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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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QOTD: Know Anyone Sharing A Name With An Automobile Brand?
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 77 CommentsEvery once in a while we all likely have an odd realization hit us. This time, the realization was too good to not use as a QOTD. Let me explain. -
![Automotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fleet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year")
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsAutomotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […] -
![Posted by Nifty 43 (Nifticus) My parents married in October 1968. Sometime during the late afternoon of that particular Saturday a connecting rod in the engine of my mother’s 1962 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49103044576_c8537afa75_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years")
Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 34 CommentsPosted by Nifty 43 (Nifticus) My parents married in October 1968. Sometime during the late afternoon of that particular Saturday a connecting rod in the engine of my mother’s 1962 […] -
![Since this will be my last post featuring pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”, it just seems right to have something memorable for the finale. So what could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/flood-howard-county-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Flooding")
Vintage Snapshots: Flooding
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 16 CommentsSince this will be my last post featuring pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”, it just seems right to have something memorable for the finale. So what could […] -
![This is my next to last post of pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. The Standard station touting the Big Bonus is true, but not in the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/auto-carrier-2-edsels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Auto Carriers")
Vintage Snapshots: The Auto Carriers
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 14 CommentsThis is my next to last post of pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. The Standard station touting the Big Bonus is true, but not in the way […] -
![In all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshd-ford.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon")
Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsIn all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […] -
![The good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshp-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol")
Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsThe good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […] -
![Let’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/glenstone-at-st-louis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsLet’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […] -
![If a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/old-columbia-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
![Perhaps Facebook isn’t a complete waste of time. It was there I stumbled onto these fabulous old pictures from late 1961. They were posted by the group “Missouri’s Historic Highways” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/snow-blower-with-buick-gentry-county.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photograph Outtake: December 29, 1961")
Vintage Photograph Outtake: December 29, 1961
Posted on January 3, 2020 | 26 CommentsPerhaps Facebook isn’t a complete waste of time. It was there I stumbled onto these fabulous old pictures from late 1961. They were posted by the group “Missouri’s Historic Highways” […] -
![Part of the seeming approach with Ford’s new 2020 Escape has been how its more car-like appearance might better entice traditional passenger car buyers into a CUV. Ford had better […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0702.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC Drive Report: 2020 Ford Escape SE – Upon Which My Parents Continued Their Downsizing")
Future CC Drive Report: 2020 Ford Escape SE – Upon Which My Parents Continued Their Downsizing
Posted on December 26, 2019 | 72 CommentsPart of the seeming approach with Ford’s new 2020 Escape has been how its more car-like appearance might better entice traditional passenger car buyers into a CUV. Ford had better […] -
![(First published Jan 9, 2014) Brougham. Such a seemingly simple word certainly incites strong feelings around here. After a recent piece on a ’72 Mercury Marquis Brougham (CC here), it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/brougham-badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Brougham – An Indictment and A Defense")
Automotive History: The Brougham – An Indictment and A Defense
Posted on December 23, 2019 | 145 Comments(First published Jan 9, 2014) Brougham. Such a seemingly simple word certainly incites strong feelings around here. After a recent piece on a ’72 Mercury Marquis Brougham (CC here), it […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2013. Author’s Note: Going to car shows in many areas brings the same worn out, ear-splitting songs nearly every time. So I’ve re-written a few songs you likely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_0128.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador – Roy Drove His Ambassador to the Post Office One Rainy Day")
Car Show Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador – Roy Drove His Ambassador to the Post Office One Rainy Day
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/30/2013. Author’s Note: Going to car shows in many areas brings the same worn out, ear-splitting songs nearly every time. So I’ve re-written a few songs you likely […] -
![How is it there have been nearly 14,500 articles at CC and we’ve never had much of a write-up about a four-door LTD of this vintage? Life can be so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8516.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 to 1978 Ford LTD – Living The Dream")
Curbside Classic: 1975 to 1978 Ford LTD – Living The Dream
Posted on December 5, 2019 | 75 CommentsHow is it there have been nearly 14,500 articles at CC and we’ve never had much of a write-up about a four-door LTD of this vintage? Life can be so […] -
![(William Rubano has made the Cohort even better by posting this Satellite.) One of the perks of writing for an automotive website is the ability to carry a torch for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/48938925468_3f34b9a2da_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1973 Plymouth Satellite – A Torch Song On How To B-Sharp")
Cohort Classic: 1973 Plymouth Satellite – A Torch Song On How To B-Sharp
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 97 Comments(William Rubano has made the Cohort even better by posting this Satellite.) One of the perks of writing for an automotive website is the ability to carry a torch for […]
