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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![It was 1992 and I was spending the weekend with a friend. While chatting with the friend’s grandfather, he suggested we visit a man named Otto if we were really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1930-Ford-Beauty-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is the Oldest Car or Truck You Have Driven?")
QOTD: What Is the Oldest Car or Truck You Have Driven?
Posted on July 24, 2014 | 123 CommentsIt was 1992 and I was spending the weekend with a friend. While chatting with the friend’s grandfather, he suggested we visit a man named Otto if we were really […] -
![With the recent record low temperatures in parts of Australia and New Zealand, it seems only fitting to dig out pictures of an arctic white Merkur covered in snow on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1436.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Forecast Calls For Snow on the Sierra")
CC Outtake: The Forecast Calls For Snow on the Sierra
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 40 CommentsWith the recent record low temperatures in parts of Australia and New Zealand, it seems only fitting to dig out pictures of an arctic white Merkur covered in snow on […] -
![Three cheers for tiredoldmechanic for correctly identifying Saturday’s 1953 Ford. Despite some good guesses, nobody quite nabbed the Jaguar from Monday. Here is the inside scoop for tomorrow. Surprisingly, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2002-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on July 12, 2014 | 15 CommentsThree cheers for tiredoldmechanic for correctly identifying Saturday’s 1953 Ford. Despite some good guesses, nobody quite nabbed the Jaguar from Monday. Here is the inside scoop for tomorrow. Surprisingly, this […] -
![On a nice warm summer day when I should be working outside, I am typing away on the computer. Doing so does allow one to refocus their otherwise addled brain. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car And Powertrain Would You Marry?")
QOTD: What Car And Powertrain Would You Marry?
Posted on July 7, 2014 | 120 CommentsOn a nice warm summer day when I should be working outside, I am typing away on the computer. Doing so does allow one to refocus their otherwise addled brain. […] -
![During one of my recent and seemingly frequent trips to the St. Louis area, my child and I stopped by the St. Louis Museum of Transportation to while away some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2476.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Railroad And Museum Classics: The St. Louis Museum Of Transportation, Revisited")
Railroad And Museum Classics: The St. Louis Museum Of Transportation, Revisited
Posted on June 20, 2014 | 43 CommentsDuring one of my recent and seemingly frequent trips to the St. Louis area, my child and I stopped by the St. Louis Museum of Transportation to while away some […] -
![After my recent letter to Nissan about their craptastic 2014 Sentra, I received a telephone call from a gentleman named Gunther Luekenhoff. A public relations officer for an undisclosed automobile company, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ABBA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Loaner Service: 2006 Volvo V50 Wagon – A Really Swede Ride")
Curbside Loaner Service: 2006 Volvo V50 Wagon – A Really Swede Ride
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 44 CommentsAfter my recent letter to Nissan about their craptastic 2014 Sentra, I received a telephone call from a gentleman named Gunther Luekenhoff. A public relations officer for an undisclosed automobile company, […] -
![If one is shopping for a house, most locales require a disclosure of history and defects from the seller so prospective buyers have a better idea about the history of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_1995.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Can I See the Disclosure?")
CC Outtake: Can I See the Disclosure?
Posted on May 23, 2014 | 20 CommentsIf one is shopping for a house, most locales require a disclosure of history and defects from the seller so prospective buyers have a better idea about the history of […] -
![We’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0191.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises")
Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 50 CommentsWe’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […] -
![Dear Nissan, Recently I had the most heinous memorable experience of driving a new Sentra. Having heard copious amounts of praise about the Sentra line over the years, I was curious […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1975-Cadillac-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Nissan Sentra – Praising Our Sentra; Or POS, For Short")
Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Nissan Sentra – Praising Our Sentra; Or POS, For Short
Posted on May 7, 2014 | 77 CommentsDear Nissan, Recently I had the most heinous memorable experience of driving a new Sentra. Having heard copious amounts of praise about the Sentra line over the years, I was curious […] -
![This isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_2047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions")
Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions
Posted on May 1, 2014 | 141 CommentsThis isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […] -
![Sometimes you need to upset your applecart. Change can be good as well as highly enlightening. This article started out in the vein similar to my highly sarcastic piece on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lovers-leap-car42a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Corolla LE – You Asked For It, You Got It")
Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Corolla LE – You Asked For It, You Got It
Posted on April 30, 2014 | 83 CommentsSometimes you need to upset your applecart. Change can be good as well as highly enlightening. This article started out in the vein similar to my highly sarcastic piece on […] -
![It’s hard to say whether or not this is a difficult clue. However, some intrepid person here will undoubtedly nail it. For the record, it isn’t a Dodge Dakota, Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_1958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on April 24, 2014 | 19 CommentsIt’s hard to say whether or not this is a difficult clue. However, some intrepid person here will undoubtedly nail it. For the record, it isn’t a Dodge Dakota, Ford […] -
CC Outtake: It Should Have Been a Plymouth
Posted on April 19, 2014 | 26 CommentsThe best surprises often happen at the oddest of times. After getting the oil changed in the Galaxie, I rolled up behind a Dodge Daytona. -
CC Outtake: Time Marches On
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 38 CommentsResearch called. Wanting to start finish a history of the 3/4 ton pickup, I needed some pictures of a few new ones. The goal is to finish before my retirement. -
![(My apologies to Bonnie Tyler and whomever wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart”) Every now and then I get mighty peeved that you never drive me ’round […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/P4090187.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Parody: I Only Need Some New Parts")
Curbside Parody: I Only Need Some New Parts
Posted on March 28, 2014 | 32 Comments(My apologies to Bonnie Tyler and whomever wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart”) Every now and then I get mighty peeved that you never drive me ’round […]
