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About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![Some recent emails among us contributors generated conversation about a Midwest gathering for 2018. Thus we would like to invite you to a fun-filled gathering in the St. Louis area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stauntonfire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2018 CC Midwest Gathering: Let’s Meet In St. Louis")
2018 CC Midwest Gathering: Let’s Meet In St. Louis
Posted on August 15, 2018 | 22 CommentsSome recent emails among us contributors generated conversation about a Midwest gathering for 2018. Thus we would like to invite you to a fun-filled gathering in the St. Louis area […] -
![My post earlier today on the 1973 Plymouth Road Runner I dished some praise on the ability of the Chrysler slant six and 318 (5.2 liter) V8 to withstand all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/225-slant-six.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Engine Is The Most Resilient and Unfazed By Abuse and Neglect?")
QOTD: What Engine Is The Most Resilient and Unfazed By Abuse and Neglect?
Posted on August 10, 2018 | 155 CommentsMy post earlier today on the 1973 Plymouth Road Runner I dished some praise on the ability of the Chrysler slant six and 318 (5.2 liter) V8 to withstand all […] -
![(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/miss-jane.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone")
Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Posted on June 2, 2018 | 50 Comments(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […] -
![This past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WGI_0915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood")
The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood
Posted on March 20, 2018 | 36 CommentsThis past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […] -
![Recently, when I posted a long-term update on our 2014 VW Passat, I alluded to the tires not being the best I’ve ever experienced. Those tires can now be viewed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gt4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Much Life Have You Realized From Original Equipment Tires?")
QOTD: How Much Life Have You Realized From Original Equipment Tires?
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 78 CommentsRecently, when I posted a long-term update on our 2014 VW Passat, I alluded to the tires not being the best I’ve ever experienced. Those tires can now be viewed […] -
![Oftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?")
CC Capsule: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron – Going Home?
Posted on February 19, 2018 | 21 CommentsOftentimes finding something to say about a particular car is rather simple as thoughts usually spring forth with wild abandon; harnessing them into a coherent assemblage is the challenge. Such […] -
![For a while I’ve been wondering about when would be a good time to prepare a long term report on the VW Passat we purchased new in September 2014. We’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7558.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Long Term Ownership Report and Future CC Road Trip: 2014 Volkswagen Passat – All In The Family")
Long Term Ownership Report and Future CC Road Trip: 2014 Volkswagen Passat – All In The Family
Posted on February 16, 2018 | 46 CommentsFor a while I’ve been wondering about when would be a good time to prepare a long term report on the VW Passat we purchased new in September 2014. We’ve […] -
![Author’s Note: It’s been quite a while since we’ve visited with Louis Broderick, the delightfully shrewd and unpolished driving savant who made an inadvertent splash in the underworld. While I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thumb_IMG_8442_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Fiction: The Insightful Passenger")
CC Fiction: The Insightful Passenger
Posted on January 24, 2018 | 22 CommentsAuthor’s Note: It’s been quite a while since we’ve visited with Louis Broderick, the delightfully shrewd and unpolished driving savant who made an inadvertent splash in the underworld. While I’ve […] -
![Think that title is some cheap attempt to grab your attention? It is, but it’s also true – I did decline a BMW in favor of a Toyota Sienna. There was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/enterprise.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Service: 2017 Toyota Sienna – I Declined a BMW in Favor of a Toyota Minivan")
Curbside Rental Service: 2017 Toyota Sienna – I Declined a BMW in Favor of a Toyota Minivan
Posted on January 19, 2018 | 55 CommentsThink that title is some cheap attempt to grab your attention? It is, but it’s also true – I did decline a BMW in favor of a Toyota Sienna. There was […] -
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 5: Belleville, Michigan
Posted on January 12, 2018 | 23 CommentsCars like this are some of my favorites. -
![Many times your humble scribe has espoused the abundance of GM’s durable W-body in his home location of Central Missouri. It seems it’s also alive and doing well in Central […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_7384.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 4: Indianapolis, Indiana")
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 4: Indianapolis, Indiana
Posted on January 11, 2018 | 15 CommentsMany times your humble scribe has espoused the abundance of GM’s durable W-body in his home location of Central Missouri. It seems it’s also alive and doing well in Central […] -
![For a moment upon seeing this 1972-ish Chevrolet 3/4 ton with Colorado plates, I couldn’t help but wonder if it was an intrepid CC reader heading to the meet-up in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_7382.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 3: Somewhere On I-70 In Illinois")
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 3: Somewhere On I-70 In Illinois
Posted on January 10, 2018 | 12 CommentsFor a moment upon seeing this 1972-ish Chevrolet 3/4 ton with Colorado plates, I couldn’t help but wonder if it was an intrepid CC reader heading to the meet-up in […] -
![In Part 1, there was a Buick Cascada that was likely more rare than this Maserati. As luck and fortune would have it, a Chevrolet was able to provide some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_7377.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 2: St. Peters, Missouri")
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 2: St. Peters, Missouri
Posted on January 9, 2018 | 39 CommentsIn Part 1, there was a Buick Cascada that was likely more rare than this Maserati. As luck and fortune would have it, a Chevrolet was able to provide some […] -
![(Note: This is the first of five parts; all were taken on the road trip editor Jim Klein and I made to Indianapolis, then adding JPCavanaugh to our steed for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_7375.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 1: Lake St. Louis, Missouri")
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 1: Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Posted on January 8, 2018 | 57 Comments(Note: This is the first of five parts; all were taken on the road trip editor Jim Klein and I made to Indianapolis, then adding JPCavanaugh to our steed for […] -
![Long ago, Abraham Lincoln said “always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other“. So offering up a clue for every CC will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2018-first-clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on December 31, 2017 | 35 CommentsLong ago, Abraham Lincoln said “always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other“. So offering up a clue for every CC will […]
