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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jason Shafer
Posts by Jason Shafer
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![What do you do when your 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis just isn’t big enough to haul all the kids? You get out the cutting saw and put another row […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_1624.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: When Your Mercury Marquis Just Isn’t Big Enough")
Junkyard Outtake: When Your Mercury Marquis Just Isn’t Big Enough
Posted on February 26, 2014 | 17 CommentsWhat do you do when your 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis just isn’t big enough to haul all the kids? You get out the cutting saw and put another row […] -
![Believe it or not, this is one of my favorite types of cars. My reasons for liking it have nothing to do with size, color, make, or anything of that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_1525.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX – Still Going Places, But Not Really")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX – Still Going Places, But Not Really
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 80 CommentsBelieve it or not, this is one of my favorite types of cars. My reasons for liking it have nothing to do with size, color, make, or anything of that […] -
![When one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_0822.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis")
CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsWhen one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […] -
![Besides just building cars, one of the primary functions of an automobile manufacturer is to sell their product by setting it apart from the competition. If doing so necessitates something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1956-Dodge-Full-Line-Folder-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Longest Left Turn in History")
Automotive History: The Longest Left Turn in History
Posted on February 14, 2014 | 49 CommentsBesides just building cars, one of the primary functions of an automobile manufacturer is to sell their product by setting it apart from the competition. If doing so necessitates something […] -
![Suppose you have a salvage yard and a wrecked Rolls-Royce. You live in an area where it’s the only Rolls for miles around. What do you do? That’s right, you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_1515.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Put Me on a Pedestal")
CC Outtake: Put Me on a Pedestal
Posted on February 12, 2014 | 14 CommentsSuppose you have a salvage yard and a wrecked Rolls-Royce. You live in an area where it’s the only Rolls for miles around. What do you do? That’s right, you […] -
![About ten years ago, I took a week off of work with the goal of completing a long overdue repainting of my house. I was excited to get the project […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/box-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: A Convergence of Transmissions, House Painting, Post-Partum Aggression, and Rental Trucks")
Autobiography: A Convergence of Transmissions, House Painting, Post-Partum Aggression, and Rental Trucks
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 30 CommentsAbout ten years ago, I took a week off of work with the goal of completing a long overdue repainting of my house. I was excited to get the project […] -
![Which is worse–wrecking a truck, or wrecking a borrowed truck? This is my Uncle Donald Shafer, who originally owned my 1963 Ford Galaxie. Despite it being a warm Sunday morning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Donald-Shafer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The End of the Line")
CC Outtake: The End of the Line
Posted on February 5, 2014 | 20 CommentsWhich is worse–wrecking a truck, or wrecking a borrowed truck? This is my Uncle Donald Shafer, who originally owned my 1963 Ford Galaxie. Despite it being a warm Sunday morning […] -
![There are a number of things in life most of us simply don’t think about. Like, say, how the centerline is painted on the highway. This 2004 Sterling is in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_0309.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Heavy Duty Classic: 2004 Sterling Condor – A Truck of a Different Stripe")
Heavy Duty Classic: 2004 Sterling Condor – A Truck of a Different Stripe
Posted on February 5, 2014 | 21 CommentsThere are a number of things in life most of us simply don’t think about. Like, say, how the centerline is painted on the highway. This 2004 Sterling is in […] -
![Since the advent of Curbside Classic, Paul and Company have been able to capture and chronicle a vast array of automobiles. We have also been able to document a number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_1478.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 – Despite His Protests, Ruby Took Her Love To Town Anyway")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 – Despite His Protests, Ruby Took Her Love To Town Anyway
Posted on January 30, 2014 | 20 CommentsSince the advent of Curbside Classic, Paul and Company have been able to capture and chronicle a vast array of automobiles. We have also been able to document a number […] -
![Every once in a while, a blind pig will find an acorn. Such was the case with these pictures. My father, the youngster in the picture above, turned seventy in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Dad-Ed-May-30-1948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars of the Shafer Dynasty")
The Cars of the Shafer Dynasty
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 27 CommentsEvery once in a while, a blind pig will find an acorn. Such was the case with these pictures. My father, the youngster in the picture above, turned seventy in […] -
![I stumbled upon this first generation Javelin a few weeks ago when getting some work done on the wife’s van. This first generation Javelin – complete with old white wall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_0292.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1st Generation Javelin Found")
CC Outtake: 1st Generation Javelin Found
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 18 CommentsI stumbled upon this first generation Javelin a few weeks ago when getting some work done on the wife’s van. This first generation Javelin – complete with old white wall […] -
![Documenting finds on the street never ceases to be an amazing experience. The good thing about it? A parked car doesn’t avoid getting its picture taken. But is it a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_1481-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 5 CommentsDocumenting finds on the street never ceases to be an amazing experience. The good thing about it? A parked car doesn’t avoid getting its picture taken. But is it a […] -
QOTD: What Was the First Vehicle You Ever Drove?
Posted on January 16, 2014 | 126 CommentsWe’ve all had our first time behind the wheel. Filled with trepidation, excitement, and nervousness, it is one of those firsts in life that we will always remember. -
QOTD: When Is a Car a Brougham?
Posted on January 9, 2014 | 75 CommentsMy definition of a Brougham earlier today was rather strict. So the question is: At what point does a car cross the line into Brougham? -
![Seeing Keith Thelen’s Dodge Monaco recently, and how it was equipped with a six-cylinder engine, made me start thinking of unusually equipped cars. But it hardly stops there, at least […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1977-Dodge-Monaco-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was The Most Oddly Equipped Car You Have Seen?")
QOTD: What Was The Most Oddly Equipped Car You Have Seen?
Posted on January 2, 2014 | 345 CommentsSeeing Keith Thelen’s Dodge Monaco recently, and how it was equipped with a six-cylinder engine, made me start thinking of unusually equipped cars. But it hardly stops there, at least […]
