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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![My recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1323.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas")
Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas
Posted on December 26, 2014 | 49 CommentsMy recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […] -
![One needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives")
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
![Over the last several years, I have developed Jason’s Theorem of Automobiles. My theorem states all cars are built to mimic a thirty-five year old human. At 35, one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSCN3494.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 3: A Year In The Life")
My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 3: A Year In The Life
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 87 CommentsOver the last several years, I have developed Jason’s Theorem of Automobiles. My theorem states all cars are built to mimic a thirty-five year old human. At 35, one is […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2014 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel – Your Cup of Tea?
Posted on December 4, 2014 | 130 CommentsBy its very nature, this crew cab Ram isn’t for everyone. Even for those attracted to half-ton pickups, the Ecodiesel may still be a niche player – or maybe not. -
![Traveling is one of my favorite things to do, but going to work everyday sure interferes with that ambition. Thus the next best thing is to live vicariously through others. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSCN1296.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Have a SEAT Leon and Listen to This Rekord")
CC Global: Have a SEAT Leon and Listen to This Rekord
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 45 CommentsTraveling is one of my favorite things to do, but going to work everyday sure interferes with that ambition. Thus the next best thing is to live vicariously through others. […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 20, 2014 | 8 CommentsSo the clue is a little late. And maybe a little generous. Congratulations to Yanns Morhtennssen for correctly guessing the Cadillac from earlier today. -
CC Outtake: 1980 Mercury Cougar – When You Cross a Cat With a Fox
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 22 CommentsOn my way to Auburn, and what do I see? -
CC Capsule: 1972 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible – Pony Up From That Mustang
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 32 CommentsCougar Day would be incomplete without a convertible. Did you remember the third generation, like this one, also had a convertible? -
![(first posted 5/5/2012) LuAnn was a modest, quiet, and unassuming woman. During the late 1980’s, she was in her mid-60’s. LuAnn had had a sad, rough life. Widowed at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/P41705411.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler Classic 770 – Miss LuAnn’s Ride")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler Classic 770 – Miss LuAnn’s Ride
Posted on October 29, 2014 | 61 Comments(first posted 5/5/2012) LuAnn was a modest, quiet, and unassuming woman. During the late 1980’s, she was in her mid-60’s. LuAnn had had a sad, rough life. Widowed at […] -
![Always getting the same flavor of ice cream is boring. There are times when a vanilla cone sounds right when other times you want the biggest, gnarliest sundae available. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tbird-paperwork.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Preparing for Flight")
COAL: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Preparing for Flight
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 37 CommentsAlways getting the same flavor of ice cream is boring. There are times when a vanilla cone sounds right when other times you want the biggest, gnarliest sundae available. This […] -
![For what now seems like decades, I have heard so much yammering about how the Toyota Camry is an absolute gem of a car, a car that has enveloped all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_3301.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Camry LE – Rebel Without a Clause")
Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Camry LE – Rebel Without a Clause
Posted on October 17, 2014 | 53 CommentsFor what now seems like decades, I have heard so much yammering about how the Toyota Camry is an absolute gem of a car, a car that has enveloped all […] -
![If one were so inclined as to read the various CC’s I have written over the past few years, there is one common theme that might quickly become apparent: Nearly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1972-Pontiac-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Camry – An Existential Cigarette Killer Found Only at Wal-Mart")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Camry – An Existential Cigarette Killer Found Only at Wal-Mart
Posted on October 17, 2014 | 95 CommentsIf one were so inclined as to read the various CC’s I have written over the past few years, there is one common theme that might quickly become apparent: Nearly […] -
![The other day I had the opportunity to drive a new 2015 Ford F-250 pickup. With the sheer variety in cab and bed configurations available on pickups these days, saying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/F250-front-34.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Ride Like Jekyll and Hyde?")
QOTD: Ride Like Jekyll and Hyde?
Posted on October 14, 2014 | 65 CommentsThe other day I had the opportunity to drive a new 2015 Ford F-250 pickup. With the sheer variety in cab and bed configurations available on pickups these days, saying […] -
Automotive History: The Slippery Slope of Measuring Up – An Examination of Vehicle Dimensions
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 92 CommentsGrowing up, I heard a lot of anecdotal exclamations about cars becoming smaller in every way imaginable with each downsizing. But did they really? -
![Jerry Underwood was opening his fifth beer in thirty minutes. Despite having always heard one cannot find any wisdom in the bottom of a bottle, Jerry was determined to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_1907.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: Sonny Came Home")
Curbside Fiction: Sonny Came Home
Posted on October 2, 2014 | 27 CommentsJerry Underwood was opening his fifth beer in thirty minutes. Despite having always heard one cannot find any wisdom in the bottom of a bottle, Jerry was determined to find […]
