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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![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 […] -
![This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters")
CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters
Posted on December 26, 2017 | 57 CommentsThis true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […] -
![(Mildly revised since first published December 25, 2013) Curbside Classic is about so much more than just cars. We have covered motorcycles, trains, and even a very faithful Christmas tree. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lionel-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Christmas Time Classic: The Long Serving, Long Loved Lionel Train")
Christmas Time Classic: The Long Serving, Long Loved Lionel Train
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 41 Comments(Mildly revised since first published December 25, 2013) Curbside Classic is about so much more than just cars. We have covered motorcycles, trains, and even a very faithful Christmas tree. […] -
![For the fifth stop of our foray into the Classifieds of Craig, let’s visit someplace a bit different. Instead of ripping the covers away from the backyards of other contributors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1966-fury-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Cornucopia Of Craigslist Classifieds – The Nashville, Tennessee Edition")
A Cornucopia Of Craigslist Classifieds – The Nashville, Tennessee Edition
Posted on December 6, 2017 | 48 CommentsFor the fifth stop of our foray into the Classifieds of Craig, let’s visit someplace a bit different. Instead of ripping the covers away from the backyards of other contributors […] -
![In this meandering journey looking at Craigslist classifieds from around the United States, let’s journey way east to that little hamlet of Boston, Massachusetts. With a population of 663,000, it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1971-rolls.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Cornucopia of Craigslist Classifieds – The Boston, Massachusetts Edition")
A Cornucopia of Craigslist Classifieds – The Boston, Massachusetts Edition
Posted on December 5, 2017 | 63 CommentsIn this meandering journey looking at Craigslist classifieds from around the United States, let’s journey way east to that little hamlet of Boston, Massachusetts. With a population of 663,000, it’s […]
