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About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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Miniature Curbside Classic: Spotlight On Majorette
Posted on April 13, 2012 | 24 CommentsI have had this car affliction since I was about two or three. As a result, I had dozens of diecast 1/64 scale cars as a kid. At the time, […] -
CC Clue
Posted on April 12, 2012 | 6 CommentsCJinSD gets the nod for the last Clue with his guess of a 1961 300G, as the 1960-61 Chryslers had the same fins and trunk lid. Will he get two […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: VW and Studebaker Campers
Posted on April 11, 2012 | 38 CommentsTime for another installment of Miniature Curbside Classic, a special division of CC recognizing some of the great scale cars of the distant and not so distant past. Today we’re […] -
What If: 2012 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS
Posted on April 11, 2012 | 44 CommentsRecently, I’ve read that the 2013 Impala is going to be a bigger and more upmarket car than the current version. It’s probably the way to go, but why stop […] -
CC Capsule: 1971-73 Ford Mustang Hardtop – More Clydesdale Than Pony
Posted on April 9, 2012 | 44 CommentsI seem to be stumbling upon 1971-73 Mustangs lately, and found this one Sunday afternoon, not ten feet from the ’78 Town Coupe. While this particular Mustang needs just about […] -
CC Clue
Posted on April 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsDavid42 correctly guessed the Volvo 780. Will he also get our latest Clue? Only time will tell… -
Classic Volvo Advertising of the 1970s
Posted on April 7, 2012 | 24 CommentsA while back I had a post on the classic Volkswagen ads Doyle Dane Bernbach did in the 1970s. The other company with clever, cool ads at that time was […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes 240D By Corgi
Posted on April 6, 2012 | 20 CommentsWhile I was writing the CC on the 220D, I couldn’t help but remember the silver Corgi 240D I had as a kid. I still have it, in fact, and […] -
CC Outtake: Everything But The…Never Mind
Posted on April 5, 2012 | 6 CommentsHere’s an old photo I found of one of the 356 parts cars my dad had in the ’70s. Most of them were rustbuckets and didn’t run, but they kept […] -
CC Clue
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 6 CommentsWell, nobody got the Packard. We are having a land yacht-free week here at CC, so this car is not a Gran, Grand, Brougham or Classic anything. Does it look […] -
CC Outtake: How About A Brand New 1974 911?
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 20 CommentsI have been going through a lot of old photos in the last week, and ran across this photo my dad took of a brand new 1974 911 and 914. […] -
CC Outtake: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Town Sedan
Posted on April 2, 2012 | 13 CommentsFor all you Oldsmobile fans, here’s a nice ’69 Delta 88 Custom Town Sedan I found parked behind a garage. All the other cars in the back were about the […] -
CC Capsule: 1973 Imperial LeBaron Coupe – Green Machine
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 27 CommentsImperials were always rare cars, but by the early 1970s, they were especially scarce, at least when compared to contemporary Cadillacs and Lincolns. After 1975, the Imperial marque was a […] -
Rare Prototypes Discovered! Slant Six Imperials
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 17 CommentsWe all know how due to Gas Crises I and II, the grand luxury cars of the Big Three had to trim the fat, sometimes with less than stellar results. […] -
Live From The Chicago Auto Show! In 1988 and 1992…
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 16 CommentsI was always a big car fan, well before I even learned to ride a bike. My mom says when I was two or three, I’d run around with my […]
![Miniature Curbside Classic: Spotlight On Majorette I have had this car affliction since I was about two or three. As a result, I had dozens of diecast 1/64 scale cars as a kid. At the time, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-8-2012-003-e1333913547701.jpg)
![CC Clue CJinSD gets the nod for the last Clue with his guess of a 1961 300G, as the 1960-61 Chryslers had the same fins and trunk lid. Will he get two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-Clue5.jpg)
![Miniature Curbside Classic: VW and Studebaker Campers Time for another installment of Miniature Curbside Classic, a special division of CC recognizing some of the great scale cars of the distant and not so distant past. Today we’re […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-11-2012-003-e1342475927755.jpg)
![What If: 2012 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS Recently, I’ve read that the 2013 Impala is going to be a bigger and more upmarket car than the current version. It’s probably the way to go, but why stop […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-7-2012-003-e1334091661330.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1971-73 Ford Mustang Hardtop – More Clydesdale Than Pony I seem to be stumbling upon 1971-73 Mustangs lately, and found this one Sunday afternoon, not ten feet from the ’78 Town Coupe. While this particular Mustang needs just about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-8-2012-012-e1333923615864.jpg)

![Classic Volvo Advertising of the 1970s A while back I had a post on the classic Volkswagen ads Doyle Dane Bernbach did in the 1970s. The other company with clever, cool ads at that time was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1971-140-ad-e1333486300527.jpg)
![Miniature Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes 240D By Corgi While I was writing the CC on the 220D, I couldn’t help but remember the silver Corgi 240D I had as a kid. I still have it, in fact, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-4-2012-001-e1342486911821.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Everything But The…Never Mind Here’s an old photo I found of one of the 356 parts cars my dad had in the ’70s. Most of them were rustbuckets and didn’t run, but they kept […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/356B-sink-e1333477900393.jpg)
![CC Clue Well, nobody got the Packard. We are having a land yacht-free week here at CC, so this car is not a Gran, Grand, Brougham or Classic anything. Does it look […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-Clue1.jpg)
![CC Outtake: How About A Brand New 1974 911? I have been going through a lot of old photos in the last week, and ran across this photo my dad took of a brand new 1974 911 and 914. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1974-911-e1333477167567.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Town Sedan For all you Oldsmobile fans, here’s a nice ’69 Delta 88 Custom Town Sedan I found parked behind a garage. All the other cars in the back were about the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/3-29-2012-e1333403003694.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1973 Imperial LeBaron Coupe – Green Machine Imperials were always rare cars, but by the early 1970s, they were especially scarce, at least when compared to contemporary Cadillacs and Lincolns. After 1975, the Imperial marque was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/3-31-2012-007.jpg)
![Rare Prototypes Discovered! Slant Six Imperials We all know how due to Gas Crises I and II, the grand luxury cars of the Big Three had to trim the fat, sometimes with less than stellar results. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1968-Imperial1-e1333297229729.jpg)
![Live From The Chicago Auto Show! In 1988 and 1992… I was always a big car fan, well before I even learned to ride a bike. My mom says when I was two or three, I’d run around with my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/red-780-e1333148336877.jpg)


