes: Now THAT’S A Cadillac
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 24 CommentsI love old Cadillacs, and the ’58 Fleetwood Sixty Special was one of the best. Fins, chrome, hardtop styling, and lots of stainless steel trim. So naturally, I had to […] -
CC Clue
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 15 CommentsNo one got the 1935 Chevy, although cfclark was very close with his guess of a ’34. Our next CC is ready to go for tomorrow morning. What have we […]
![Curbside Question: What Was The Most Dubious, Weirdest, Or Just Plain Worst Redesign Ever? While it hasn’t exactly been Ugly Car Week here at CC, there has been some lively discussion about odd, ugly or just plain crazy designs, thanks to jpcavanaugh’s ’78 Matador […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/00-05-Cadillac-Deville.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Parked At Friday’s On Thursday Sometimes you can find things where you’d least expect them. For instance, I have been guilty of leaving the TV remote in the kitchen a time or two (once, IN […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6-07-2012-0011-e1340842011567.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Regal Olympic Edition – Go For The Gold In Your W-Body Ah, the W body. Say what you will about this line of bread-and-butter sedans, they had staying power. As you read this, the last W-body ’12 Impalas are rolling down […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-22-2012-010-e1339953041400.jpg)
![CC Clue: Can You Spot This One? The GMC Clue was pretty tricky, as no one (your author included!) knew that V6 emblem. Well then, what is this? It is clearly not a Brougham – no heraldic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-Clue8.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Small Hondas Are Bigger These Days… Comparisons like these have been done on CC in the past, but it does bear repeating. And what better way to show it than with a first generation Accord and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/7219842140_f7179634f8_b-e1340491772757.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1972 Dodge Charger SE – Blind Spot? What Blind Spot? Here’s a rare variety for you Charger fans, provided to us courtesy of Chris Green. While the Charger SE was not new in 1972, the roof treatment was. It may […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1972-Charger-and-circa-1972-building-e1339980336487.jpg)
![Street Scenes VIII: Old Style, In More Ways Than One 9940 N. 2nd Street Machesney Park IL, 4/18/88 Time for another visit to the 1980s and 1990s, when vast herds of Big Three Broughams rolled across the plains, and there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Machesney-Park-IL-e1340062138826.jpg)
![CC Outtake: No EcoBoost In This Edsel For those of you grown weary of today’s focus on imports, here’s a good old Edsel, looking quite nice in bright red. It was posted to the Cohort by That […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/59-Edsel-e1340065602468.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over The VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-26-2012-013-e1339094801542.jpg)

![CC Outtakes: Now THAT’S A Cadillac I love old Cadillacs, and the ’58 Fleetwood Sixty Special was one of the best. Fins, chrome, hardtop styling, and lots of stainless steel trim. So naturally, I had to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1958-Fleetwood-Sixty-Special-e1339802917625.jpg)
![CC Clue No one got the 1935 Chevy, although cfclark was very close with his guess of a ’34. Our next CC is ready to go for tomorrow morning. What have we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-Clue3.jpg)


