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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?")
Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […] -
![Recently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cats.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Traveling With Animals")
QOTD: Traveling With Animals
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 52 CommentsRecently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […] -
![Seeing this extended length one-ton Ford van posted at the Cohort by William Rubano made me chuckle. Why? I owned one for about two days. Naturally, there’s a story about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50808865671_3281feb111_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Family COAL, Via The Cohort: 1990 Ford E-350 – Passed Around Like A Christmas Ham")
Family COAL, Via The Cohort: 1990 Ford E-350 – Passed Around Like A Christmas Ham
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsSeeing this extended length one-ton Ford van posted at the Cohort by William Rubano made me chuckle. Why? I owned one for about two days. Naturally, there’s a story about […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2015) There it was, gleaming in the sun, the magnificent the queen bee of the Mopar fleet. Seeing a brand new Diplomat on the dealer’s lot was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Diplomat – Darting Around The Aspens")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Diplomat – Darting Around The Aspens
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 2/20/2015) There it was, gleaming in the sun, the magnificent the queen bee of the Mopar fleet. Seeing a brand new Diplomat on the dealer’s lot was a […] -
![For seemingly forever, the light duty truck debate in rural environs around North America has been “Ford or Chevrolet?”. It’s such a yes/no, one-or-the-other type of question, always ignoring that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_1991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge D100 – The Overlooked Option")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge D100 – The Overlooked Option
Posted on February 5, 2021 | 45 CommentsFor seemingly forever, the light duty truck debate in rural environs around North America has been “Ford or Chevrolet?”. It’s such a yes/no, one-or-the-other type of question, always ignoring that […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2015) This simple car is the definition of the Chrysler Corporation in 1980s North America. From 1981 to 1995, this basic architecture was molded, shaped, stretched, shrunken, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-K.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Curbside Classic Comprehensive Chronology of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree")
Automotive History: The Curbside Classic Comprehensive Chronology of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 156 Comments(first posted 1/26/2015) This simple car is the definition of the Chrysler Corporation in 1980s North America. From 1981 to 1995, this basic architecture was molded, shaped, stretched, shrunken, and […] -
![Recently, I wrote about the gradual incorporation of various creature comforts into full-sized pickups. While a vinyl covered roof doesn’t directly lend itself to creature comfort, it would have helped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1971_Dodge_Light_Duty_Trucks-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee")
Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 43 CommentsRecently, I wrote about the gradual incorporation of various creature comforts into full-sized pickups. While a vinyl covered roof doesn’t directly lend itself to creature comfort, it would have helped […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2015) The text of the email was brief: Got a good car for an article. Call me. Knowing my co-worker Rand would not tell me about just any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/riley-and-mg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Jaguar XK-150S – Treasures Are Meant to Be Shared (And Driven)")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Jaguar XK-150S – Treasures Are Meant to Be Shared (And Driven)
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 1/15/2015) The text of the email was brief: Got a good car for an article. Call me. Knowing my co-worker Rand would not tell me about just any […] -
![Time flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020")
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
![Possibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsPossibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […] -
![An admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_1338.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 54 CommentsAn admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […] -
![Anyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne")
CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […] -
![Any feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-Silverado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized")
Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 63 CommentsAny feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […] -
![This picture, found at the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways, was taken in December 1961. It shows a snowplow and a motorgrader captured in the state capital in a location […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/spartan-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Chevrolet Spartan")
Vintage Snapshots: The Chevrolet Spartan
Posted on December 16, 2020 | 35 CommentsThis picture, found at the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways, was taken in December 1961. It shows a snowplow and a motorgrader captured in the state capital in a location […] -
![(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […]
