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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![This is a continuing CC serial. Links for each installment can be found in order below. Louis Broderick picked up the chopping axe and took a good look at his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/P7230028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Explosive Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Explosive Passenger
Posted on September 22, 2016 | 27 CommentsThis is a continuing CC serial. Links for each installment can be found in order below. Louis Broderick picked up the chopping axe and took a good look at his […] -
![A few weeks ago, my family and I headed to the Cape Girardeau area to visit family. Our second stop was to visit my grandparents, “Albert” and “Iris”. As always, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/grandpas-f150-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Long Was Your Longest Vehicle Ownership?")
QOTD: How Long Was Your Longest Vehicle Ownership?
Posted on September 19, 2016 | 187 CommentsA few weeks ago, my family and I headed to the Cape Girardeau area to visit family. Our second stop was to visit my grandparents, “Albert” and “Iris”. As always, […] -
![Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum")
Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 31 CommentsBranson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […] -
![If each of us were to go back and look at our lives, we could all likely pinpoint a few moments in which our perspectives were greatly altered. Perhaps not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1985-Dodge-Aries-03-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1983 Plymouth Reliant – The Lioness Feeds Tonight")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1983 Plymouth Reliant – The Lioness Feeds Tonight
Posted on August 12, 2016 | 29 CommentsIf each of us were to go back and look at our lives, we could all likely pinpoint a few moments in which our perspectives were greatly altered. Perhaps not […] -
![(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P5210195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas
Posted on August 10, 2016 | 66 Comments(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […] -
![After our recent Peugeot fest, it’s time for another festive occasion. When I came to CC over four years ago, a few of my early articles revolved around events […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Wedding-picture.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Welcome To The “Jason’s Family Chronicles” Festivities")
Welcome To The “Jason’s Family Chronicles” Festivities
Posted on August 10, 2016 | 17 CommentsAfter our recent Peugeot fest, it’s time for another festive occasion. When I came to CC over four years ago, a few of my early articles revolved around events […] -
![Recently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man")
CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man
Posted on August 8, 2016 | 32 CommentsRecently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […] -
QOTD: What Is The Largest Displacement Internal Combustion Engine You Have Operated?
Posted on July 29, 2016 | 94 CommentsWhen this question popped into my head recently, I quickly realized there would likely be a delightfully broad spectrum of answers. -
![This is an ongoing CC Serial; the last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was lying in a hospital bed, the mental fog thicker than ever. All concept of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1969.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Inverse Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Inverse Passenger
Posted on July 21, 2016 | 16 CommentsThis is an ongoing CC Serial; the last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick was lying in a hospital bed, the mental fog thicker than ever. All concept of […] -
![Over time I have repeatedly expressed my chronic disdain of vans, mine in particular. Even though I own this Ford, for my purposes vans are the automotive equivalent of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1488.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was Your Last Sizable Automotive Undertaking?")
QOTD: What Was Your Last Sizable Automotive Undertaking?
Posted on July 5, 2016 | 128 CommentsOver time I have repeatedly expressed my chronic disdain of vans, mine in particular. Even though I own this Ford, for my purposes vans are the automotive equivalent of a […] -
CC Clue
Posted on June 28, 2016 | 31 CommentsIt’s time to set the record straight; six months ago was when I last posted a clue. It’s sad my posting them has fizzled out. -
![When Paul mentioned a CC Meetup in Nashville, Tennessee, Mrs. Jason was able to put my biggest uncertainty to rest. It was her recommendation I take the Galaxie. After my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/DSCN6572.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Hinged Accelerator Pedals, Advice About Growing Old, And Observations About Driving An Old Ford Long Distances")
CC Road Trip: Hinged Accelerator Pedals, Advice About Growing Old, And Observations About Driving An Old Ford Long Distances
Posted on June 24, 2016 | 89 CommentsWhen Paul mentioned a CC Meetup in Nashville, Tennessee, Mrs. Jason was able to put my biggest uncertainty to rest. It was her recommendation I take the Galaxie. After my […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2012) 1924 was a mere eighty-eight years ago. So put on your traveling clothes and let’s take a figurative trip back in time. There is a substantial automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Coolidge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "It’s 1924; A Glimpse Into What Was")
It’s 1924; A Glimpse Into What Was
Posted on June 20, 2016 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/23/2012) 1924 was a mere eighty-eight years ago. So put on your traveling clothes and let’s take a figurative trip back in time. There is a substantial automotive […] -
![(It’s been a while since we’ve seen what Louis is doing. The last installment is here.) Louis Broderick could feel his consciousness fading away. Bent over the cold tile floor, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nail-gun.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Unwitting Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Unwitting Passenger
Posted on May 23, 2016 | 31 Comments(It’s been a while since we’ve seen what Louis is doing. The last installment is here.) Louis Broderick could feel his consciousness fading away. Bent over the cold tile floor, […] -
![It was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0655.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show")
CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show
Posted on May 13, 2016 | 38 CommentsIt was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […]
