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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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Wordless Outtake: Mark PT?
Posted on April 24, 2012 | 14 Comments -
CC Clue: White Sale
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 11 CommentsGoogootz got the T-Bird right off the bat, he sure knows his ’70s land yachts! Our next CC is quite a bit newer than the 1974 Thunderbird, but that’s the […] -
CC Outtake: 1995 Dodge Ram…In Aqua?
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 44 CommentsIn the early to mid Nineties, there was a brief interest in pastel colors for new cars, resulting in baby blue Tempos, metallic mint green Tauruses, and apparently, metallic aqua […] -
CC Outtake: Hillman Avenger Alpine – Sunkist Down Under
Posted on April 22, 2012 | 16 CommentsHere’s another great find from Bryce, who stumbled upon this pristine Hillman Avenger and posted it to the Cohort. How about that color combination? -
CC Capsule: 1972 Volvo 1800E – Got Fins?
Posted on April 22, 2012 | 21 CommentsSo what do we have here? Why, it’s a classic Volvo 1800E, the original “souped-down Ferrari”, as Volvo called it. This is an especially rare ’72 version, last year for […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: Volga Ambulance – Enter ‘In Soviet Russia…’ Joke Here
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 20 CommentsTime for another Miniature Curbside Classic. Today’s model is pretty unique, a Volga ambulance from the ’80s, complete with Cyrillic graphics and removable stretcher! -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Volvo 240GL – Sensible Luxury
Posted on April 19, 2012 | 45 CommentsThe Volvo GL was a stroke of genius for Volvo. Adding a little luxury and exclusivity to its tough-as-nails 240 series gave you the option of a luxury Volvo without […] -
Street Scenes Part III: Plainfield To Quincy
Posted on April 18, 2012 | 24 CommentsPlainfield IL, 2/26/86 It’s time, once again, to return to the Curbside Classics of the past, in 1980s and 1990s Illinois. How about a nice opera-windowed Continental? -
CC Outtake: Just A Cool Old Beetle
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 33 CommentsMy Uncle Dave, who previously brought us the North Platte Bronco, once again brings us cell phone pics of a cool old car, and really, who doesn’t love an old […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Celica Convertible – Remember When Toyotas Were Sporty?
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 29 CommentsThe fifth-generation Toyota Celica, while retaining the grille and pop-up headlights of its immediate predecessor, showcased a new organic design language that appeared on the Previa minivan the same year, […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Caprice By Corgi
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 7 CommentsWhat do you get when a British toy manufacturer decides to make a scale version of what is arguably GM’s best family car since the 1964 Chevelle or 1955-57 Chevrolet? […] -
CC Clue
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 9 CommentsHmm…faded red paint, chrome and glass. Not much to go on, but I’m sure someone knows what this is. Hat tip to Gavin Gray, who knows an RX300 tail light […] -
CC Outtake: The Good Old 240DL
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 12 CommentsWell, look what just showed up next to our old friend, the LSC Special Edition. It’s Eugene’s Official Car, the Volvo 240. It is sporting some decidedly non-Eugene rust though, […] -
Dockside Classic: 1968 Chris Craft 35′ Commander – Dream Boat
Posted on April 14, 2012 | 30 CommentsA lot of us here at CC love the classic land yachts of the 1950s through the 1970s. If you feel the same, you’re in luck, because the subject of […] -
CC Outtake: Sierra Grande
Posted on April 13, 2012 | 36 CommentsI was passing a field in a semi-residential area last week and snapped a quick shot of this Chevy pickup and 1978-79 Monte Carlo. It wasn’t until I got home […]

![CC Outtake: 1995 Dodge Ram…In Aqua? In the early to mid Nineties, there was a brief interest in pastel colors for new cars, resulting in baby blue Tempos, metallic mint green Tauruses, and apparently, metallic aqua […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-16-2012-010-e1335033804421.jpg)

![CC Capsule: 1972 Volvo 1800E – Got Fins? So what do we have here? Why, it’s a classic Volvo 1800E, the original “souped-down Ferrari”, as Volvo called it. This is an especially rare ’72 version, last year for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1800E-02-e1334873214749.jpg)

![Curbside Classic: 1984 Volvo 240GL – Sensible Luxury The Volvo GL was a stroke of genius for Volvo. Adding a little luxury and exclusivity to its tough-as-nails 240 series gave you the option of a luxury Volvo without […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/aa-4-15-2012-028.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Just A Cool Old Beetle My Uncle Dave, who previously brought us the North Platte Bronco, once again brings us cell phone pics of a cool old car, and really, who doesn’t love an old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/beetle-1.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Celica Convertible – Remember When Toyotas Were Sporty? The fifth-generation Toyota Celica, while retaining the grille and pop-up headlights of its immediate predecessor, showcased a new organic design language that appeared on the Previa minivan the same year, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=585,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-8-2012-004.jpg)
![Miniature Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Caprice By Corgi What do you get when a British toy manufacturer decides to make a scale version of what is arguably GM’s best family car since the 1964 Chevelle or 1955-57 Chevrolet? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-15-2012-008-e1342475137224.jpg)
![CC Clue Hmm…faded red paint, chrome and glass. Not much to go on, but I’m sure someone knows what this is. Hat tip to Gavin Gray, who knows an RX300 tail light […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-Clue4.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Good Old 240DL Well, look what just showed up next to our old friend, the LSC Special Edition. It’s Eugene’s Official Car, the Volvo 240. It is sporting some decidedly non-Eugene rust though, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-15-2012-019-e1334527618669.jpg)
![Dockside Classic: 1968 Chris Craft 35′ Commander – Dream Boat A lot of us here at CC love the classic land yachts of the 1950s through the 1970s. If you feel the same, you’re in luck, because the subject of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-4-2012-0031-e1334283283775.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Sierra Grande I was passing a field in a semi-residential area last week and snapped a quick shot of this Chevy pickup and 1978-79 Monte Carlo. It wasn’t until I got home […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-10-2012-002-e1334090025635.jpg)


