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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Klockau
Posts by Tom Klockau
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![(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/01-09-2013-006-e1357951803578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Plymouth Horizon TC3 – Beyond The Blue Horizon
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 1/28/2013) It’s rather remarkable that this car managed to appear when it did. In late 1978, when Chrysler Corporation was in the depths of its worst crisis to […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-5-31-2012-006-800x577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park")
Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2012) If you grew up in the Seventies, you know this car. You know it very well. If any one car could best define that wild and crazy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4-10-2012-012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba – Fine Corinthian Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba – Fine Corinthian Brougham
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 137 Comments(first posted 5/15/2012) If you grew up in the Seventies, you know this car. You know it very well. If any one car could best define that wild and crazy […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2012) After the Volvo 1800 series was discontinued in 1973, Volvo had a hard time getting back into the specialty coupe business. Their next attempt to get back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-150-034-800-e1343508996461.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 780 – Rectilinear Luxury By Bertone")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 780 – Rectilinear Luxury By Bertone
Posted on August 29, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 4/8/2012) After the Volvo 1800 series was discontinued in 1973, Volvo had a hard time getting back into the specialty coupe business. Their next attempt to get back […] -
![Cherry IL, 2/12/86 (first posted 4/11/2012) My first Street Scenes post was a trial balloon of sorts. I think it’s safe to say that most of you Curbside Commenters enjoyed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cherry-e1350509749328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Street Scenes Part II – You Asked For It!")
Vintage Snapshots: Street Scenes Part II – You Asked For It!
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 55 CommentsCherry IL, 2/12/86 (first posted 4/11/2012) My first Street Scenes post was a trial balloon of sorts. I think it’s safe to say that most of you Curbside Commenters enjoyed […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2012) The Chrysler New Yorker was a very long lived model for Chrysler. Between the late 1930s and the early 1980s, it was the biggest, fanciest model Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2-10-2012-001-e1337551180204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The End Of Mopar’s Broughamance")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The End Of Mopar’s Broughamance
Posted on August 14, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 5/24/2012) The Chrysler New Yorker was a very long lived model for Chrysler. Between the late 1930s and the early 1980s, it was the biggest, fanciest model Chrysler […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2012) Ah, the early Sixties. In a way, it was like graduation. Suddenly, all of the carefree and foolish (though fun) things of the recent past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5-09-and-5-10-2012-016-e1338576437852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Impala – Gullwing, Take Two")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Impala – Gullwing, Take Two
Posted on August 12, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 6/7/2012) Ah, the early Sixties. In a way, it was like graduation. Suddenly, all of the carefree and foolish (though fun) things of the recent past […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2012) The U.S. market is a funny, fickle thing. Take the Peugeot 405, for instance. This is a car that you would have seen absolutely everywhere in Europe, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-21-2012-023-e1349044608450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 405 S – Rare Then, Rarer Now")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Peugeot 405 S – Rare Then, Rarer Now
Posted on August 7, 2022 | 85 Comments(first posted 10/17/2012) The U.S. market is a funny, fickle thing. Take the Peugeot 405, for instance. This is a car that you would have seen absolutely everywhere in Europe, […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-15-2013-182-800x533-e1377984030199.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2013) Here’s a fine specimen of B-body 1977-79 Bonnie, in that light mint green that was available on many 1979 GM full-sizers. We recently read a number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/215.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville – Minty, In More Ways Than One…")
CC For Sale: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville – Minty, In More Ways Than One…
Posted on July 24, 2022 | 163 Comments(first posted 6/6/2013) Here’s a fine specimen of B-body 1977-79 Bonnie, in that light mint green that was available on many 1979 GM full-sizers. We recently read a number of […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-23-2013-045-800x533-e1372965497647.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left…")
Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left…
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 94 Comments(first posted 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […] -
![(first posted 11/5/2012) Given the number of times I’ve mentioned the ’79 Bonnie sedan my dad had when I was but a tot, it probably won’t come as a surprise […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/10-10-2012-005-e1350250406881.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Coupe – Who Needs A Cadillac?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Coupe – Who Needs A Cadillac?
Posted on July 7, 2022 | 147 Comments(first posted 11/5/2012) Given the number of times I’ve mentioned the ’79 Bonnie sedan my dad had when I was but a tot, it probably won’t come as a surprise […] -
![(first posted 8-1-2013) Valiant. Just saying the name to anyone who grew up in the Sixties will likely bring forth a ton of memories, both good and bad: “Oh, my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aa-6-28-13-178.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Valiant V-200 – No, It’s Not a Plymouth, Not Yet")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Valiant V-200 – No, It’s Not a Plymouth, Not Yet
Posted on July 5, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 8-1-2013) Valiant. Just saying the name to anyone who grew up in the Sixties will likely bring forth a ton of memories, both good and bad: “Oh, my […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-03-2012-005-e1341268083452.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987
Posted on July 4, 2022 | 179 Comments(first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2013) Do you remember the GM/Olds 5.7-liter Diesel? Even those of a certain age who haven’t directly experienced one undoubtedly have heard of them. My parents’ friends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/a-3-15-12-005-800x606-e1376248029845.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1980 Cadillac Eldorado Diesel – At Least One’s Left!")
Curbside Classic – 1980 Cadillac Eldorado Diesel – At Least One’s Left!
Posted on July 1, 2022 | 114 Comments(first posted 8/12/2013) Do you remember the GM/Olds 5.7-liter Diesel? Even those of a certain age who haven’t directly experienced one undoubtedly have heard of them. My parents’ friends […]
